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Marriages at St James and St Elizabeth
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Marriages recorded in the Register for 1939 - 1948

Marriage: 2 Sep 1939 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Henry Banks - 61, Trades Union Official. Justice of the Peace, Widower, 194 Gidlow Lane, Wigan
Catherine Hannah Hinks - 41, Spinster, Hall Farm, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Banks, (deceased), Waiter
    Bride's Father: James Pryce Hinks, Farmer
    Witness: Frederick Banks; James Pryce Hinks; Edna Banks
    Married by Banns by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 1, Entry 1
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Dec 1939 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Roger Stewart Mason - 24, Chemist, Bachelor, Bickershaw House, Bickershaw
Lilian Hart - 26, Spinster, Bickershaw House, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Alfred Stewart Mason, Depot Manager
    Bride's Father: James Hart, Coal Dealer
    Witness: Bessie Hart; William Horace Prescott
    Married by Banns by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 1, Entry 2
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Dec 1939 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Fred Stretton - 29, Service Hand, Bachelor, 427 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Cissie Pugh - 27, Spinster, 497 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Samuel Stretton, Collier
    Witness: Thomas Webb; Annie Pugh
    Married by Banns by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 2, Entry 3
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Dec 1939 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Frank Phillips - 25, Miner, Bachelor, 432 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Ellen Mann - 23, Spinster, 68 Victoria Road, Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: Isaac Phillips, Miner
    Bride's Father: James Mann, Miner
    Witness: James Mann; Benjamin McMaster
    Married by Banns by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 2, Entry 4
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Dec 1939 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
James Whittle - 28, Metal Man in Mines, Bachelor, 347 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Ellen Bore - 24, Spinster, 97 Enid Crescent, Leigh
    Groom's Father: Joseph Whittle, Miner (Retired)
    Bride's Father: James Bore, Miner
    Witness: Samuel Walsh; Annie Ackers
    Married by Banns by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 3, Entry 5
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Dec 1939 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Percy Rigby Parkinson - 30, Bread Baker, Bachelor, 382 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Ada Nichols - 23, Spinster, 43 Bolton House Road, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Thomas Parkinson, Colliery Fireman
    Bride's Father: James Harvey Nichols, Colliery Foreman
    Witness: Edna Oldfield; William James Nichols
    Married by Banns by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 3, Entry 6
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Feb 1940 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Vincent Regan - 26, Colliery Clerk, Bachelor, 49 Sydney Street, Platt Bridge
Helen Prescott - 22, Spinster, 434 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Michael Regan, (deceased), Coal Miner
    Bride's Father: James Prescott, Collier
    Witness: John Belshaw; Clarice Prescott
    Married by Banns by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 4, Entry 7
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Mar 1940 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Alfred Birchall - 21, Soldier R.A.F. 638561, Bachelor, 639 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Annie Hampson - 21, Spinster, 639 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: James Birchall, Furnace Man
    Bride's Father: Thomas Hampson, Colliery Service Hand
    Witness: Mary Jane Hampson; Walter Birchall
    Married by Banns by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 4, Entry 8
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Mar 1940 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Cyril Ashurst - 26, Soldier R.A. 826092, Bachelor, 44 Bickershaw Lane Abram
Hilda Burton - 21, Spinster, 2 Turner Avenue, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: George Frederick Ashurst, Miner
    Bride's Father: Harry Burton, Miner
    Witness: Mary Winrow; Norman Winrow
    Married by Licence by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 5, Entry 9
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Mar 1940 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Mawdsley - 26, Platelayer, Bachelor, 48 Victoria Terrace, Bickershaw
Betty Brown Walls - 22, Spinster, 23 Brown Street, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: James Mawdsley, Watchman
    Witness: George Potts; Alice Blakeley
    Married by Banns by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 5, Entry 10
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Mar 1940 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
James Cowley - 24, Air Craft worker, Bachelor, 108 Bickershaw Lane
Nellie Gibson - 22, Spinster, Hink's Farm, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Cowley, Miner
    Bride's Father: William Gibson, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Alice Hinks; Ernest Cowley
    Married by Banns by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 6, Entry 11
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Apr 1940 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Westwell - 22, Soldier 977697 R.A.F., Bachelor, 22 Smiths Lane, Hindley Green
Ellen Briars - 25, Spinster, 551 Wigan Road, Leigh
    Groom's Father: James Westwell, Cotton Spinner
    Bride's Father: William Briars, Master Butcher
    Witness: Alice Briars; James Westwell
    Married by Licence by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 6, Entry 12
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Apr 1940 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Albert Henry Baker - 30, Police Constable, Bachelor, 15 Arthur Street, Liverpool S.
