The marriage of Ann Cooper

[Phoenix]

I had a convincing marriage for Ann Cooper to Henry Watson in Clerkenwell in 1799, but there is also this:

Name: Ann Cooper
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 11 May 1795
Marriage Place: South Witham, Lincoln, England
Spouse: John Watson
FHL Film Number: 1450486

Does anyone have access to Lincolnshire marriages?
To see whether this Ann is a spinster, of this parish, and who the witnesses are?

[Merry]

You should be able to find the image here:

https://www.lincstothepast.com/Marriages/567968.record?ImageId=315627&pt=T

(not sure that link will work!)

The witnesses are John Goodwin and Thomas Baker. I can't see the condition, but am supposed to be dishing up dinner, so perhaps you could look harder?!! lol

[Mary from Italy]

John was a widower and Ann was a spinster, both OTP, married by banns. Ann made her mark.

[Merry]

Thanks Mary! When the smell of burning wasn't pressuring me, I could easily see the info!!

[Merry]

John and Ann had one dau bap at South Witham:

Elizabeth Watson bap 12 Feb 1798

[Phoenix]

Thank you both!

This seems unlikely as a marriage as I don't recognise the witnesses and this Ann was illiterate. "Mine" signed her name on her second marriage and witnessed various legal documents, so I can't imagine she would tamely make her mark.

This still feels the most likely marriage: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1623/31280_199037-00340/4188854?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk %2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3f_phsrc%3dhQY7618%26_phstart%3dsucc essSource%26usePUBJs%3dtrue%26db%3dlmamarriages%26 so%3d2%26pcat%3dROOT_CATEGORY%26gss%3dangs-g%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26msT%3d1%26MS_AdvCB%3d1%26 gsfn%3dhenry%26gsfn_x%3dNP%26gsln%3dwatson%26gsln_ x%3dNN%26msgdy%3d1799%26msgdy_x%3d1%26cpxt%3d1%26c p%3d4%26catbucket%3dr%26MSAV%3d2%26MSV%3d1%26uidh% 3d9vh&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults

but another researcher has claimed it as his own.:(

[Phoenix]

I don't think it gets me any further forward, but it looks as if the witness Geo Sutton is this man https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1559/31281_a101001-00027/260857?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk% 2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3f_phsrc%3dhQY7683%26_phstart%3dsucc essSource%26usePUBJs%3dtrue%26db%3dlmadeaths%26so% 3d2%26pcat%3d34%26gss%3dangs-c%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26MS_AdvCB%3d1%26gsfn%3dgeo rge%26gsfn_x%3dNP%26gsln%3dsutton%26gsln_x%3dNN%26 MSAV%3d2%26MSV%3d1%26uidh%3d9vh&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults

who died in Tash Street aged 53 in 1827

This is his marriage to Sarah Maria Dobinson in 1798, All Hallows, London Wall. He appears to be a labourer, from one of the post 1812 baptisms of his children.

[Phoenix]

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1623/31281_a100766-00040/1108214?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk %2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dLMAmarriages%26gss%3dsfs28_ms _r_db%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26MS_AdvCB%3d1%26gsfn%3 dgeorge%26gsfn_x%3dNP%26gsln%3dsutton%26gsln_x%3dN N%26msgdy%3d1790%26msgdy_x%3d1%26msgdp%3d10%26MSAV %3d2%26MSV%3d1%26uidh%3d9vh&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults

Signature for reference.

[Merry]

I tried to use that Lincolnshire site to see if there were any burials for John or Ann Watson (to eliminate them), but I don't think I can be using the search correctly!