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Marriages at St John the Evangelist
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Marriages recorded in the Register for 1952 - 1966

Marriage: 21 Jun 1952 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Bullen - 26, Assistant Engineer, Bachelor, 22 Vicarage Road Abram
Marian Norman - 24, Spinster, 32 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: William Bullen, ( Deceased ), Farm Bailiff
    Bride's Father: William Norman, Coal Sampler
    Witness: Clifford Bullen; Margaret Hilton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 1, Entry 1
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Aug 1952 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Harrison - 26, School Teacher, Bachelor, 72 Radcliffe Road Bury
Kathleen Almond - 24, Spinster, 3 Park View Abram
    Groom's Father: James Harrison, Government Messenger
    Bride's Father: Albert William Almond, Headmaster
    Witness: John Brigg Hill; Audrey Edna Bolt
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 1, Entry 2
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Sep 1952 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Joseph Cook - 21, Labourer, Bachelor, 26 Jubilee Crescent Haydock
Laura May Griffiths - 21, Spinster, 3 Brynn Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: James Cook, Labourer
    Bride's Father: David Griffiths, Collier
    Witness: Alfred Ashcroft; Margaret Barnsdale
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 2, Entry 3
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Oct 1952 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Edward Farrell - 20, Miner, Bachelor, 13 New Street Platt Bridge
Jenny Darbyshire - 19, Spinster, 17 Tetley Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Charles Frederick Farrell, Miner
    Bride's Father: Nehemiah Darbyshire, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Jack Valentine Matthews; Irene Wright
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 2, Entry 4
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Nov 1952 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Peter Newton - 23, Cabinet Maker, Bachelor, 10 Rigby Street Ashton in Makerfield
Martha Wells - 24, Spinster, 464 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Sidney Newton, Police Sergeant
    Bride's Father: William Wells, ( Deceased ), Barge Proprietor
    Witness: William Frederick Moby; Maria Lynch
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 3, Entry 5
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Nov 1952 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Joseph Peter Mannion - 22, Steel Wagon Builder, Bachelor, 15 Grasmere Terrace Abram
Elizabeth Parry - 21, Spinster, 29 Kingsdown Road Abram
    Groom's Father: William Mannion, ( Deceased ), Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Parry, Council Worker
    Witness: Edward Parry; Marie Fishwick
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 3, Entry 6
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Mar 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Henry Chilton - 27, Bus Driver, Bachelor, 2 Dixon Place Abram
Lucy Carney - 21, Spinster, 80 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Richard Chilton, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Bride's Father: John Carney, Colliery Worker
    Witness: Thomas Edmund Powell; Theresa Phillip
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 4, Entry 7
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Mar 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Kenneth Ince - 32, Miner, Bachelor, 8 Warrington Road Abram
Lydia Berry - 28, Spinster, 667 Liverpool Road Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: Thomas Ince, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Berry, Council Worker
    Witness: Thomas Victor Ince; Violet Lilian Green
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 4, Entry 8
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Mar 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Casson - 26, Labourer, Bachelor, 92 Warrington Lane Wigan
Edith Smith - 24, Spinster, 35 Kingsdown Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Casson, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Herbert Smith, Labourer
    Witness: Arnold Cheers; Irene Casson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 5, Entry 9
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Mar 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Stuart Jackson - 24, Joiner, Bachelor, 397 Warrington Road Abram
Doreen May Hoggarth - 21, Spinster, Roseville Warrington Road Lower Ince
    Groom's Father: Eric Jackson, ( Deceased ), Electrician
    Bride's Father: William Hoggarth, Chauffeur
    Witness: Dennis Houghton; Marian Hoggarth
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 5, Entry 10
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Apr 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ronald Yeates - 21, Motor Lorry Driver, Bachelor, 448 Bolton Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Joan Williams - 22, Spinster, 88 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Thomas Edgar Yeates, LCC Labourer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Williams, Collier
    Witness: Frederick John Williams; Mavis Williams
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 6, Entry 11
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 May 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Victor Tootill - 34, Driver, Bachelor, 346 Gloucester Street Atherton
Marjorie Potter - 25, Spinster, 6 Lee Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: James Tootill, ( Deceased ), Fitter's Mate
    Bride's Father: James Potter, Electrician's Mate
    Witness: Colin Tootill; Jean Fisher
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 6, Entry 12
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 May 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Alan Davies - 24, Plater ( Boilermaker ), Bachelor, 491 Warrington road Lower Ince
Joan Potter - 23, Spinster, 6 Lee Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: Peter Davies, Miner
    Bride's Father: James Potter, Electrician's Mate
    Witness: Eric Faulkner; Margaret Oldfield
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 7, Entry 13
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Jun 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Charles Brown - 21, Labourer, Bachelor, 40 Knowsley Avenue, Golborne
Annie Hilton - 21, Spinster, 40 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Arthur Brown, Miner
    Bride's Father: Joseph Hilton, Labourer
    Witness: William Hilton; Elizabeth Brown
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 7, Entry 14
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Jul 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Norman Finney - 24, Grocer & Butcher, Bachelor, 73 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
Mary Brimlow Brimlow - 21, Spinster, 153 Ince Green Lane Ince- in-Makerfield
    Groom's Father: Richard Finney, Butcher & Confectioner
    Bride's Father: Abraham Brimlow, ( Deceased ), Master Fruiterer
    Witness: John Alfred Johnson; Enid Johnson
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman ( Officiating Minister )
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 8, Entry 15
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Jul 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Henry Barber - 22, Mine Worker, Bachelor, 15 Tetley Street Bamfurlong
Margaret Pinder - 20, Spinster, 474 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: James Charles Barber, Surface Worker
    Bride's Father: Harold Pinder, Sheet Metal Worker
    Witness: John Atherton; Margaret Walker
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 8, Entry 16
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Aug 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Berek Atkinson - 23, Butcher, Bachelor, 96 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
Annie Constance White - 22, Spinster, 84 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: James Joseph Atkinson, ( Deceased ), Civil Servant
    Bride's Father: Thomas White, Chargehand Stoker
    Witness: John Atkinson; M. P. Rose Chippendale
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 9, Entry 17
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Aug 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Ronald Mangnall - 23, 4026792 Cpl. RAF, Bachelor, 465 Warrington Road Abram
Sheila Stuart - 20, Spinster, 266 Crankwood Road Abram
    Groom's Father: William Mangnall, Collier
    Bride's Father: Thomas Stuart, Collier
    Witness: Alan Stuart; Joyce Gibson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 9, Entry 18
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Aug 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Kenneth Houghton - 26, Fitter, Bachelor, 81 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
Audrey Catherine Aspinall - 24, Spinster, 600 Liverpool Road Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: Oswald Thomas Houghton, Colliery Over-man
    Bride's Father: Oswald Aspinall, Clerk
    Witness: Leonard Houghton; Eunice Houghton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 10, Entry 19
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Aug 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Brian Eric Templeman - 23, Draughtsman, Bachelor, 50 Birley Street, Newton-le-Willows
Marjorie Blundell - 24, Spinster, 526 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Eric Barrett Templeman, Chartered Engineer
    Bride's Father: Christopher Blundell, ( Deceased ), Coal Merchant
    Witness: Thomas Ingman Thorpe; Anne Ashcroft
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 10, Entry 20
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Aug 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ernest Rogers - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 1 Coronation Street, Ashton in Makerfield
Jean Chilton - 20, Spinster, 10 Whitley Crescent Abram
    Groom's Father: James Rogers, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Chilton, Baths Superintendent
    Witness: Arthur Stanier; Florence Stanier
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 11, Entry 21
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Aug 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Samuel Eatock - 36, Clerk, Widower, 43 Langdale Avenue Wigan
Margaret Fletcher - 36, Spinster, 123 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Samuel Eatock, ( Deceased ), Foreman Platelayer
    Bride's Father: James Fletcher, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Sydney Fazakerley; Irene Walker
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 11, Entry 22
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Aug 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Corlett - 21, Pit Haulage Hand, Bachelor, 24 Thirlmere Avenue, Ince-in-Makerfield
Rita Keegan - 17, Spinster, 51 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Corlett, Commission Agent
    Bride's Father: Joseph Keegan, Commission Agent
    Witness: Alfred Corlett; Pearl Eileen Corlett
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 12, Entry 23
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Sep 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Jones - 18, Compositor, Bachelor, 12 Lynton Road Tyldesley
Rita Mary Holcroft - 18, Spinster, 4 Windermere Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Thomas Jones, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Holcroft, Labourer
    Witness: Wilfred Jones; Mary Margaret Holcroft
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 12, Entry 24
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Sep 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Hesketh Entwistle - 21, Student, Bachelor, 156 Market Street Hindley
Irene Cliffe - 19, Spinster, 9 Coniston Drive Abram
    Groom's Father: David Wilmot Entwistle, Engine Driver
    Bride's Father: Frederick Cliffe, Colliery Deputy
    Witness: Robert Tyson Gill; Pauline Margaret Johnson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 13, Entry 25
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Sep 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Gordon Clayton - 25, Joiner, Bachelor, 283 Wigan Road, Aston-in-Makerfield
Mildred Baldwin - 23, Spinster, 31 Kintbury Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Frederick Charles Clayton, Miner
    Bride's Father: Edward James Baldwin, Miner
    Witness: Frank Clayton; Enid Chadwick
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman ( Officiating Minister )
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 13, Entry 26
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Nov 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Vincent Green - 40, Civil Servant, Widower, 4 Vicarage Road Abram
Jeanie Peters Axford - 41, Civil Servant, Widow, 1047 Bury Road, Breightmet, Bolton
    Groom's Father: Moses Green, ( Deceased ), Mine Worker
    Bride's Father: William Smith Cameron, Labourer
    Witness: Harold Garside; Barbara Smith Cameron
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 14, Entry 27
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Dec 1953 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Lewis Carter Washington - 28, Miner, Bachelor, 3 Lowton Road, Golborne
Irene Ellison - 23, Spinster, 12 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: James Challoner Washington, Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Ellison, Miner
    Witness: Harry Washington; Edith Doreen Ellison
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 14, Entry 28
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Feb 1954 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Clifford Hulme - 20, Assistant Green-Keeper, Bachelor, 7 Whitley Crescent Abram
Jean Foulkes - 19, Spinster, 23 Hill Crest Avenue Leigh
    Groom's Father: John Hulme, Collier
    Bride's Father: Llewellyn Foulkes, Labourer
    Witness: Brian Llewellyn Foulkes; Marjorie Hulme
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 15, Entry 29
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Feb 1954 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Kenneth Lowe - 23, Fitter, Bachelor, 33 Kingsdown Road Abram
Marion Painter - 21, Spinster, 201 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Peter Lowe, Colliery Banksman
    Bride's Father: Walter Painter, Fitter
    Witness: Thomas Eddleston; Jean Margaret Fleming
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 15, Entry 30
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Mar 1954 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Connor - 23, Carpenter, Bachelor, 529 Warrington Road Lower Ince
Annie Metcalfe - 20, Spinster, 22 Cross Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: John Connor, Collier
    Bride's Father: Thomas Metcalfe, Platelayer
    Witness: Frank Connor; Edna Connor
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 16, Entry 31
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Mar 1954 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Earle Gregory - 23, Colliery Deputy, Bachelor, 67 Barnsley Street Wigan
Maureen Eardley - 20, Spinster, 79 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: William Gregory, Colliery Deputy
    Bride's Father: Thomas Eardley, Coal Merchant
    Witness: Alfred Gregory; Gertrude Gregory
