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26 July 1739 at St Martin Ludgate, City of London. The entry on Ancestry reads: William Card, Bachelor & Mary Larking Widow both of something, something ye County of Kent were married by licence.

Can you tell me please what the two somethings are, what I think they are doesn't make sense!

The entry is on the second page, second entry from the top, it has 26 on the left hand edge of the page

Thank you.
 

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William Card, Bachelor & Mary Larking Widow both of Town Malling ye County of Kent were married by licence.

I know there's a West Malling in Kent. Ah here you go.

West Malling (/ˈmɔːlɪŋ/ MAW-ling, historically Town Malling
 
both of Town Malling in ye County of Kent

(Wikipedia says: "West Malling ... (historically Town Malling) is a historic market town in the Tonbridge and Malling district of Kent, England")

Blimey, that's the first time I've been able to read those old registers!
Jane

Snap!! Do Moderators never sleep? ;)
 
Thanks all for your input, Town Malling is what I thought it was but the two words together didn't make sense, well not to me anyway at 11.00 pm.

I have been in touch with a lady who has the surname Card, my mother's maiden name is Card, that lady's Card line matches mine back to the marriage of a James Card(e) and Rebecca Boyiten aka Boyton in 1767, White Notley Essex. the origin of James is where we differ.

After a great deal of searching I had James as the James Carde baptised 1 Jan 1743 at Black Notley, the son of Mary Card, I have Mary's parents, James was buried 20 Oct 1810 at Black Notley aged 67. All the known children were baptised in Black Notley

The Card lady has the parents as William Card and Mary Larking, their son James Card baptised 1742 at Great Baddow and died there in 1815.

The reason I wanted to know where the marriage was performed is because I couldn't find it in Essex, nor could I find a James Card baptised around 1742 in Gt Baddow, or any Cards for the matter in Gt Baddow until much later.

I'm going to have a shot at finding children of William Card and Mary Larking, not sure of how much of Kent is covered on Ancestry, Family Search and FreeReg.

Since the Card and associated families tree of the Card lady is remarkedly the same as mine I'm going into GenesReunited and check the list of people who match. :sceptical: :)

So West Malling Kent it is.
 
So far I haven't found any children I can attribute to William Card and his wife Mary Larking, had a look in the Kent OPC at West Mallin, the only christenings on there go from 1813 to 1853 so no use to me. Tried several other places which were "Vacant", I've come away with the impression there's not a lot of coverage in Kent OPC, probably a wrong impression.

Checking on Ancestry's EPRI and Family Search for Card, Curd, and Lard baptisms at Great Baddow, Essex found no results around 1740ish, I did find at Gt Baddow:_
1 child of William Curds and Elizabeth Byat, Betty bap 21 Sep 1753.
2 Children of William and Mary Curds, Mary and Sarah bap 1753 & 7.
8 children of William and Elizabeth Curds bap 1763 to1780.

William Curds married Elizabeth Lacey 19 Apr 1761 at Great Baddow.

You might wonder why I included Lard in the Card search, looking for the marriage of an ancestor sibling Louisa Card I found on Ancestry's EPRI, Louion Lard married Nathan Belcher 22 Apr 1838 at Danbury, I only found it in the end by searching on the groom, fortunately I already had the Registry details from FreeReg so I knew what the groom's name and the year of the marriage.

Another tree has James parents as William Card and Mary Wilson, I think I have that couple's marriage somewhere, Great Burstead rings a bell.
 
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