Edith May Watson - 25, Spinster, 22 Victoria Terrace, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Baker, (deceased), Tram Conductor
    Bride's Father: George Peter Watson, Railway Clerk (Retired)
    Witness: William Henry Kilby; E. E. Shimmin
    Married by Licence by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 7, Entry 13
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Jul 1940 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
William Valentine - 27, Carpenter, Bachelor, 519 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Dorothy Terry - 27, Spinster, 27 Kingsdown Road, Abram
    Groom's Father: Charles Valentine, Engine Winder (Retired)
    Bride's Father: James Terry, Munition Worker
    Witness: Elsie Marsh; William Alker
    Married by Licence by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 7, Entry 14
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Jul 1940 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
James Aspinwall - 32, Colliery Surface Hand, Widower, 26 Banks Street, Platt Bridge
Mary Elizabeth Cooper - 20, Spinster, 3 Brown Street, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Aspinwall, Dataller (Retired)
    Bride's Father: John Thomas Cooper, Colliery Surface Hand
    Witness: Florrie Cooper; Albert Sutch
    Married by Banns by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 8, Entry 15
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Jul 1940 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Harry Meadows - 30, Miner, Bachelor, 16 Hampson Street, Bickershaw
Gladys Rigby - 23, Spinster, 1 Twiss Lane, Leigh
    Groom's Father: Eli Meadows, (deceased), Winder
    Bride's Father: Joseph Rigby, Licensee
    Witness: Frederick Meadows; Doris Rigby
    Married by Banns by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 8, Entry 16
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Jul 1940 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Robert Thompson - 27, General Labourer, Bachelor, 345 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Annie Hill - 20, Spinster, 10 Linburne Street, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Robert Thompson, Collier (Retired)
    Bride's Father: William Hill, Labourer
    Witness: Elizabeth E. Calland; Robert Hulme
    Married by Banns by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 9, Entry 17
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Aug 1940 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Henry Frederick Reginald Allridge - 23, Stoker 1st. Class D/KX 89979 Royal Navy, Bachelor, 69 Clayton Crescent, Brentford, Middlesex
Naomi Johnson - 21, Spinster, 428 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: George William Allridge, Lighterman
    Bride's Father: Peter Johnson, Collier (Retired)
    Witness: Ernest Johnson; Nora Wallbank
    Married by Licence by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 9, Entry 18
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Sep 1940 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Harold Ward - 25, Colliery Fitter, Bachelor, 1 Fairfield Avenue, Platt Bridge
Margaret Hampson - 21, Spinster, 16 Hampson Street, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Henry Ward, (deceased), Colliery Brakesman
    Bride's Father: Seth Hampson, Colliery Cutter
    Witness: Margaret Dickinson; Harry Dickinson
    Married by Banns by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 10, Entry 19
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Sep 1940 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
William Stanley - 24, Soldier 1559945 R. A., Bachelor, 243 Lily Lane, Bamfurlong
Elizabeth Crompton - 21, Spinster, 4 Johnson Avenue, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Isaac Stanley, Miner
    Bride's Father: Richard Crompton, Miner
    Witness: Thomas Stanley; Annie Crompton
    Married by Licence by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 10, Entry 20
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Sep 1940 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Alfred Atkinson - 24, Soldier 3860133 5th. Manchester Regiment, Bachelor, 14 Priory Avenue, West Leigh
Frances Whittle McQuade - 23, Spinster, 38 Victoria Terrace, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Atkinson, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Peter McQuade, Night Watchman
    Witness: Sarah Mason; William Atkinson
    Married by Licence by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 11, Entry 21
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Nov 1940 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
William Belshaw - 22, Soldier 935085 240th. Battery R.A., Bachelor, 469 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Margaret Reid - 22, Spinster, 14 Millers Lane, Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: Joseph Belshaw, Collier
    Witness: Arthur Fairclough; Charlotte Reid
    Married by Licence by: John Tanner Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 11, Entry 22
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Feb 1941 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Ward - 35, Steel Erector, Bachelor, Brookside Farm, Bickershaw
Ethel Lea - 29, Spinster, 398 Bickershaw Lane
    Groom's Father: Thomas Ward, Farmer
    Bride's Father: James Lea, Engineer
    Witness: Herbert Ward; Hilda Lea; Alice Lea
    Married by Banns by: T. E. Allen Vicar of Hindley Green
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 12, Entry 23
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Feb 1941 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Tom Harrison Blackledge - 22, Paint Maker (In Armed Forces), Bachelor, 2 Albert Street, Hindley
Evelyn Grundy - 21, Spinster, 17 Smiths Lane. Hindley Green
    Groom's Father: John Blackledge, Motor Driver
    Bride's Father: George Grundy, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Roger Harrison Partington; Ann Leigh
    Married by Banns by: Leonard Geary Vicar. St. Peter's Church, Hindley