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 16, Entry 32
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Apr 1954 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Eddleston - 23, 22677584 Bombardier R. A., Bachelor, 3 Whitley Crescent Abram
Phyllis May Hornby - 19, Spinster, 282 Crankwood Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Peter Eddleston, Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Hornby, Colliery Surface Worker
    Witness: James Kenneth Lowe; Brenda Elsie Hornby
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 17, Entry 33
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Apr 1954 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Henry Clements - 23, 2401725 Cpl. RAF, Bachelor, 34 Rosebery Avenue, St. Jude's Plymouth
Mabel Vernon - 21, Spinster, 14 Grasmere Terrace Abram
    Groom's Father: John Henry Clements, Boilerman
    Bride's Father: Alfred Harry Vernon, Miner
    Witness: Trevor Langton; Marion Knight
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 17, Entry 34
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Jun 1954 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Henry Nicholson - 22, Welder, Bachelor, 469 Warrington Road Abram
Irene Smith - 24, Spinster, 485 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: William Nicholson, Fireman
    Bride's Father: Charles Albert Smith, Blacksmith
    Witness: George Fisher; Joan Nightingale
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 18, Entry 35
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Jul 1954 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Leonard Hart - 24, Electrician, Bachelor, 45 Pool Street, Poolstock, Wigan
Irene Evans Walker - 22, Spinster, 401 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Leonard Hart, Colliery Winder
    Bride's Father: Jonathan Walker, Storekeeper
    Witness: John Patrick Bele; Edna Higham
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 18, Entry 36
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Jul 1954 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Alan Dickinson - 20, Miner, Bachelor, 95 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
Jean Parkinson - 19, Spinster, 3A Ridyard Street Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: James Dickinson, Surface Hand
    Bride's Father: William Parkinson, Surface Hand
    Witness: Thomas Dickinson; Joyce Johnson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 19, Entry 37
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Jul 1954 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Donald Grant - 25, Bank Clerk, Bachelor, 99 Standish Lower Ground Nr. Wigan
Edna Bullen - 21, Spinster, 22 Vicarage Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Thomas Grant, Joiner
    Bride's Father: William Bullen, ( Deceased ), Farm Bailiff
    Witness: William Gordon Moss; Sheila Margaret Fairclough
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 19, Entry 38
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Aug 1954 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Robert Radcliffe - 20, Miner, Bachelor, 21 Rayner Avenue Hindley
Mary Lucy Hurst - 18, Spinster, 30 Cross Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: John Radcliffe, Miner
    Bride's Father: Harry Hurst, Labourer
    Witness: William Hoofe; Miriam Lynn Hilton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 20, Entry 39
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Sep 1954 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Richard Owen - 31, Planning Engineer, Bachelor, Tyhewydd Cottages Llanderi Road Bangor
Marjorie Houghton - 22, Spinster, 279 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Richard Owen, Farmer
    Bride's Father: Henry Houghton, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Thomas Harold Catlow; Doris Thompson Houghton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 20, Entry 40
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Sep 1954 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Buchan Noble - 25, Refrigerator Engineer, Bachelor, Bryn Hall Hotel, Bamfurlong
Elsie Gertrude Eleanor Lloyd - 30, Spinster, Bryn Hall Hotel Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: John Noble, Fisherman
    Bride's Father: James Arthur Lloyd, ( Deceased ), Licensed Victualler
    Witness: John Reith; Gertrude Margaret Crews
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 21, Entry 41
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Sep 1954 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Henry Prescott - 21, Profile Burner, Bachelor, 15 Wright Street Platt Bridge
Janie Davies - 21, Spinster, 2 Lily Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: Henry Prescott, ( Deceased ), Labourer
    Bride's Father: Frank Davies, Baker
    Witness: Frank Davies; Marlene Grundy
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman ( Officiating Minister )
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 21, Entry 42
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Oct 1954 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Roden - 23, Labourer, Bachelor, 79 Tram Street Platt Bridge
Beryl Fairhurst - 21, Spinster, Field's Farm Lee Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: William Thomas Roden, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Peter Fairhurst, Gardener
    Witness: Frank Green; Marian Unsworth
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 22, Entry 43
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Nov 1954 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Carl Lawrence Gudgen - 20, Airman 3rd class No. AF. 13430465 U.S.A.F, Bachelor, US Air Force Base Burtonwood
Margaret Doreen Balmer - 21, Spinster, 4 Rose Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Henry Thomas Gudgen, Electrician
    Bride's Father: Ralph Balmer, Foreman
    Witness: Eugene Richard Miller; Catherine Dickinson
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 22, Entry 44
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Jan 1955 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Derbyshire - 20, Apprentice Electrician, Bachelor, 6 William Street Wigan
Thelma Houghton - 19, Spinster, 5 Tetley Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Thomas Derbyshire, Coal Inspector
    Bride's Father: Richard Houghton, Miner
    Witness: Bernard Parkinson; Muriel Houghton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 23, Entry 45
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Feb 1955 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Higson - 24, Waggon Driver, Bachelor, 4 King's Avenue, Lowton St. Mary's
Lois Victoria Rankin - 21, Spinster, 290 Crankwood Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John Higson, ( Deceased ), Mine Worker
    Bride's Father: Frederick Walter Rankin, Mine Worker
    Witness: Ronald Brandwood; Florence Ellen Rankin
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 23, Entry 46
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Feb 1955 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Edward Davies - 27, Farmer, Bachelor, Ashton Tenement Farm, Bickershaw Lane, Abram
Freda Harrison - 28, Spinster, 237 Bolton Road Ashton-in-Makerfield
    Groom's Father: William Edward Davies, Farmer
    Bride's Father: Frederick Heyworth Harrison, Labourer
    Witness: Sidney Davies; Olive Harrison
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 24, Entry 47
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Mar 1955 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Dootson - 44, Checker, Widower, 5 Cooper Street Horwich
Alice Halliday - 40, Spinster, 11 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John Henry Dootson, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Bride's Father: Edward Halliday, Labourer
    Witness: Norman Halliday; Elizabeth Tracey
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 24, Entry 48
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Mar 1955 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Robert Basil Gillatt - 28, Welder, Bachelor, 11 Swan Meadow Road Wigan
Wilma Dixon - 21, Spinster, 243 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Henry Gillatt, Labourer
    Bride's Father: John Stanley Dixon, Labourer
    Witness: Geoffrey Cecil Gillatt; Renee West
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 25, Entry 49
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Mar 1955 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Robert Harrison - 25, Fitter, Bachelor, 42 George Street Hindley
Marian Burrows - 22, Spinster, 225 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Walter Harrison, Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Burrows, Miner
    Witness: Leonard Harrison; Doris Thompson Harrison
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 25, Entry 50
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Mar 1955 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Edmund Traskowskie - 23, Moulder, Bachelor, 7 Tetley Street Bamfurlong
Doreen Fish - 20, Spinster, 6 Langdale Avenue Ince-in-Makerfield
    Groom's Father: Edmund Traskowskie, Miner
    Bride's Father: Joseph Fish, Blacksmith
    Witness: Robert Hilton; Joan Hilton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 26, Entry 51
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Mar 1955 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ernest Boothroyd - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 9 The Avenue, off Tracks Lane, Billinge Hr. End
Marjorie Smith - 19, Spinster, 15 Culcheth Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Boothroyd, ( Deceased ), Road-man
    Bride's Father: James Smith, Miner
    Witness: Norman Halliwell; Minnie Robson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 26, Entry 52
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Apr 1955 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Martin Higson - 22, Structural Engineer, Bachelor, 293 Park Road Westhoughton
Doris Jessamine Houghton - 21, Spinster, 105 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Henry Higson, Mill Manager
    Bride's Father: John Thomas Houghton, Master Painter
    Witness: Richard Kenneth Ryder; Margaret Stranaghan
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 27, Entry 53
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Apr 1955 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Holden - 20, Wagon Builder, Bachelor, 204 Earle Street Newton-le-Willows
Marjorie Hulme - 19, Spinster, 7 Whitley Crescent Abram
    Groom's Father: Walter Holden, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Hulme, Labourer
    Witness: Clifford Hulme; Florence Holden
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 27, Entry 54
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 May 1955 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Derek Wilde - 19, Miner, Bachelor, 5 Elliott Avenue Golborne
Marion Knight - 19, Spinster, 402 Crankwood Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Richard Wilde, Miner
    Bride's Father: Charles Knight, Miner
    Witness: Christopher McGuinniss; Doris Gaskell
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 28, Entry 55
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Jun 1955 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Clegg - 23, Wages Clerk, Bachelor, 13 Thirlmere Avenue Abram
Sheila Mary Reeves - 23, Spinster, 52 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Robert Clegg, Stoker
    Witness: William Stanley; Joan Haselden
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 28, Entry 56
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Aug 1955 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Edward Ackers - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 5 Whitley Crescent Abram
Margaret Higginson - 19, Spinster, 219 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Thomas Ackers, ( Deceased ), Labourer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Higginson, Labourer
    Witness: Vincent Ackers; Marion Jenkinson, (X)
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 29, Entry 57
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Sep 1955 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Alfred Sherburne - 25, Railway Porter, Bachelor, 15 York Street, Higher Ince
Muriel Coxhead - 19, Spinster, 8 Coniston Drive Abram
    Groom's Father: William Henry Sherburne, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Frank Coxhead, Platelayer
    Witness: Francis Schofield; June Sherburne
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 29, Entry 58
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Sep 1955 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Richard Rigby - 29, Colliery Ripper, Bachelor, 115 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
Esther Dootson - 23, Spinster, Bamfurlong Hotel, Lily Lane, Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: James Edward Rigby, ( Deceased ), Surface Worker
    Bride's Father: John Dootson, Licensee
    Witness: Joseph Rigby; Sylvia Rigby
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 30, Entry 59
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Sep 1955 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Kenneth Thomas Frederick Johnson - 24, Traveller, Bachelor, 26 Vicarage Road Abram
Mary Harrison - 24, Spinster, 143 Gidlow Lane Wigan
    Groom's Father: Paul Johnson, Grocery Manager
    Witness: Ronald Leigh Molyneux; Pauline Margaret Johnson
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman ( Vicar of Bickershaw )
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 30, Entry 60
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Oct 1955 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Norman Halliwell - 19, Haulage Hand, Bachelor, 48 Montrose Avenue Wigan
Cicely Reed - 21, Spinster, 530 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John William Halliwell, Collier
    Bride's Father: James Reed, Motor driver
    Witness: Thomas Halliwell; Dorothy Holcroft
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 31, Entry 61
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Nov 1955 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Francis Keenan - 25, Railway Worker, Bachelor, 183 Warrington Road Abram
Phyllis Darbyshire - 24, Spinster, 14 Windermere Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John Keenan, ( Deceased ), Labourer
    Bride's Father: Philip Darbyshire, Colliery Worker
    Witness: James Keenan; Alice Winstanley
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 31, Entry 62
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Jan 1956 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Eric Samuel Allan - 26, Bricklayer, Bachelor, 195 Ince Green Lane Lower Ince
Freda Gallop - 19, Spinster, 13 Tetley Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Fred Allan, Core-maker
    Bride's Father: James Gallop, Cutter
    Witness: Fred Allan; Dorothy Alan
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 32, Entry 63
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Mar 1956 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Tennant - 22, Clerk, Bachelor, 161 Poolstock Wigan
Mary Birchall - 23, Spinster, 79 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: James Tennant, Shunter
    Bride's Father: Joseph Birchall, Labourer
    Witness: Jack Tennant; Joyce Tennant
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 32, Entry 64
