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Marriages at United Methodist
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Marriages recorded in the Register for 1936 - 1939


Marriage: 25 Jan 1936 Plank Lane Methodist, Leigh, Lancashire
Joseph Thompson - 25, Coal Hewer's Drawer, Bachelor, 32 Plank Lane, Leigh
Mary Lowe - 20, Cotton Weaver, Spinster, 37 Sandy Lane, Lowton, Golborne
    Groom's Father: William Gregory Thompson, Collier
    Bride's Father: John Lowe, Collier
    Witnesses: Walter Draper; Fanny Thompson
    Married by Certificate by R H Hamer Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1939, Page 1, Entry 1
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 18 Apr 1936 Plank Lane Methodist, Leigh, Lancashire
Arnold Stowell - 22, Iron Moulder, Bachelor, 11 Rutland Street, Leigh
Hilda Vaughan - 19, Silk Spooler, Spinster, 30 Plank Lane
    Groom's Father: William Stowell, Iron Moulder
    Bride's Father: George Vaughan, Coal Miner
    Witnesses: Walter Vaughan; Hilda Warterworth
    Married by Certificate by R H Hamer Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1939, Page 1, Entry 2
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 1 Jun 1936 Plank Lane Methodist, Leigh, Lancashire
Frank Gaskell - 27, Insurance Agent, Bachelor, 48 Fairhurst Street, Leigh
Margaret Davies - 26, House Duties, Spinster, 81 Plane Lane, Leigh
    Groom's Father: Harry Gaskell, Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Davies, Draper
    Witnesses: Charlie Gaskell; Martha Houghton
    Married by Certificate by R H Hamer Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1939, Page 2, Entry 3
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 15 Aug 1936 Plank Lane Methodist, Leigh, Lancashire
Christopher Horrocks Collier - 28, Colliery Haulage Hand, Bachelor, 165 Firs Lane, Leigh
Marian Rathbone - 22, Cotton Weaver, Spinster, 16 Old Sirs, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton
    Groom's Father: Alfred Collier, deceased
    Bride's Father: Thomas Rathbone, deceased
    Witnesses: Cyril Eric Collier; Maud Rathbone
    Married by Certificate by R H Hamer Authorised Person for the said Church & Joseph Parr
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1939, Page 2, Entry 4
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 12 Sep 1936 Plank Lane Methodist, Leigh, Lancashire
Arthur Oxbury - 23, Painter and Decorator (Journeyman), Bachelor, 97 Plank Lane, Leigh
Lily May Glaze - 21, Spinster, 49 Heywood Avenue, Golborne
    Groom's Father: Harry Oxbury, deceased
    Bride's Father: Samuel Glaze, Unemployed
    Witnesses: John Newton Taylor; Fanny Glaze
    Married by Certificate by R H Hamer Authorised Person for the said Church & Joseph Parr
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1939, Page 3, Entry 5
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 12 Sep 1936 Plank Lane Methodist, Leigh, Lancashire
John Newton Taylor - 24, Brick Setter's Labourer, Bachelor, 97 Plank Lane, Leigh
Fanny Glaze - 23, Spinster, 49 Heywood Avenue, Golborne
    Groom's Father: Richard Taylor, Miner
    Bride's Father: Samuel Glaze, Unemployed
    Witnesses: Arthur Oxbury; Lily May Glaze
    Married by Certificate by R H Hamer Authorised Person for the said Church & Joseph Parr
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1939, Page 3, Entry 6
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 26 Sep 1936 Plank Lane Methodist, Leigh, Lancashire
George Prescott - 27, Coal Miner (Hewer), Bachelor, 19 Wigan Road, Golbourne
Lucy Jane Pendlebury-Bowe - 23, Cotton Operative (Weaver), Spinster, 146 Plank Lane, Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Prescott, Retired
    Bride's Father: John Pendlebury-Bowe, Retired
    Witnesses: James Pendlebury-Bowe; Ethel Prescott
    Married by Certificate by R H Hamer Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1939, Page 4, Entry 7
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 19 Dec 1936 Plank Lane Methodist, Leigh, Lancashire
George Unsworth Owen - 28, Local Government Officer, Bachelor, 16 Stopford Street, Ince
Brenda Edwards - 21, Lady Clerk, Spinster, 175 Manchester Road, Ince
    Groom's Father: John Owen, Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Edwards, Deceased
    Witnesses: Thomas Murtack; Rosina Blay
    Married by Certificate by R H Hamer Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1939, Page 4, Entry 8
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 2 Jan 1937 Plank Lane Methodist, Leigh, Lancashire
Leslie Liptrot - 21, Colliery Day Wageman, Bachelor, 16 Piele Road, Haydock
Mary Smith - 21, House Duties, Spinster, 25 Bickershaw Street, Plank Lane, Leigh
    Groom's Father: Andrew George Liptrot, (deceased)
    Bride's Father: John Smith, Miner
    Witnesses: Thomas Smith; Bessie Cox
    Married by Certificate by R H Hamer Authorised Person for the said Church & Joseph Parr
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1939, Page 5, Entry 9
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 13 Jan 1937 Plank Lane Methodist, Leigh, Lancashire
John Cocker - 24, Newsagent, Bachelor, 68 Shaw Street, Bolton
Louisa Mee - 24, House Duties, Spinster, 113 Plank Lane, Leigh
    Groom's Father: John Cocker, Spinner
    Bride's Father: John William Mee, Newsagent
    Witnesses: Joseph Ratcliffe; Irene Chadwick
    Married by Certificate by R H Hamer Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1939, Page 5, Entry 10
