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John Towns Married Rebecca Colston

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Carol

Carol Report 9 Nov 2016 23:06

They are the parents of Henry towns, born 1792, I have depended on other sites to get this information,
Can anyone tell me where to access the birth and marriage certificates for these members and other family .
thank you

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Hodge, Hambly, Olive, Partridge, Hougett, Townsend, Mulville

Andrew

Andrew Report 9 Nov 2016 23:18

Is this correct couple?

Name: Rebecca Colston
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 28 Jul 1782
Marriage Place: Sharnbrook, Bedford, England
Spouse: John Town
FHL Film Number: 1066951
Reference ID: item 2

As civil registration only stated in 1837 in England and Wales, there are no BMD certs, only Parish Records, This give only limited info.

Andy

safc

safc Report 9 Nov 2016 23:20


England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription
Print transcription
First name(s) Rebecca
Last name Colston
Name note -
Marriage year 1782
Marriage date 28 Jul 1782
Marriage place Sharnbrook
Spouse's first name(s) John
Spouse's last name Town
Residence Sharnbrook, Bedford, England
County Bedfordshire
Country England
Record set England Marriages 1538-1973
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain

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Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 9 Nov 2016 23:29

Welcome to the boards Carol

Assuming you mean England or Wales, civil registration didn't start until 1837. This means that you won't find a full marriage certificate if they married before then, and definately not a birth certificate.

You might find parish records for both baptism and marriages, if they've been transcribed/uploaded to the internet. A baptism record won't give the mother's maiden name and before 1837, a marriage record won't give the parent's names. If you're lucky the witnesses may share the same surname, but could be a different relative rather than a parent.
The originals could be held at the county archive.

Its always worth googling Parish records + the place they were born.

2 popular free sites are

http://freereg2.freereg.org.uk/
https://familysearch.org/

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Carol

Carol Report 10 Nov 2016 01:30

Thank you all very much for the info, wonderful to have such quick responses.

Researching:
Hodge, Hambly, Olive, Partridge, Hougett, Townsend, Mulville