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Mar 1956 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Eric Walls - 23, Miner, Bachelor, 9 Brown Street Bickershaw
Joyce Margaret Whitley - 20, Spinster, 16 Cross Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Wallace Walls, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Whitley, Miner
    Witness: Robert Radcliffe; Kathleen Hill
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 33, Entry 65
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Mar 1956 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Garner - 25, Vulcaniser, Bachelor, 23 New Street Platt Bridge
Lily Harter - 22, Spinster, 20 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Garner, Labourer
    Bride's Father: John Harter, Screenhand
    Witness: Peter Garner; Ruth Ratcliffe
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 33, Entry 66
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 May 1956 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Enoch Bryan Bridge - 21, Farmer, Bachelor, Field's Farm Cottage Lee Lane Abram
Audrey Kenyon - 17, Spinster, 2 Banks Terrace Leigh Road, Hindley
    Groom's Father: Enoch Bridge, Colliery Over-man
    Bride's Father: John Kenyon, Boiler
    Witness: Eric Gordon Bridge; Dorothy Garvey
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 34, Entry 67
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Jun 1956 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Knowles - 19, Collier, Bachelor, 20 Lee Lane Abram
Marjorie Roper - 20, Spinster, 15 Jasmine Road Worsley Hill Estate, Wigan
    Groom's Father: John Knowles, Collier
    Bride's Father: Arthur Roper, Engineer
    Witness: Brian Knowles; Lilian Audrey Finnay
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman Officiating Minister
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 34, Entry 68
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Jul 1956 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Derek Whittle - 23, Metal Roller, Bachelor, 4 Park View Ashton-in-Makerfield
Margaret Forshaw - 24, Spinster, 9 Kintbury Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Thomas Whittle, Miner
    Bride's Father: Samuel Forshaw, Labourer
    Witness: Richard John Sterry; Dorothy Forshaw
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 35, Entry 69
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Aug 1956 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Colin Roberts - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 9 Crompton Street Platt Bridge
Amelia Forshaw - 17, Spinster, 9 Kintbury Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Robert Roberts, Miner
    Bride's Father: Samuel Forshaw, Labourer
    Witness: Ronald Frank Wigfield; Dorothy Forshaw
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 35, Entry 70
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Aug 1956 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ronald Fearnley - 25, Clerk, Bachelor, 214 Atherton Road Hindley
Margaret Rose Chippendale - 24, Spinster, 46 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: John Fearnley, Baths Attendant
    Bride's Father: William Chippendale, Labourer
    Witness: John Fearnley; Annie Constance Atkinson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 36, Entry 71
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Sep 1956 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Richard Pennington - 24, Press Tool Maker, Bachelor, 1 Station Road Haydock
Sheila Gertrude Cunliffe - 18, Spinster, 84 Lily Lane Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: Richard Pennington, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Henry Cunliffe, Storekeeper
    Witness: Richard John Stirrup; Joyce Griffiths
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 36, Entry 72
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Sep 1956 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ernest Herbert Hall - 29, Engineer, Bachelor, 12 Beacon Road Shevington
Ellen Birchall Hill - 29, Spinster, 190 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Herbert Hall, Miner
    Bride's Father: Joseph Hill, Miner
    Witness: Colin Hall; Alice Hill
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 37, Entry 73
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Sep 1956 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Sidney Davies - 24, Farmer, Bachelor, Ashton Tenement Farm, Bickershaw Lane, Abram
Ethel May Harrison - 22, Spinster, 237 Bolton Road Ashton-in-Makerfield
    Groom's Father: William Edward Davies, General Labourer
    Bride's Father: Frederick Hayworth Harrison, General Labourer
    Witness: William Edward Davies; Olive Harrison
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 37, Entry 74
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Sep 1956 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Norman Ramsdale - 21, Mechanic, Bachelor, 335 Warrington Road Abram
Patricia Barbara Fowler - 21, Spinster, 27 Whitley Crescent Abram
    Groom's Father: Harold Ramsdale, Clerk
    Bride's Father: James Fowler, Fireman
    Witness: Harold Alexander Ramsdale; Jean Hampton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 38, Entry 75
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Sep 1956 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Nelmes - 22, Collier, Bachelor, 40 West End Lane New Rossington Near Doncaster
Dorothy Parkinson - 20, Spinster, 33 St. James Crescent Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: John Nelmes, Collier
    Bride's Father: Samuel Parkinson, Agent's Clerk
    Witness: Gordon Nelmes; Maureen Horrocks
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman Officiating Minister
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 38, Entry 76
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 13 Oct 1956 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Richard Roberts - 18, Apprentice Fitter, Bachelor, Hazelhurst, Park Lane, Abram
Jean Talbot - 21, Spinster, 10 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: John Richard Roberts, Under Manager
    Bride's Father: Joe Talbot, Civil Servant
    Witness: Frederick Burchall; Margaret Johnson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 39, Entry 77
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Oct 1956 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Brian Ridyard - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 74 Ruskin Avenue, Worsley Mesnes, Wigan
Irene Clarkson - 20, Spinster, 12 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Edwin Ridyard, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Clarkson, Miner
    Witness: Peter Ridyard; Joan Hickey
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 39, Entry 78
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Feb 1957 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Russell Lyon - 28, Bank Clerk, Bachelor, 13 Violet Street Lower Ince
Ruth Ratcliffe - 22, Spinster, 2 Rose Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: James Lyon, Post Office Official
    Bride's Father: John Ratcliffe, Miner
    Witness: Thomas Hayward; Marjorie Ella Turner
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 40, Entry 79
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Feb 1957 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Kenneth Brown - 25, Fitter, Bachelor, 62 Lily Lane Platt Bridge
Edith Marion Southworth - 23, Spinster, 374 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Sydney Brown, Garage Proprietor
    Bride's Father: Arthur Southworth, Electrical Engineer
    Witness: Harold Brown; Marion Parker
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 40, Entry 80
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Mar 1957 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Joseph Wright - 25, Miner, Bachelor, 61 Millers Lane Platt Bridge
Irene Walsh - 21, Spinster, 398 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: James Wright, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Joseph Thomas Walsh, Surface Hand
    Witness: Owen Moore; Margaret Porter
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 41, Entry 81
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 Mar 1957 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Hudson - 23, Fitter & Turner, Bachelor, 20 Gidlow Avenue Wigan
Betty Sanders - 27, Spinster, 483 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: William Hudson, Cashier
    Bride's Father: Thomas Sanders, Miner
    Witness: Derek Postlewhaite; Hazel Littlehales
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 41, Entry 82
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Mar 1957 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Edward Swift - 27, Labourer, Bachelor, 3 Tetley Street Bamfurlong
Margaret Enid Connolly - 20, Spinster, 1 Rose Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: James Ralph Swift, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Bride's Father: Robert Connolly, ( Deceased ), Labourer
    Witness: John Swift; Irene Mary Conway
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 42, Entry 83
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Jun 1957 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Rupert Meadows - 30, Carpenter, Bachelor, 75 Lord Street Hindley
Phyllis Billington - 33, Spinster, 15 Kintbury Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Henry Meadows, Miner
    Bride's Father: Stephen Billington, Miner
    Witness: Ronald Meadows; Joan Bailey
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 42, Entry 84
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Aug 1957 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Eric Bramhall - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 54 Kingsdown Road Abram
Mary Gambles - 21, Spinster, 10 Windermere Road Higher Ince
    Groom's Father: Arthur Bramhall, Rubber Inspector
    Bride's Father: Ernest Gambles, Miner
    Witness: Donald Bramhall; Mary Egerton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 43, Entry 85
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Sep 1957 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Robert Rimmer - 27, Plumber, Bachelor, 18 Seed Street Wigan
Irene Greenhalgh - 24, Spinster, 216 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: James Rimmer, Electrical Engineer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Greenhalgh, ( Deceased ), Labourer
    Witness: James Rimmer; Edith Marian Brown
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 43, Entry 86
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Sep 1957 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Joseph Peter Green - 23, Miner, Bachelor, 458 Bolton Road Ashton-in-Makerfield
Gladys Porter - 21, Spinster, 4 Whitley Crescent Abram
    Groom's Father: James Henry Green, Brick-layer
    Bride's Father: Albert Porter, Miner
    Witness: James Gordon Green; Edith Porter
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 44, Entry 87
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Sep 1957 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Gerald Raymond Taylor - 23, Joiner, Bachelor, 7 Kintbury Street Bamfurlong
May Brenda Young - 20, Spinster, 12 Vicarage Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Thomas Taylor, Labourer
    Witness: Norman John Banks; Elizabeth May Birkett
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 44, Entry 88
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Sep 1957 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Patrick Stanley Collopy - 23, General Labourer, Bachelor, 30 Corbett Avenue Longford Warrington
Doreen Margaret Bell - 19, Spinster, 7 Rose Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: John Francis Collopy, General Labourer
    Bride's Father: George Bell, Miner
    Witness: John Edward Jones; Margaret Rose Wright
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 45, Entry 89
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Oct 1957 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Clifford Bowles - 29, Driver, Bachelor, 7 Short Street Golborne
Edith Doreen Ellison - 23, Spinster, 12 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Albert Edward Bowles, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Ellison, Labourer
    Witness: Kenneth Ellison; Ellen Ellison
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 45, Entry 90
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Nov 1957 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Eric Maines Bridge - 49, School Master, Widower, 252 Warrington Road Abram
Daisy Aspinall - 48, Widow, 170 Appley Lane, Appley Bridge, Wigan
    Groom's Father: Jesse Bridge, Mine Manager
    Bride's Father: Robert Robson, Miner's Agent
    Witness: Henry Jesse Bridge; Gladys Hague Bridge
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 46, Entry 91
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Nov 1957 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Edmund Trougher - 21, Fitter, Bachelor, 3 Ash Grove Standish
Vera Ada Trougher - 18, Spinster, 145 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John Keegan, Clerk
    Bride's Father: William Trougher, Labourer
    Witness: Leonard Houghton; Eunice Houghton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 46, Entry 92
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Dec 1957 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Archie Taylor - 64, Tailor's Presser, Widower, 62 Wellfield Road Wigan
Catherine May Houghton - 52, Spinster, 307 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Edward Taylor, ( Deceased ), Driller
    Bride's Father: William Houghton, ( Deceased ), Fireman
    Witness: Stanley Taylor; Barbara Ann Roberts
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 47, Entry 93
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Jan 1958 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Kenneth Paxford - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 26 Rayner Avenue Hindley
Edith Porter - 19, Spinster, 4 Whitley Crescent Abram
    Groom's Father: Alfred Paxford, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Albert Porter, Colliery Deputy
    Witness: Wilfred Paxford; Gladys Green
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 47, Entry 94
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Feb 1958 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Clifford Goulding - 22, Mining Engineering Trainee, Bachelor, 1 Repton Avenue Lower Ince
Annie Martland - 21, Spinster, 510 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John Goulding, Hair Dresser
    Bride's Father: Richard Taylor Martland, Miner
    Witness: Kenneth Mark Goulding; Dorothy Holcroft
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 48, Entry 95
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Mar 1958 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Wright - 21, Labourer, Bachelor, 612 Bolton Road Ashton-in-Makerfield
Brenda Janette Dawber - 23, Spinster, 19 Coniston Drive Abram
    Groom's Father: John Wright, Licensee
    Bride's Father: William Dawber, Miner
    Witness: James Cunliffe; Shirley Webb
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 48, Entry 96
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Mar 1958 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Yates - 27, General Labourer, Bachelor, 66 Norfolk Road Atherton
Gladys Hunter - 21, Spinster, 66 Bickershaw Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: Thomas Yates, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Rupert Hunter, Fitter
