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John Dwight 1810

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Edwin

Edwin Report 15 Nov 2012 04:29

I have John Dwight m. 21/09/1837 to Emily Smith but have not been able to find the father and mother of John can anyone help me with this please
Eddie

Lynski

Lynski Report 15 Nov 2012 06:08

The marriage certificate would hopefully tell you his father's name?

Marriages Sep 1837 (>99%)
DWIGHT John Stepney 2 406
SMITH Emily Stepney 2 406



groom's name: John Dwight
bride's name: Emily Smith
marriage date: 21 Sep 1837
marriage place: Saint Dunstan,Stepney,London,England
indexing project (batch) number: M05576-5
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 596923, 801578, 801579, 801580, 801581, 801582, 801583, 801584, 801585

Researching:
Bagley, Millington, Morrey, Edwards, Sims, Weaver

patchem

patchem Report 15 Nov 2012 07:13

Emily Smith
Spouse Name: Joha Dwight
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 21 Sep 1837
Parish: Stepney St Dunstan and All Saints
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: Henry Smith
Spouse Father Name: John Dwight
Register Type: Parish Register

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 15 Nov 2012 07:25

This is John and Emily in 1851 ................. it looks as though he was born in Essex


1851 Census

Name: John Dwight
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1813
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Emily Dwight
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Stratford, Essex, England

Civil parish: West Ham
Ecclesiastical parish: Stratford St John
Town: Stratford
County/Island: Essex
Country: England

Registration district: West Ham
Sub-registration district: Stratford

John Dwight 38 Stage Coachman
Emily Dwight 34 b.ca 1817, Stratford, Essex
John Dwight 12
James Dwight 8
Richard Dwight 5
Emily Dwight 2
Thomas Nelson 26 Lodger
Mary Nelson 34 Lodger



sylvia

Researching:
Trolls' Restaurant, serving Fish and Chips since ???? .................................. ............................ .............. .......... .......................................................... To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Reggie

Reggie Report 15 Nov 2012 08:58

From the marriage cert....

Father's occ: Coachman

Address for both parties; 18 Grove Street, Mile End

Researching:
I am in no way related to anyone for whom I do lookups To acknowledge any info I may post, please do NOT click on my name. There is a large white box entitled 'Add your reply' for the purpose.

Edwin

Edwin Report 15 Nov 2012 21:18

Thank you everyone for your help and time it is great to know that you are willing to do look ups Eddie :-)