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« on: Monday 12 November 07 12:02 GMT (UK) »
Firstly, Many thanks for all these replies.
The William Bell in the BMD index for 1862 June Qtr 10b 44, turned out to be the son of a single woman called Sarah Bell of Baileystack Lane, Rickengate. So that is a 'wrong 'un'.
Well done to GeoffE and the others who found the Richardson marriage.
That marriage for 1861 would seem to be a strong possibility, given the other census information you have passed on. I was looking far too early in the records, it seems they married after being together for a long while.
On my last trip to the Carlisle Record Office, just on an off chance I decided to look for all Marthas born about 1824 in the Haughton adn the Orton Parish Records.
I found Martha Richardson, christened on Boxing Day 1824, daughter of Thomas and Margaret Richardson (nee Twentyman), of Dalston. Of course I had no idea at that time if this was a possibility or not.
I had never found the marriage that Geoff has found.
The two people on the marriage cert. I bought were Robert Bell, Draper of Bread St and Martha Beswick, Spinster of Church Street. These are not right, my Bell's were farmers or at least farm workers.
Barbara, how did you get the Richardson connection, what made you seek Richardsons on the census?
It seems that Martha has been breeding a bit 'afore she got married, maybe they were living ‘in tally’ as me Mam used to call it.
My Robert Bell's father was William Bell born Wetherall Carlisle circa 1797 and married Jane Dunn in Carlisle on 13.12.1817.
The Census records for 1841 and 1851 seem to be on the right track for Martha’s family.
I need to start working out why the delayed marriage, and whether the children are actually on the BMD as Richardson. I’ll also have a dig about on the IGI and see if I can come up with any matches.
Once again, many thanks, I now have something more to work on.
Regards,
Gerry