    Witness: Donald Rowson; Margaret Baldwin
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 49, Entry 97
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Mar 1958 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Leslie Bennett - 23, Miner, Bachelor, 26 Smithwood Avenue Hindley
Marina Holland - 20, Spinster, 96 Lily Lane Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: Charles Bennett, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Richard Holland, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Leslie Richard Holland; Dorothy Willacy
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 49, Entry 98
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Mar 1958 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Cedric Taylor - 19, 23392949 Gnr. R. A., Bachelor, 32 Beech Avenue Lowton
Glenys Jean Peet - 20, Spinster, 267 Crankwood Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Peter William Taylor, Coach Painter
    Bride's Father: Albert Peet, Colliery Deputy
    Witness: Robert Parkinson; Maureen Mannion
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 50, Entry 99
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Mar 1958 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Brian Porter - 23, Driver, Bachelor, 53 Macbeth Road Fleetwood
Doreen Kennedy - 21, Spinster, 259 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: George Porter, Coal Merchant
    Bride's Father: Frederick Kennedy, Stoker
    Witness: David Porter; Joan Sylvia Forbes
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 50, Entry 100
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Jul 1958 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Daniel Hayes - 52, Miner, Widower, 193 Warrington Road Abram
Edna Stanley - 43, Spinster, 243 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Bride's Father: William Stanley, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Robert Miller; Marion Stanley
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 51, Entry 101
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Aug 1958 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Nicholas Murray - 26, Miner, Bachelor, 26 Broom Road Pemberton Wigan
Doreen Woodcock - 21, Spinster, 105 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: James Murray, Miner
    Bride's Father: Richard Woodcock, Labourer
    Witness: Alan Woodcock; Edna Woodcock
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 51, Entry 102
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Aug 1958 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Clifford Halsall - 19, Miner, Bachelor, 1 Gloucester Crescent Hindley
Kathleen Holland - 18, Spinster, 356 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John Henry Halsall, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Holland, Miner
    Witness: Harold Sankey; Dora Parkinson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 52, Entry 103
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Oct 1958 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Collins - 27, Electronic Tester, Bachelor, 88 Alder Street Newton-le-Willows
Ellen Ellison - 20, Spinster, 12 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: William Collins, Crane Driver
    Bride's Father: Thomas Ellison, Miner
    Witness: Thomas Collins; Brenda Ellison
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 52, Entry 104
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Nov 1958 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Derek Liptrot - 22, Electrician, Bachelor, 94 Beacon Road Billinge
Mavis Smith Partington - 19, Spinster, Crankwood Farm Crankwood Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Charles Liptrot, Collier
    Bride's Father: John Partington, Farmer
    Witness: Dennis Liptrot; Freda Mary Follett
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 53, Entry 105
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 13 Dec 1958 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Peter Garner - 23, Painter, Bachelor, 284 Bolton Road Ashton-in-Makerfield
Kathleen Mary Wright - 19, Spinster, 44 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Garner, Turf Accountant
    Bride's Father: William Wright, Dust Suppression Officer
    Witness: John Garner; Margaret Wright
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 53, Entry 106
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Jan 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
George Russell Calland - 22, Salesman, Bachelor, 15 Darlington Street Wigan
Pauline Margaret Johnson - 19, Spinster, 26 Vicarage Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Richard Calland, Shopkeeper
    Bride's Father: Paul Johnson, Shop manager
    Witness: Kenneth Saxon; Mary Mildred Johnson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 54, Entry 107
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Mar 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Harry Vernon - 22, Miner, Bachelor, 14 Grasmere Terrace Abram
Marion Parkes - 21, Spinster, 14 Grasmere Terrace Abram
    Groom's Father: Alfred Harry Vernon, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Joseph Parkes, Cafe Manager
    Witness: Colin Parkes; Mabel Clements
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 54, Entry 108
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Mar 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Arnold Mahar - 33, Miner, Bachelor, 5 Laxey Crescent Leigh
Edna Foster - 23, Spinster, 348 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Daniel Mahar, ( Deceased ), Farmer
    Bride's Father: Edward Foster, Labourer
    Witness: Lembit Kivikangur; Kathleen Foster
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 55, Entry 109
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Mar 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Graham Baxter - 25, Dental Technician, Bachelor, 28 Arbour Lane Standish
Joan Hesketh - 20, Spinster, 9 Park View Abram
    Groom's Father: Richard Maurice Baxter, Joiner
    Bride's Father: Joseph Hesketh, Clerk
    Witness: Alan William Moran; Eileen Hesketh
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 55, Entry 110
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Mar 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Roberts - 23, Surface hand, Bachelor, 14 Wellington Street Westhoughton
Mavis Frances Simm - 21, Spinster, 88 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: William Roberts, ( Deceased ), Labourer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Simm, Collier
    Witness: John Simm; Elsie Atkinson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 56, Entry 111
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Mar 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Batchelor - 20, Assistant Comber Setter, Bachelor, 163 Oxford Street Leigh
Mavis Frances Turton - 20, Spinster, 8 Cross Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Thomas William Batchelor, Oiler
    Bride's Father: Edward Turton, Miner
    Witness: Gordon Batchelor; Brenda Walker
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 56, Entry 112
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Mar 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Thomas Hayes - 21, Bus Conductor, Bachelor, 3 Holly Grove Leigh
Betty Hatton - 20, Spinster, 567 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: William Hayes, ( Deceased ), Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Hatton, Millwright
    Witness: Edward Halton; Christine Logan
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 57, Entry 113
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Mar 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Eric Blundell - 21, Design Draughtsman, Bachelor, 29 Ashton Heath Ashton-in-Makerfield
Gladys Jackson - 19, Spinster, 9 Whitley Crescent Abram
    Groom's Father: John Blundell, Miner
    Bride's Father: Stuart Jackson, Carpenter
    Witness: Ivor Humphreys; Eugene Slater
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 57, Entry 114
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Mar 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Buckley - 24, Moulder, Bachelor, 207 Liverpool Road Hindley
Edna Lomax - 24, Spinster, 42 Kingsdown Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Thomas Buckley, Brick-layer
    Bride's Father: John Edward Lomax, Miner
    Witness: John Grady Rostron; Hilda Lomax
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 58, Entry 115
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 May 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Stanley Benson - 22, Moulder, Bachelor, 89 Miry Lane Wigan
Margaret Porter - 23, Spinster, 406 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Samuel Benson, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Porter, Labourer
    Witness: Charles Fred. Thornton; Irene Wright
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 58, Entry 116
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 May 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Brian Taylor - 25, Locomotive Fireman, Bachelor, 109 Neville Street Platt Bridge
Marian Dainty - 23, Spinster, 466 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John William Taylor, ( Deceased ), Locomotive Driver
    Bride's Father: Harold Dainty, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Witness: William Edwards; Barbara Bell
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 59, Entry 117
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Jun 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Albert Jones - 60, Miner, Widower, 230 Warrington Road Abram
Catherine Meadows - 48, Spinster, 211 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Charles Henry Jones, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: James Thomas Meadows, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Harold Meadows; Ada Jones
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 59, Entry 118
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Jul 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ronald Bradshaw - 24, Joiner, Bachelor, 6 Walthew Lane Platt Bridge
June Darbyshire - 22, Spinster, 35 Bickershaw Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: George Bradshaw, Miner
    Bride's Father: Harold Darbyshire, Colliery Weighman
    Witness: Kenneth Bradshaw; June Mavis Mosley
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 60, Entry 119
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Jul 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Norman Meadows - 22, Painter, Bachelor, 68 Warrington Road Abram
Joan Simm - 22, Spinster, 12 Atherton Street Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Richard Meadows, Colliery Fireman
    Bride's Father: Harry Simm, Colliery Fireman
    Witness: Robert Meadows; Joan Willcock
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 60, Entry 120
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Jul 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Frederick James Hitchen - 28, Metallurgist, Bachelor, 222 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
Brenda May Hughes - 28, Spinster, 259 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Arthur Hitchen, ( Deceased ), Groundsman
    Bride's Father: John Hughes, Miner
    Witness: Kenneth Eaton; Vera Hitchen
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 61, Entry 121
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Sep 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Bernard Leigh Molyneux - 28, Electrical Engineer, Bachelor, 11 Cedar Avenue Standish
Eileen Potts - 21, Spinster, 6 Car Street Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: Joseph Molyneux, Clerical Officer
    Bride's Father: Herbert Potts, Colliery Sawyer
    Witness: Ronald Leigh Molyneux; Kathleen Meadows
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 61, Entry 122
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Oct 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Norman Crook - 29, Cotton Operative, Bachelor, 31 Washacre Westhoughton
Joan Wilcock - 19, Spinster, 70 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: William Crook, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Joseph Wilcock, Miner
    Witness: Thomas Frances Crook; Marian Evans
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 62, Entry 123
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Oct 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Norman Durden - 27, Baker, Bachelor, 352 Warrington Road Abram
Marie Alexander - 21, Spinster, 60 Upper Morris Street Wigan
    Groom's Father: Ebenezer Durden, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Robert Alexander, Miner
    Witness: Robert Higson; Barbara Joan Stephens
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 62, Entry 124
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Oct 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Fred Dearden - 29, Motor Driver, Bachelor, 443 Warrington Road Abram
Marjorie Alice Marrow - 28, Spinster, 2 Montrose Avenue Wigan
    Groom's Father: Fred Dearden, Maintenance Man
    Bride's Father: Harold Marrow, Aluminium Polisher
    Witness: Joseph Dearden; Kathleen Marrow
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 63, Entry 125
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Dec 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Cyril Harrison - 23, Work Study Engineer, Bachelor, 8 Manning Avenue Wigan
Mavis Jean Green - 20, Spinster, 76 Bickershaw Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: William Roland Harrison, Detective Sergeant
    Bride's Father: Fred Green, Sheeter & Roper
    Witness: William Davies; Mary Freeman
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 63, Entry 126
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Dec 1959 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Kenneth Roby - 23, Railway Shunter, Bachelor, 482 Warrington Road, Abram
Margaret Bullough - 22, Spinster, 86 Bird Street Higher Ince
    Groom's Father: John Roby, Labourer
    Bride's Father: William James Bullough, Crane Driver
    Witness: Brian Clayton; Jean Bullough
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 64, Entry 127
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Mar 1960 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Kenneth Charles Brooks - 24, Railway Fireman, Bachelor, 28 Willens Lane Platt Bridge
Dorothy Forshaw - 23, Spinster, 9 Kintbury Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Thomas Brooks, Store-keeper
    Bride's Father: Samuel Forshaw, Smithy's Labourer
    Witness: Gordon Henry Brooks; Mary Forshaw
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 64, Entry 128
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Mar 1960 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Alan Thomasson - 20, Bus Conductor, Bachelor, 18 West Avenue Leigh
Barbara June Unsworth - 19, Spinster, 251 Crankwood Road Abram
    Groom's Father: George Edward Thomasson, Steelworker
    Bride's Father: Harold Unsworth, Banksman
    Witness: John Edward Garlick; Margaret Ann Sixsmith
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 65, Entry 129
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Mar 1960 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Arthur Smith - 22, L/CPL Royal Signals, Bachelor, 40 Cross Street Hindley
Joyce Taylor - 21, Spinster, 4 Erskine Place Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Smith, Shaft-man N. C. B.
