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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Leicestershire => Topic started by: a-l on Tuesday 10 December 13 13:39 GMT (UK)
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I have been stuck for years with Edward Marsden / Marston who married Dorothy Searson at Queniborough 12 th June 1757. Witnesses were Thomas Searson and Thomas Hubbard. I am not sure (if it's the same Edward ) whether he married twice or three times at Queniborough. I have been unable to find his birth c 1733 or his parents. I would dearly appreciate any help or information please.
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Both the Marriages are on FreeREG 1757 to Dorothy SEARSON and 1775 to Ann HILL
Unfortunately it does not state if he was a Widower.
Baptisms to EDWARD/DOROTHY, Queniborough;
EDWARD, 27 Feb 1761
ANN, 26 March 1766
SAML, 30 July 1768
THOS, 27 May 1770
(Familysearch.Org)
Then we have same pace to EDWARD/ANN;
ANDREW, 28 June 1778
(Familysearch. Org)
As Edward/Ann seem to have only I Child I think it is entirely possible it may be a second Marriage for Edward.
But a Burial for Dorothy needs to be found 1770-1775 to prove it.
Hopefully someone can help you :)
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Thankyou very much Trish that is most helpful indeed.
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I looked on the Leicester Parish Registers and Dorothy was buried 12th June 1770 at Queniborough.
There are 6 children listed as baptised to Edward and Dorothy all in Queniborough.
John 19th June 1757
William 15th April 1759
Edward 22nd Feb 1761
Ann 26th March 1766
Samuel and Thomas both 30th July 1768.
Samuel buried 16th April 1769
Thomas buried 29th April 1769
Edward married again to Ann Hill 7th November 1775
Their is only one son listed for them Andrew 28th June 1778
Ann was buried 21st November 1796 and Edward 30th April 1798 described as a labourer
hope this helps
Angie
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Hi
Here is the Parish Record for Edward and Ann
http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/SearchResults.pl?RecordType=Marriages&RecordID=1082618
Margp
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Thankyou so much angie for all the information . It's very kind of you and I'm very grateful indeed, a tremendous help. If I can break this brick wall I will be overjoyed. kind regards sue
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Thankyou margp for your information too , much appreciated. kind regards sue
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Sorry to be a nuisance but I have been unable to access the given sites , would you mind telling me if they show additional information other than the couple's names and marriage date please ? thankyou kind regards Sue
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Sorry to be a nuisance but I have been unable to access the given sites , would you mind telling me if they show additional information other than the couple's names and marriage date please ? thankyou kind regards Sue
Sorry Sue, there is no additional info on that link I gave you, and FreeReg usually gives all the info that there is.
Marg
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Thankyou very much margp , I appreciate you taking the time to reply.
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No problem Sue, I think that you have a very good case that this is your family, I would look at the marriages for the extended family to see if you can tie any of the witnesses into your search
Marg
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Margp may I send you a pm please ?
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Yes
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Thankyou , have done so. Regarding my pm this is the information I have trying to connect this family. For other readers my ancestor is William b 1759 unknown died Birstall 1831 aged 72. Edward is the most likely candidate for Edwards father but I haven't been able to find evidence or for their origins. An online tree has them being from Nottingham and William married to
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someone in Nottingham . I have the following info on William , he married Mary Kilby at Birstall 27 nov 1783 witnesses Joseph Smith and Joseph Hudson. Their children were Mary 1785, Elizabeth 1791, Sopha 1795, William 1798 , Joseph 1799 ,Ammalishe 1800, Edward 1803 and Dorothy 1805. All born Birstall. William snr buried 30.oct 1831 St James the Great. age 72.
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I have checked the Nottingham marriage and that William seems to be 5 years younger than mine. Also checked two other possible William candidates one at Barkby but he married Mary Doubleday and one born Leicester 1760 but he died as an infant. Will be eternally grateful for any help please .
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Hi Sue
The first thing I looked at is the unusual name Ammalisha, and I have found the following Birth Records
Ammalish Marston
10 Aug 1800 Birstall
Father William, your William
Mother Mary
Ammalisha Marston
17 March 1793 Birstall
Father Thomas, could this be William's brother
Mother Mary
Ammalisha Kilby
8 Nov Birstall
Father George
Mother Ann
Marg
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Thankyou Marg I wondered if Thomas is a brother too . I knew Ammalishe came from the Kilby side , there were 2 or 3 with various spellings. However I can't remember if the one you mention is a sister of Mary . It is twelve years since I was last capable of visiting LRC.
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Hi Sue
Is the date of birth for William, from his death record, if so, this information is only has good has the informants knowledge, and may be out by a few years.
Marg
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Hi Marg there wasn't a date of birth only aged 72. The baptism of Edward's son William was 15 april 1759 that was the only one to be likely. Knowing his age could be out at his death and not knowing his age at baptism proved difficult.
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I asked LRO for a copy of the marriage of Thomas Marston and Mary Kilby but they did not marry in Leics . So no luck with the witness search. I have one last idea if someone would be kind enough to help me. That is to find a death for Catherine Marston nee Prole in Queniborough before 1783 to see if she was a first wife of William. I will be so grateful for this information.
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that should have read just before 1783 sorry.
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I asked LRO for a copy of the marriage of Thomas Marston and Mary Kilby but they did not marry in Leics . So no luck with the witness search. I have one last idea if someone would be kind enough to help me. That is to find a death for Catherine Marston nee Prole in Queniborough before 1783 to see if she was a first wife of William. I will be so grateful for this information.
Well it should be there here is the link
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NK6W-6Y7
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In case you can not open,
Name: William Marston
Spouse's Name: Mary Kilby
Event Date: 27 Nov 1783
Event Place: Birstall,Leicester,England
BatchNumber: M03438-2
No witnesses noted.
The death record for Catherine you wanted not given.
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Thankyou very much Margp and Murphy60 for your help . I think I will have to accept defeat with this brickwall but a sincerely big thankyou to everyone who has helped me , it is much appreciated. kindest regards Sue
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I have tried to give up with this but I can't , it is still gnawing away at me ! May I ask again for help please to prove/disprove that Edward Marston of Queniborough is the father of William Marston who is buried at Birstall ? kind regards Sue
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This is like an itch you can't scratch ! I have found a little info about Joseph Smith a witness to William and Mary's marriage at Birstall. He married Dorathy Kilby of Queniborough sep 25 1816 in Birstall. So she's probably related to Mary (Kilby) , Mary's father was George and Dorathy's Richard. I haven't found anything regarding William's siblings and hope someone can help me with their marriages for any extra information please.