Hi angela, on the marriage record for alice greaves to Nicholas Morton 1726 at st Nicholas Bradfield it reads residing at otc,i think it will mean of this parish but thought I would check.
I believe this is the marriage you are interested in.
Morton, Nicholas (~, age ~, ~, residing at OTC).
Married Alice Greaves, on July 31, 1726, by ~ (Banns) at
St Nicholas, Bradfield a Chapelry of Ecclesfield. Father's name is ~ (~).
Married in the presence of .
As others have noted the OTC does indeed mean of this Chapelry.
Bradfield was a Chapelry of Ecclesfield until 1868.
To help you and others when I searched for this marriage I noted that it didn't show up in our search. When I searched again this is what I noted.
If I put Bradfield in the area box three Nicholas Mortons showed but not the 1726 one.
BY searching with St Nicholas Brad* Nicholas Morton it showed up.
When we transcribed these records the heading for a few of these early marriages after 1723 was Bradfield Chapelry of Ecclesfield.
BY using the WILD Card * and using Brad* all four Nicholas Morton's showed up as you can see from the above info.
My suggestion is to use the Wild Card option always.
The Tilde ~ by the way means there is no further information.
Hope that explains our logic. LOL.
Elaine in Ottawa.
**Follow up.**
This problem with the "area cell" only occurs with the marriages from 1723-1732. For Bradfield only.