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Offline chopsuey1

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Missing Marriage!
« on: Sunday 17 August 14 17:10 BST (UK) »
Can anyone help?
William Clegg, baptised 16 February 1812 at Thronhill, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.  He marries Sarah Westmorland of Rothwell Haigh, Rothwell, (baptised February 1815 at Rothwell, West Yorkshire) somewhere around 1837.  Their first child, John,  was born in 1838 but I can't find a marriage anywhere.  She is always referred to as Sarah Clegg, formerly Westmorland on the birth certificates but no trace of a marriage in either Thornhill or Rothwell.
Does anyone know of a marriage?  or are they just good liars!!

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Re: Missing Marriage!
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 17 August 14 18:12 BST (UK) »
John's birth was registered in the December qtr 1837 so any marriage would be pre-Civil Registration
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Re: Missing Marriage!
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 17 August 14 19:13 BST (UK) »
As far as I can see the marriage is not on

freebmd.org.uk
freereg.org.uk
familysearch.org
joinermarriageindex.co.uk
ancestry.co.uk

therefore I think its going to be a case of looking at parish records, including non conformists which would mean going to the west yorks archives or a LDS centre that has them

Failing that you could try one of the local family history societies that covers the area and see if they can help
James Stott c1775-1850. James was born in Yorkshire but where? He was a stonemason and married Elizabeth Archer (nee Nicholson) in 1794 at Ripon. They lived thereafter in Masham. If anyone has any suggestions or leads as to his birthplace I would be interested to know. I have searched for it for years without success. Thank you.

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Re: Missing Marriage!
« Reply #3 on: Monday 18 August 14 14:26 BST (UK) »
Did William and Sarah have other children?
Sarah Ann; Martha; William; Sam; Hannah and Tom?
If so, they were living in Thornhill Lees in 1861 and 1871, but no John on either census.
Taylor: Whitley/Thornhill,Yorkshire
Bean: Helpston,Northamptonshire/Yorkshire
Denton: Thornhill/Thornhill Lees,Yorkshire
Grason: Thornhill/Thornhill Lees,Yorkshire
Hill: Ufford,Northamptonshire/Yorkshire
Kaye: Lepton/Whitley,Yorkshire
Sykes: Lepton, Yorkshire
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