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 12, Entry 24
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Feb 1941 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
William Latham - 27, Fitter, Bachelor, 758 Leigh Rd. Leigh
Mary Broadhurst - 26, Spinster, Foresters Arms Hotel, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: James Latham, Fitter
    Bride's Father: James Broadhurst, Publican
    Witness: James Battersby; Edna Broadhurst
    Married by: Leonard Geary Vicar. St. Peter's Church, Hindley
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 13, Entry 25
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 May 1941 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Albert Leyland - 26, Miner, Bachelor, 335 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Agnes Hulme - 25, Spinster, 416 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Robert Leyland, Munition Worker
    Bride's Father: Seth Hulme, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: James Richard Leyland; May Hulme
    Married by Banns by: John A. Tarver Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 13, Entry 26
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 May 1941 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Hodgetts - 34, Auxiliary Fireman, Widower, 359 Wigan Road, Leigh
Hannah Hayes - 24, Spinster, 355 Wigan Road, Leigh
    Groom's Father: George Hodgetts, (deceased), General Labourer
    Bride's Father: Harry Hayes, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Seth Hayes; Jane Hayes; Alfred Hodgetts; Robert Hayes
    Married by Banns by: John A. Tarver Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 14, Entry 27
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Jun 1941 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Gilbert Holcroft - 32, Soldier 1676074 R.A., Bachelor, 18 Bridgewater Street, Higher Ince
Sarah Ann Smart - 31, Spinster, 491 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Gilbert Holcroft, Collier
    Bride's Father: Thomas Smart, Collier
    Witness: John Robert Smart; Adeline J. Wood
    Married by Banns by: John A. Tarver Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 14, Entry 28
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Jul 1941 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Grime - 21, Soldier R.A.F., Bachelor, 30 May Avenue, Abram
Alice Blakeley - 25, Spinster, 6 Chapel Street, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Grime, Clerk
    Bride's Father: Joseph Blakeley, Miner
    Witness: John Walls; Alice Eckersley; Ann Blakeley
    Married by Licence by: John A. Tarver Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 15, Entry 29
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Aug 1941 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Albert Catterall - 25, Fitter, Bachelor, 651 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Margaret Keogh - 26, Spinster, 43 Rothay Street, Leigh
    Groom's Father: Thomas Catterall, Miner (Retired)
    Bride's Father: Thomas Keogh, Railway Worker
    Witness: Robert Catterall; Ethel Blakeley; Mary A. Catterall
    Married by Licence by: John A. Tarver Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 15, Entry 30
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Aug 1941 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Belshaw - 21, Soldier Royal Irish Fusiliers, Bachelor, 27 Millers Lane, Platt Bridge
Clarice Prescott - 21, Spinster, 434 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Belshaw, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: James Prescott, Miner
    Witness: J. Prescott; Mary Prescott; Miriam Winstanley
    Married by Licence by: John A. Tarver Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 16, Entry 31
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 Aug 1941 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Robert Smart - 27, Colliery Surface man, Bachelor, 491 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Elsie Jackson - 25, Spinster, 521 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Thomas Smart, Collier
    Bride's Father: William Jackson, Collier
    Witness: John Sproston; Thomas Smart; Florence Jackson; Hannah Jackson
    Married by Banns by: John A. Tarver Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 16, Entry 32
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Sep 1941 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Joseph Mather - 24, Miner Surface Hand, Bachelor, 469 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Hannah Gerrard - 23, Spinster, 32 Warrington Road, Abram
    Groom's Father: Clifford Mather, Munition Worker
    Bride's Father: Ernest Gerrard, Road Man
    Witness: John Gerrard; Jane Mather; Lily Green; Mary Ann Gerrard
    Married by Banns by: John A. Tarver Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 17, Entry 33
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Sep 1941 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Percy Robinson - 21, A.B. RN., Bachelor, 446 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Margaret Gurhy - 21, Spinster, 26 Moss Lane, Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: Peter Robinson, Collier
    Bride's Father: Edward Gurhy, Collier
    Witness: Norman Robinson; Elsie Duckworth; Peter Robinson
    Married by Licence by: John A. Tarver Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 17, Entry 34
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Nov 1941 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Richard Stanley Love - 34, Colliery Haulage Hand, Bachelor, 79 Wigan Road, Hindley
Mary Hulme - 31, Spinster, 416 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Edward Love, (deceased), General Labourer
    Bride's Father: Seth Hulme, (deceased), Collier
    Witness: Henry Sproston; Mary Agnes Hulme; Mary Ann Prescott; Margaret Love
    Married by Banns by: John A. Tarver Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 18, Entry 35
