Marriage lookup in Gazeley, Suffolk, 1814: Joseph HALES and Elizabeth FITCHE

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Can anyone check the original parish record for this wedding that is listed in the LDS/IGI:

JOSEPH HALES    
Spouse:  ELIZABETH FITCHE
Marriage:  13 OCT 1814      Gazeley, Suffolk,
Bishop's transcripts, 1560-1853  Church of England. Archdeaconry of Sudbury

I'm looking for any information that might confirm or disprove that Joseph Hales was from Barley, Herts.

The Barley census records indicate that his wife Elizabeth was born in "Bann", Suffolk probably about 1788, and their first child George was bapt in Barley on 30 April 1815.   I'd also welcome any suggestions about the correct spelling of "Bann" - possibly Barham, Bacton, Baylham or Barrow?

Thanks!
Gail

[Rick]

Welcome Gail

If no-one can help with this, it might be worth contacting the volunteer who offers lookups from the Gazely Parish Records at the Suffolk Surname List.

http://www.suffolk-surnames-list.co.uk/

Rick

[juddee]

A warm welcome to RootsChat Gail 

Try www.hales.org/hj24.htm

Click on Joseph Hayles and a long page of entries comes up.  Trawl down the page and there are several entries for Joseph and Elizabeth, one showing Joseph christened 20 October 1793 at Barley Hertfordshire and married to Elizabeth.  Nine children are listed one being Ann Hales christened 8 May 1825.  She went on to marry David Hayden (my ancestor) at Barley 1841.

Hope the web site helps.

Juddee   

[Rick]

Can anyone check the original parish record for this wedding that is listed in the LDS/IGI:

JOSEPH HALES    
Spouse:  ELIZABETH FITCHE
Marriage:  13 OCT 1814      Gazeley, Suffolk,
Bishop's transcripts, 1560-1853  Church of England. Archdeaconry of Sudbury

I'm looking for any information that might confirm or disprove that Joseph Hales was from Barley, Herts.

The Barley census records indicate that his wife Elizabeth was born in "Bann", Suffolk probably about 1788, and their first child George was bapt in Barley on 30 April 1815.   I'd also welcome any suggestions about the correct spelling of "Bann" - possibly Barham, Bacton, Baylham or Barrow?

Thanks!
Gail

Hello Gail

I found the marriage on the Suffolk Marriage Index 1813-37

Joseph Hales to Elizabeth Fitche Married at Gazeley on 13 Oct 1814.  Both single and of the parish of Gazely.

If you contact the Gazely Parish Records volunteer, she will be able to give you the marriage witnesses.

Having looked at the 51 return, I think that "Bann" could be Barrow.

Rick

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Rick - thank you for the link!  I will email the Gazely volunteer. Also, thanks so much for viewing the 1851 census.

Juddee - I think we emailed already about the Hales family of Barley? Did you get a recent email from me? I have connected with another Barley Hales descendent who believes that the Hales were originally from Barkway, Herts.

Thanks again!
Gail

[juddee]

Hi Gail,


Yes, that was me !   Pleased to see you have joined us here on RC.   

I'm sending you an e-mail either tonight or tomorrow morning Oz time...hope it goes through 

Cheers  Juddee

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I'm still puzzling over this wedding record: 

Joseph Hales and Elizabeth Fitch married 13 Oct 1814 in Gazely, Suffolk. Joseph and Elizabeth were both single and "of this parish". They both made their marks, the witnesses were Margaret CRACK and William Farthing (prob. the parish clerk) and the marriage was performed by William Gataker (curate) after banns.

Martin Y. looked up the wedding record a few years ago, and Martin also found a possible baptism record for Elizabeth Fitch in Gazely:

Elizabeth d/o George and Amphillis FYTCHE was baptised 28 (?) Aug 1791.  George FITCH married Amphillis CLAYDON 16 Aug 1777 (witnesses William FITCH and John Ca..??)  Martin did not find any subsequent records of Joseph and Elizabeth Hales in Gazeley, which could be consistent with the couple having moved back to Joseph's birth place in Barely, Herts.

I still can't prove that my Joseph and Elizabeth Hales who lived in Barley were the same couple who married in Gazeley in 1814. So I'm hoping to connect with anyone who might be researching the Fitch and Claydon family of Gazeley in the hope that some other information turns up.

I also found a tree on ancestry that showed three children of George Fitch and Amphillis Claydon: George, Anna or Hannah, and Mary Fitch, born 17 Aug 1794, Gazeley.  I hope to hear from anyone who is researching this family.

thanks,
Gail