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Marriages at St James and St Elizabeth
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Marriages recorded in the Register for 1948 - 1964

Marriage: 11 Dec 1948 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Edward James Newitt - 50, Accountant, Widower, 5 Broadlands Way, New Malden, Surrey
Alice Hilda Proctor - 51, School Teacher, Spinster, 408 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Edward James Newitt, Ballistic Engineer
    Bride's Father: James Edmund Proctor, (deceased), Storekeeper
    Witness: Edward James Newitt; Marian Clarke
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 1, Entry 1
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Mar 1949 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Harold Mason - 40, Colliery Surface Worker, Widower, 404 Warrington Road, Abram
Ethel Burgess - 26, Spinster, 12 Chapel Street, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Mason, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: William Burgess, Miner
    Witness: William Mason; Janey Dearnley
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 1, Entry 2
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 May 1949 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Ronald Tempest - 28, Architect, Bachelor, 70 Ainsdale Road, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancs.
Elizabeth Hilton - 34, Spinster, 613 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Harold Tempest, Engineer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Hilton, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Leonard Tempest; Doris Tempest
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 2, Entry 3
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Aug 1949 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Jack Ashton - 28, Labourer, Bachelor, 513 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Joan Mary Meek - 25, Spinster, 556 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Wigan
    Groom's Father: Henry Ashton, Retired Engine Winder
    Bride's Father: James Meek, Hair Dresser
    Witness: James Ashton; Sarah Ellen Burton
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 2, Entry 4
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 13 Aug 1949 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Dean - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 6 Keats Street, Leigh, Lancs.
Doris Williams - 19, Spinster, 633 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Robert Dean, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Henry Williams, Labourer
    Witness: George William Smith; Edna Williams
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 3, Entry 5
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Sep 1949 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Robert Stanley Morris - 22, Clerk, Bachelor, 47A Hope Street, Leigh, Lancs.
Joan Hurst - 23, Spinster, 5 Vicarage Road, Abram on the Electoral Roll at Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Reuben Morris, Storekeeper
    Bride's Father: John Hurst, Miner
    Witness: George Albert Morris; Elizabeth Ellen Hodgson
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 3, Entry 6
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Oct 1949 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
George Livesey - 26, Transport Clerk, Bachelor, 45 Bickershaw Lane, Abram
Doris Ratcliffe - 23, Spinster, 529 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: James Livesey, Insurance Agent
    Bride's Father: George Ratcliffe, Labourer
    Witness: Wilbert Sharples; Irene Riley
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 4, Entry 7
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Nov 1949 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Cyril Hope Woods - 20, Railway Signalman, Bachelor, 597 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Florence Margaret Muldoon - 21, Spinster, 176 Almond Brook Road, Standish
    Groom's Father: Albert Woods, Colliery Deputy
    Bride's Father: Thomas Muldoon, (deceased), Collier
    Witness: James Alan Sumner; Phyllis Brown
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 4, Entry 8
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Dec 1949 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Walter Dickinson - 35, Labourer, Bachelor, 22 Norbury Street off Wigan Road, Leigh, Lancs.
Mary Jane Hampson - 37, Spinster, 639 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Dickinson, Motor Driver
    Bride's Father: Thomas Hampson, Retired Colliery Surfaceman
    Witness: Thomas Hampson; Elizabeth Mary Hampson
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 5, Entry 9
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Feb 1950 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
James Wilfred Morris - 24, Colliery Fitter, Bachelor, 33 Bolton House Rd. Bickershaw
Caroline Brogan - 20, Spinster, 603 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Bride's Father: Thomas Brogan, Grocer
    Witness: John Davies; Gwennie Jones
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 5, Entry 10
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Mar 1950 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Donald Haydock - 22, Transport Driver, Bachelor, 425 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Elsie Taylor Taylor - 24, Spinster, 333 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Thomas Haydock, Newsagent
    Bride's Father: Frederick Taylor, Railway Porter
    Witness: John Haydock; Elizabeth Alice Fairhurst
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 6, Entry 11
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Mar 1950 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Fred Aspinall - 23, Miner, Bachelor, 13 Young Street, Leigh, Lancs
Dorothy Hilton - 21, Spinster, 621 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: James Aspinall, Miner
    Bride's Father: Henry Hilton, Miner
    Witness: Cyril Aspinall; Alice Jones
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 6, Entry 12
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Jun 1950 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Noel Dudley MacKertich - 28, Chemist, Bachelor, 46 Stanley Avenue, N. Prestwich
Edna Broadhurst - 29, Spinster, Foresters Arms Hotel, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Haik George MacKertich, Jute Director
    Bride's Father: James Broadhurst, Hotel Manager
    Witness: Earle Gordon Palmer; Mary Latham
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 7, Entry 13
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Jul 1950 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Harold Gallagher - 27, Weaver, Bachelor, 52 Kingsley Street, Leigh, Lancs
Dorothy Robinson - 25, Spinster, 36 Smiths Lane, Hindley Green on the Electoral Roll of this parish
    Groom's Father: Thomas Gallagher, Labourer
    Bride's Father: John Robinson, (deceased), Colliery Surface Worker
    Witness: James Gallagher; Bridget Toher
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 7, Entry 14
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Sep 1950 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
George Richard Russon - 27, Labourer, Bachelor, 4 Linburne Street, Bickershaw
Mary Thompson - 27, Spinster, 351 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Edwin Russon, Boilerman
    Bride's Father: Joseph Thompson, Labourer
    Witness: Alfred Greenall; Elsie Leyland
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 8, Entry 15
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Oct 1950 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
George Albert Smart - 39, Colliery Surface Worker, Bachelor, 44 Wigan Road, Leigh, Lancs
Lydia Louch - 36, Widow, 41 Bolton House Road, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: James Smart, Retired Collier
    Bride's Father: Thomas Brooks, Labourer
    Witness: James Edward Smart; Nancy Brooks
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 8, Entry 16
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Dec 1950 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
James Atherton - 20, Miner, Bachelor, 2 Chapel Street, Bickershaw
Sheila Mary Taberner - 19, Spinster, 158 Wilbraham Street off Firs Lane, Leigh, Lancs.
