George Hale & Dinah Moody - did they marry?

[James18]

Hi all,

So far I've been unable to trace the marriage of George Hale (or Hayle) and Dinah Moody. I have them on census records between 1841 and 1901, and both seem to have died in the Mattingley area of Hampshire.

George's parents were Thomas and Martha, and there is a baptism entry for 7th January 1826 in Sherfield, Hampshire. This is before compulsory birth registration of course, and so I would put George's birth down as being Q4 1825. He died Q1 1901, age 75.

Dinah's parents were James and Mary, and there is a baptism entry for 24th January 1830 in Lockerley, Hampshire, so Dinah's birth is probably Q4 1829. Her census records give her place of birth as Nately Scures, Hampshire, and she died Q4 1895, age 66.

Can anyone find a marriage for them? I've tried variations of the names on FreeBMD and then checked the names of their partners on Ancestry, but I can't find anything that would be George Hale and Dinah Moody.

[kiterunner]

When you say you have them on the censuses from 1841 to 1901, James, I take it they aren't together in 1841? So which is the first census that they appear on together, please?

[James18]

Arghh, sorry Kate, that's really obvious and I should have mentioned it. Sorry.

1861 census in Newnham, Hampshire. They have two sons at that time.

[kiterunner]

So if this is them in 1861, we need to investigate where the two Page children fit in ("in law" was also used to mean "step" in those days):

http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/87...nSearchResults

Park Lane, Newnham Green, Hampshire
George Hayle Head Mar 35 Ag Lab Hants Sherfield
Dinah Do Wife Mar 32 Do Nately Scures
Elizabeth Page Daur in law 10 Do Newnham
Thos Do Son in law 8 Scholar Do Basing
George Hayle Son 5 Do Newnham
William Do Son 3 Do Do
Charlotte Do Daur 8 Mo Do Do

[Merry]

So....


Marriages Mar 1850

Page George Basingstoke 7 87 Scan available - click to view
WATMORE Diana Basingstoke 7 87


and then:

Marriages Sep 1854

HALL George Basingstoke 2c 256 corella
Hall George Basingstoke 2c 256 DebbieSAO

EDIT see post 8 for the bride!



Postems for this entry:

23/03/2007 This entry should read GEORGE HALE not GEORGE HALL.

He was my wifes Great Great Grandfather and we have proven his entries are incorrect here.

Wendy Johnson (nee HALE)

So where does the surname Moody come in?

[Merry]

Here's the 1851 census for George Page and his wife and dau Elizabeth who appears in the 1861 census Kate posted:

http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/88...nSearchResults

[kiterunner]

This must be the Page family in 1851. Are you sure that your Dinah is Dinah Moody, James? Have you got her maiden name from one of the children's birth certificates?

http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/88...nSearchResults

Pott Lane, Basing, Hampshire
George Page Head Mar 28 Ag Lab Hants Weston Patrick
Dinah Do Wife Mar 22 Do Newnham
Elizabeth Do Daur 6 months do Nately Scures

There is a possible George Page / Diana Watmore marriage Jan-Mar 1850 Basingstoke district.

Eidt - I see Merry got there way before me!

[kiterunner]

And just to add that Dinah Page is the other person in that 1854 marriage that Merry posted up in post #5.

[Merry]

Originally Posted by kiterunner

And just to add that Dinah Page is the other person in that 1854 marriage that Merry posted up in post #5.

lol that's what comes of copy/pasting without looking properly!

[James18]

No, I am not sure on this occasion as I've not been able to find a marriage record and so it's difficult to prove who is who. I'm just trying to go by other sources, i.e. census records and approximate ages from death records.

I hope I am not totally wrong.