Marriage allegation describes the couple as "William Alford of the parish of St. Stephen Walbrooke, London, skinner & a bachelor, aged about 25 years," and "Mary Draper of Hackney in the County of Middlesex, a maiden, aged about 22 years and at the dispose of George Harwood of London, merchant, her uncle." [Bishop of London Marriage Allegations, volume 13, 1629-1631, folio 49v]