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Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 17 Nov 2008 20:36

A parish register entry of their marriage will give witness names. Hopefully these might be family. Often the couple married in her home parish, so look for her baptism possibly linked to witness names, eg witness may be her brother, sister or other family member.
Look for Wills in both surnames. We have seen them stating things like, ..to my daughter Ann, now wife of Joe Bloggs, a miller of ( wherever )

The clues are often out there...if we could only find them...

Gwyn

Adam

Adam Report 17 Nov 2008 20:21

Hi i am stuck in 1792 will my great great great grandparents Thomas Lees and Alice Shepard married in Rochdale 1811 and was wondering if anybody had a tips how to get back another generation as the marriage record for this period gives nothing away
thanks for your help