Brownjohn/Pocock Family

[Chrishampton]

Heather,

Thank you for your kind words - I'm afraid I was quite cross this morning when I read the previous posting - I wouldn't expect anyone to give out information unless I had specifically asked them.

However I have obviously got the wrong end of the stick as far as that's concerned. I will now give the witness names though I don't expect they will be much help as I've just spent three days at the Berkshire Record Office working on the problem.

The details of George and Ann's marriage are as follows:-

Anne's marriage to George Pocock took place at St Marys Parish Church, Thatcham, Berkshire on the 9 February 1817. George was a bachelor and Ann a spinster, both of the parish of Greenham. The marriage took place after banns and was conducted by P Maxwell (curate) and witnessed by Mary Norris, William Whiting and Edward Winbolt. George signed the register and Ann left her mark.

I hope this will satisy people.

[Sloe Gin]

I think you're missing the point - it's not a matter of 'satisfying' people.  If people are kind enough to try and help us, what is the point of withholding information? 

Putting names on sites like Rootschat means that there is a chance of someone picking them up in a search for names they are researching - and that person may just have the missing piece of the jigsaw.  And the same applies to people casually browsing through the boards.  You must surely know that any little detail can sometimes help solve a mystery.