    Groom's Father: Arthur Henry Atherton, Miner
    Bride's Father: Richard Taberner, Miner
    Witness: Llewellyn Howarth; Eleanor Crowe
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 9, Entry 17
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Dec 1950 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Ronald Taylor - 28, Political Agent, Bachelor, 37 Dicconson Street, Wigan
Joan Esme Smith - 25, Spinster, Bickershaw House, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Edward Taylor, Retired
    Bride's Father: Frank Edwin Smith, Colliery Agent
    Witness: Colin Brian Smith; Esther Smith
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 9, Entry 18
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Jan 1951 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
James Seddon - 28, Miner, Bachelor, 7 Wilton Street, Wigan
Joyce Southworth - 20, Spinster, 327 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: James Seddon, Miner
    Bride's Father: William Southworth, Miner
    Witness: Edward Seddon; Florence Birkinhead
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 10, Entry 19
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Apr 1951 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
William Albert Fairhurst - 26, Colliery Surface Worker, Bachelor, 16 Hampson Street, Bickershaw
Maggie Ackers - 25, Spinster, 335 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Fairhurst, (deceased), Labourer
    Bride's Father: John Ackers, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: James Fairhurst; Mary Ackers
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 10, Entry 20
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Jun 1951 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Kenneth Greenhalgh - 22, Pipe Fitter, Bachelor, 14 Chatham Street, Wigan
Winifred Edna Morton - 24, Spinster, 13 Bolton House Rd. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Thomas Greenhalgh, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: Frederick Morton, Colliery Deputy
    Witness: George Mather?; Irene Lilian Morton
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 11, Entry 21
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Jan 1952 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
James Birch - 45, Coal Board Engineer, Bachelor, 108B Plank Lane, Leigh, Lancs.
Annie Naylor - 31, Spinster, 6 Turner Avenue, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Joseph Birch, Retired Colliery Deputy
    Bride's Father: William Naylor, (deceased), Colliery Deputy
    Witness: Norman Hull; Dorothy Rew
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 11, Entry 22
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Feb 1952 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Harold Oxley - 25, Railway Shunter, Bachelor, 'Hollyoak' Warrington Road, Lower Ince, Wigan
Irene Lilian Morton - 22, Spinster, 13 Bolton House Rd. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Fred Oxley, Railway Traffic Inspector
    Bride's Father: Frederick Morton, Colliery Deputy
    Witness: Frederick Alan Oxley; Margaret Ruth Blackledge
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 12, Entry 23
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Mar 1952 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Richard Grundy - 24, Miner, Bachelor, 10 Smiths Lane, Hindley Green
Esther Smith - 22, Spinster, Bickershaw House, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Hamer Grundy, Spinner
    Bride's Father: Frank Edwin Smith, Colliery Agent
    Witness: Colin Brian Smith; Lilian Mason
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 12, Entry 24
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 Aug 1952 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Frank Gerrard - 22, Signalman Royal Signals 5 Training Regt., Bachelor, 58 Smiths Lane, Hindley Green on the Electoral Roll here
Olive Saint - 21, Spinster, 28 Cinnamon Avenue, Hindley Green
    Groom's Father: Richard Gerrard, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: Robert William Saint, Joiner
    Witness: Ralph Gerrard; Marjorie Brown
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 13, Entry 25
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 Aug 1952 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Alan Speakman - 20, Railway Stoker, Bachelor, 8 Malvern Crescent, Lower Ince, Wigan
Kathleen McNamara - 21, Spinster, 647 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Speakman, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Francis McNamara, Miner
    Witness: William Speakman; Ivy Speakman
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 13, Entry 26
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 13 Sep 1952 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Llewellyn Howarth - 23, Miner, Bachelor, 25 Greenfield Avenue, Ince, Wigan
Barbara Roberts - 19, Spinster, 521 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Joseph Howarth, Retired Miner
    Bride's Father: Richard Roberts, Miner
    Witness: William Henry Howarth; Ada Roberts
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 14, Entry 27
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Sep 1952 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Leslie William Twist - 23, Surveyor, Bachelor, 40 Ratcliffe St. Springfield, Wigan
