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marriage record query

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John

John Report 25 Aug 2003 20:05

My gt gt grandfather was a Thomas Shattock and he married a Mary King in the Taunton district of Somerset. I don't know when except I can find on FreeBMD a marriage of Thomas Shattock for the qtr end Dec 1854 and a Mary King for the qtr end March 1854. There are only 4 marriages from a FreeBMD search for a Thomas Shattock. The favourites of these must be 1852 and particularly 1854 because the first child I believe was born in 1857. Is it possible, or probable, that they could have been listed in different quarters of the same year?

David_Vickers

David_Vickers Report 25 Aug 2003 20:37

John, Sorry to ruin your evening but I have just checked FreeBMD and don't think either the 1852 or 1854 marriages of John Shattock are yours. I clicked on both page numbers in the search results and pulled up lists of other names on the same register pages - no sign of a Mary King. I've also checked LDS website and can find no record of a marriage to a Mary King. It could be that the marriage you are looking for is not yet on FreeBMD. Have you tried www(.)1837online(.)com? It may cost you a bit but I don't see any alternative for the moment. Best of luck in your search. David

John

John Report 25 Aug 2003 20:55

Thanks for all these comments. I have volume numbers for both these entries Thomas Shattock Taunton 5c page 703 and Mary King Taunton 5c page 605. I checked on 1837online and these are confirmed there. It's just that they are not on the same page or even in the same quarter of the year. John

John

John Report 25 Aug 2003 20:57

Amanda Thanks very much. Are you sure the Mary King has the same ref number? John

John

John Report 25 Aug 2003 21:09

Amanda Thanks a lot. It must be them. I'm very grateful to you. John