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Nov 1941 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Ralph Raines - 22, Miner, Bachelor, 362 Wigan Road, Leigh
Alice Boydell - 21, Spinster, 643 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Charles Horace Raines, Miner
    Bride's Father: Peter Boydell, Miner
    Witness: Jack Raines; Peter Boydell; Lois Thorley; Charles Horace Raines
    Married by Licence by: John A. Tarver Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 18, Entry 36
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Nov 1941 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Henry Lamonby Phillips - 25, Works Clerk, Bachelor, 383 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Agnes Ord - 23, Spinster, 383 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Fred Phillips, (deceased), Collier
    Bride's Father: Charles Ord, (deceased), Collier
    Witness: Frederick Phillips; Annie Phillips; Esther Ord; John Ord
    Married by Banns by: John A. Tarver Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 19, Entry 37
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Dec 1941 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
William Grimshaw - 24, Soldier, Bachelor, 359 Warrington Road, Abram
Margaret Dickinson - 22, Spinster, 4 Gibson Street, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Grimshaw, Munition Worker
    Bride's Father: Henry Dickinson, Council Labourer
    Witness: Thomas Grimshaw; Henry Dickinson; Mary Holmes; Mary E. Grimshaw
    Married by Licence by: John A. Tarver Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 19, Entry 38
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Dec 1941 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Richard Bramwell Robinson - 40, Miner, Widower, 558 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Mary Lamonby Phillips - 30, Spinster, 383 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John William Robinson, (deceased), Dock Labourer
    Bride's Father: Fred Phillips, (deceased), Collier
    Witness: John William Robinson; Annie Phillips; Edna Robinson; Henry Lamonby Phillips
    Married by Banns by: John A. Tarver Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 20, Entry 39
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Dec 1941 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Kenneth Worgan - 22, Collier, Bachelor, 99 Bottom Houses, Bickershaw
Irene Firth - 22, Spinster, 92 Bottom Houses, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Harold Worgan, Munition Worker
    Bride's Father: Fred Firth, Collier
    Witness: Vincent Cowley; Edith Cowley; F. Firth; H. Worgan
    Married by Banns by: John A. Tarver Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 20, Entry 40
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Feb 1942 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
George Landers - 29, R A Gunner No. 1628449, Bachelor, 13 Cawthorne Road, Barugh Green, Barnsley
Agnes Bannister - 20, Munitions, Spinster, Sale Cottage, Hindley Green
    Groom's Father: George Landers, Ex Collier
    Bride's Father: Thomas Bannister, Motor Driver
    Witness: Fred Crossman; Annie Bannister
    Married by Banns by: S, Bryson Vicar St. Mary's Ince-in-Makerfield
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 21, Entry 41
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Mar 1942 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Eric Barlow Woosey - 28, AC2 R.A.F. 1032745, Bachelor, 52 Springfield Road, Wigan
Ellen Rotheram - 25, School Teacher, Spinster, 25 Bolton House Road, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Joseph Woosey, Billeting Officer
    Bride's Father: Richard Rotheram, Colliery Fireman
    Witness: Arthur Woosey; Lilian Johnson
    Married by Licence by: S, Bryson Vicar St. Mary's Lower Ince
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 21, Entry 42
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 13 Apr 1942 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Arthur Victor Moore - 24, Shop Assistant, Bachelor, Park Cottage, The Downs, Bromyard
Betty Gaskell - 23, Spinster, 369 Bickershaw Lane
    Groom's Father: Alfred Moore, Gardener
    Bride's Father: Andrew Gaskell, Miner
    Witness: James Churchouse; Rosamund Alice Summers
    Married by Banns by: Parker Johnson Officiating Minister
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 22, Entry 43
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Aug 1942 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Arthur Powdrill - 25, Corporal No. 978145 in R.A.F., Bachelor, R.A.F. Camp Padgate Nr. Warrington
Phyllis Churnside - 29, Spinster, Goodcheap Farm, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Alfred Powdrill, (deceased), Collier
    Bride's Father: John Churnside, Farmer
    Witness: Fred Napier; May Parkinson
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 22, Entry 44
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Aug 1942 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Joseph Mercer - 46, Munition Worker, Widower, 23 Sargison St. Newtown, Wigan
Ethel Burgess - 27, Spinster, 356 Bickershaw Lane
    Groom's Father: Joseph Mercer, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: William Burgess, Munition Worker
    Witness: James Jolley; Alice Burgess
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 23, Entry 45
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Aug 1942 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Eric Roberts - 19, Engine Fireman, Bachelor, 28 Ladies Lane, Hindley
Ada Sankey - 18, Spinster, 637 Bickershaw Lane
    Groom's Father: Richard Roberts, Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Sankey, Clerk
    Witness: Joseph Sankey; Olga Bailey
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 23, Entry 46
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Oct 1942 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Joseph George Thornton - 34, Baker and Confectioner, Bachelor, 24 Hey Street, Ince-in-Makerfield
