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Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 317 Send Message	Pamela	Report	6 Sep 2012 15:12
	Hi All, I am trying to trace a gr x3 grandmother Martha ? . She married a John Gregory about 1816. They then settled at Catherington and Denmead, Hampshire. The only marriages I have found that would fit in are on 10th June 1816 Paulton, Somerset and 18th June Pilton, Somerset with Martha BAMPFIELD as the bride on both occasions. The 1851 censes gives her place of birth as Dorset UnKnown. I find the name Bampfield is common to Deveon and Somerset. Can anyone find her place of birth and parents please. And any more details would be appreciated. Regards, pam :-D
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	MarieCeleste	Report	6 Sep 2012 15:18
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	I'd say those two marriages are the same couple, perhaps banns in one of their parishes and the marriage in the other (or maybe they did it twice?)
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 10,113 Send Message	Abby	Report	6 Sep 2012 15:27
	County Somerset Place Paulton Church Holy Trinity RegisterNumber 33 MarriageDate 10 Jun 1816 GroomForename John GroomSurname GREGORY GroomAge GroomParish Otp GroomCondition Bachelor GroomOccupation GroomAbode BrideForename Martha BrideSurname BAMPFIELD BrideAge BrideParish Camely in This County BrideCondition Spinster BrideOccupation BrideAbode GroomFatherForename GroomFatherSurname GroomFatherOccupation BrideFatherForename BrideFatherSurname BrideFatherOccupation WitnessOneForename Benjamin WitnessOneSurname GREGORY WitnessTwoForename Mary Ann WitnessTwoSurname DORE Notes Banns; additional witness: Charles SYMES Clerk FileNumber 5640
	Researching: Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 317 Send Message	Pamela	Report	6 Sep 2012 15:29
	Yeaph.........it does seem a bit strange................ I still need to get to the bottom of who she was :-)) with only Dorset as a starting place for her it's not easy to trace the rest of the ir journey to Catherington. Pam
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 10,113 Send Message	Abby	Report	6 Sep 2012 15:32
	County Somerset Place Cameley Church St James RegisterNumber DateOfBirth BaptismDate 04 May 1794 Forename Martha Sex F FatherForename Charles MotherForename Mary FatherSurname BAMPFIELD MotherSurname Abode FatherOccupation Notes FileNumber 12102
	Researching: Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 317 Send Message	Pamela	Report	6 Sep 2012 15:34
	Safc......thanks for this marriage of 10 June. Thats very interesting.......the wittness was a Benjamine Gregory. Do you knoe if the marriage on the 18th were the same people ? Pam :-)
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 10,113 Send Message	Abby	Report	6 Sep 2012 15:38
	???? County Somerset Place Cameley Church St James RegisterNumber 74 MarriageDate 09 Jul 1781 GroomForename Charles GroomSurname BAMPFIELD GroomAge GroomParish Cameley GroomCondition GroomOccupation GroomAbode BrideForename Mary BrideSurname STICKLER BrideAge BrideParish Cameley BrideCondition BrideOccupation BrideAbode GroomFatherForename GroomFatherSurname GroomFatherOccupation BrideFatherForename BrideFatherSurname BrideFatherOccupation WitnessOneForename John WitnessOneSurname STICKLER WitnessTwoForename James WitnessTwoSurname GREENLAND Notes Both sign X FileNumber 12087
	Researching: Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 317 Send Message	Pamela	Report	6 Sep 2012 15:42
	Thanks Safc....but i'm beginning to wonder if this is my John and Martha Gregory. Usually the parents start to name their children after their parents but none of these names, Charles and Ann or Benjamin are used. Regards, Pam

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