Durham Record Office - Tanfield & Lanchester PRs

[Tickettyboo]

In regards to the Surtees/Ward marriage I was wondering if anybody else had spotted this marriage bond dated 16 Jul 1716 a marriage between John Walton, gentleman & Sarah Surties widow of Lanchester.

There is a burial for a Robert Surtis on the 08 Mar 1716 of Lanchester.

I got nosey about this and checked the North East Inheritance Database (wills/probate for Diocese of Durham pre 1858)
http://familyrecords.dur.ac.uk/nei/data/simple.php

and there is this entry which looks like its 'possible' ?
Robert SURETIES, of Lanchester [Lanchester, County Durham]
Date of probate: 23 March 1716
administration bond, penal sum £300, 23 March 1716 (DPR/I/3/1715/B204/1-2)

Sadly there is no link to an image on Family Search and I tried browsing but that ref doesn't seem to be included in the image database.

An enquiry to Palace Green Library may produce a copy if anyone wanted it but there will be a cost (last Marriage bond/Allegation I had from them as it wasn't on Family Search was £10)

Boo

[judith54]

Thank you Both for your input.

I had liked the idea of Robert & Sarah as it fitted in with daughter Katherine baptism a few months after their marriage however there is the possbility she had a brother baptised March 1720 per DROL. Both records are from St Mary Magdalene, Medomsley, only show fathers name & nothing else.

Two other things make me think Robert & Sarah aren't right parents 1) there is no daughter/grand-daughter of Katherine called Sarah although to be fair I've only found sons but there are grand-daughters 2) the Blackburns tended to be pitmen so Robert having a will & Sarah marrying a Gentleman doesn't seem right but not, of course, impossible just improbable!

Judith