    Bride's Father: John Taylor, Crane Driver
    Witness: Melvin Neil Turner; Lelian Willcox Smith
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 65, Entry 130
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Mar 1960 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Jackson - 25, Miner, Bachelor, 135 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
Joyce Hart - 21, Spinster, 7 Field Street Spring View Lower Ince
    Groom's Father: Fonrose Jackson, ( Deceased ), Shearer
    Bride's Father: Albert Hart, Shop keeper
    Witness: Colin Alfred White; Jean Hart
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 66, Entry 131
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Apr 1960 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Duncan Rasburn - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 26 Lee Lane Abram
Mildred Tymon - 22, Spinster, 3 Union Street Higher Ince
    Groom's Father: Herbert Rasburn, Engineer
    Bride's Father: Joseph Tymon, Miner
    Witness: Joseph Tymon; Susan Julia Rasburn
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 66, Entry 132
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Apr 1960 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Derek Cox - 26, Outside Representative N. W. E. B., Bachelor, 6 Springfield Street Wigan
Jean Fisher - 22, Spinster, 23 Whitley Crescent Abram
    Groom's Father: John Cox, Fruiterer
    Bride's Father: Horace Fisher, Commercial Traveller
    Witness: William Lloyd; Margery Whitfield
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 67, Entry 133
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Apr 1960 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Gordon Walls - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 1 Green Street Platt Bridge
Hilda Bullough - 23, Spinster, 83 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Edward Richard Walls, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: James Ewart Bullough, ( Deceased ), Carpenter
    Witness: Alan Walls; Rita Eardley
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 67, Entry 134
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Jun 1960 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Ward - 17, Miner, Bachelor, 53 Leigh Street Golborne
Margaret Elizabeth Ellison - 17, Spinster, 12 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Thomas Ward Ward, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Ellison, Miner
    Witness: Robert Norval Rudd; Brenda Ericson
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 68, Entry 135
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Sep 1960 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Arthur Latham - 70, Retired Colliery Engine Winder, Widower, 23 Wigan Lower Road Standish Lower Ground near Wigan
Mary Beamson - 57, Widow, 32 Bickershaw Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: John Latham, ( Deceased ), Colliery Winder
    Bride's Father: William Gee, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Witness: Frederick Latham; Edith Carney
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 68, Entry 136
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Sep 1960 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Arthur Stone - 36, Builder, Bachelor, 32 Warrington Road Lower Ince
Elsie Ackers - 33, Spinster, 77 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John Stone, ( Deceased ), Steel Worker
    Bride's Father: Herbert Ackers, ( Deceased ), Engineer
    Witness: Samuel Leslie Howarth; Doris Lord
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 69, Entry 137
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Sep 1960 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Keith Fairhurst - 21, Motor Engineer, Bachelor, 503 Warrington Road Abram
Brenda Sanders - 21, Spinster, 531 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Edgar Fairhurst, Property Repairer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Sanders, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Kenneth Arthur Roberts; Maureen Smith
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 69, Entry 138
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Oct 1960 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
George Gregory - 23, Upholsterer, Bachelor, 27 Withington Lane New Springs
Frances Beryl Holland - 20, Spinster, 6 Culcheth Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: William Gregory, Foreman Scafolder
    Bride's Father: James Holland, L. U. T. Cleaner
    Witness: John Gregory; Hilda Lomax
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 70, Entry 139
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Oct 1960 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Arthur Henry Smallwood - 22, Labourer, Bachelor, 18 Cross Street Bamfurlong
May Dakin - 21, Spinster, 7 Thirlmere Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Arthur Henry Smallwood, Transport Driver
    Bride's Father: Charles Dakin, Mine Worker
    Witness: Peter Smallwood; Ellen Williams
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 70, Entry 140
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Oct 1960 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Stanley Foster Denney - 25, Miner, Bachelor, 102 Church Lane Lowton
Ethel Prescott - 21, Spinster, 472 Bolton Road Ashton-in-Makerfield
    Groom's Father: Stanley Bertram Foster Denney, Lorry Driver
    Bride's Father: Alec Prescott, Time-Keeper
    Witness: Brian Marsh; Margaret Elizabeth Brindle
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 71, Entry 141
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Oct 1960 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Henry Wright Pike - 26, Bank Official, Bachelor, 327 Old Road Ashton-in Makerfield
Edna Ridyard - 23, Spinster, 2 St. John Street Abram
    Groom's Father: Frederick John Wright Pike, Civil Defence Officer
    Bride's Father: Peter Ridyard, N. C. B. Safety Officer
    Witness: Mr. Frank Vernon Swift; Vera Ridyard
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 71, Entry 142
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Feb 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ronald Whittaker - 32, Commission Agent, Bachelor, 396 Bolton Road Ashton-in-Makerfield
Margaret Jones - 28, Spinster, 242 Warrington Road Abram
    Bride's Father: Oliver Jones, Supervisor
    Witness: Frederick Roy Brooks; Rose Jackson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 72, Entry 143
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Mar 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Malcom Bent - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 261 York Street Leigh
Joan Archer - 21, Spinster, 181 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: George Bent, Colliery Winder
    Bride's Father: Thomas Archer, ( Deceased ), Welder
    Witness: Kenneth William Bent; Mary E. Anker
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 72, Entry 144
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Mar 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Cyril Benson - 20, Apprentice Electrician, Bachelor, 674 Liverpool Road Platt Bridge
Margaret Leigh - 19, Spinster, 4 Thirlmere Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Cyril Benson, Spinner
    Bride's Father: William Leigh, Miner
    Witness: Francis Unsworth; Christine Leigh
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 73, Entry 145
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Mar 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Graham Mangnall - 22, Junior Draughtsman, Bachelor, 465 Warrington Road Abram
Hilary Salisbury - 19, Spinster, 70 Gathurst Lane Shevington
    Groom's Father: William Mangnall, Miner
    Bride's Father: Ernest Salisbury, ( Deceased ), Civil Servant
    Witness: Thomas Ronald Mangnall; Anne Pomfret
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 73, Entry 146
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Mar 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
David Kenneth Holland - 24, Labourer, Bachelor, 29 Denby Street, Newton le Willows
Dorothy Darbyshire - 24, Spinster, 18 Vicarage Road Abram
    Groom's Father: David Holland, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Fred Darbyshire, Railway Guard
    Witness: Frank Thomas Eccleston; June Picton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 74, Entry 147
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Mar 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Joseph Ronald Mahon - 24, Farm Worker, Bachelor, 79 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
Rita Eardley - 20, Spinster, 79 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: William Mahon, ( Deceased ), Labourer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Eardley, Coal Merchant
    Witness: John Keith Mahon; Shelagh Mary Margaret Maken
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 74, Entry 148
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Mar 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Robert Andrew Lynch - 25, Fitter, Bachelor, 135 Church Street Horwich
Edna Peet - 25, Spinster, 435 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Andrew Lynch, ( Deceased ), Green-keeper
    Bride's Father: Leslie Peet, Mechanic
    Witness: John Lynch; Sheila Bridget Lynch
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 75, Entry 149
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Mar 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Raymond Stafford - 26, Miner, Bachelor, 21 Coniston Drive Abram
Sheila Simpson - 21, Spinster, 21 Slacky Fold, Hindley Green
    Groom's Father: Harold Stafford, Miner
    Bride's Father: Edward Simpson, Hospital Porter
    Witness: Ronald Simpson; Joan Stafford
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 75, Entry 150
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Mar 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ronald Simpson - 28, Brickyard Drawer, Bachelor, 31 Slacky Fold, Hindley Green
Joan Stafford - 20, Spinster, 21 Coniston Drive Abram
    Groom's Father: Edward Simpson, Hospital Porter
    Bride's Father: Harold Stafford, Miner
    Witness: Raymond Stafford; Sheila Simpson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 76, Entry 151
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Mar 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Kevin William Preston - 25, Brick layer, Bachelor, 21 Bolton House Road Bickershaw
Doris Gaskell - 25, Spinster, 8 Thirlmere Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Vincent Preston, Boilerman
    Bride's Father: Herbert Gaskell, Miner
    Witness: Gerald Preston; Jean Robinson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 76, Entry 152
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Apr 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Geoffrey Wright - 22, Laboratory Assistant, Bachelor, 198 Cansfield Grove Ashton-in-Makerfield
Jean Roby - 22, Spinster, 346 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Henry Wright, Plasterer
    Bride's Father: Peter Roby, Insurance Agent
    Witness: Dennis Harold Wright; Sylvia Roby
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 77, Entry 153
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Apr 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Livingstone Muir - 64, Retired, Widower, 30 Wellington Crescent, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Elizabeth Victoria Allen - 62, Widow, 7 Lee Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: John Muir, ( Deceased ), Wine & Spirits Salesman
    Bride's Father: Alexander McNeill, ( Deceased ), Police Constable
    Witness: Thomas Henry Eatock; Ellen Augusta Eatock
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 77, Entry 154
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 May 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Richard Robinson - 44, Miner, Widower, 49 Brookhouse Street Wigan
Dorothy Holland - 32, Spinster, 6 Culcheth Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: William Robinson, Bargeman
    Bride's Father: James Holland, Labourer
    Witness: Kenneth Unsworth Lancaster; Edith Holland
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 78, Entry 155
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Jun 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Harold Emo - 23, Coach Builder, Bachelor, 632 Liverpool Road Platt Bridge
Margaret Elizabeth Brindle - 21, Spinster, 199 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: William Edward Emo, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Brindle, Joiner
    Witness: Gordon Brown; Yvonne Joan Brindle
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 78, Entry 156
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Aug 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Brian John Davies - 20, Dock Worker, Bachelor, 156 Conway Street Birkenhead
Beatrice Annie Moss - 20, Spinster, 67 Lily lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: George Davies, Boiler Maker
    Bride's Father: Horace Moss, Fitter
    Witness: George Davies; Barbara Sheanan
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 79, Entry 157
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Sep 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Winnard Eddleston - 28, Painter & Decorator, Bachelor, 3 Whitley Crescent Abram
Enid Elizabeth Baxter - 23, Spinster, 12 Whitley Crescent Abram
    Groom's Father: Pater Eddleston, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Sydney Baxter, Haulage Contractor
    Witness: Thomas Eddleston; Jean Ratcliffe
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 79, Entry 158
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Sep 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Derek Ashbrook - 21, Electrician, Bachelor, 4 Collard Street Atherton
June Talbot - 19, Spinster, 40 Bickershaw Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: Stanley Ashbrook, Labourer
    Bride's Father: John Talbot, Bus Driver
    Witness: Colin James Cooke; Christine Elizabeth Talbot
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 80, Entry 159
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Sep 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Peter Robert Mold - 21, Labourer, Bachelor, 40 The Close Kirkham
Doreen Ann Gerrard - 21, Spinster, 111 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Percy Mold, Labourer
    Bride's Father: John Gerrard, Postman
    Witness: Alan Granville Filmer Mold; Mildred Yvonne Gerrard
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 80, Entry 160
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Oct 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
George Hibbert - 23, Representative, Bachelor, Lee Lane Farm Crankwood Road Abram
Eileen Scott - 20, Spinster, 225 Douglas Road Atherton
    Groom's Father: Peter Hibbert, Farmer
    Bride's Father: Walter Scott, Swimming Instructor
    Witness: Harold Hibbert; Patricia Rose Castell
