Hi
It does look like Hepworth on the marriage register
James HOOD married Clary RANBY 1st April 1762 ( BT rather than church register) Snaith, St Laurence.
I've spent some time looking at Cook(e) marriages at Snaith today. There are quite a few marriages by licence between the dates of 1780-1820, either in a rush to marry or possibly a family with some money, perhaps.
Also noted with interest two marriages 1790 and 1795 in Snaith of a Robinson Cooke, looks to have been born in Skelton in Cleveland to Thomas Cook (blacksmith) and Mary Robinson.
Claire
Hello Claire
Great finds, thank you.
On reply #31 (James Cookin thread), I transcribed Tim Schofield's photos of his grave memorials, some are North-east England ...
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=756955.31Pollington near Snaith was on the Goole Canal.
I enquired several weeks ago to the GRO (re the new GRO online index) over the changing of a Death surname Cookin (old index) to Cockin and another introduced as Cookin and would they check the actual Certificates too.
The GRO must have looked as one has reverted back to Cookin and they have left the other, as Cookin.
Regarding Goole and even if buried as Cockin, it seems someone was using the Cookin surname in the Goole District, for Thomas Cookin, 1847, aged 75.
I have ordered both Cookin GRO Death Cerificates, to see what was recorded and who was present at death. Lets hope it was not an Inquest, as a Coroner usually reports the death.
I've ordered two more Hood Probates one born Selby (Brother of my 2 X Gt. G.), the other his widow (with Wills), to see if there is a reference to a possession of an ancestor, or an unknown Hood.
I've ordered a Copy of another from the Probate Registry, because the Will from the Register in the Leicester Records Office and the Inland Revenue Stamp Duty paperwork, I've had for nearly 20 years, seem too brief.
A [Shoe Distributor] Henry Peters Tyler [premises Belvoir Street, Leicester / residence Cossington Hall, Cossington, Leicester - 1904 Obit] has given up his claim to be Executor. I found a photo of their family monument here at Leicester ...
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=173022671 But no Hood - Tyler marriage link, seems it was business.
Regards Mark