Louie Mary Whittle - 20, Spinster, 364 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William James Twist, Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Whittle, Social Steward
    Witness: Clifford H. Twist; J. Mavis Pilling
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 14, Entry 28
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Oct 1952 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Alan Nixon Wilson - 29, Departmental Manager, Bachelor, 10 Avonlea Drive, Burnage, Manchester
Margaret Greenhalgh - 23, Spinster, 63 Bolton House Rd. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Thomas Wilson, (deceased), Quarry Manager
    Bride's Father: Charles Greenhalgh, (deceased), Wholesale Merchant
    Witness: Kenneth Wilson; Sheila Margaret Sillitoe
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 15, Entry 29
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 13 Dec 1952 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Roderick Hugh MacDonald - 31, Medical Practitioner, Bachelor, 13 Hope Street, Lanark, Scotland
Ellen Cheetham - 22, Spinster, 515 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: James Scott MacDonald, Farmer
    Bride's Father: John William Cheetham, Fitter
    Witness: Lawrence Scarth Keppie; Mary Pearson
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 15, Entry 30
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Dec 1952 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Ernest Heyes - 22, Cotton Mill Operative, Bachelor, 5 Johnson Avenue, Bickershaw
Elsie Hardman - 19, Spinster, 51 Laxey Crescent, Leigh, Lancs.
    Groom's Father: William Heyes, Colliery Stoker
    Bride's Father: Cyril Hardman, Cotton Mill Labourer
    Witness: William Heyes; Doris Heyes
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 16, Entry 31
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Jan 1953 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Wilfred Dockley Evans - 22, Locomotive Fireman, Bachelor, 34 Cross Street, Bamfurlong, Lancs.
Mary Ackers - 21, Spinster, 335 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Robert Stanley Evans, Iron Moulder
    Bride's Father: John Ackers, (deceased), Collier
    Witness: Ernest Stanley Evans; Maggie Fairhurst
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 16, Entry 32
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Apr 1953 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Brian David Holford - 18, R.E.M.I. Royal Navy, Bachelor, H.M.S. Gamecock
Brenda Dearnley - 19, Spinster, 11 Brown Street, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Percy James Price Holford, (deceased), Steel Worker
    Bride's Father: John Dearnley, Miner
    Witness: Alan J. Holford; Edith Bramall
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 17, Entry 33
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Jun 1953 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Norman Richard Garner - 28, Clerk, Bachelor, 10 Ashland Avenue, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Mildred Gaskell - 22, Spinster, Naylor's Farm, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Richard Garner, (deceased), Painter
    Bride's Father: Thomas James Gaskell, Farmer
    Witness: Cyril Garner; Margaret Briscoe
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 17, Entry 34
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Oct 1953 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John James Mason - 22, Bricklayer, Bachelor, 297 Billinge Road, Pemberton, Wigan
Elsie Leyland - 21, Spinster, 339 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Henry Mason, Blacksmith's Assistant
    Bride's Father: Peter Leyland, Miner
    Witness: Peter Leyland; Florence May Healey
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 18, Entry 35
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Mar 1954 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
George Stanley Johnson - 26, Accounts Clerk, Bachelor, 342 Wigan Road, Leigh, Lancs.
June Mary Tinsley - 22, Spinster, 33 Hindley Mill Lane, Hindley
    Groom's Father: Alexander Johnson, (deceased), Clerk
    Bride's Father: Thomas Tinsley, Spinner
    Witness: Leslie Neville; Enid A. Sharrock
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 18, Entry 36
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 13 Mar 1954 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Roland Ridyard - 21, Motor Driver, Bachelor, 50 Bentinck Street, Goose Green, Wigan
Jessie Fairhurst - 21, Spinster, 16 Hampson Street, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Ridyard, Miner
    Bride's Father: William Fairhurst, (deceased), Labourer
    Witness: Ronald Unsworth; Jean Fairhurst
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 19, Entry 37
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Mar 1954 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Stanley Bailey - 27, Weaver, Bachelor, 363 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Jean Bailey - 18, Spinster, 363 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Henry Bailey, Miner
    Bride's Father: James Bailey, Engineer
    Witness: Cyril Pilkington; Ellen Sheila Bailey
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 19, Entry 38
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Jun 1954 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Donald Harold Martin - 31, Teacher, Bachelor, 43 Hope Street, Leigh, Lancs.
