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Finding a marriage down Kent

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Sidami

Sidami Report 16 Aug 2017 17:37

Thankyou

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 16 Aug 2017 17:33

Found it on Findmypast.

I searched for a marriage 1834 +/- 10 years in Kent for Thomas Huckstep. There were five marriages but the one I posted is the only one who married a Mary.

Kath. x

Sidami

Sidami Report 16 Aug 2017 17:33

I don't know her surname but it does look like it where did you find that please Thankyou?

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 16 Aug 2017 17:29

Could this be a possible:-

England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription

First name(s) Thomas
Last name Huckstep
Name note -
Marriage year 1836
Marriage date 23 Jul 1836
Marriage place Birchington
Spouse's first name(s) Mary
Spouse's last name Rolfe
Residence Kent, England
County Kent
Country England
Record set England Marriages 1538-1973
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Kath. x

Sidami

Sidami Report 16 Aug 2017 17:18

Not on free reg and too early for bmd so where would I look for this marriage please
Thomas Huckstep bn Bonnington 1808 married to Mary? Born 1814 Newchurch Kent Thankyou..

Sidami

Sidami Report 16 Aug 2017 16:59

Thankyou Chris

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 16 Aug 2017 16:57

County Kent
Place Newchurch
Church name St Peter and St Paul
Register type Transcript
Marriage date 20 Jun 1875
Groom forename Edwin
Groom surname MITCHELL
Bride forename Susanna
Bride surname HUCKSTEP
Register note Banns

https://www.freereg.org.uk/

(try using above link, don't live near myself either!, if all else fails, use below)

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 16 Aug 2017 16:55

This looks like their marriage banns (was Susannah born Bonnington rather than Bennington):-

Kent Banns Transcription

First name(s) Edwin
Last name Mitchell
Banns year 1875
First banns date 20 Jun 1875
Place Bonnington<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Spouse's first name(s) Susannah
Spouse's last name Huckstep
Groom's first name(s) Edwin
Groom's last name Mitchell
Groom's marital status -
Groom's parish Newchurch
Bride's first name(s) Susannah
Bride's last name Huckstep
Bride's marital status -
Bride's parish Bonnington
County Kent
Country England
Record Source Bonnington banns 1754-1962
Record set Kent Banns
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from England, Great Britain

This looks like the marriage:-

England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription
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First name(s) SUSANNA
Last name HUCKSTEP
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1875
Registration month -
MarriageFinderâ„¢ SUSANNA HUCKSTEP married one of these people
George Thomas Stunt, Edwin Mitchell
District East Ashford
District number -
County Kent
Country England
Volume 2A
Page 1031
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Kath. x

Sidami

Sidami Report 16 Aug 2017 16:48

Can you see another Kent marriage for
Edwin Mitchell bn 1852 Burmarsh Kent married to Susannah she was born Bennington Kent in 1853 no idea where these places are?

Sidami

Sidami Report 16 Aug 2017 16:10

You are brilliant....I don't know the area down there my roots are usually Lincolnshire.

Sidami

Sidami Report 16 Aug 2017 16:08

Thankyou very much.

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 16 Aug 2017 16:02

Who are you relating to here Sue?...

Chris :)

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 16 Aug 2017 15:58

(if Lydia above)

Chris :)

Baptism
County Kent
Place Brookland
Church name St Augustine
Register type Transcript
Baptism date 07 Dec 1856
Person forename Lydia Standen
Person sex F
Father forename Thomas Standen
Father surname HUGGETT
Mother forename Mary Ann

https://www.freereg.org.uk/

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 16 Aug 2017 15:58

That's looks like the right marriage

MITCHELL, EDWIN VIDLER
GRO Reference: 1852 M Quarter in ROMNEY MARSH Volume 02A Page 665


MITCHELL, EMILY VIDLER
GRO Reference: 1857 J Quarter in ELHAM Volume 02A Page 657

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 16 Aug 2017 15:55

1861 census

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
House, Brookland, Romney Marsh, Kent, England

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Mitchell Head Married Male 44 1817 Agricultural Labourer Tenterden, Kent, England Transcription
Sarah Mitchell Wife Married Female 40 1821 - Brookland, Kent, England Transcription
Mary A Mitchell Daughter Unmarried Female 18 1843 - Aldington, Kent, England Transcription
Edwin Mitchell Son - Male 9 1852 - Burmarsh, Kent, England Transcription
Eliza Mitchell Daughter - Female 7 1854 Scholar Burmarsh, Kent, England Transcription
Emily Mitchell Daughter - Female 3 1858 - Folkestone, Kent, England Transcription
Lydia Huggill Niece - Female 4 1857 - Brookland, Kent, England Transcription
William Bumsted Head Married Male 28 1833 Carter Agricultural Playden, Sussex, England Transcription
Eliza Bumsted Wife Married Female 23 1838 - Kent, England Transcription
George Bumsted Son - Male 2. 1859. Newchurch Kent

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 16 Aug 2017 15:52

Possible...

Chris :)

County Kent
Place Brookland
Church name St Augustine
Register type Transcript
Marriage date 13 Oct 1839
Groom forename Thomas
Groom surname MITCHELL
Bride forename Sarah
Bride surname VIDLER

https://www.freereg.org.uk/


Baptism
County Kent
Place Burmarsh
Church name All Saints
Register type Transcript
Baptism date 14 Mar 1852
Person forename Edwin
Person sex M
Father forename Thomas
Father surname MITCHELL
Mother forename Sarah

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 16 Aug 2017 15:46

Have you tried family search site

Sidami

Sidami Report 16 Aug 2017 15:43

For Thomas Mitchell bn 1817 Tenterden and Sarah born Brookland Kent please