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Member Since: September 2007 Posts: 204 Send Message	lilliesnan	Report	6 Oct 2012 21:01
	Hi All, Not sure if anybody will be able to help with this but thought I would give it a go anyway. Am currently working on my direct line and trying to confirm birth, marriages and deaths of my Bridges ancestors. Have now got as far as Thomas Bridges born about 1675 possibly in West Lexham. Maybe the son of Robert Bridges and Elizabeth Ives.? I am trying to confirm Thomas' marriage. Trees on GR and a*******y give his wife as Mary BILBY married on 30 June 1695 at Swaffham, Norfolk. I cant find anything on familysearch, checked on FreeReg and only marriage I can find for 30 June 1695 is for Thomas Bridges and Mary RILTON. Can anybody help me to determine who he was married to ? Many Thanks Susan
	Researching: Bridges in Norfolk and Staffordshire .........Rutland, Sowter, Fearn, Garratt, Jackson and Greatorex in Derbyshire......... Bucknall in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire..........Sowter in Leicestershire
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	6 Oct 2012 22:49
	(below on Find My Past) Year1695 Surname:BRIDGES Full First name:Thos Supplied First Name:Thos Spouse Surname:BILBY Spouse Full First name:Mary Spouse First Name:Mary Place:SWAFFHAM County:Nofolk Record source:Boyd's Marriage Index 1538-1840 (below FreeReg) County Norfolk Place Swaffham Church St. Peter St. Paul RegisterNumber MarriageDate 30 Jun 1695 GroomForename Thomas GroomSurname BRIDGES GroomAge GroomParish Castle Acre GroomCondition Bachelor GroomOccupation GroomAbode BrideForename Mary BrideSurname RILTON BrideAge BrideParish Newton BrideCondition Spinster BrideOccupation BrideAbode GroomFatherForename GroomFatherSurname GroomFatherOccupation BrideFatherForename BrideFatherSurname BrideFatherOccupation WitnessOneForename WitnessOneSurname WitnessTwoForename WitnessTwoSurname FileNumber 21899 Chris :)
Member Since: September 2007 Posts: 204 Send Message	lilliesnan	Report	6 Oct 2012 22:58
	Chris, Will have a look for that record , FMP is only site I didn't check. Wonder why two different names. Guess the only way to confirm is to check actual register but Norfolk is a days drive away! Might have to plan a holiday next year down south east. Thank you so much for your time. Susan :-)
	Researching: Bridges in Norfolk and Staffordshire .........Rutland, Sowter, Fearn, Garratt, Jackson and Greatorex in Derbyshire......... Bucknall in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire..........Sowter in Leicestershire
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 7,623 Send Message	mgnv	Report	7 Oct 2012 09:54
	https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=UNITED_KINGDOM_IRELAND England, Norfolk Parish Registers, 1538-1900 > Swaffham > Baptisms, Marriages, Burials > 1559-1696 > Image 313 of 314 Marriages 1695 Thomas Bridges of Castleacre & Mary Bilby of Newton --- June 30 You can check my transcription against the image
Member Since: September 2007 Posts: 204 Send Message	lilliesnan	Report	7 Oct 2012 10:19
	Thank you mgnv. I didn't realise that the actual images were available on family search. Seems that Mary Bilby is indeed correct. One more problem solved, several more to go! Thank you again for taking the time to give me the details. Its really appreciated. Susan :-D
	Researching: Bridges in Norfolk and Staffordshire .........Rutland, Sowter, Fearn, Garratt, Jackson and Greatorex in Derbyshire......... Bucknall in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire..........Sowter in Leicestershire
Member Since: August 2008 Posts: 25 Send Message	Florence	Report	23 Oct 2012 15:59
Member Since: August 2008 Posts: 25 Send Message	my g grand father was william bilby he came from norfolk and was born 1825 1830 but one site says he wasborn at sea is any of this relevant to you regards florence

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