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 81, Entry 161
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Oct 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Pimblett - 22, Driver, Bachelor, Culcheth House Farm Abram
Rita Bate - 23, Spinster, 289 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: William Pimblett, Farmer
    Bride's Father: George Bate, Time-Keeper
    Witness: John Pimblett; Kathleen Meadows
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 81, Entry 162
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Oct 1961 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Jackson - 22, Boiler-man, Bachelor, 11 Station Road Haydock
Christine Anne Johnson - 18, Spinster, 11 Rydal Place Abram
    Groom's Father: Herbert Jackson, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Charles Johnson, Miner
    Witness: John Anthony Prior; Marian Reeve Ball
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 82, Entry 163
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Mar 1962 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Leslie Barry Evans - 26, Industrial Chemist, Bachelor, 32 Holt Street Wigan
June Adamson - 22, Spinster, 91 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: George Evans, Driver
    Bride's Father: James Pendlebury Adamson, Bus Conductor
    Witness: Clive Cheetham; Kathleen Diane Evans
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 82, Entry 164
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Mar 1962 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William John Dawber - 25, Fireman, Bachelor, 19 Coniston Drive Abram
Greta Battersby - 20, Spinster, 19 Thirlmere Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: William Dawber, Miner
    Bride's Father: James Battersby, Labourer
    Witness: Thomas Joseph Dawber; Dorothy Battersby
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 83, Entry 165
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Mar 1962 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Edward William Orchard - 25, Aircraft Fitter, Bachelor, 5 Northwick Avenue Worcester
Margaret Liptrot - 19, Spinster, 7A Grasmere Terrace Abram
    Groom's Father: Edward Charles Orchard, Fitter
    Bride's Father: James Liptrot, Miner
    Witness: Albert Edward Liptrot; Barbara Critchley
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 83, Entry 166
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Mar 1962 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Anthony James Bullough - 24, Sales Engineer, Bachelor, 247 Warrington Road Abram
Asenath Ursula Mary Bradley - 23, Spinster, 81 Windermere Road Higher Ince
    Groom's Father: James Bullough, Bus Driver
    Bride's Father: Frederick Bradley, Manager
    Witness: Norman Richard Garner; Barbara Anne Bradley
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 84, Entry 167
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Mar 1962 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Dennis Boulton - 33, Plater, Bachelor, 130 Weston Street Atherton
Mary Foster - 29, Spinster, 348 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: George Boulton, Cotton Operative
    Bride's Father: Edward Foster, Labourer
    Witness: Leslie Boulton; Kathleen Foster
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 84, Entry 168
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Mar 1962 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Melvin McNamara - 24, Miner, Bachelor, 10 Wimbourne Road Abram
Brenda Ellison - 22, Spinster, 12 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: John McNamara, Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Ellison, Miner
    Witness: Kenneth Ellison; Pauline Ellison
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 85, Entry 169
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 Jun 1962 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Joseph Littler - 22, Bricklayer, Bachelor, 17 Sturgess Street Newton-le-Willows
Gwendoline Houghton - 21, Spinster, 14 Kintbury Littler Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Frank Littler, Wagon Builder
    Bride's Father: Ernest Peter Houghton, Bus Conductor
    Witness: John Littler; Barbara Houghton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 85, Entry 170
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Jun 1962 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Critchley - 22, Regular Soldier 23544294 R. E. M. E., Bachelor, 22 Upper Dicconson Street Wigan
Eileen Hesketh - 19, Spinster, 9 Park View Abram
    Groom's Father: John Critchley, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Joseph Hesketh, Weighman
    Witness: Ronald Critchley; Joan Baxter
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 86, Entry 171
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Jun 1962 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Anthony Pope - 22, Bricklayer, Bachelor, 26 Bryn Road South Ashton-in-Makerfield
Audrey Taylor - 20, Spinster, 24 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Harold Pope, Motorcycle Salesman
    Bride's Father: Peter Taylor, Collier
    Witness: Derek Dale; Pauline Taylor
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 86, Entry 172
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Jun 1962 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Duncan Noel Willoughby - 24, Mechanic, Bachelor, 8 Alfred Street Platt Bridge
Brenda Simms - 22, Spinster, 6 Dixon Place Abram
    Groom's Father: William Willoughby, Labourer
    Bride's Father: George Simms, Miner
    Witness: W. A. Bushy; Irene Simms
    Married by Banns by: Robt. R. Wilson Vicar of Platt Bridge
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 87, Entry 173
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Jul 1962 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ronald Peter Barton - 23, Miner, Bachelor, 373 Warrington Road Abram
Christine Anne Winstanley - 18, Spinster, 296 Crankwood Road Abram
    Groom's Father: James Barton, ( Deceased ), Motor Driver
    Bride's Father: Arthur Winstanley, Spinner
    Witness: John Winstanley; Linda Burgess
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 87, Entry 174
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Sep 1962 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Hewitt - 19, Machine Driver, Bachelor, 690 Wigan Road Westhoughton
Margaret Burrows - 17, Spinster, 3 Windermere Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Thomas Hewitt, Miner
    Bride's Father: James Burrows, Miner
    Witness: David Hewitt; Patricia Burrows
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 88, Entry 175
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Sep 1962 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Bernard George Crosby - 25, Clerk, Bachelor, 8 Sankey Street, Newton-le-Willows
Jean Brown - 22, Spinster, 386 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Bernard Crosby, Crane Driver
    Bride's Father: Thomas Brown, Truck Driver
    Witness: John Raynor Baker; Sheila Corless
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 88, Entry 176
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Sep 1962 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Walton Rhodes - 25, Solicitor, Bachelor, 12 Gidlow Avenue Wigan
Elsie Archer - 21, Spinster, 181 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John Rhodes, Grocer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Archer, ( Deceased ), Welder
    Witness: Brian Ellis Brown; Amy Archer
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 89, Entry 177
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Sep 1962 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Roy Case - 19, Labourer, Bachelor, 176 Ladies Lane Hindley
Muriel Taylor - 19, Spinster, 35 Kintbury Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: John Case, Miner
    Bride's Father: Horace Taylor, Labourer
    Witness: Derek Case; Ethel Davies
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 89, Entry 178
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Oct 1962 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Henry Heyes - 38, Machinist, Bachelor, 24 Vicarage Road Abram
Edith Holland - 31, Spinster, 6 Culcheth Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: James Heyes, Screen-hand
    Bride's Father: James Holland, Labourer
    Witness: Clifford Mitchell; Florence Heyes
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 90, Entry 179
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 13 Oct 1962 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Graham Pilkington - 22, Pattern Maker, Bachelor, 39 Moss Lane Platt Bridge
Jean Holmes - 20, Spinster, 555 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John Pilkington, Steel Worker
    Bride's Father: Arthur Holmes, Road Worker
    Witness: Ronald Walker; Jean Whitehead
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 90, Entry 180
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Oct 1962 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Cadwell Newton - 22, Salesman, Bachelor, 2 Stopgate Lane, Simonswood, Nr. Liverpool
Dorothy Jean Fairhurst - 22, Spinster, 497 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: James Newton, Farmer
    Bride's Father: Gerald Fairhurst, Lamproom Foreman
    Witness: Thomas Winston Taylor; Ella Margaret Fairhurst
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 91, Entry 181
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Dec 1962 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Sandelands - 25, Fireman ( British Railways ), Bachelor, 479 Warrington Road Abram
Thelma Dix - 23, Spinster, 412 Warrington Road Abram
    Bride's Father: Stephen Dix, ( Deceased ), Silk Spinner
    Witness: John Winstanley; Kathleen Meadows
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 91, Entry 182
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Dec 1962 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Clifford Harrison - 23, Fireman ( British Railways ), Bachelor, 575 Warrington Road, Lower Ince
Kathleen Moore - 21, Spinster, 6 Erskine Place Abram
    Groom's Father: Thomas Harrison, Miner
    Bride's Father: Samuel Joseph Moore, Brick-layer
    Witness: Robert Harrison; Elizabeth Carey
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 92, Entry 183
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Jan 1963 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Albert Ratcliffe - 21, Haulage Hand, Bachelor, 45 Rainford Road Billinge
Joan Peet - 21, Spinster, 435 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: James Ratcliffe, Surface-hand
    Bride's Father: Leslie Peet, Fitter
    Witness: Eli Ratcliffe; Edna Lynch
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 92, Entry 184
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Jan 1963 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Wallace Price - 22, Lancashire Constabulary, Bachelor, 20 Spenwood Road Littleborough
Hilda Lomax - 22, Spinster, 42 Kingsdown Road Abram
    Groom's Father: William Price, Labourer
    Bride's Father: John Edward Lomax, Miner
    Witness: John Price; Frances Beryl Gregory
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 93, Entry 185
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Jan 1963 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Kenneth Barton - 18, Car Salesman, Bachelor, 11 Windermere Road Abram
Susan Frances Taylor - 17, Spinster, 119 Thorburn Road Pemberton Wigan
    Groom's Father: Jack Barton, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Taylor, Postman
    Witness: John Leslie Miller; Edna Barton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 93, Entry 186
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Feb 1963 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Clement Reynolds - 25, Civil Engineer, Bachelor, 3 Severnside Stourport-on-Severn
Dorothy Holcroft - 26, Spinster, 39 Belmont Avenue Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Clement Reynolds, Chain Welder
    Witness: G. P. Reynolds; Joan Robinson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 94, Entry 187
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Mar 1963 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Eric Lloyd - 22, Police-man, Bachelor, 300 Clipsley Lane Haydock
Pauline Taylor - 19, Spinster, 249 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Emlyn Lloyd, Storeman
    Bride's Father: Peter Taylor, Miner
    Witness: Joseph Jackson; Audrey Pope
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 94, Entry 188
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 Mar 1963 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Edward Foster - 25, Labourer, Bachelor, 348 Warrington Road Abram
Dorothy Melling - 21, Spinster, 47 Windermere Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Edward Foster, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Arthur Melling, Aluminium Worker
    Witness: Jack Foster; Ethel Forster
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 95, Entry 189
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Mar 1963 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Frank Jones - 21, Technician, Bachelor, 1 Morton Avenue, Worsley Mesnes, Wigan
Irene Higham - 21, Spinster, Buck's Head Hotel, Warrington Road, Abram
    Groom's Father: Jack Jones, Process Worker
    Bride's Father: Walter Higham, Motor driver
    Witness: Kenneth Jones; Jean Fletcher
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 95, Entry 190
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Mar 1963 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Iddon - 23, Process Worker, Bachelor, 65 Pepper Lane Standish
Mary Forshaw - 22, Spinster, 9 Kintbury Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Herbert Iddon, Motor Driver
    Bride's Father: Samuel Forshaw, Labourer
    Witness: Terence John O'Brien; Kathleen Forshaw
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 96, Entry 191
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Jun 1963 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Maurice Page - 22, Draughtsman, Bachelor, The Hives, Ashton Road, Golborne
Marian Elsie Harter - 23, Spinster, 20 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Sydney Page, Store Keeper
    Bride's Father: John Harter, Surface Worker
    Witness: Jack Prescott; Lily Garner
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 96, Entry 192
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Jun 1963 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
David Joseph Kenyon - 18, Apprentice Fitter, Bachelor, 72 Bickershaw Lane Abram
Maureen Jones - 18, Spinster, 10 Cross Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Joseph Kenyon, Steel Worker
    Bride's Father: Maurice Jones, Miner
    Witness: George William O'Donnell; Elizabeth Jones
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 97, Entry 193
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Jul 1963 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Brian Ellis Brown - 25, Driver, Bachelor, 78 Edinburgh Drive Pemberton Wigan