Mary Elizabeth Mather - 37, Spinster, 511 Bickershaw Lane
    Groom's Father: John Joseph Thornton, Retired
    Bride's Father: Ernest Mather, Storekeeper
    Witness: Ernest Mather; Louise Mather
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 24, Entry 47
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Oct 1942 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Frank Greenall - 26, Gunner No. 3385258 in Maritime Anti-Aircraft Regt., Bachelor, 72 Findlay Street, Leigh, Lancs
Margaret Draper - 28, Spinster, 967 Atherton Road, Hindley Green (on the Electoral Roll of Bickershaw Church)
    Groom's Father: Edward Greenall, Ex Collier
    Bride's Father: Moses Draper, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Robert Greenall; Elizabeth Greenall
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 24, Entry 48
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Dec 1942 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Wall - 22, Private No. 3856845 Kings Liverpool Regt., Bachelor, 10 College Street, Platt Bridge
May Barton - 21, Spinster, 16 Chapel Street
    Groom's Father: John Wall, Labourer
    Bride's Father: John Barton, Labourer
    Witness: James Barton; Lavinia Harrison
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 25, Entry 49
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Apr 1943 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
James Foster - 22, Leading Aircraftman No. 1114869 in R.A.F., Bachelor, 87 Twiss Green Lane, Culcheth. Newchurch, Lancs
Hazel Gerrard - 25, Spinster, 58 Smiths Lane, Hindley Green (on the Electoral Roll of Bickershaw Church)
    Groom's Father: Peter Foster, Machinist
    Bride's Father: Richard Gerrard, Miner
    Witness: John Foster; Winifred Lambert
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 25, Entry 50
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Apr 1943 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Melling - 28, Miner, Bachelor, 53 Grange Road, Bickershaw
Ellen Neacy - 25, Spinster, 29 Ingram St. Wigan
    Groom's Father: Samuel Melling, Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Neacy, (deceased), Foreman Gasworker
    Witness: Harold Melling; Mary Melling
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 26, Entry 51
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Apr 1943 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Wilfred Evans - 23, Clerk, Bachelor, 404 Hempshaw Lane, Stockport, Cheshire
Margery Webb - 29, Spinster, 46 Victoria Terrace, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Evans, Joiner's Machinist
    Bride's Father: John Webb, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Clifford Beswick; Mary Webb; John Webb
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 26, Entry 52
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 May 1943 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Robert Burton - 29, Blacksmith, Bachelor, 46 Park Road, Lamberhead Green, Pemberton, Wigan
Sarah Ellen Ashton - 30, Spinster, 513 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Richard Burton, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: Henry Ashton, Engineer
    Witness: James Ashton; Jenny Rylance
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 27, Entry 53
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Jun 1943 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Bartlie Edwards - 25, 2462528 RASC Lce. Corporal, Bachelor, 8 New Street, Platt Bridge
Edith Clark - 29, Spinster, 59 Bottom House Rd.
    Groom's Father: William Edwards, (deceased), Master Baker
    Bride's Father: Abraham Clark, Retired Collier
    Witness: Ethel Kelly; James Edwards
    Married by Banns by: Arthur Dean Vicar of Platt Bridge
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 27, Entry 54
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Jul 1943 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Winstanley - 23, Wagon Repairer, Bachelor, 136 Lily Street, Platt Bridge, Nr. Wigan
Margaret Roscow Clark - 21, Spinster, 635 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Peter Winstanley, Colliery Banksman
    Bride's Father: John Thomas Clark, Munition Worker
    Witness: Geo. Winstanley; Emma Ingram
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 28, Entry 55
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Jul 1943 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Tindall - 22, Colliery Shot Firer, Bachelor, 20 Laurel Crescent, Hindley Green
Margaret Hampson - 19, Spinster, 16 Smiths Lane, Hindley Green (on the Electoral Roll of Bickershaw Church)
    Groom's Father: Thomas Tindall, Miner
    Bride's Father: William James Hampson, Labourer
    Witness: James Hampson; Bertha Tindall
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 28, Entry 56
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Oct 1943 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Harold Kennerly - 37, Fireman, Widower, 7 Tunnicliffe Old Row, West Leigh, Lancs.
Mary Webb - 32, Spinster, 46 Victoria Terrace, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Brideson Kennerly, Retired Miner
    Bride's Father: John Webb, (deceased), Collier
    Witness: Frank Lees Kennerly; Elizabeth Alice Nuttall
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 29, Entry 57
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Oct 1943 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Ernest Fletcher - 52, Colliery haulage Worker, Bachelor, 105 Bolton Houses, Bickershaw
Ellen Belshaw - 39, Spinster, 90 Bolton Houses, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Fletcher, (deceased), Colliery Fireman
    Bride's Father: William Belshaw, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Harold Worgan; Ada Belshaw
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 29, Entry 58
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Jan 1944 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Charles Ernest Knighthall - 21, L.A.C. 1682153 in R.A.F., Bachelor, 51 Lovers Lane, Atherton, Lancs.
