READ WILCE of Ruardean Woodside (General)

by jimashton , Sunday, November 08, 2009, 12:17 (5569 days ago) @ m p griffiths

Thanks.

Isn't it amazing how you sometimes miss the obvious !!

Rechecking the marriage, Elizabeth is shown as 21 - i.e born 1818.

Transcript Details

Record_ID: 57038
Entry_Number: 31
Year: 1839
Month: Aug
Day: 3
Grooms_Surname: WILCE
Grooms_Forenames: James
Grooms_Age: 21
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Stone cutter
Grooms_Residence: Walford
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Wilce
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: James
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Stone cutter
Brides_Surname: REED (ALIAS) BROWN
Brides_Forenames: Elizabeth
Brides_Age: 21
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Woodside
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Reed (Brown)
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: George
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Collier
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns: [not stated]
Signature_or_Mark: both sign
Witness_1: Joseph Terrett
Witness_2: Mark of Caroline Wilce
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: T.D. Fosbroke Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes: Bride signed Elizabeth Reed Brown
Register_Reference: AO19/11
Page_Number: 16
Parish_Chapel: Walford
Soundex_Groom: W420
Soundex_Bride: R342

You will note that she is shown as (Alias) Brown. You may be aware that due to her mother being Ann Brown, the name Brown and Brown Read appears in a number of instances in subsequent generations.

Jim Ashton