Genealogy Chat

Were would i fined and get a copy of the marriage Certificate for Joseph Storer married Mary Ann Hextale 16/4/1821 Nailstone, Leicester. regards Ian

Hi Ian, You may be lucky if you give the records office a call. The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland, Long Street, Wigston Magna, Leicester, LE18 2AH Telephone: 0116 2571080 If you know which church the marriage took place in then they MAY photocopy the marriage register (no certificates as such pre 1837) for a small fee. If they are not willing to assist, then it may be a trip to the records office yourself to photocopy the marriage register entry. Good luck Keith PS there are no fathers names on the registers pre 1837 only witness names, unless the vicar happened to be particularly diligent.

You won't. There were no marriage certificates prior to 1837. You could look in the parish registers - Try the IGI Family Search site, first to see it there is a record there.

Civil registration didn't start till July 1st 1837 so anything earlier you can't get a cert for. You need to look at the parish registers for the details of the marriage. Glen

I'm going to confuse the lot of you now. Some kind person emailed me a certificate of a marriage entry in a parish register, the marriage took place in 1817 and the certificate was dated 1850. Don't expect there is many of them around.

I am researching my family name of Hextall I was hoping to find details on the parents of a Mary Ann Hextale married to Joseph Storer in their marriage records? seems from your replies this is not possible. I have checked the Leicestershire Parish Registers off which i have copies of all districts registers, i also have copies of Leicestershire Bishops Transcripts and Mormon Genealogical records i have to date found no records off Birth or Christening for Mary Ann the only details i have found re a Mary Ann Hextall are marriage details re I.G.I Records and a copy of a Will by Joseph Hextall of Nailstone, Leicestershire proved 1824 in his Will he mentions is daughter Mary Ann ? I would like to be able to find data to confirm a connection to these people whats my next move?

Ian If this were my problem, this is what I would do: Go to your nearest LDS family history centre and order the marriage registers for Nailstone Parish Church - they have filmed them, I have checked on the website. The entry you found on the IGI is an EXTRACTED record, so unless someone was being extremely mischievous, then the marriage exists, and did take place. When you find it, you will know if it was by Banns, or by licence. Either way, there MAY be a surviving Banns book - which often has the nitty gritty details in it, or surviving licences. Incidentally, the original registers are NOT held by the Leicester Records Office, but are in the library according to the LDS website - but go and have a look at the catalogue and you will see for yourself. Good luck - I always find it pays to look at the ORIGINAL register and not the BTS - original registers often have more detail on them. OC

Just had a look on the HistoricalDirectories site and you're probably aware that plenty of Hextalls are listed in the area under a variety of trades - butchery, farming, a dentist, a canal share agent, printing - even running the coach between Leicester and Nailstone. Piggotts directory of Leicestershire 1822, 1828 and 1835 lists under Nobility, Gentry and Clergy in Nailstone: Joseph Hextall senior and Junior with Mr William Hextall. In the same directory Joseph Storer is listed as a Brick and Tile Maker at Ibstock Lodge, Market Bosworth. He also ran a coal Masters and Coal Merchants business from the same address with John Storer. His family also seem to have run coaches to Leicester. In the 1843 Leicester directory there's a Joseph Storer, an Auctioner, Land and General Agent at 6 King Street Leicester, also separately listed as an Accountant - could he be the same? A John Storer is also listed with the business, and they are also agents for the Church of England Insurance.

Ian, the will you mentioned.... did you get this from the National Archives? I have seen these two references: Will of Joseph Hextall, Farmer of Nailstone, Leicestershire. Proved in the Court of Leicester. Date May 21 1808 Catalogue reference IR 26/374 Will of Joseph Hextall, Farmer and Grazier of Nailstone , Leicestershire Date 26 January 1839 Catalogue reference PROB 11/1905 Dept Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury Series Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers Piece Name of Register: Vaughan Quire Numbers: 1 - 50 Image contains 1 will of many for the catalogue reference My earlier posting does not refer to a farmer, though I suppose farming could be one of several occupations... maybe a 'gentleman farmer'?