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 E & BJ Capper Nagold 2017

 

Marriage recorded in regimental register

Marriage record - larger

It appears by the Register of Marriages kept for
the Parish of East-Stonehouse, in the County of Devon that

John Capper, Gunner Royal Artillery and

Ann Tapson Avery, Spinster were married

on the Eighth day June
in the Year of our Lord 1851

Given under my hand, this 8th day June 1851

John Lamouraux                          W. H. Nantes
Parish Clerk                                 Minister

 

Reverse side:

Marriage record reverse side - larger

Entered on the Regimental Register of the
23rd Brigade Royal Artillery

Secunderabad
8th January 1868

(Signature) Capt
Adj 23rd Brigade R.A.

Notes.
a) John Capper may not actually have had to go to Secunderabad for this.
b) Why this was recorded so late is not known. At any rate it was no hindrance to births of children being recorded.