Bett

[DJHawkes]

Hi, I have tried to find a marriage for one of my 3rd great grand uncles Samuel Bett(s) born 1843 Benniworth Lincolnshire. His wife on the 1871 was Elizabeth who I think was Elizabeth Willson born Hutoft 1845, as Samuel was a servant to a Willson family in Hutoft on the 1861 and they had a daughter the rights age for his wife on the 1871. He was a police officer on the 1871 living in Nottinghamshire with a son George b 1862/3 Alford and a daughter Lily, b 1866 Kirton in lindsay. I have looked on ancestry, FMP and familtsearch.org and not found a marriage, i've even looked at the original filmed image for Bett/Betts for 1861/62/63 all 4 quarters of each just incase ancestry did not transcribe an entry. I wonder if maybe they never did marry, which wouldn;t be the first instance of that type i've found. Anyone able to look at maybe Hutoft parish registers for marriage locally? Thanks for any ideas.

[ironmonger]

On the 1881 census there is a Thomas Bett born Bennisworth married to a Frances. E. Bett living at Great Grimbsy
On another persons family tree there is a marriage of Thomas to a Frances
Elizabeth Smith 1864
Perhaps you can make something of this