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Marriage look-up please

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Pamela

Pamela Report 8 Sep 2006 14:57

Would someone please look-up the marriage details of Sarah Roberts and Thomas Heighway. 1862 JFM Shifnel, Shropshire. I would be interested in the parents names of Thomas and conformation that Sarah's parents were Ann and Robert. Thank you Pam

Jeanette

Jeanette Report 8 Sep 2006 15:00

the only way to confirm that is to send away for cert it will only give fathers name though Jeanette

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 8 Sep 2006 15:05

The only way to find some of the details you seek is to purchase the cert.............that, however, will tell you only the names and occupations of both fathers. To discover mother's name, you need either the birth cert..........or the parents' marriage cert. Reg

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 8 Sep 2006 15:10

According to 1871 census, Sarah's mother was certainly Ann........... Name: Thomas Heighway Age: 35 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836 Relation: Head Spouses's Name: Sarah Gender: Male Where born: Madeley, Shropshire, England Civil Parish: Dawley Ecclesiastical parish: Malinslee Town: Malinslee County/Island: Shropshire Country: England Registration district: Madeley Sub-registration district: Dawley ED, institution, or vessel: 7 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 44 Household Members: Name Age Emma Heighway 9 John Heighway 2 Sarah Heighway 30 Sarah A Heighway 5 Thomas Heighway 35 Thomas Heighway 2 Ann Roberts 57 This looks like the family in 1861 Name: Ann Roberts Age: 47 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1814 Relation: Wife Spouses's Name: Robert Gender: Female Where born: Dawley Parish, Shropshire, England Civil parish: Dawley Ecclesiastical parish: Malinslee Town: Malinslee County/Island: Shropshire Country: England Registration district: Madeley Sub-registration district: Dawley ED, institution, or vessel: 7 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 69 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Highway 25 Ann Roberts 47 Elizabeth Roberts 12 Robert Roberts 49 Sarah Roberts 21 Sarah A Roberts 2 Reg