Edna Burgess - 33, Spinster, 19 Bolton House Rd. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Harold Edward Martin, (deceased), Journalist
    Bride's Father: John Burgess, Retired Under Manager
    Witness: George A. E. Hayward; Margaret Mary Baker
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 20, Entry 39
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Jun 1954 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Brian Price - 21, Farmer, Bachelor, 502 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Joan Margaret Berry - 23, Spinster, 36 Walthew Lane, Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: Frederick Owen Price, Clerk
    Bride's Father: Daniel Berry, Miner
    Witness: W. Hoggarth; Marian Lowe
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 20, Entry 40
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Jun 1954 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
George Fillingham - 26, Furnaceman Assistant, Bachelor, 9 Bolton Street, Ince, Wigan
Margaret Ramsbottom - 24, Spinster, 523 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Fillingham, Fitter's Assistant
    Bride's Father: James Ramsbottom, (deceased), Colliery Contractor
    Witness: Ronald Francis Briody; Maud Rose Ramsbottom
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 21, Entry 41
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Jul 1954 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
William Martin - 42, Cattle Salesman, Widower, 25 Mayfield Street, Atherton
Alice Grace - 41, Widow, 8 Hampson Street, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: James Martin, Labourer
    Bride's Father: David Wilson, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: James Martin; May Fish
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 21, Entry 42
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Sep 1954 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Ronald Francis Briody - 20, Apprentice Engineer, Bachelor, 43 Hey Street, Wigan
Edna May Wolstoncroft - 22, Spinster, 645 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Thomas Briody, Slaughterman
    Bride's Father: Frederick Wolstoncroft, Retired Colliery Deputy
    Witness: John Alan Horrocks; Betty Wolstoncroft
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 22, Entry 43
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Dec 1954 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Robert Hall - 44, Miner, Widower, 20 Ashfield Avenue, Hindley Green
Mary Pilkington - 49, Widow, 40 Victoria Terrace, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: George Hall, (deceased), Painter
    Bride's Father: Hugh Houghton, Fire - beater
    Witness: George Hall; Mary Nichols
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 22, Entry 44
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Jun 1955 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Haydock - 19, Railway Porter, Bachelor, 425 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Veronica Roberts - 20, Spinster, 358 Warrington Road, Lower Ince
    Groom's Father: John Thomas Haydock, (deceased), Newsagent
    Bride's Father: Robert Roberts, Labourer
    Witness: Donald Haydock; Jane Roberts
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 23, Entry 45
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Mar 1956 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Henry Lowe - 25, Wagon Repairer, Bachelor, 18 Ainscow Street, Ince, Wigan
Dorothy Atherton - 20, Spinster, 386 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Daniel Lowe, Retired Collier
    Witness: John Williams; Margaret Burgess
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Notes: [Name of Bride's father not recorded but occupation given as 'Railway Guard']
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 23, Entry 46
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Mar 1956 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Robinson - 22, Colliery Surface Worker, Bachelor, 7 Bolton House Rd. Bickershaw
Ivy Prescott - 21, Spinster, Higher House Farm, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Harold Robinson, Colliery Surface Worker
    Bride's Father: Robert Prescott, Builders Labourer
    Witness: Henry Clare; Brenda Dawber
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 24, Entry 47
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 May 1956 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
William Fish - 38, Newsagent, Bachelor, 393 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Lillian Herron - 39, Spinster, 3 Bolton House Rd. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: James Fish, (deceased), Colliery Surface Worker
    Bride's Father: William Herron, (deceased), Crane Driver
    Witness: James Fish; Laura Fuller
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 24, Entry 48
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Jun 1956 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
David Dalgliesh Baillie - 23, Telephone Engineer, Bachelor, 22 Overlea Avenue, Eastfield, Rutherglen, Lanarkshire
Edith Bramall - 23, Spinster, 430 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Allan Baillie, Engineer
    Bride's Father: Herbert Bramall, Miner
    Witness: John Baillie; Mary Bramall
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 25, Entry 49
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Jul 1956 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Fred Robinson - 35, Platelayer, Widower, 29 St. James Crescent, Bickershaw
Edna Williams - 34, Spinster, 3 St. James Crescent, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Robinson, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: John Henry Williams, Miner
    Witness: John Robinson; Gertrude Smith
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 25, Entry 50
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Dec 1956 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Walter Calvert - 35, Electrician, Bachelor, 31 Melrose Avenue, Bolton
Edna Carroll - 34, Spinster, 61 Bolton House Rd. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Walter Calvert, (deceased), Coach Trimmer
    Bride's Father: Joseph Carroll, Colliery Worker