Florence May Rigby - 20, Spinster, 521 Wigan Road
    Groom's Father: Charles Ernest Knighthall, Boot Repairer
    Bride's Father: Walter Rigby, Miner
    Witness: Abel Rigby; Florence Ainscough
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 30, Entry 59
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Jan 1944 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Samuel Joseph Smith - 21, Able Seaman No. D.J.X. 321040 in Royal Navy, Bachelor, 5 Duke's Crescent, Edlington, Near Doncaster
Clara Jolley - 21, Spinster, 21 Brown Street, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Samuel Smith, Miner
    Bride's Father: Daniel Jolley, Labourer
    Witness: Harry Bullough; Elizabeth Carver
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 30, Entry 60
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Feb 1944 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
James Jolley - 24, P/KX 109233 Leading Stoker in Royal Navy, Bachelor, 21 Brown Street, Bickershaw
Elizabeth Carver - 21, Spinster, 455 Bickershaw Lane
    Groom's Father: Daniel Jolley, Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Carver, Miner
    Witness: Clara Smith; John Carver
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 31, Entry 61
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Apr 1944 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Edward McMullen - 20, Miner, Bachelor, 8 Laburnum Avenue, Ince
Annie Bannister - 20, Spinster, Sale Cottage, Close Lane, Hindley Green (on the Electoral Roll of Bickershaw Church)
    Groom's Father: James McMullen, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Billinge Bannister, Motor Driver
    Witness: Thomas McMullen; Agnes Landers
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 31, Entry 62
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 May 1944 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Freddie Clarke - 53, Railway Goods Guard, Widower, 12 Mount View, Westwood lane, Ince, Wigan
Mary Hampson - 45, Spinster, 556 Bickershaw Lane
    Groom's Father: John Clarke, (deceased), Colliery Brakesman
    Bride's Father: John Hampson, (deceased), Grocer
    Witness: John Clarke; Margaret Churchouse
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 32, Entry 63
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Jun 1944 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
William Simpson - 31, Fitter, Bachelor, 109 Cameron St. Leigh, Lancs.
Ellen Evans - 25, Spinster, 5 Smiths Lane, Hindley Green (on the Electoral Roll of Bickershaw Church)
    Groom's Father: Robert Simpson, Plasterer
    Bride's Father: Thomas James Evans, Colliery Fireman
    Witness: John Hall; Ethel Watkin Dale
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 32, Entry 64
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Jun 1944 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Albert Boucher - 36, Iron and Steel Worker, Bachelor, 57 Hoyle Street, Warrington
Rose Wood - 28, Spinster, 325 Bickershaw Lane
    Groom's Father: William Frederick Boucher, Engineer
    Bride's Father: George Wood, Insurance Agent
    Witness: Alfred Robinson; Adeline Wood
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 33, Entry 65
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Jul 1944 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
William Wright - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 227 Leigh Road, Hindley Green
Mary Hayes - 25, Spinster, 387 Bickershaw Lane
    Groom's Father: Thomas Wright, Fitters Labourer
    Bride's Father: John Hayes, Labourer
    Witness: Thomas Hayes; Edith Booth
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 33, Entry 66
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Jul 1944 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Gulliver - 26, Electrician, Bachelor, 388 Bickershaw Lane
May Atherton - 25, Spinster, 386 Bickershaw Lane
    Groom's Father: James Gulliver, Miner
    Bride's Father: James Atherton, Railway Goods Guard
    Witness: Stanley Atherton; Gladys Entwistle
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 34, Entry 67
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Nov 1944 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Sydney Vincent Gray - 19, Sergeant No. 107299 in Royal Marines, Bachelor, 133 Warwick Street, Heaton, Newcastle-on -Tyne
Hilda Morton - 19, Spinster, 13 Bolton House Road, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Thomas Dominic Gray, Bus Driver
    Bride's Father: Frederick Morton, Colliery Fireman
    Witness: Thomas Causey; Winifred Edna Morton
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 34, Entry 68
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Dec 1944 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
James Newell - 25, Miner, Bachelor, 46 Sydney Street, Platt Bridge
Alice Burgess - 28, Spinster, 356 Bickershaw Lane
    Groom's Father: James Newell, Miner
    Bride's Father: William Burgess, Munition Worker
    Witness: William Burgess; Roshannah Finney
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 35, Entry 69
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Mar 1945 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Harold Miller - 50, Locomotive Driver, Widower, 438 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Jane Jones - 38, Widow, 444 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Henry Miller, (deceased), Platelayer
    Bride's Father: John Cundliffe, Munition Worker
    Witness: William Cundliffe; Dora Miller
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 35, Entry 70
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Apr 1945 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Tom Miller - 33, Gunner No. 1567520 in the Royal Artillery, Bachelor, 438 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Sadie Livesey - 32, Spinster, 987 Atherton Road, Hindley Green
    Groom's Father: William Henry Miller, (deceased), Platelayer
    Bride's Father: George Livesey, Stoker
    Witness: Harry Miller; Lilian Livesey
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 36, Entry 71
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Jun 1945 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Sydney Stout - 28, Gunner No. 1609027 in the Royal Artillery, Bachelor, 2 Elaine Avenue, Marton, Blackpool
Hilda Lea - 25, Spinster, 398 Bickershaw Lane
    Groom's Father: Norman Stout, Retired Butcher
    Bride's Father: James Lea, Retired Engineer
    Witness: Norman Stout; Hilda Green
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 36, Entry 72
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Jul 1945 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Sidney Rourke - 21, Fitter's Labourer, Bachelor, 20 Darlington St. Wigan
Betty Fairhurst - 22, Spinster, 16 Hampson St.
