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= January 15 =

Marriage of Thomas Bell (zoologist) and Jane Sarah Roberts
I am trying to find - with a citation - the date and place of marriage of Thomas Bell (zoologist) and (née Roberts; b. 1797/8 d. 1873; "sole heir of William Roberts Esq. of Ruabon"). Can anyone with access to English or Welsh BMD records/ genealogical databases assist, please? Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:18, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
 * What is the earliest date that you know he was married? Mjroots (talk) 07:00, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Information is scant. The best I have is that their daughter was born in 1836, according to ODNB. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:14, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
 * I'll see what Gale News Vault turns up.


 * 1) Apparently he wrote "A History of British Quadripeds", published in 1836 (Varieties, Berrow's Worcester Journal, 20 October 1836, issue 6986).
 * 2) Daughter born 29 March 1836 - "Births: The Lady of Thomas Bell, Esq., of New Broad-street, of a daughter." (Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries, The Morning Chronicle, 30 March 1836, issue 20378).
 * 3) Eureka! Married 3 December 1832 at St. Mary's Church, Rotherhithe, Kent (as it then was) - "Married: on the 3rd inst., at St. Mary's, Rotherhithe by the Rev. Thomas Hardwicke, Thomas Bell Esq., of New Broad-street, to Jane Sarah, only daughter of the late William Roberts, Esq., of the former place." (Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries, The Morning Post, 4 December 1832, page 8, issue 19341).
 * Hope this is useful. Mjroots (talk) 12:46, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Rotherhithe was, of course, in Surrey, not Kent. DuncanHill (talk) 22:01, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
 * ! Thank you. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 23:22, 16 January 2019 (UTC)