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   Charles Ellson to NemoNews@hotmail.co.uk   
   Re: Vicar in a muddle?   
   05 May 20 13:03:37   
   
   From: ce11son@yahoo.ca   
      
   On Tue, 5 May 2020 12:33:50 +0100, Jenny M Benson   
    wrote:   
      
   >I have yet to investigate this fully, but it does seem very likely that   
   >the vicar got the 2 fathers mixed up when writing up a Marriage Register   
   >entry.   
   >   
   >I know that John Berriman married Susan Tytherleigh in Cricklade RD in   
   >1841.  Then I find the Marriage Register entry (Ancestry - Wiltshire   
   >Church of England Marriages & Banns) for widow Susan Berriman to widower   
   >William Day at Redbourne Cheney in 1874.  William Day's father's name is   
   >given as James Tytherleigh and Susan Berriman's father's name is given   
   >as Henry Day!   
   >   
   Been there, seen that. I've also seen name mixups where someone other   
   than the bride/groom might have given the details e.g. "father's name"   
   recorded was actually that of the paternal grandfather.   
      
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