    Witness: Robert Calvert; Joyce Boone
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 26, Entry 51
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Mar 1957 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Joseph Belshaw - 23, Labourer, Bachelor, 496 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Kathleen Jennings - 22, Spinster, 32 Orchard Street, Wigan
    Groom's Father: Joseph Belshaw, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: Joseph Jennings, Labourer
    Witness: William Belshaw; Mrs. Margaret Jennings
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 26, Entry 52
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Mar 1957 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Joseph John Baxter - 22, Motor Bus Driver, Bachelor, 442 Warrington Road, Abram
Doreen Duckworth - 20, Spinster, 497 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Baxter, (deceased), Motor Driver
    Bride's Father: Harold Duckworth, Labourer
    Witness: William Alfred Greenhalgh; Lilian Walford
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 27, Entry 53
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Sep 1957 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Gwilym Parry - 20, Miner, Bachelor, 27 John Street, Higher Ince
Marion Walker - 21, Spinster, 10 Church Avenue
    Groom's Father: Gwilym Owen Parry, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Horace Walker, Cable Worker
    Witness: John Henry Parry; Jane McGrath
    Married by Banns by: T. E. Allen Officiating Minister
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 27, Entry 54
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Sep 1957 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Wilson Liptrot - 22, Coal Dealer and Haulage Contractor, Bachelor, 31 Lowton Road, Golborne
Mavis Morris - 23, Shorthand Typist, Spinster, Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Liptrot, Coal Dealer and Haulage Contractor
    Bride's Father: John James Morris, Miner
    Witness: David Brian Dunnington; Margary Heyworth
    Married by Banns by: R. R. Wagner? Officiating Minister
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 28, Entry 55
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Mar 1958 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Richard Peers - 22, Miner, Bachelor, 26 Laurel Crescent, Hindley Green
Margaret Tew - 19, Cotton Worker, Spinster, 11 Brown St. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Owen Peers, Miner
    Bride's Father: Frederick Tew, Van Driver
    Witness: Brian David Holford; Brenda Holford
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 28, Entry 56
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 May 1958 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Norman Winstanley - 23, Sub Postmaster, Bachelor, 225 Orrell Rd. Orrell
Barbara Webb - 21, Clerk, Spinster, 65 Bolton House Road.
    Groom's Father: Ellis Winstanley, Master Plumber
    Bride's Father: Harold Webb, Head Timekeeper
    Witness: Kenneth Hickson; Patricia Margaret Garston
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 29, Entry 57
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Aug 1958 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Bernard Keating - 27, Railway man, Bachelor, 331 Bickershaw Lane
Eleanor France - 26, Clerk, Spinster, 29 St. James Crescent
    Groom's Father: John Keating, Labourer
    Bride's Father: John France, (deceased), Carpenter
    Witness: Peter Frank Chambers; Joyce Deakin
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 29, Entry 58
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Aug 1958 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Whittle - 23, Wagon Repairer, Bachelor, 10 Manor Place, Ince
Margaret Clark - 20, Mill Worker, Spinster, 23 Brown St. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Whittle, Miner
    Bride's Father: Sydney Clark, Railway Worker
    Witness: Joseph Ashurst; Margaret Rose Topping
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar of Abram
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 30, Entry 59
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Sep 1958 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Leslie Neville - 29, Solicitor, Bachelor, 390 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Joan Sylvia Mawdsley - 22, Secretary, Spinster, 292 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Neville, Goods Agent (Retired)
    Bride's Father: Thomas Mawdsley, Grocery Manager
    Witness: Alan Patterson; Alice Mawdsley
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 30, Entry 60
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Sep 1958 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Esaiah Jones - 34, Engineer, Bachelor, 68 Broadway, South Shore, Blackpool
Hilary Millicent Jackson - 25, Clerk, Spinster, 39 Rivington Drive
    Groom's Father: Benjamin Oliver Jones, Publican
    Bride's Father: Evan Jackson, Packing Case Maker
    Witness: Clarence Milton Jackson; Marion Turner
    Married by Licence by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 31, Entry 61
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Feb 1959 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Norman Bolton - 27, Maintenance Fitter, Bachelor, 50 Anderton St. Higher Ince
Muriel Roby - 21, Mill Worker, Spinster, 25 Smiths Lane, Hindley Green
    Groom's Father: John Bolton, (deceased), Driver
    Bride's Father: George Roby, Steel Worker
    Witness: Cyril Bolton; Kathleen Shuttleworth
    Married by Licence by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 31, Entry 62
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Apr 1959 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Peter Higson - 29, Sheet Metal Worker, Bachelor, 18 Ellesmere St. Astley, St. Stephens
Joan Meadows - 21, Machinist, Spinster, 391 Bickershaw Lane
    Groom's Father: John Thomas Higson, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: Frederick Meadows, Miner
    Witness: Harry Lord; Joan Rigby
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 32, Entry 63
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Jun 1959 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Alan Frederick Green - 24, Electrical Fitter, Bachelor, 299 Barnsley St. Wigan
