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Thank you so much for looking for me, that is very kind of you.   

It is strange that there was not more info as the extract must have got it from somewhere  I really need to find the full extract. Do you know are the AT or BT for Syleham available online anywhere?

Syleham doesn't appear to be on freereg either? Or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks again for all your help,

Sarah 

Hi,

Could anyone trace a marriage between Thomas Ruddock & Mary Ellis   Some of their children were baptised in Dickleburgh. Elizabeth & Maria 16th June 1799 & Thomas 13th June 1802. I am thinking it would be c1796-1799 in that area of Norfolk but I am not ruling anything out at this stage.

I am really struggling with this part of my tree as the parish records for Dickleburgh show children baptised in the period 1792-1812, some to:

a) Thomas Ruddock & Mary Allen
b) Thomas Ruddock & Mary Ellis
c) Thomas Ruddock & Mary (unknown)

I am trying to work out if there is one Thomas with two wives named Mary or two Thomas Ruddocks each with there own wife called Mary.

I have traced the marriage of Thomas Ruddock to Mary Allen in Syleham, Suffolk in 1791. It states that Thomas is from Dickleburgh so I am happy this is correct.

I now need to untangle the rest. I think I need either... 
a) the wedding of Thomas and Mary Ellis to see if he is listed as a widower etc
b) the death of Mary Allen c1796 which would help to prove the 2 wives named Mary theory.
c) alternatively proof of 2 baptisms for Thomas Ruddock's in Dickleburgh area in same period.

But I can't seem to find anything 

Any light anyone could shed on this would be most appreciated,

Many Thanks,

Sarah

P.S Spelling of Ruddock can vary a lot ruddock/rudduck/ rudoc etc

Thank you everybody.

Based on your information I have uncovered that the banns were read in the grooms parish but they got married in Suffolk at the Brides Parish. It looks like the familysearch index was the last date of banns being read not the wedding date or place so a little misleading.

Thanks for your help,


Sarah 

Hi Carole,

Thank you for your fast reply  . Thanks for the link. I am aware of the entry but trying to find the source data. Do you know where they transcribed it from?

The date of the marriage on the IGI index is the date of the third reading of the banns. Could they read the banns for the third time and then get married straight after or would they have to wait another week?

Any thoughts on why the wedding itself is not on freereg or the original parish and AT records???

Thanks again for your help,

Sarah

Thanks guys for coming back to me.  That is a shame as I don't live in Norfolk so that hampers my research for the time being.    But at least now I know what is available for future reference.