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Hi

I was just wondering if somebody can look up a couple of marriages for me please?

George Speight... married Catherine in Blackpool c1871

and

Christopher Speight married Elizabeth in Bury or Blackpool c1834

Im really looking for maiden names of both wives...

Can anybody help please?

Thanking you in advance.

Kind regards -

Helen :)

Please confirm date of George's marriage - do you mean 1971?

Jim

No, sorry it was meant to be 1871... sorry!

Have you looked on the freeBMD?

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

is this him

1881 England Census
about George Speight
Name: George Speight
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Catherine
Gender: Male
Where born: Bury, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Heap
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address: 35 King Street
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Architect

Registration district: Bury
Sub registration district: Heywood
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Arthur Speight 7
Catherine Speight 36
Frank Speight 6
George Speight 44
George F. Speight 9
Thomas D. Speight 2

Marriages Mar 1869 (>99%)
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Mellor Mary Bury 8c 449
>>>>TURNER Catharine Bury 8c 449
Walker William Bury 8c 449



Marriages Mar 1869 (>99%)
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Bolton Hugh Bolton 8c 419
GREEN Mary Bolton 8c 419
Hito* *ry Ellen Bolton 8c 419
>>>>SPEIGHT George Bury 8c 419 (should be 8c 449)
Vause George Bolton 8c 419

Yes Lindsey - thats him! I just cant place his marriages. I have tried the free BMD but it didnt come up with any matches :(

Christina -

Catherine Turner...

Thanks!!! thats a great help :)

Unless they didnt get married til later , Another way is to buy one of the childrens birth cert, that will give her maiden name.

Name: Catherine Dunn


Year of Registration: 1883
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Liverpool (1837-1934)
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 27 (click to see

Is it possible that Christopher's wife, Elizabeth, is a Thaxton?

IGI Individual Record
ELIZABETH THAXTON SPEIGHT
Birth: 25 AUG 1841
Christening: 28 NOV 1841 Saint John, Bury, Lancashire, England
Parents:
Father: CHRISTOPHER SPEIGHT
Mother: ELIZABETH
Source Information:
Batch No.: P006091
Dates: 1770 - 1775, 1782 - 1859

In 1851, Elizabeth is from Kendal.

IGI Individual Record
BETTY THEXTON
Birth: 09 JAN 1810
Christening: 22 JAN 1810 Kendal, Westmorland, England
Parents:
Father: ROBT THEXTON
Mother: ELEANOR
Source Information:
Batch No.: C003115
Dates: 1803 - 1823



Ozi.

Births Sep 1841
Speight Elizabeth Thaxton Bury 21 250

Getting Elizabeth's birth cert would confirm it.

Ozi.

Helps to confirm the Catherine Turner marriage

IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0 British Isles

GEORGE SPEIGHT Male

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:

Marriages:
Spouse: CATHERINE TURNER
Marriage: 06 FEB 1869 Saint Mary, Bury, Lancashire, England

Messages: Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage date.

Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:
M007053 1832 - 1837 0093684 Film 6903547 Film
M007053 1837 - 1844 0093687 Film NONE
M007053 1844 - 1848 0093688 Film NONE
M007053 1848 - 1852 0093689 Film NONE
M007053 1852 - 1858 0093690 Film NONE
M007053 1858 - 1874 0093691 Film NONE
M007053 1874 - 1876 0093692 Film NONE
Sheet: 00

Results for: Birth/Christening, Westmorland, England, British Isles
Father: Robert Thaxton, Mother: Eleanor

1. JOHN THEXTON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 12 DEC 1803

JOHN THEXTON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 15 JAN 1804 Kendal, Westmorland, England

2. Betty Thexton - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 09 JAN 1810 Burkelhouse, Kendal, Westmorland, England

BETTY THEXTON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 22 JAN 1810 Kendal, Westmorland, England

3. JANE THEXTON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 02 MAY 1811

JANE THEXTON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 09 JUN 1811 Kendal, Westmorland, England

4. NANCY THEXTON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 26 SEP 1813 Heversham, Westmorland, England

????

1841 England Census
Name: Robert Thexton
Age: 60
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1781
Gender: Male
Where born: Westmorland, England

Civil Parish: Kendal
Hundred: Kendal
County/Island: Westmorland
Country: England

Street address: Franthwaite [not sure of the beginning of this word]

Occupation: Farmer

Registration district: Kendal
Sub registration district: Milnthorpe
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Robert Thexton 60
Isabella Thexton 65
Mary Thexton 15
Robert Thexton 6


Results for: Birth/Christening, Westmorland, England, British Isles
Father: Robert Thaxton, Mother: Isabella


1. MARY THEXTON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 30 JUL 1825 Underbarrow, Westmorland, England

2. ROBERT THEXTON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 07 FEB 1835

ROBERT THEXTON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 12 APR 1835 Underbarrow, Westmorland, England

????

IGI Individual Record
ROBERT THEXTON

Marriages:
Spouse: ISABELLA JACKSON-SAUL
Marriage: 27 MAY 1823 Heversham, Westmorland, England
Source Information:
Batch No.: M012783
Dates: 1807 - 1835



Obviously Thexton changed to Thaxton over time, possibly with the move to Lancashire.

Ozi.

Wow! Ozibird! Thats amazing! I cant beleive how much info you have given me! Thats such a great help!

Thank you very very much for taking the time to help me out. I very much appreciate it. I will take that info away and have a look.

THANKYOU! :D