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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Kent => Topic started by: Petros on Monday 01 December 25 11:31 GMT (UK)
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Mark Town and Eliza Moorcraft, bap 1818 in Linton, married at Maidstone All Saints on 24 Dec 1837
Both were minors.
Mark son of Robert a blacksmith and eliza daughter of Thomas a shoemaker.
I can find no trace of the couple thereafter
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Where do they fit in your FH? Are you descended from one of their children? If so - please give that childs details
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GRO online is not showing any births up to 1845
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There is a marriage for Mark Town, bachelor, to Sarah ?? (transcribed as Leska but I'm not convinced that is what it says) 9 Sept 1849 at St Mary Newmarket. His occupation is painter and his father is given as Robert Town, Smith.
In 1851 they are living in Newmarket with one child: Julia Alice, age 6 months
Mark's place of birth is given as Maidstone.
Is this the same Mark Town ??
I think Sarah's surname could be Le Pla or Lepla. There are a few tailors with this surname in Newmarket.
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Julia Alice - birth registration shows mmn as Lepla - GRO website.
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There'a Mark Town, age 19, father blacksmith in Downe Kent in '41. There's also a registered death and parish burial (age 19) of a Mark Town, Downe.
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I can see two Mark Towns baptised in Kent in 1822
Mark son of William & Anne at Downe
Mark son of Robert & Rodeh at Sutton Valence (a neigbouring parish to Linton)
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Eliza's father was my GGGF who died in 1840
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Eliza's father was my GGGF who died in 1840
Presumably then Eliza was a sibling of your GGF or GGM