Margaret HUNT Barnstaple 1841 Look up please.

[KateW]

Hi Kris

Steve has been very kind to spend time researching for me and I really appreciate having him there.  He sent me copies of the two marriage certificates. 
Thank you for pointing out those marriage dates.  I wonder if it was two marriages for the same brother as the dates would be about right.

I realise that if Steve has not unearthed any more details about Margaret then they may not be there.  She was recorded on the parish marriage register as a spinster 'of this parish' so I don't think I will gain anything looking elsewhere now.

If Steve has a chance and would be kind enough to look at marriages, maybe the witness names would be helpful. Thomas HARRY was not found in 1841 or 1851 census returns, so perhaps there may be a death record for him.

Kate

[Old Bristolian]

I'll check the marriages when next at the RO & let you know what I find - I wouldn't take too much notice of "of this parish" as only three weeks residence was normally enough to qualify for this

Steve

[krisesjoint]

Hi Kate,

Unfortunately "of this parish" does not mean she was born there, only that she was  a resident at the time of marriage. She may have only resided there for as little as 3 weeks, although with this marriage for a Thomas in 1801 I would suspect longer. If this Thomas was her father I wonder if there may be some deaths in Barnstaple about this time. (certainly Ann, if it is one Thomas) Unfortunately if the burials are pre 1813 they will not likely provide us with ages.  Naming the son Thomas Harry HUNT makes me wonder if her father was named Thomas. It was quite common to honour the mothers father in this manner.

Ditto Steve re the OTP    I didn't realise this didn't post last night (my time)

Good luck!

Kris  

[Old Bristolian]

Hi Kate (&Kris)

I checked the two marriages today with the following results:(all St Peters)

29 Jul 1801 Thomas Harry bch. & Ann Priscott sp botp, both signed, banns. Wit: William Priscptt & Mary Priscott

28 Oct 1810 Thomas Harry wid & Mary Thorne sp botp both sig. Lic.
Wit Margaret Hunt & John Dennis Hunt

I also found the following burials:

20 May 1810 Ann, wife of Thomas Harry
9 Jul 1812 Thomas Harry

I checked the signatures & I am sure that the Thomas Harry is the same on both these & as a witness at Margaret's marriage, Needless to say, Margaret & John's are the same. I think this probably shows that Thomas was most likely her brother. I couldn't find any children baptised of either marriage, but there is the following death in FreeBMD:

Mar q 1850 Mary Harry Barnstaple reg district.

There are quite a few Harry entries in FreeBMD for Devon - interestingly there is a Thomas Harry death in the June q 1840. It may well be that the family were from a Devon parish rather than a Cornish one.

Steve

[Old Bristolian]

Sorry - forgot to add there was a marriage in Barnstaple 4 Oct 1765:

Edmund Thomas & Elizabeth Harry botp Lic

Steve

[KateW]

Hi Steve
Ive just come back looking at this conversation after what I can see is 10 years and find that I didnt reply to your last two messages which was remiss of me and you must think me very rude.  I was most grateful for all your help.
Wishing you well.
Kate