Barbara Yvonne Holt - 22, Bank Clerk, Spinster, 36 Victoria Terrace, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Frederick Green, Retired
    Bride's Father: David Taylor Holt, Clerk
    Witness: Brian Harold Callaghan; Sheila Mary Webster
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 32, Entry 64
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Aug 1959 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Brian Roberts - 20, Ruler and Bookbinder, Bachelor, 5 Whalley Grove, Leigh
Ann Hosker - 21, Chemist's Assistant, Spinster, 56 Smith's Lane, Hindley Green
    Groom's Father: Joseph Roberts, Cable Repairer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Hosker, Colliery Deputy
    Witness: Keith Southern; Jean Norris
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 33, Entry 65
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Oct 1959 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Frank Prescott - 25, Process Worker, Bachelor, 434 Bickershaw Lane
Doreen Hodgson - 21, Process Worker, Spinster, 603 Warrington Rd. Spring View Wigan
    Bride's Father: Frank Hodgson, Mechanical Engineer
    Witness: Brian Prescott; Barbara Regan
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 33, Entry 66
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Oct 1959 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Stanley Clayton - 26, Bulldozer Driver, Bachelor, 563 Warrington Rd. Abram
June Evelyn Barton - 22, Mill Worker, Spinster, 8 Atherton St. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Henry Clayton, Puddler
    Bride's Father: James Barton, Coach Driver
    Witness: Ronald Peter Barton; Jean Hulme
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 34, Entry 67
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Oct 1959 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Derek Joseph Bartley - 22, R.A.F. F/M Mechanic, Bachelor, 66 Pound Crescent, Fetcham, Surrey
Elsie Grundy - 21, Cable Winder, Spinster, 50 Smith's Lane, Hindley Green
    Groom's Father: Joseph Bartley, Storeman Packer
    Bride's Father: George Grundy, Miner
    Witness: Keith Raymond Bartley; Jean Grundy
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 34, Entry 68
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Dec 1959 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
William George Fairhurst - 25, Police Constable, Bachelor, 7 Lakeside Cottages, Worthington, Nr. Wigan
Betty Green - 22, Food Factory Worker, Spinster, 431 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Thomas Fairhurst, Textile Operative
    Bride's Father: Thomas Green, Civil Servant
    Witness: Eric James Fairhurst; Kathleen Green
    Married by Licence by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 35, Entry 69
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Mar 1960 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Westby - 20, Cable Welder, Bachelor, 15 Brown St. Bickershaw
Jean Mather - 19, Cotton Operative, Spinster, 58 Ena Crescent, Leigh
    Groom's Father: Harry Westby, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Mather, Factory Worker
    Witness: Reginald Walls; Irene Jones
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 35, Entry 70
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Mar 1960 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Sanby - 20, Pte. H. M. Forces, Bachelor, 117 Bright St. Leigh
Eunice Cheetham - 20, Clerk, Spinster, 523 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Albert Edward Sanby, Miner
    Bride's Father: Samuel Cheetham, Retired
    Witness: Frank Sanby; Maud Rose Brown
    Married by Licence by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 36, Entry 71
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Mar 1960 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Roy Farnworth - 25, Miner, Bachelor, 53 Haigh Rd. Haigh
Betty Wolstencroft - 21, Machinist, Spinster, 645 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Farnworth, Factory Worker
    Bride's Father: Frederick Wolstencroft, Retired
    Witness: Harold Farnworth; Edna May Briody
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 36, Entry 72
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Mar 1960 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Richard Henry Molyneux - 31, Sheet Metal Worker, Bachelor, 188 Walthew Lane, Platt Bridge
Kathleen Shuttleworth - 28, Typist, Spinster, 605 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Thomas Neville Molyneux, Civil Servant (Retired)
    Bride's Father: Thomas Shuttleworth, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: John Albert Molyneux; Joyce Florence Williams
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 37, Entry 73
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Aug 1960 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Ronald Prescott - 30, Fruit Salesman, Bachelor, 320 Smith's Lane, Hindley Green
Jessie Stafford - 21, Farm Worker, Spinster, Higher Hall Farm, Hindley Green
    Groom's Father: George Prescott, (deceased), Fruit Salesman
    Bride's Father: Thomas Stafford, Farmer
    Witness: Thomas Wych; Annie Stafford
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 37, Entry 74
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Oct 1960 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Norman Browitt - 22, Steel Worker, Bachelor, 23 William St. Wigan
Agnes Leyland - 18, Machinist, Spinster, 4 Johnson Ave. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: James Browitt, Steel Worker
    Bride's Father: Albert Leyland, Miner
    Witness: John Prescott; Beryl Ann Hemingway
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 38, Entry 75
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Mar 1961 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Peter Kenyon Abbott - 24, Salesman, Bachelor, 9 Mesnes Rd. Wigan
Myra Hitchen - 25, Bank Clerk, Spinster, 383 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Norman Abbott, Local Govt. Official
    Bride's Father: Francis John Hitchen, Production Manager
    Witness: Ernest Frank Smith; Pamela Gertrude Luck