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 22 May 1937 Plank Lane Methodist, Leigh, Lancashire
Cyril Booth - 27, Brickyard Labourer, Bachelor, 21 Sandy Lane, Lowton St. Mary's
Doris Clegg - 27, Cotton Weaver, Spinster, 154 Plank Lane, Abram
    Groom's Father: Arthur Booth, Electrician
    Bride's Father: Joseph Clegg, Colliery Worker
    Witnesses: John Booth; Julia Woods
    Married by Certificate by R H Hamer Authorised Person for the said Church & Joseph Parr
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1939, Page 6, Entry 11
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 11 Sep 1937 Plank Lane Methodist, Leigh, Lancashire
James Cheetham - 36, Colliery Fireman, Bachelor, 78 Melrose Avenue, Leigh
Minnie Dodd formerly O'Neil, Formerly the wife of James Percy Dodd from whom she obtained a divorce - 31, Divorced, 63 Firs Lane, Leigh
    Groom's Father: James Cheetham, Deceased
    Bride's Father: John Frederick O'Neil, Deceased
    Witnesses: Mary Bailey; Ephraim Bailey
    Married by Certificate by Henry Pritchard Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1939, Page 6, Entry 12
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 1 Jan 1938 Plank Lane Methodist, Leigh, Lancashire
Thomas Smith - 27, Coal Cutter, Bachelor, 25 Bickershaw Street, Leigh
Elizabeth Annie Cox - 22, Card Tenter (Cotton Mill ), Spinster, 21 Urmston Street, Leigh
    Groom's Father: John Smith, Coal Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Cox, Coal Miner
    Witnesses: Thomas Cox; Ellen Barlow
    Married by Certificate by Henry Pritchard Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1939, Page 7, Entry 13
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 1 Jan 1938 Plank Lane Methodist, Leigh, Lancashire
Edwin Parker - 26, Market Gardener, Bachelor, Worsley View, Astley Road, Irlam
Eva Strong - 26, Silk Weaver, Spinster, 14 Fell Street, Leigh
    Groom's Father: James Parker, Farmer
    Bride's Father: James Strong, Check-Weighman
    Witnesses: Timothy Strong; Philomena Burns
    Married by Certificate by Henry Pritchard Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1939, Page 7, Entry 14
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 30 Jun 1938 Plank Lane Methodist, Leigh, Lancashire
Frederick Collier - 24, Bran Finisher, Bachelor, 13 Rothay Street, Leigh
Hilda Waterworth - 22, Domestic Servant, Spinster, 129 Plank Lane, Leigh
    Groom's Father: Oswald Lees Collier, Labourer
    Bride's Father: John Waterworth, Miner
    Witnesses: John Collier; Margaret Waterworth
    Married by Certificate by Henry Pritchard Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1939, Page 8, Entry 15
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 2 Jul 1938 Plank Lane Methodist, Leigh, Lancashire
James Henry Wood - 27, Operative Cotton Spinner, Bachelor, 30 Plank Lane, Leigh
Elizabeth Ann Waterworth - 29, Cotton Piecer, Spinster, 129 Plank Lane, Leigh
    Groom's Father: Thomas Wood, Retired
    Bride's Father: John Waterworth, Miner
    Witnesses: Maggie Goulding; Alfred Waterworth
    Married by Certificate by Henry Pritchard Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1939, Page 8, Entry 16
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 27 Aug 1938 Plank Lane Methodist, Leigh, Lancashire
William Radcliffe - 32, Clerk (Cable Works), Bachelor, 38 Lilford Street, Leigh
Alice Tearney - 26, Silk Winder, Spinster, 187 Firs Lane, Leigh
    Groom's Father: William Radcliffe, Retired
    Bride's Father: Thomas Tearney, Cotton Operative
    Witnesses: Sydney Evans; Lucy Tearney
    Married by Certificate by Henry Pritchard Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1939, Page 9, Entry 17
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 27 Jan 1939 Plank Lane Methodist, Leigh, Lancashire
Wilfred Parr - 28, Railway Locomotive Engine Stoker, Bachelor, 298 Leigh Road, Hindley
Annie Birch - 29, Spinster, 108B Plank Lane, Abram
    Groom's Father: William Henry Parr, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Joseph Birch, Retired
    Witnesses: James Parr; Annie Parr
    Married by Certificate by Henry Pritchard Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1939, Page 9, Entry 18
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 28 Jan 1939 Plank Lane Methodist, Leigh, Lancashire
Leonard Green - 24, Railway Wagon Builder, Bachelor, 16 Brookland Avenue, Glazebury
Eunice Annie Newton - 23, Shop Assistant (Tobacconist), Spinster, 224 Firs Lane, Leigh
    Groom's Father: James Green, Deceased
    Bride's Father: Ernest Newton, Colliery Fireman
    Witnesses: Robert Parr; Dorothy Newton
    Married by Certificate by Henry Pritchard Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1939, Page 10, Entry 19
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 29 Apr 1939 Plank Lane Methodist, Leigh, Lancashire
Stanley Birkinhead - 25, Power Loom Overlooker (Silk Mill), Bachelor, 124 Newton Road, Lowton
Marian Gregory - 24, Silk Weaver, Spinster, 269 Firs Lane, Leigh
    Groom's Father: William Birkinhead, Motor Engineer
    Bride's Father: William Gregory, Spinning Overlooker
    Witnesses: William H. Gregory; Edna Birkinhead
    Married by Certificate by Henry Pritchard Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1939, Page 10, Entry 20
    Source: Original Register
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