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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 Jane S. Bell (Q60572861) (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)[reply]

@Pigsonthewing: What is the earliest date that you know he was married? Mjroots (talk) 07:00, 16 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Mjroots: 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)[reply]

@Pigsonthewing:I'll see what Gale News Vault turns up.

Apparently he wrote "A History of British Quadripeds", published in 1836 (Varieties, Berrow's Worcester Journal, 20 October 1836, issue 6986).
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).
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).