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Peter

Peter Report 29 Oct 2014 20:44

Hi there - I have access to Find My Past but having difficulty reading the notes on the following marriage - could someone transcibe for me please?

First name(s) Easter
Last name Twedell
Birth year -
Residence Gisbrough
Marriage year 1720
Marriage date 15 Dec 1720
Marriage place Great Ayton
Spouse's first name(s) John
Spouse's last name Fotherley
Spouse's residence Danby
Country England
County Yorkshire (North Riding)
Archive Borthwick Institute for Archives
Record set Yorkshire, bishop's transcripts of marriages
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Record collection Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain

Chrissie2394

Chrissie2394 Report 29 Oct 2014 21:04

I've tried Peter but it';s very difficult to read, sorry.

Chris

Researching:
Photo is of my nan celebrating her 102nd birthday with her gt gt granddaughter.

lostmeboardname

lostmeboardname Report 29 Oct 2014 21:09

looks like
December 15th
John Fotherley of the parish of Danby Gent
and Easter Twedell of the parish of Guisbrough spinster married in Ayton parish church by me Tho Morley (?) by virtue of a license granted by ?

not easy to read who granted license sorry

Researching:
Feakes (Worcestershire) Kirby (Worcestershire)

greyghost

greyghost Report 29 Oct 2014 21:14

Best I can do
John Fotherly of ye parish of ? Danby ? Gent. (possibly meaning Gentleman)
Easter Twedell of ye parish of Gisbrough spinster
were married in ?Ayton's Church by me Tho (Thomas) Morley by virtue if a License granted by ? ?
(The same person has granted licenses to others on the page)

Gypsy

Gypsy Report 29 Oct 2014 21:14

John Fotherley of the parish of Danby, Gent
Easter Twedell of the parish of Gisbrough, Spinster
were married in Ayton's church by me Tho Morley
by virtue of a licence granted by Mr Perret?

Peter

Peter Report 29 Oct 2014 22:31

Thank you - I had come up with similar, but could the licence be granted by 'parents'?

mgnv

mgnv Report 30 Oct 2014 04:22

No - the licence would be granted by the bishop, or at least by someone in the diocesan office.

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 30 Oct 2014 08:29

Yorkshire, Archbishop of York Marriage licences index, 1613-1839 Transcription (Find My Past)

First name(s) John
Last name Fotherley
Age 25
Birth year 1695
Residence parish Danby
Residence county Yorkshire
Licence year 1720
Licence date 13 Dec 1720
Intended marriage place Great Ayton PC or Ingleby Greenhow PC
Spouse's first name(s) Hester
Spouse's last name Twedell
Spouse's age 22
Spouse's parish Gisborough
Spouse's county Yorkshire
Document ordering http://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/remote-services/copying/order-form
Record sequence number 10
Page number 127
Record set Yorkshire, Archbishop of York Marriage licences index, 1613-1839

Chris :)

Baptism
County North Riding YKS
Place Danby (Guisborough)
Church St Hilda Tr
RegisterNumber
DateOfBirth
BaptismDate 25 Apr 1702
Forename Esther
Sex F
FatherForename Gulielmi
MotherForename
FatherSurname TWEDDIL
MotherSurname
Abode Commondale

(if her, from below link)

http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl