Wedding Wednesday: Leah Warburton to Isaac Moore - Trowbridge, Wiltshire

Below is the 1823 marriage announcement for Leah Warburton (b. 1804) daughter of John & Lydia (Sandiford) Warburton, to Isaac Moore.  They were married on 26 March 1823.  It is interesting that the newspaper has her name as Mary Ann, but all other records I have found for her are consistent with the name 'Leah'. The date, names of the spouse and her father, a well known Baptist minister, are correct, so I am confident this announcement is for Leah.

Salisbury and Winchester Journal 31 March 1823

Valentine's Day Fun Fact

Fun Fact from History.com:
Approximately 150 million Valentine's Day cards are exchanged annually, making Valentine's Day the second most popular card-sending holiday after Christmas.

Happy Valentine's Day!

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The Mercantile Marine War Medal

This week FindMyPast is bringing over 600,000 new records online, including:

• Merchant Navy, First World War Medal Cards, 1914-1925

In this database I was able to find a Cassingham cousin who was recorded in the 1901 & 1911 UK census records as a Marine Engineer:

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The Mercantile Marine War Medal was awarded to members of the Merchant Navy for one or more voyages through a war or danger zone during the course of World War I.



FxGS Spring Conference 2015: Tips and Tricks for Researching the Mid-Atlantic and Europe

Event to be held at the following time, date, and location:

Friday, March 27, 2015 at 2:00 PM - to - Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 3:45 PM (EDT) Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks 11787 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway Fairfax, VA 22033 View Map

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27-28 March 2015 Tips and Tricks for Researching the Mid- Atlantic and Europe The Fairfax Genealogical Society invites you to register for its annual spring conference, “Tips and Tricks for Researching the Mid- Atlantic and Europe”. This major event will be 27 & 28 March 2015 at the Marriott Fair Oaks Mall, 11787 Lee Jackson Highway, Fairfax, VA 22033. Go to www.fxgs.org and click on Spring Conference for more information. Share this event on Facebook and Twitter We hope you can make it! Cheers, Fairfax Genealogical Society