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 38, Entry 76
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Mar 1961 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Kenneth Taylor - 20, Machinist, Bachelor, 36 Deon Rd. Tyldesley
Margaret Barton - 22, Cotton Worker, Spinster, 17 Brown St. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Taylor, Miner
    Bride's Father: Richard Barton, Labourer
    Witness: Jack Glover; Sheila Barton
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 39, Entry 77
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Mar 1961 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Alfred Alan Wilcox - 21, Property Repairer, Bachelor, 115 Platt St., Platt Bridge
Elsie Hodson - 20, Shorthand Typist, Spinster, 4 Atherton St. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Wilcox, Factory Worker
    Bride's Father: Gilbert Hodson, Miner
    Witness: John Joseph Wilcox; Dorothy Ann Beardsmore
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 39, Entry 78
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Apr 1961 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Graham Daniels - 27, Joiner, Bachelor, 196 Warrington Rd. Goose Green, Wigan
Barbara Green - 20, Shop Assistant, Spinster, 463 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Frederick Daniels, Stonemason
    Bride's Father: John Green, Electrician
    Witness: Kenneth Daniels; Barbara Helen Regan
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 40, Entry 79
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Jun 1961 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
David Wyke - 22, Engine Tester, Bachelor, 2 Prescott St. Hindley
Kay Frances Moris - 19, Clerk, Spinster, 33 Bolton House Rd. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Wyke, (deceased), Caretaker
    Bride's Father: Hamlet Frances Morris, Miner
    Witness: Arthur Wyke; Doreen Mary Wilson
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 40, Entry 80
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Aug 1961 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Francis John Hitchen - 29, Iron Moulder, Bachelor, 383 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Marion Walls - 30, Cotton Operative, Spinster, 10 Victoria Rd. Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: Francis John Hitchen, Production Manager
    Bride's Father: Christopher Walls, Puddler
    Witness: Kenneth Hitchen; Margaret Aindow
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 41, Entry 81
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Sep 1961 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Fred Kearsley - 23, Farm Worker, Bachelor, Ashfield Farm, Garswood Rd. Billinge
Kathleen Green - 22, Cotton Worker, Spinster, 1 Beacon Rd. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Fred Kearsley, Farmer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Green, Weigh Bridge Attendant
    Witness: Alan Liptrot; Betty Fairhurst
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 41, Entry 82
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Oct 1961 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Vernon Smith - 25, Maintenance Engineer, Bachelor, 5 Forester Hill Avenue, Bolton
Dorothy Ann Beardsmore - 23, Shorthand Typist, Spinster, 331 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Harold Smith, Salesman
    Bride's Father: Daniel Beardsmore, Miner
    Witness: Brian Mills; Jean Jones
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 42, Entry 83
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Oct 1961 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Edward Rose - 25, Miner, Bachelor, 24 Forge St. Higher Ince, Wigan
Maureen Job - 22, Cotton Operative, Spinster, 619 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Edward Rose, Munition Worker
    Bride's Father: Charles Job, Bulldozer Driver
    Witness: Frank Rose; Hilda Rose
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 42, Entry 84
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Dec 1961 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Michael Clive Lloyd-Roberts - 25, Joiner, Bachelor, 30 Bevin Ave. Culcheth
Jean Jones - 23, Secretary, Spinster, 444 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Clifford Lloyd-Roberts, Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Jones, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Thomas Howard; Denise Joyce Lloyd-Roberts
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 43, Entry 85
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Mar 1962 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Birchall - 20, Bus Conductor, Bachelor, 35 Windermere Rd. Higher Ince, Wigan
Barbara Regan - 21, Card-Room Winder, Spinster, 435 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Birchall, Painter & Decorator
    Bride's Father: Vincent Regan, Store Keeper
    Witness: John Winrow; Jean Woodall
    Married by Banns by: R H Wagstaff Vicar of St. Mary Ince-in-Makerfield
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 43, Entry 86
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Apr 1962 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Raymond William Halliwell - 24, Cost Estimator, Bachelor, 37 Thicknesse Ave. Wigan
Mabel Mawdsley - 21, Cashier, Spinster, 29 Bolton House Rd. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Henry Halliwell, (deceased), Opencast Mining Foreman
    Bride's Father: John Mawdsley, Colliery Platelayer
    Witness: George Trevor Aspey; Shirley Grime
    Married by Licence by: R H Wagstaff Vicar of St. Mary Ince-in-Makerfield
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 44, Entry 87
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 13 Oct 1962 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Denis Whittle - 21, Labourer, Bachelor, 100 Bickershaw Lane, Abram
Clarice France - 20, Cotton Worker, Spinster, 517 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Whittle, Miner
    Bride's Father: George Budd France, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: William Whittle; Joan Barrington
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 44, Entry 88
