One last shot at this one!

[hethmar]

This one is driving me absolutely bonkers.  I have my GGFx4 Edward Horstead buried 1827 in Ketteringham, date shows he was born 1735.  Alongside him, his wife Elizabeth Selby buried 1826 born 1741.

I have all their children born from 1765 onwards.  I have a settlement certificate when they moved in 1760 from Ketteringham, Norfolk to East Carleton Norfolk ("and any child or children they may have")

HOWEVER  I cannot find their marriage at all in any of th surrounding villages/parishes.  It is driving me mad.  Horstead is a localised Norfolk or Northamptonshire name.  Selby is definitely not a local Norfolk name - very rare indeed in the area even in 1841.

Can anyone suggest where else I can look for this couple?  I have a possible father in John Horstade (sic) and Bridget Pilgrim marrying in Great Ellingham in 1733 BUT no way I can connect Edward to this couple either.

Any help , fresh ideas, eyes, brains would be appreciated.

[teddybear1843]

Hi

One place I always check is the will indexes.  If you have a rare name it is worth checking all of the wills of that name just on the off chance that your lot are mentioned.  I only have the NCC indexes on my shelf but there is one Selby in King's Lynn and one Horstead in Norwich.

There are also the ANW, ANF and the Peculiars to check.  Well worth a try.

Teddy
 

[hethmar]

I have two wills from the Horsteads - one from Bridget, the daughter of GGPx4 (the elusive ones) and one from her daughter Rhoda.  Though they reveal the names of all the siblings and spouses and their occupations, unfortunately nothing that helps with mum and dad!