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A followup to my previous posting regarding the marriage of Amos Goode and Eliza Williams from Halesowen. I sent away for the marriage certificate of Amos GOULD and Eliza Williams on the off chance that it might be mine. This is the result:
Marriage: The Parish Church of Edgbaston, Warwick
27 August 1849 - Amos Gould - Full Age - Bachelor - Horse Dealer - Quinton - Father's name and profession: left blank
Eliza Williams - Full Age - Spinster ------- Edgbaston " " " " " "

Signed: Amos Gould's x Mark - Eliza Williams

Witnesses: David Smith - Sarah Smith's Mark

I. Spooner, Vicar

I was surprised that the details about the father's were blank.
Pleased to see "Horse Dealer" and "Quinton" because Amos GOODE was a horse dealer from Quinton.
The fact that Amos could not read or write explains the discrepancy in the name.

I phoned the Birmingham Registry Office and Mr Yates told me that I. Spooner was notorious for leaving ages and fathers off the record because he didn't approve of the registration.

I am 99% sure that this is the marriage I am seeking. Any ideas or suggestions as to what more I could do would be gratefully received.

Age fits for Amos in 1851.
1841. Carters Lane, Lapal.
Sarah Goode 50. Farmer.
Hannah Goode 30.
Thomas Goode 25.
Ammos Goode 15.
Joseph Goode 15.
Ann Goode 15.
Caroline Goode 9.

All born in County.

AMOS GOODE.
Christening, 13 NOV 1825. Halesowen, Worcester
Parents:
AMOS GOODE.
SARAH.

Thanks Jimmy. You are right - this is my GG Grandfather, Amos Goode's family. I have all the information about him in all the census's, his parents, siblings and children. What I am trying to find out is his marriage date. There is no Amos GOODE and Eliza Williams in the marriage registration indexes. So I sent off for this certificate for Amos GOULD and Eliza Williams. It seems to fit. I couldn't find an Amos Gould in the 1851 census.

Does anyone know how I go about searching the Banns for St Bartholomew's, Edgbaston, since they were married by Banns? The Vicar wasn't forthcoming with the details so I was wondering if the Banns might be more informative.
Thanks, Hilary

You can purchase the fiche from here Hilary:-

http://www.bmsgh.org/bookshop/warw/wa_e.html

I doubt that the Banns will give any further information, the ones I have seen just give the bride and grooms names and dates when the Banns were read, but you never know!

I think you are worrying too much about the surnames Gould and Goode, most of my Ancestors names are spelt differently, it all depended on who was filling in the forms, I would think that is the same family, definitely. HTH from Linell.

linell wrote:I think you are worrying too much about the surnames Gould and Goode, most of my Ancestors names are spelt differently, it all depended on who was filling in the forms, I would think that is the same family, definitely. HTH from Linell.

I agree with Linell -- have you tried saying those two names in a strong West Midlands accent -- with a cold -- you could easily spell them either way!

Thank you both for your input. I think you are probably right - I am worrying too much about the name. Problem is I am a stickler for detail as I have made a few errors in the past.

Thanks for your help. I guess I will leave it there.

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