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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Shropshire => England => Shropshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: lleansidhe on Thursday 28 August 08 18:06 BST (UK)
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Hi there, could anyone look up a marriage for Francis Tong on the 4th of July 1824 in Sutton Maddock, Shropshire?
The marriage is listed on familysearch.org and his wife is apparently Maria Doykes. However I feel that this hasn't been transcribed correctly. Doykes doesn't appear to be a genuine name and I'm wondering if it has been spelt incorrectly?
On various census records later on Maria is listed as being born in Shropshire, but several times in Manchester! I'd really love to know which it is!
Many thanks,
Lesley
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Hi
The marriage record will not give you her birthplace. Doykes is a surname - albeit not a particularly common one. Purely as an example - have a look at this IGI entry - extracted record
Mary Doykes Christening: 16 SEP 1816 Wrenbury, Cheshire,
Father: Joseph Doykes Mother: Anne Doykes
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Ahh, more Doykes! Maybe it is correct then! I'll start hunting for Doykes in Shropshire and Manchester :)
Thank you for replying :)
Lesley