Hi Trish, Thank you for the reply.
My trouser leg of confusion starts in Kent with William Stannard (1761- ) wed Judith Perry (abt 1756-).
Will, according to the established tree, was born at Shorncliffe camp but it was not established until 1794.
And the Judith born in Hatfield Peveral to Charles & Jane listed above.
Now I see no record of Judith birth and some of the ancestry/FindMyPast & Fam search hints suggest its Sarah not Judith. Giving the patchy nature of this era's records I'm tempted to stop the search here as there are too many forks.
I see there were a few Perrys allowed over the border into Kent but I find no Judith there either.
I'm more inclined to believe its a local girl, where ever local was for Will (outside of military).
But the wedding 8 feb 1780 Blackmore essex
"England Marriages, 1538–1973", FamilySearch (
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLCL-F22 : Wed Apr 16 10:26:43 UTC 2025), Entry for William Stannard and Judith Perry, 8 Feb 1780.
I will re-post in Kent as Stannard should be resolved first.
And there were 2 suitable wills born in Suffolk in '55 & 57. None in Essex.