May Archer - 22, Spinster, 181 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John Brown, Butcher
    Bride's Father: Thomas Archer, ( Deceased ), Welder
    Witness: William Lee; Elsie Rhodes
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 97, Entry 194
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Aug 1963 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Walter Frederick Powell - 19, Steel Worker, Bachelor, 237 Belle Green Lane, Ince-in-Makerfield
Lynn Joyce Carver - 16, Spinster, 2 Park View Abram
    Groom's Father: Walter Powell, Building worker
    Bride's Father: William Carver, Engineer
    Witness: Roy Needham; Barbara Powell
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 98, Entry 195
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Aug 1963 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Bolton - 21, Textile Worker, Bachelor, 53 Prescott Lane Kitt Green Orrell
Betty Westby - 21, Spinster, 7 Lee Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: James Bolton, Miner
    Bride's Father: Harry Westby, Miner
    Witness: John Westby; Gladys Westby
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 98, Entry 196
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Aug 1963 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Frederick Charles Davis - 39, Computer Engineer, Bachelor, 1 Weston Road, Bucknell, Salop
Sheila Margaret Sillitoe - 36, Spinster, 62 Kingsdown Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John Rees Davis, ( Deceased ), Foreman Joiner
    Bride's Father: Harold Sillitoe, Retired Police Officer
    Witness: Ronald William Hughes Sillitoe; Phyllis Joan Sillitoe
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 99, Entry 197
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Sep 1963 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Barry Anthony Ashton - 20, Mechanic, Bachelor, 14 Bickershaw Lane Abram
Sylvia Byrne - 21, Spinster, 426 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Albert Arnold Ashton, Mechanic
    Bride's Father: William Noel Byrne, Labourer
    Witness: Douglas Houghton; Joan Houghton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 99, Entry 198
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Sep 1963 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Carney - 21, Labourer, Bachelor, 12 Whitely Crescent Abram
Carole Christina Darbyshire - 19, Spinster, 46 Pagefield Street Wigan
    Groom's Father: John Carney, ( Deceased ), Labourer
    Bride's Father: Peter Darbyshire, Joiner
    Witness: Edgar Carney; Margaret Darbyshire
    Married by Banns by: E Newton ( Officiating Minister )
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 100, Entry 199
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Oct 1963 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Leslie Ward - 22, Railway Signalman, Bachelor, 209 Warrington Road Abram
Christine Chantry - 21, Spinster, 13 Landside, Pennington, Leigh
    Groom's Father: Joseph Ward, Miner
    Bride's Father: Ernest Chantry, Miner
    Witness: Thomas Ward; Barbara Ashurst
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 100, Entry 200
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Dec 1963 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
George McDonald - 20, Process Worker, Bachelor, 68 Lorne Street Wigan
June Webb - 20, Spinster, 10 Thirlmere Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: James McDonald, Process Worker
    Bride's Father: Richard Webb, Miner
    Witness: Alan Smith; Myra Agnes Martland
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 101, Entry 201
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Dec 1963 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Wadeson - 49, Ophthalmic Optician, Bachelor, 77 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
Evelyn Lomas - 58, Widow, 77 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Walter Wadeson, Steel Worker
    Bride's Father: Edward Chadwick, ( deceased ), Mine Worker
    Witness: Roland Chadwick; Lily Finney
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 101, Entry 202
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Jan 1964 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
David John Noel Gibson - 47, Carpenter, Bachelor, 39 Kintbury Street Bamfurlong
Madge Waterhouse - 41, Spinster, 39 Kintbury Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Thomas Gibson, ( Deceased ), Carpenter
    Bride's Father: John Edgar Waterhouse, ( deceased ), Carpenter
    Witness: Frederick James Stanford; Marjorie Waterhouse
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 102, Entry 203
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Feb 1964 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Harold Joseph Tickle - 21, Driver's Mate, Bachelor, 4 Rainford Street St. Helens
Jean Billington - 18, Spinster, 22 Mains Avenue Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Harold Tickle, Labourer
    Witness: Graham Tickle; Gloria Sankey
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 102, Entry 204
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Mar 1964 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Christopher Huxley Ruffell - 24, Joiner, Bachelor, 22 Brantwood Avenue, Heald Green, Cheshire
Margaret Wright - 21, Spinster, 44 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Leonard Ruffell, News Reader
    Bride's Father: William Wright, Dust Suppression Officer
    Witness: Anthony Harding; Carol Anne Stanley
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 103, Entry 205
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Mar 1964 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Vincent Henry Smith - 21, Engineer, Bachelor, 43 Middlesex Road, Blackley, Manchester
Mavis Ellen Mann - 20, Spinster, 114 Bickershaw Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: Vincent Henry Smith, ( Deceased ), Fireman
    Bride's Father: Joseph Mann, Miner
    Witness: George Carney; Mary Mann
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 103, Entry 206
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Mar 1964 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Fahy - 22, Painter, Bachelor, 113 Henry Street Leigh
Dorothy Meadows - 18, Spinster, 68 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John Fahy, Fitter's Labourer
    Bride's Father: Richard Meadows, Miner
    Witness: John Alan Mort; Kathryn Mary Meadows
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 104, Entry 207
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Mar 1964 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Norman Hilton - 23, Electric Welder, Bachelor, 1 Mitchell Street Higher Ince
Shirley Grime - 22, Spinster, 7 Culcheth Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Edward Hilton, Grocer
    Bride's Father: John Grime, Electrician
    Witness: Richard Hilton Holland; Margaret Hilton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 104, Entry 208
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Mar 1964 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Peter Clarke - 21, Plater, Bachelor, 48 Heath Street Golborne
Maureen Mannion - 25, Spinster, 265 Crankwood Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Peter Clarke, Turner
    Bride's Father: John Mannion, Office Manager
    Witness: Roy Hardman; Lily Clarke
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 105, Entry 209
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Aug 1964 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Derek Valentine - 20, Engineer Apprentice, Bachelor, 80 Bolton Road, Westhoughton
Doreen Mary Burtonwood - 21, Spinster, 18 Lee Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: Fred Valentine, Taper
    Bride's Father: Henry Burtonwood, Miner
    Witness: Frank Woods; Emily Burtonwood
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 105, Entry 210
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Aug 1964 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Taylor - 22, Electrician, Bachelor, 19 Beacon Road, Bickershaw
Gladys Pye - 20, Spinster, 81 Prescott Street Wigan
    Groom's Father: Thomas Taylor, Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Thomas Pye, Labourer
    Witness: Horace Brown; Christine Mary Taylor
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 106, Entry 211
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Aug 1964 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Anthony Rigby - 21, tool & Cutter Grinder, Bachelor, 32 Wentworth Road Ashton-in-Makerfield
Jean Martland - 20, Spinster, 510 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John Rigby, Packer
    Bride's Father: Richard Martland, Miner
    Witness: Ian Foster; Annie Goulding
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 106, Entry 212
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Sep 1964 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Gaskell - 25, Labourer, Bachelor, 193 Warrington Road Abram
Christine Elizabeth Talbot - 20, Spinster, 40 Bickershaw Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: Herbert Gaskell, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Talbot, Driver
    Witness: Edward Farrell; June Ashbrook
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 107, Entry 213
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Sep 1964 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
George William Barlow - 19, 23879221 Guardsman 2nd Batt. Coldstream Guards, Bachelor, 3 Almond Grove Pemberton Wigan
Joan Mary Wolsey - 20, Spinster, 345 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John Henry Barlow, Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Stanley Wolsey, Assistant Unit Engineer
    Witness: John Barlow; Gwendolyn Fellows
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 107, Entry 214
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Sep 1964 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Wagstaff - 21, Fitter, Bachelor, 11 First Avenue Springfield Wigan
Lilian Duffy - 19, Spinster, 479 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Arthur Wagstaff, ( Deceased ), Bus Driver
    Bride's Father: Robert Duffy, Time-Keeper
    Witness: Owen Forrest; Christine Edna Duffy
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 108, Entry 215
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Oct 1964 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Raymond Farnworth - 20, Factory Worker, Bachelor, 57 Manley Street Ince-in-Makerfield
Sylvia Mary Naylor - 19, Spinster, 7 Windermere Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Robert Alfred Farnworth, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Robert Naylor, Miner
    Witness: Joseph Farnworth; Joan Naylor
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 108, Entry 216
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Oct 1964 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Alan Leigh - 21, Plumber, Bachelor, 8 Armitstead Street Hindley
Brenda Darbyshire - 23, Spinster, 14 Windermere Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Arthur Leigh, Gardener
    Bride's Father: Philip Darbyshire, Miner
    Witness: John Anthony Hilton; Sheila Lavin
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 109, Entry 217
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Feb 1965 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Eric Davies - 24, 23675640 Sergeant R. E. M. E., Bachelor, 274 Ince Green Lane, Ince-in-Makerfield
Barbara Mary Bate - 19, Spinster, 1 Kintbury Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: David Davies, Electrician
    Bride's Father: James Bate, Baker
    Witness: Derek Connor; Joan Kenny
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 109, Entry 218
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Mar 1965 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ronald Cunliffe - 21, Labourer, Bachelor, 38 Old Road Ashton-in-Makerfield
Ethel Foster - 23, Spinster, 348 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Jolen Cunliffe, Driver
    Bride's Father: Edward Foster, Labourer
    Witness: Alan Cunliffe; Hilda Winifred Foster
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 110, Entry 219
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Mar 1965 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
David John Noel Simm - 22, Motor Mechanic, Bachelor, Back 113 Wigan Road, New Springs, Nr Wigan
Margaret Ann Heaton - 21, Spinster, 3 Vicarage Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John Simm, Bus Driver
    Bride's Father: Arthur Heaton, Winder
    Witness: Ernest Hodkinson; Sylvia Heath
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 110, Entry 220
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Mar 1965 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Gordon Brown - 26, Checker, Bachelor, 163 Warrington Road Abram
Yvonne Joan Brindle - 20, Spinster, 199 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: George Henry Brown, Assistant Labour Officer
    Bride's Father: John Brindle, Joiner
    Witness: John Pearson Alred; Margaret Elizabeth Emo
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 111, Entry 221
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Mar 1965 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Corbett - 21, Steel Fixer, Bachelor, 25 Durham Street Wigan
Alice Ashcroft - 22, Spinster, 7 Coniston Drive Abram
    Groom's Father: Frederick Henry Corbett, Miner
    Bride's Father: James Ashcroft, Miner
    Witness: John Brown; Linda Corbett
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 111, Entry 222
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Mar 1965 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Allan Evans - 25, Draughtsman, Bachelor, 13 York Road South Ashton-in-Makerfield
Mary Elizabeth Duffy - 26, Spinster, 3 Kintbury Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: John Evans, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Joseph Duffy, Driver
    Witness: Gilbert Evans; Eileen Duffy
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 112, Entry 223
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Mar 1965 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Allan Wilkinson - 22, Machinist, Bachelor, Tanner House Farm, Long Lane, Hindley Green
Mary Emily Archer - 19, Spinster, 181 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Norman Wilkinson, Shopkeeper
    Bride's Father: Thomas Archer, ( deceased ), Welder
    Witness: Leslie Kenneth Platt; Kathleen Margaret Wilkinson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 112, Entry 224
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 May 1965 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Sutton - 22, Research Chemist, Bachelor, 86 Southworth Road Newton-le-Willows
Mildred Jacqueline Morris - 19, Spinster, 390 Bickershaw Lane Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: Robert Henry Sutton, ( Deceased ), Manager N. C. B.