    Groom's Father: John Rourke, Blacksmith's Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Fairhurst, Munition Worker
    Witness: Thomas Rourke; Ann Louisa McCarthy
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 37, Entry 73
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Oct 1945 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Clifford Gee - 26, Corporal No. T/157320 in R.A.S.C., Bachelor, 101 Enfield Street, Pemberton
Weaver Jones - 24, Spinster, 443 Bickershaw Lane
    Groom's Father: Ernest Gee, Miner
    Bride's Father: Alfred Jones, Platelayer
    Witness: Edward Gee; Elizabeth Ann Parkin
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 37, Entry 74
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Mar 1946 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
William Baines - 24, Miner, Bachelor, 347 Leigh Rd. Hindley Green
Irene Johnson - 24, Spinster, 5 Johnson Avenue
    Groom's Father: William Baines, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: William Johnson, Labourer
    Witness: John Edward Owens; Mary Alice Johnson
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 38, Entry 75
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Mar 1946 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Stanley Hart - 32, Miner, Bachelor, 66 Warrington Rd. Abram
Hilda Melling - 25, Spinster, 53 Grange Rd. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Hart, Retired Miner
    Bride's Father: Samuel Melling, Miner
    Witness: Edward Hart; Mercy Melling
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 38, Entry 76
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Jul 1946 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Henry Fairhurst - 26, Leading Stoker D/KX 94484 in Royal Navy, Bachelor, 16 Hampson St. Bickershaw
Elizabeth Alice Taylor - 22, Spinster, 333 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Fairhurst, Miner
    Bride's Father: Frederick Taylor, Railway Porter
    Witness: J. Prescott; Elsie Taylor
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 39, Entry 77
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Sep 1946 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Robert Shambley - 23, L/Cpl No. 10559634 in R.E.M.E., Bachelor, 345 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Doris Dickinson - 24, Spinster, 343 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Osmond James Shambley, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Dickinson, Labourer
    Witness: Alan Whittle; Sarah Meadows
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 39, Entry 78
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Feb 1947 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Cecil Grace - 51, Locomotive Driver, Bachelor, 90 Darlington St. East, Wigan
Alice Wilson - 35, Spinster, 8 Hampson St. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Edward Grace, (deceased), Insurance Agent
    Bride's Father: David Wilson, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Frederick Tounley; May Fish
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 40, Entry 79
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Mar 1947 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Frank Kay - 20, Private No. 14859947 in Suffolk Regiment, Bachelor, 9 Abbey Lane, Leigh, Lancs
Phyllis Ratcliffe Blakeley - 20, Spinster, 6 Chapel Street, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: James Kay, Printer
    Bride's Father: Joseph Blakeley, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Gerrard Johnson; Alice Grime
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 40, Entry 80
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Mar 1947 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Hampson - 21, L/Cpl. No. 19082144 in Royal Armoured Corps., Bachelor, 639 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Louisa Pritchard - 22, Spinster, 64 Hulme Road, Leigh, Lancs.
    Groom's Father: Thomas Hampson, Retired Colliery Worker
    Bride's Father: Henry Pritchard, Cotton Spinner
    Witness: Albert Waterworth; Elizabeth Mary Hampson
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 41, Entry 81
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Mar 1947 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Henry Mort - 20, Farm worker, Bachelor, 16 Cedar Avenue, Lowton, Lancs
Joan Dickinson - 19, Spinster, 343 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Joseph Mort, Coal Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Dickinson, Storage Foreman
    Witness: Kenneth Mort; Doris Shambley
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 41, Entry 82
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Apr 1947 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Arthur Bond - 25, Joiner, Bachelor, 163A Poolstock Lane, Wigan
Mary Hilton - 25, Spinster, 613 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Bond, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Hilton, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: John Wm. Bond; Elizabeth Hilton
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 42, Entry 83
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Apr 1947 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Edward Emrys Jones - 23, Crane Driver, Bachelor, 8 Beech Avenue, Lowton, Lancs
Hilda Green - 20, Spinster, 463 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John David Jones, Collier
    Bride's Father: John Green, Electrician
    Witness: Wynford? John Jones; Eunice Jones
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 42, Entry 84
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 May 1947 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Frank Birkinhead - 25, Engineer, Bachelor, 124 Newton Road, Lowton St. Marys, Lancs.
Florence Southworth - 18, Spinster, 327 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Birkinhead, Engineer
    Bride's Father: William Southworth, Miner
    Witness: Stanley Birkinhead; Mary Southworth
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 43, Entry 85
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Jun 1947 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Dawber - 21, Electrician, Bachelor, 8 Avon Street, Leigh, Lancs.
