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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Kent => Topic started by: Big Ted on Sunday 21 July 19 13:44 BST (UK)
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Help! I'm trying to view the original marriage entry for Thomas Chappel to Mary Keet in January 1755 via Cityark but it won't load for me! Is there something I'm not doing right or is this a common problem with the site?
Trying to establish if Thomas was a Widower when he married.
https://cityark.medway.gov.uk/Details/archive/110003336
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I can't even get the main web page to open. Maybe worth trying again tomorrow
ADDED It opened finally but is now going very slowly while I try to open the parish registers search
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I will try again another day. Such a good resource but terrible trying to open.
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I used to love that site until they changed it, now I find it a chore to get into the registers I want to view
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I had this happen recently, it was also on a Sunday, perhaps the site is undergoing maintenance.
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It says, Dartford Holy Trinity
Register of marriages, 1755-1763
Ref P110/1/5
1 volume
Physical description Mostly illegible
No digitised version / pdf :(
Can't see the marriage on FreeReg, looks like they had trouble with it.
I used to love that site until they changed it, now I find it a chore to get into the registers I want to view
I do so agree, Rosie.
John
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Banns are up, but start 1763 (too late!). Some entries have marital status.
The entry on FamilySearch is from a book, The parish registers of Dartford, Kent, 1561-1812, transcribed by Thomas Colyer-Fergusson
I can see the marriage indexed on findmypast, Kent Marriages And Banns. Just a transcript, don't know what more (if anything) it says
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It just gives names and jan 1
rayb
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Sorry about the one in my post should read January 1755
rayb
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That's a shame.
On FreeReg, burial at Dartford, 13 July 1753, Ann, wife of Thomas Chaple.
Looks like Thomas + Ann had two sons baptized at Dartford, both buried as infants.
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Many thanks for all your help.
I am thinking Ann was Thomas's first wife and he was born circa 1724.
I will keep trying the Cityark site
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Cityark is working now.
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Cityark is working now.
Yes, but sadly no go for the marriage (Reply #5)
Thomas being a widower does seem a reasonable bet.
I'm not sure that the LDS have filmed the Dartford PR's, but they have filmed the BT's
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/574496?availability=Family%20History%20Library
Can be viewed at a FHC, but not at home. There might be a chance that they noted the marital status when writing up the marriages.
As long as there really is a surviving BT for 1755...
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I used to love that site until they changed it, now I find it a chore to get into the registers I want to view
I do so agree, Rosie.
John
Good to know it is not just me ;D
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Hi
You could always get in touch with the North West Kent Family History Society and see if they could help. There may be a small cost. Take a look at their website
KK