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Title: taylor/fortington 1781 trinity ely
Post by: Cinder on Thursday 16 March 06 04:12 GMT (UK)

I would so appreciate it if someone could verify a marriage for me.   I'm looking for the marriage of Armstead Taylor to Mary Fortington in Feb. 1781 at Trinity, Ely, Cambridge.

I've seen his name spelled Armsted and her last name as Fortington or Bedington.

Thanks so much! :)

Cindy

Title: Re: taylor/fortington 1781 trinity ely
Post by: Keith Sherwood on Monday 10 April 06 12:41 BST (UK)

Cindy,
I'm hoping to visit the CCRO briefly on Wednesday morning this week, so I'll look this up for you...
Keith

Title: Re: taylor/fortington 1781 trinity ely
Post by: Cinder on Monday 10 April 06 22:15 BST (UK)

Thanks so much!  I appreciate your time.
 :D
Cindy

Title: Re: taylor/fortington 1781 trinity ely
Post by: Keith Sherwood on Wednesday 12 April 06 15:43 BST (UK)

Cindy,
Here's the entry I found this morning:
Ely Holy Trinity, a marriage on 20-02-1781 between Armsted TAYLOR bac otp and Mary FORTINGTON sp. otp.  Witnesses: Jas Ashton and Frs Winter
Not sure whether Frs indicates a woman, Frances, or a man, Francis!
Hope this helps a little...
Very best wishes,
Keith

Title: Re: taylor/fortington 1781 trinity ely
Post by: Cinder on Thursday 13 April 06 03:36 BST (UK)

Keith,

Again--thanks so very much for making the effort to find this record for me.  I am in the U.S. and saw the information on ancestry.com, but I wanted to know that it could be verified.

What does the "otp" mean?  I assume "bac" is bachelor and "sp" is spinster.

You've been a great help...

Cindy

Title: Re: taylor/fortington 1781 trinity ely
Post by: Keith Sherwood on Thursday 13 April 06 09:31 BST (UK)

Cindy,
"Otp" means "of this parish".  Normally with both bride and groom living in Ely you would have seen "botp", but they were written down here separately.  If either had been from nearby Ely, i.e. Witchford, or  maybe Stretham, this would have been put down - another clue to where maybe to search for earlier records for that particular family...
Keith

Title: Re: taylor/fortington 1781 trinity ely
Post by: Cinder on Friday 14 April 06 00:37 BST (UK)

Thanks, Keith, for the explanation and tip on other places to check.  This couple is a "long shot hunch" that I'm hoping will prove to be another link. 

Cindy