Gwendoline Waterworth - 22, Spinster, 625 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Dawber, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Waterworth, Miner
    Witness: William H. Winstanley; Mary Waterworth
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 43, Entry 86
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Jul 1947 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Stanley Gee - 22, Butcher, Bachelor, 36 Smith's Lane, Hindley Green
Minnie Crompton - 22, Spinster, 4 Johnson Avenue, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Robert Gee, Colliery Surface Worker
    Bride's Father: Richard Crompton, Porter
    Witness: John Robert Gee; Joyce Osborne
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 44, Entry 87
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Aug 1947 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
James May - 26, Fitter, Bachelor, 355 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Lily Broad - 24, Spinster, 500 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: James May, (deceased), Waterman
    Bride's Father: Peter Broad, Miner
    Witness: Peter Gordon May; Edna May Morris
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 44, Entry 88
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Sep 1947 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Carver - 26, Corporal No. 1029520 in R.A.F., Bachelor, 455 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Teresa Fairhurst - 22, Spinster, 16 Tennyson Road, Riffleton Lane, Preston, Lancs
    Groom's Father: William Carver, Miner
    Bride's Father: James Henry Fairhurst, Fitter's Assistant
    Witness: Leslie Evan Trevor Owen; Veronica Fairhurst
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 45, Entry 89
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Oct 1947 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Albert Edward Tatley - 41, Miner, Bachelor, 196 Wigan Road, Hindley
Edith Webb - 26, Spinster, 2 Hampson Street, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Thomas Tatley, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: John Webb, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Richard Webb; Alice Webb
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 45, Entry 90
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Oct 1947 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Herd Taylor - 22, Farmer, Bachelor, Morris Farm, Abram
Ethel Melling - 22, Spinster, 53 Grange Road, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Taylor, Farmer
    Bride's Father: Samuel Melling, Miner
    Witness: Alec Taylor; Hilda Hart
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 46, Entry 91
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Nov 1947 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
George William Smith - 24, Labourer, Bachelor, 7 Bolton House Rd. Bickershaw
Gertrude Williams - 20, Spinster, 633 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Edwin James Smith, (deceased), Labourer
    Bride's Father: John Henry Williams, Labourer
    Witness: John Dean; Edna Williams
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 46, Entry 92
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Nov 1947 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Norman Dixon Tildsley - 24, Joiner, Bachelor, 10 Oak Street, Leigh, Lancs.
Joyce Parkin - 22, Spinster, 332 Leigh Road, Hindley Green on the Electoral Roll of this Parish
    Groom's Father: Alfred Tildsley, Clerk
    Bride's Father: William Parkin, (deceased), Collier
    Witness: John Alfred Massey; Phoebe Atkinson
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar) B J King
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 47, Entry 93
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Jan 1948 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Frank Kenneth Smith - 22, Cotton Mill Manager, Bachelor, 20 Cedric Street, Weaste, Salford, Lancs
Irene Linton Wright - 20, Spinster, 99 Bolton Houses, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Frank Smith, Foreman Finisher
    Bride's Father: Joseph Wright, Clerk
    Witness: Thomas Arthur Wright; Barbara Rowe
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 47, Entry 94
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Apr 1948 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Haydock - 22, Taxi Driver, Bachelor, 425 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Christel Annilene Bothmann - 20, Spinster, 425 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Thomas Haydock, Newsagent
    Bride's Father: Otto Peter Christian Bothmann, Shoemaker
    Witness: Colin Daniels; Agnes Daniels
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 48, Entry 95
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Jun 1948 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Peter Ainscough - 30, Colliery Surface Labourer, Bachelor, 354 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Mary Healey - 20, Spinster, 349 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Ainscough, Collier
    Bride's Father: Thomas Henry Healey, Collier
    Witness: John Ainscough; Lilian Healey
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 48, Entry 96
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Jul 1948 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Ernest Bull - 36, Painter and Decorator, Widower, 5 Hazel Road, Hoylake, Cheshire
Lilian Livesley - 39, Spinster, 331 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Ernest Bull, (deceased), Railway Signalman
    Bride's Father: George Livesley, (deceased), Colliery Stoker
    Witness: Frank Bull; Sadie Miller
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 49, Entry 97
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Sep 1948 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Walter Fearnley - 31, Motor Driver, Bachelor, 6 Green Street, Tyldesley, Lancs.
Marian Briars - 24, Spinster, 551 Wigan Rd. Leigh, Lancs.
    Groom's Father: Aaron Fearnley, Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Briars, Butcher
    Witness: John Fearnley; Ellen Westwell
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 49, Entry 98
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Oct 1948 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Sydney Kyte - 27, Rubber Worker, Bachelor, 25 Winifred Street, Lower Ince, Wigan
Margaret Hilton - 20, Spinster, 613 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: James Kyte, Collier
    Bride's Father: Thomas Hilton, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: James Kyte; Mary Bond
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 50, Entry 99
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Oct 1948 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Metcalfe - 42, Labourer, Bachelor, 5 Turner Avenue, Bickershaw
Mary Winrow - 38, Widow, 8 Montreal Street off Crankwood Road, Leigh, Lancs.
    Groom's Father: Edward Metcalfe, (deceased), Seaman
    Bride's Father: Harry Burton, Engine Cleaner
    Witness: William Burton; Agnes Phillips
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1939 - 1948, Page 50, Entry 100
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
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