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Title: Looking for help on ages in Norfolk marriage license bond
Post by: mongrel1 on Sunday 18 May 25 01:08 BST (UK)

Hi everyone

I'm looking for help with the age of the groom in the attached excerpt from a 1748 marriage license bond.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Looking for help on ages in Norfolk marriage license bond
Post by: Neale1961 on Sunday 18 May 25 02:03 BST (UK)

Rather difficult.
Could be "Thomas Taylor singleman aged abt 29 yrs"

I think the bottom part of the 2 has looped up high to join the top part.

Title: Re: Looking for help on ages in Norfolk marriage license bond
Post by: goldie61 on Sunday 18 May 25 03:50 BST (UK)

I think I'd agree Neale, although it's pretty tricky to make out.
You can see the last bit of it is a fancy rendering of 'years', as in the age of the bride - '28 years'.
The second number in the groom's age has to be a very curly '9', and I can't see the first digit being any other number other than a '2' really.
Perhaps mongrel could try looking as aged '39' as well in case it's a very strange '3' on its side.

Title: Re: Looking for help on ages in Norfolk marriage license bond
Post by: trish1120 on Sunday 18 May 25 10:50 BST (UK)

I agree with ages;

Marriage Bond;
Groom's parish: St Michael Coslany, Norwich.
Bride's parish: Wymondham.
Parish of intended marriage: Wymondham or Heigham [St Bartholomew, Heigham, for registers see St Barnabas with St Bartholomew, Heigham] or St Michael Coslany, Norwich.

Seem to have bapt most of the children St Margaret, Norwich (FreeREG)
Including Robert Booty Taylor 1751 buried 1751

As Thomas/Ann name children Elizabeth and Robert Booty Taylor these might be Ann Parents Burials;
Virgin Mary and St Thomas a Becket, Wymondham
ROBERT Booty 12 Jun 1750, note; Brought From London
ELIZABETH Booty 2 Jun 1763 Widow

Title: Re: Looking for help on ages in Norfolk marriage license bond
Post by: Neale1961 on Monday 19 May 25 01:10 BST (UK)

Quote from: trish1120 on Sunday 18 May 25 10:50 BST (UK)

As Thomas/Ann name children Elizabeth and Robert Booty Taylor these might be Ann Parents Burials;
Virgin Mary and St Thomas a Becket, Wymondham
ROBERT Booty 12 Jun 1750, note; Brought From London
ELIZABETH Booty 2 Jun 1763 Widow

Possible marriage for that couple :-
MARRIAGE - 4 Jan 1723/24 at Norwich, St Mary in the Marsh.
Elizabeth KETT of Wymondham to Robert BOOTY of Welsingham. (Walsingham?)

Title: Re: Looking for help on ages in Norfolk marriage license bond
Post by: mongrel1 on Saturday 24 May 25 17:11 BST (UK)

Thanks to everyone for their help.  I got hold of Elizabeth Booty's will from the Norfolk Record Office and it confirmed that she was the mother of Ann wife of Thomas Taylor.  So all very helpful!

Title: Re: Looking for help on ages in Norfolk marriage license bond
Post by: trish1120 on Sunday 25 May 25 09:35 BST (UK)

Fabulous :)

Very glad I found those possible burials.