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    Smile Marriage Look-up please

    Hello from Australia, I dont know if this is the correct way to ask, but I need help with a marriage. Joseph Massen married Ann Overton 22nd March 1830 Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire. I am looking for any extra information that may have been provided on the document, like ages, occupation, father's name etc. Thank you in advance

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    according to FreeReg, the witnesses were Edward OVERTON and Eliza OVERTON

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    Hello & welcome to the site,

    You could request the film via your local familysearchcentre, ( familysearch.org) you should be able to see the witnesses who may be relatives and any other local note the minister has made.

    Do you have a UK census reference for this couple or an approx year of birth ?

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    on the 1851 Census (HO107/1767/214 page 38) for Cook's Hill, Wisbech
    Joseph b. abt. 1809 in Bourn, Lincolnshire occ: Boot Closer
    Ann b. abt. 1811 in Wisbech
    Edward b. abt. 1838 in Walsoken, Norfolk
    Emma b. abt. 1840 in Walsoken, Norfolk
    Eliza b. abt. 1842 in Walsoken, Norfolk
    Henry b. abt. 1848 in Walsoken, Norfolk
    Mary Ann b. abt. 1850 in Walsoken, Norfolk

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    Thank you to everyone who replied to my enquiry. I wasn't quiet sure where to start. I have already collected all of the census records [well, I think that it is all of them]. I have also found the information at the freereg site. Thank you everyone. Gosh you are a very quick lot. For the life of me, I cannot find out who Joseph's parents are. I did find a baptism for Joseph Massen at the freereg website Joseph Massen baptised 26 March 1805 St. Nicholas, Kings Lynn Father Richard, Mother Melchia. The date of the baptism does fit closely with the ages I have on the census records. But, and this is very odd -- I also found a marriage at the familysearch website IGI Batch M010723 Richard Massen Married Milcah Taylor 22nd August 1821 St. Martin, Birmingham. The names are correct. I mean how many Richard Massen are there who married someone called Milcah but the date of the marriage is way off compared to the baptism. See my confusion.
    Anyway, once again, thanks to everyone who replied so quickly. Any advice?

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    don't jump to the obvious conclusion that parents married before the kids came along. Keep an open mind until you have definite proof.

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    Hi there

    You may already have seen this - (and he may be no relation) - but there is a Richd Mason b 1771 in Bourn reg district in the 1841 census.

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    Thank you, I will check that Richard Mason out.

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