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Nov 1962 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Richard Martin Brussels - 27, Miner, Bachelor, 11A Windsor Gardens, Liverpool
Dorothy Gill - 27, Cotton Worker, Spinster, 66 Church Avenue, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Martin Brussels, (deceased), Labourer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Gill, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Frederick George Capner; Irene Gill
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 45, Entry 89
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Feb 1963 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Brian Rollins - 22, Electrician, Bachelor, 39 Bolton House Rd. Bickershaw
Maureen Kelly - 21, Clerk, Spinster, 59 Bolton House Rd. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Charles Rollins, Joiner
    Bride's Father: George Edward Kelly, Motor Mechanic
    Witness: James Alan France; June Kelly
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 45, Entry 90
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Mar 1963 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
William Williams - 24, Cotton Operative, Bachelor, 70 Church Avenue, Bickershaw
Barbara Whittle - 17, Cotton Operative, Spinster, 23 Belmont Avenue, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: William Williams, Boilerman
    Bride's Father: James Whittle, Labourer
    Witness: John Williams; Elizabeth Barnes
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 46, Entry 91
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Jun 1963 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Philip Roby - 20, Steel Worker, Bachelor, 66 Smiths Lane, Hindley Green
Irene Holcroft - 20, Packer, Spinster, 493 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: George Roby, Steel Worker
    Bride's Father: Gilbert Holcroft, Miner
    Witness: Sydney Roby; Muriel Bolton
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 46, Entry 92
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Jun 1963 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Priest - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 39 Silver St. Wigan
Lilian Boydell - 19, Cotton Operative, Spinster, 15 Church Avenue, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Joseph Henry Priest, Clerk
    Bride's Father: Joseph Boydell, Miner
    Witness: Brenda Boydell; Thomas Penman
    Married by Banns by: Norman B. Johnson Officiating Minister
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 47, Entry 93
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Aug 1963 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Harry Tudor - 24, Painter & Decorator, Bachelor, 51 Smithwood Avenue, Hindley
Shirley Yates - 22, Shorthand Typist, Spinster, 3E Belmont Ave. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Richard Tudor, Labourer
    Bride's Father: James Yates, Labourer
    Witness: Peter Southworth; Elizabeth Southworth
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 47, Entry 94
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Aug 1963 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Derek Whittle - 19, Driver Salesman, Bachelor, 23 Belmont Avenue, Bickershaw
Elizabeth Barnes - 18, Cotton Operative, Spinster, 72 Church Avenue, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: James Whittle, Labourer
    Bride's Father: David Barnes, Labourer
    Witness: William Williams; Margaret Barnes
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 48, Entry 95
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Sep 1963 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Burgess - 80, Colliery Under Manager, Widower, 15 Bolton House Rd. Bickershaw
Mary Alice Ashall - 79, Widow, 229 Wigan Rd. Deane, Bolton
    Groom's Father: William Burgess, (deceased), Colliery Manager
    Bride's Father: John Derbyshire, Sawyer
    Witness: John Burgess; Arthur Millington
    Married by Licence by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 48, Entry 96
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Sep 1963 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Frank Richardson - 22, Test Engineer, Bachelor, 292 Ormskirk Rd. Upholland
Margaret Broad - 21, Shorthand Typist, Spinster, 16 Beacon Rd. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Francis Richardson, Maintenance Fitter
    Bride's Father: William Broad, Steel Worker
    Witness: Geoffrey Lyon; Kathleen Winstanley
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 49, Entry 97
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Sep 1963 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
John Almond Woodcock - 25, Clerk, Bachelor, 39 Old Rd. Ashton-in-Makerfield
Doreen Edna Clemson - 23, Clerk, Spinster, 73 Bolton House Rd. Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Fred Woodcock, Window Cleaner
    Bride's Father: Clifford Clemson, Prison Officer
    Witness: Fred Woodcock; Kathleen Mary Alker
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 49, Entry 98
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Feb 1964 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Alfred Dawber - 21, Cotton Operative, Bachelor, 79 Car Bank St., Atherton
Joyce Clare - 19, Cotton Operative, Spinster, 290 Nel Pan Lane, Leigh (on Electoral Roll of this Parish)
    Groom's Father: Arthur Dawber, Motor Mechanic
    Bride's Father: Henry Clare, Miner
    Witness: Henry Clare; Jean Dawber
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 50, Entry 99
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Mar 1964 St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw, Abram, Lancs.
Terence Frederick Taylor - 20, Railway Fireman, Bachelor, 104 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
Joan Bentham - 17, Sewing Machinist, Spinster, 387 Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Norman Taylor, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Bentham, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Gordon Taylor; Barbara Hardman
    Married by Banns by: E Newbon Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1964, Page 50, Entry 100
    Source: Original Register at Wigan Archives
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