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Heckington Windmill and a disallowed marriage

TF1443 : Heckington Windmill TF1443 : Windmill & Brewery TF1443 : Heckington Windmill TF1443 : Heckington Windmill TF1443 : Heckington Windmill TF1443 : Heckington Windmill TF1443 : Heckington mill from the rear
TF1443 : Pocklington's Mill, Heckington TF1443 : Tower mill, Heckington TF1443 : Pocklington's Mill TF1443 : Heckington mill TF1443 : Heckington windmill TF1443 : Heckington Mill TF1443 : Pocklington's Mill, Heckington, Lincs
TF1443 : The eight sailed windmill at Heckington TF1443 : The eight sails of Heckington Mill TF1443 : Mill House Tearooms Heckington TF1443 : Heckington Windmill TF1443 : Heckington Windmill
As stated in Jo Turner's description on TF1443 : Heckington Windmill and Station, Hale Road, Heckington this much photographed mill was built in 1830 for Michael Hare. Mr Hare died in 1834 at the age of just 29 and his widow, Ann, was later courted by a miller named Joseph Nash and they planned to marry. But before Joseph could marry Ann, his father Sleightholme (or Sleighton) Nash (aged 79) made her what must have been a better offer and they married in August 1836. Once he had control of the mill, Sleightholme tried to sell it - but failed.

Upon the death of Sleightholme in 1847 it passed to Joseph, who also tried - unsuccessfully - to sell the mill. In June 1851 Joseph then tried once more to marry Ann but proceedings were interrupted at the 'just cause or impediment' stage when someone pointed out she was his stepmother. The law regarding step parent/stepchild marriages finally changed in 1986 for cases where the 'child' was an adult when his/her parent married the step parent.

In spite of the fact this marriage did not take place, a marriage certificate exists - copy here
https://www.lostcousins.com/newsletters2/midfeb18news_files/image002.p ng

I'm indebted to Peter Calver of lostcousins.com for bringing this story to my attention (and ordering a copy of the 'marriage' certificate.