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Title: Marriage lookup at Bristol Record Office
Post by: Ruth17 on Saturday 12 January 08 21:25 GMT (UK)

Is there anyone visiting Bristol Record Office in the near future who would be prepared to look up an 1845 marriage in Westbury on Trym, please.

From the IGI I have Alfred Parnell marrying Sarah Lock on 20 Apr 1845.

I am particularly interested in the groom's father. Was he James, a carpenter?

I believe that 'my Alfred' married at Littleton-on-Severn in 1848 - as a bachelor - but I would like to check whether his bachelor label was correct.

Ruth

Title: Re: Marriage lookup at Bristol Record Office
Post by: nashua on Saturday 12 January 08 23:07 GMT (UK)

Hi

Bristol Record office is now closed for 2 weeks stocktaking. I will look for you when they reopen, if no one can help before. Please send me a PM nearer the time to remind me

Nashua

Title: Re: Marriage lookup at Bristol Record Office
Post by: Ruth17 on Sunday 13 January 08 13:47 GMT (UK)

Thanks Nashua

Will do.

Title: Re: Marriage lookup at Bristol Record Office
Post by: nashua on Thursday 07 February 08 21:32 GMT (UK)

Hi Ruth

Littleton on Severn - 31/8/1848 married by banns

Alfred Parnell - full age - batchelor - labourer - abode Littleton on Severn - father James Parnell - carpenter
Mary Parnell - full age - spinster - abode Littleton on Severn - father William Parnell -  Yeoman

Both signed their names
Witnesses - James Parnell & Emma? Bevan

regards
Nashua

Title: Re: Marriage lookup at Bristol Record Office
Post by: nashua on Thursday 07 February 08 21:38 GMT (UK)

Marriage Holy Trinity - Westbury on Trym - 20/4/1845 - Banns

Alfred Purnell - full age - batchelor - Carpenter - abode Redland - father Puthiah? Purnell - Carpenter
Sarah Lock - full age - widow- abode Redland - father Thomas Husband - Lime Burner
Alfred Signed & Sarah marked with X

Witnesses Thomas Gwilliam & Peter Adam? George?/G----Y
very hard to read 2nd witness

Nashua

Title: Re: Marriage lookup at Bristol Record Office
Post by: Ruth17 on Friday 08 February 08 15:43 GMT (UK)

Many thanks Nashua.

This certainly proves that the Littleton on Severn Alfred is 'mine' - and also that 'my' Alfred did not marry twice.

And I can eliminate the possibility of the Westbury on Trym marriage as being of significance in relation to my Thornbury Parnells.

Thanks again for doing the look up. Much appreciated.

Ruth

Title: Re: Marriage lookup at Bristol Record Office
Post by: Dai bark on Monday 19 May 08 01:58 BST (UK)

It looks to me as if you are talking of one of 'mine'.   An Alfred Purnell born 31 December 1824 baptised at Dursley Methodist Chapel 16 February 1825.
Dai

Title: Re: Marriage lookup at Bristol Record Office
Post by: ChasH on Monday 19 May 08 07:58 BST (UK)

Try freebmd looking for Alfred Purnell  marrying Sarah Lock in the June qtr of 1845.  You might not have looked for both.

Buying the m-cert is called for ;)

Chas

Title: Re: Marriage lookup at Bristol Record Office
Post by: Arranroots on Monday 19 May 08 08:23 BST (UK)

Chas - what would the marriage cert offer that Nashua hasn't already found?

Ruth, I had a look for a death of Sarah before 1848, none found.  What are the chances of two Alfred PARNELLs both being of marriageable age and both being carpenters though?

I can't see a suitable death for an Alfred between 1845 and 1848 and yet there doesn't seem to be a carpenter married to a Mary in 1851?

I wouldn't place much faith in the "bachelor" status - my 2x gt grandfather said that & he was actually a widower ...

Kind regards, Arranroots  ;)