    Bride's Father: Richard Morris, Turner
    Witness: Denis John Gleave; Marie Taylor
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 113, Entry 225
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Jul 1965 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Walls - 21, Shop Manager, Bachelor, 47 Warrington Road Abram
Winifred Pye - 21, Spinster, 27 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: James Walls, Works Mechanic
    Bride's Father: Thomas Pye, Miner
    Witness: Derek Greenwood; Eileen M. Pye
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 113, Entry 226
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Jul 1965 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Brian Smith - 23, Coal Dealer, Bachelor, Legh Arms Hotel, Legh Street, Golborne
Christine Elizabeth Corless - 21, Spinster, 85-87 Lily Lane, Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: George Smith, Coal Dealer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Eric Corless, ( Deceased ), Grocer
    Witness: Norman Shaw; Elizabeth Corless
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 114, Entry 227
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Aug 1965 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Gerald Billingham - 30, Police Inspector, Bachelor, Cartref, Wigan Lane, Chorley
Vivien Green - 22, Spinster, 13 Park Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: Albert Edward Billingham, ( Deceased ), Police Officer
    Bride's Father: Edward John Green, Police Officer
    Witness: Alan Rostron; Noreen Sammon
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 114, Entry 228
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Sep 1965 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Southern - 24, Process Worker, Bachelor, 142 Lily Lane Platt Bridge
Sylvia Roby - 20, Spinster, 346 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Robert Southern, Miner
    Bride's Father: Peter Roby, ( Deceased ), Insurance Agent
    Witness: Walter Birchmore; Jean Wright
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 115, Entry 229
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Sep 1965 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Fred Joseph McDermott - 22, Miner, Bachelor, 62 Church Avenue Bickershaw
Margaret Dawber - 21, Spinster, 19 Coniston Drive Abram
    Groom's Father: Charles McDermott, Miner
    Bride's Father: William Dawber, Miner
    Witness: Ronald McDermott; Agnes McDermott
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 115, Entry 230
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Sep 1965 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Raymond Partington - 25, Civil Engineer, Bachelor, 8 Broomfield Place Standish
Margaret Mary Hesketh - 22, Spinster, 86 Bickershaw Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: Arthur Partington, ( Deceased ), Store Keeper
    Bride's Father: Albert Hesketh, Steel Worker
    Witness: David Partington; Jean Hesketh
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 116, Entry 231
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Oct 1965 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Alan Cotton - 23, Paint Sprayer, Bachelor, 49 Sydney Street Platt Bridge
Marjorie Baxendale - 21, Spinster, 17 Whitley Crescent Abram
    Groom's Father: John Cotton, Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Alfred Baxendale, Driver
    Witness: Alan Baxendale; Edna Cotton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 116, Entry 232
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 Oct 1965 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Simm - 48, Omnibus Driver, Widower, 113 Back Wigan Road, New Springs, Nr. Wigan
Elsie Archer - 51, Widow, 181 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Henry Simm, Miner
    Bride's Father: James Heaton, Miner
    Witness: Sydney Winstanley-Riley; Joan Bent
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 117, Entry 233
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 Oct 1965 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Trevor Hodgkiss - 24, Metallurgist, Bachelor, 462 Liverpool Road Southport
Ella Margaret Fairhurst - 24, Spinster, 497 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Thomas Hodgkiss, Entertainment Manager
    Bride's Father: Gerald Fairhurst, Foreman
    Witness: Frederick Norman Hesketh; Carole Anne Buckley
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 117, Entry 234
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Nov 1965 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Norman Dean - 21, Bus Conductor, Bachelor, 98 Whelley Wigan
Elsie Simm - 19, Spinster, 88 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Norman Dean, Electrician
    Bride's Father: Thomas Simm, Miner
    Witness: John Simm; Kathleen Simm
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 118, Entry 235
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Nov 1965 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Richard Hodge - 19, 24070404 Fusilier, Bachelor, 33 George Drive, Ainsdale Southport
Elizabeth Jones - 19, Spinster, 10 Cross Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Richard Latham Hodge, Painter & Decorator
    Bride's Father: Maurice Jones, Miner
    Witness: Stanley Rendle; Maureen Kenyon
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 118, Entry 236
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Dec 1965 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Roy Cottam - 27, Process Worker, Bachelor, 20 Vine Street Whelley Wigan
Noreen Harrington - 24, Spinster, 216 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Albert Cottam, ( Deceased ), Labourer
    Bride's Father: Martin Harrington, Surface Worker
    Witness: Edwin Rochdale?; Maureen Gregory
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 119, Entry 237
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Jan 1966 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Eric Boulton - 18, Factory Labourer, Bachelor, 37 Avondale Street Standish
Joan Grimshaw - 17, Spinster, 359 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Ronald Boulton, Transport Driver
    Bride's Father: William Grimshaw, Labourer
    Witness: Eric Farrimond; Christine Ann Boulton
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 119, Entry 238
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Feb 1966 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Brian Pilkington - 21, Fitter, Bachelor, 9 Jacob Street Hindley
Pauline Ann Ellison - 21, Spinster, 12 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: William Pilkington, Brick-layer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Ellison, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Brian Anthony Worrall; Brenda McNamara
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 120, Entry 239
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Mar 1966 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Barry Holcroft - 21, Fitter, Bachelor, 46 Laithwaite Road Worsley Hall Wigan
Olwyn Pearson - 22, Spinster, 21 Rivington Drive Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: James Holcroft, Miner
    Bride's Father: Albert Pearson, Store man
    Witness: Derek James Holcroft; Sylvia Welsh
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 120, Entry 240
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Mar 1966 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Hornby - 20, Labourer, Bachelor, 23 Beverley Road Marsh Green Wigan
Ann Shirley Liptrot - 21, Spinster, 5 Culcheth Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: William Hornby, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Leslie Liptrot, Sheet Metal Worker
    Witness: William Hornby; Barbara Millman
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 121, Entry 241
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Mar 1966 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Wynford Aneurin Jones - 32, MANWEB Labourer, Bachelor, No 2 Trailer Marsh Lane Frodsham Cheshire
Gladys Westby - 28, Spinster, 7 Lee Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: David Gwynfryn Jones, Machinist
    Bride's Father: Harry Westby, Miner
    Witness: Howard Thomas Jones; Margaret Westby
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 121, Entry 242
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Mar 1966 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Derek William Prescott - 21, Groundsman, Bachelor, 4 Mains Avenue Bamfurlong
Jean Lyon - 18, Spinster, 5 Bryn Hall Cottages Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Hector Prescott, Blacksmith
    Bride's Father: William Lyon, ( Deceased ), Lorry Driver
    Witness: Donald Prescott; Winifred Margaret Lyon
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 122, Entry 243
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Mar 1966 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Keith William Sibbald - 22, Driver, Bachelor, 123 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
Brenda Valentine - 19, Spinster, 683 Bickershaw Lane Bickershaw
    Bride's Father: William Valentine, Joiner
    Witness: Malcom Derek Carter; Patricia Bowden
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 122, Entry 244
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Mar 1966 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Albert Bent - 21, Moulder, Bachelor, 553 Warrington Road Abram
Carole Ann Jackson - 21, Spinster, 219 Leigh Road Hindley Green
    Groom's Father: Peter Bent, Miner
    Bride's Father: Duncan Jackson, Draughtsman
    Witness: Bryan Bent; Pamela Hilda Lyons
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Notes: [Bride's first name entered as 'Carlole' but signed as 'Carole']
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 123, Entry 245
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Mar 1966 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Peter John Aindow - 21, Fitter, Bachelor, 36 Warwick Street St. Helens
Margaret Holland - 19, Spinster, 3 Dixon Place Abram
    Groom's Father: Albert John Aindow, Railway Guard
    Bride's Father: Herbert Holland, Lorry Driver
    Witness: Albert Hurst; Patricia Burrows
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 123, Entry 246
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Apr 1966 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Fred Griffiths - 58, Master Grocer, Widower, 26 Gerard Street Ashton- in- Makerfield
Gertrude Olive Houghton - 55, Widow, 44 Vicarage Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: Isaac Griffiths, ( Deceased ), Grocer
    Bride's Father: George Chilton, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Alfred Cocker; Mavis Ashurst Griffiths
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 124, Entry 247
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Jun 1966 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Kenneth Green - 23, Woodwork Instructor, Bachelor, 5 Ellesmere Terrace Platt Bridge
Sandra Hill - 21, Spinster, 10 Culcheth Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Henry Green, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Harold Hill, Grinder
    Witness: John Leslie Miller; Barbara Kenyon
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 124, Entry 248
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Jun 1966 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Clifford Leather - 23, Painter & Decorator, Bachelor, 4 Langdale Crescent Abram
Margaret Regan - 22, Spinster, 25 Aubenson Road Bolton
    Groom's Father: Clifford Leather, Stoker
    Bride's Father: Thomas Regan, Electrician
    Witness: Edward Henry Birchall; Patricia Margaret Cunliffe
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 125, Entry 249
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 Jul 1966 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James William Leigh - 20, Warehouse Attendant, Bachelor, 4 Thirlmere Avenue Abram
Lynda Jackson - 17, Spinster, 14 Nook Lane Golborne
    Groom's Father: William Leigh, Miner
    Bride's Father: Albert Jackson, Clerk
    Witness: John Bernard Shaw; Pauline Cooper
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1952 - 1966, Page 125, Entry 250
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
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