Hello Josie,
Is it Bermuda or Bahamas?
I did notice on the marriage certificate Mary's father was John
Bone Rice. I'm thinking RN / Greenwich. Also noticed Edward C was a widower when he married Mary in 1868.
Deaths Mar 1867
Rice John Bone 53 Medway 2a 275
I wonder if John Bone RICE has a connection to Chatham Marine Barracks. ??? John's spouse might be a Charlotte Mary.
John RICE & Charlotte Mary REYNOLDS
Marriage: 1 Sep 1838 Saint Anne Soho, Westminster, London
Marriages Sep 1838
Reynolds Charlotte Mary Strand 1 333
Rice John Strand 1 333
I had not searched for her at all. Just now 'mary croker rice' returns nothing. I can't find a tree with Mary.
I did search Templecombe on net and in 19C newspapers and only found the village in Somerset.
Why did I think I was finished with BONE? :2fun: How many generations of this family do I want?