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Marriage Bonds & Licences in Cheshire c 1750

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margaret

margaret Report 18 Dec 2016 16:17

On Family Search site there is an " Intended marriage " between Bradley Pass, and Farmer Massey - which i take to be Frances Massey. 12 October 1745.

However, it shows she is already a WIDOW, The Bowdon parish register of the marriage a week later 20/10/1745, does not show this, as far as I can tell.

I should like to look at the Bond, for further information, is this possible on line?. Would it give her former name for instance? and do I have to buy the copy bond from the CRO for this information ?

Gee

Gee Report 18 Dec 2016 17:19

Those records including the images are at FMP

If you don't have access, I can email you them if you send me a private message with your email address

Added: Frances' age is given as 50 (Bradley is age 45 - 'husbandman') years old and she is described as a widow on the actual document.

Just looked at the marriage record and it appears no one on the long list of people have been given a 'status' in terms of spinster/widow and so on

Possible first marriage for Frances

FRANCES ROYLE

Marriage date 21 Dec 1721

Marriage year 1721

Place BOWDON

Spouse JOHN MASSEY
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Her birth

Last name FRANCES ROYLE

Birth year 1699

Baptism date 16 Apr 1699

Place BOWDON County Cheshire

Father Wm Royle





margaret

margaret Report 20 Dec 2016 11:54

Thank you.

There are several Bradley Pass men!

The first Ii think is born 1700 and marries firstly Mary Whitehead, who dies in 1744, in the following year he marries a widow, ten years older then himself - Francis Massey--who i think you found. as noted above.

His son-- an other Bradley, marries Catherine Massey another widow-- in 1764, when she is 39 and he is 44.

It is this latter Catherine I am interested in. Her first husband Richard Massey dies in 1757, so she has been a widow with at least two infant children for 7 years. Where did she live, and how?

In 1764 the two youngest of her children are apprenticed to Bradly Pass ,and now their stepfather, a Blacksmith of High Legh, for 11 years, through the direction of the overseers of the poor at High Legh.

I presume that somewhere there are copies of the arrangement in the Parish records?
I should be grateful for any information on these procedures in poor relief?

And are these Massey women related?


Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 20 Dec 2016 13:23

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1362165

(above related, possibly others)

Chris :)

http://archives.cheshire.gov.uk/about-us/about-us.aspx

(would probably be advisable to see what they hold regarding records)

Gee

Gee Report 20 Dec 2016 19:43

Margaret, I just answered your original question about the bonds.

If you would like help with other information, if you post specific details here, I am sure someone will try and help

margaret

margaret Report 20 Dec 2016 20:54

I believe from previous enquires that a marriage licence or bonds shown on FMP and others,. only contains the first page of the document , the second page is likely to contain details of the couple's home parish ,and their ages.and occupation.

This is certainly true of the couple I bought from the CRO a few years back.

This is really helpful when dealing with names common in an area.

I shall follow the leads you have listed