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Marriages at Independent Methodist
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Marriages recorded in the Register for 1933 - 1936


Marriage: 23 Dec 1933 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
William Bannister - 23, Stripper and Grinder Cotton Mill, Bachelor, 24 Argyle St. Atherton
Alice Wilson - 25, Cop Winder Cotton Mill, Spinster, 95 Brancker St. Chequerbent
    Groom's Father: Elijah Bannister, Wagon Builder
    Bride's Father: James David Wilson, Deceased, Miner
    Witnesses: Herbert Bannister; Elizabeth Ann Wilson
    Married by Certificate by Joe Stringer Minister and in the Presence of E Lomax Authorised Person for the said Chapel
    Register: Marriages 1933 - 1936, Page 1, Entry 1
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Marriage: 14 Mar 1934 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Maurice Hilton - 22, Stripper & Grinder Cotton Mill, Bachelor, 10 Mayfield St. Atherton
Annie Seddon - 24, Shop Assistant Newsagent, Spinster, 38 Market St. Atherton
    Groom's Father: Adam Hilton, Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Seddon, Newsagent
    Witnesses: Thomas Seddon; Adam Hilton
    Married by Certificate by Joseph Thomasson and in the Presence of Edward Lomax Authorised Person for the said Independent Methodist Chapel
    Notes: [Bride signed 'Annie Hilton'. Deleted and corrected and a margin note says 'Annie
           Seddon signed her married name Hilton by mistake. E. L.']
    Register: Marriages 1933 - 1936, Page 1, Entry 2
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Marriage: 31 Mar 1934 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Fred Smith - 26, Operative Cotton Spinner, Bachelor, 15 John Street Tyldesley
Gladys Mary Barnes - 23, Roller Coverer Cotton Mill, Spinster, 13 Mayfield St Atherton
    Groom's Father: William Smith, Check Weighman Colliery
    Bride's Father: Joseph Barnes, Deceased, Cotton Spinner
    Witnesses: Harold Smith; Florence Whittle
    Married by Certificate by J. Winnard and in the Presence of Edward Lomax Authorised Person for the said Chapel
    Register: Marriages 1933 - 1936, Page 2, Entry 3
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Marriage: 2 Apr 1934 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Alexander Jones - 27, Colliery Haulage Hand, Bachelor, 13 Flapper Fold Lane Atherton
Mary Clayton - 26, Maternity Nurse Private Home, Spinster, 112 Bolton Rd Ashton in Makerfield
    Groom's Father: John Edward Jones, Retired Miner
    Bride's Father: John Clayton, Deceased
    Witnesses: Frederick Charles Clayton; Maggie Jones
    Married by Certificate by Joe Stringer and in the Presence of E Lomax Authorised Person for the said Chapel
    Register: Marriages 1933 - 1936, Page 2, Entry 4
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Marriage: 5 May 1934 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
William Greenhough - 27, Operative Cotton Spinner, Bachelor, 124 Leigh Road Atherton
Gladys Stringer - 25, Intermediate Tenter Cotton, Spinster, 78 Mealhouse Lane Atherton
    Groom's Father: John Greenhough, Grocer
    Bride's Father: Joe Stringer, Paviour
    Witnesses: Jack Stringer; Nellie Greenhough
    Married by Certificate by Joe Stringer Minister and in the Presence of Edward Lomax Authorised Person for the said Chapel
    Register: Marriages 1933 - 1936, Page 3, Entry 5
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Marriage: 20 Jun 1934 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
William Martin - 22, Motor Lorry Driver, Bachelor, Fish Fold Farm Westhoughton
Constance Mary Morrison - 29, Shop Assistant Grocery, Spinster, 19 Mealhouse Lane Atherton
    Groom's Father: James Martin, Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Morrison, Labourer
    Witnesses: George Henry Lowe; Maud May Dalgetty
    Married by Certificate by in the Presence of Edward Lomax Authorised Person for the said Chapel [Ministers name not recorded]
    Register: Marriages 1933 - 1936, Page 3, Entry 6
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Marriage: 7 Jul 1934 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Charley Jenkins - 27, Colliery Surface Hand, Bachelor, 9 Defiance Street Atherton
Annie Skitt - 25, Operative Cotton Piecer, Spinster, 21 Flapper Fold Lane Atherton
    Groom's Father: Charley Jenkins, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Henry Skitt, Miner
    Witnesses: Alfred Skitt; Florence Jenkins
    Married by Certificate by Joe Stringer and in the Presence of William Phipps Authorised Person for the said Chapel
    Register: Marriages 1933 - 1936, Page 4, Entry 7
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Marriage: 1 Aug 1934 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
William Seddon - 27, Shop Assistant Newsagent, Bachelor, 38 Mather Street Atherton
Ellen Chadwick - 27, Frame Tenter (Cotton), Spinster, 29 Thomas Street Atherton
    Groom's Father: Thomas Seddon, Newsagent
    Bride's Father: John Thomas Chadwick, Check Weigh Man
    Witnesses: George Greenhalgh; Annie Fairclough
    Married by Certificate by Joseph Thomasson and in the Presence of Edward Lomax Authorised Person for the said Chapel
    Register: Marriages 1933 - 1936, Page 4, Entry 8
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Marriage: 29 Dec 1934 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Fred Napkin - 32, Operative Cotton Spinner, Bachelor, 4 Bertwine Street Bolton
Ruth Annie Grundy - 27, Side Piecer (Cotton), Spinster, 9 Prestwich Street Atherton
    Groom's Father: Thomas Napkin, Operative Spinner
    Bride's Father: James Grundy
    Witnesses: Thos. Schofield; Marion Grundy
    Married by Certificate by Stanley K. Bridge and in the Presence of William Phipps Authorised Person for the said Chapel
    Register: Marriages 1933 - 1936, Page 5, Entry 9
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Marriage: 6 Apr 1935 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Albert Trafford - 21, House Painter & Decorator Journeyman, Bachelor, 44 Lord Street Bollington
Lily Lewis - 22, Cook Domestic, Spinster, 17 Wigan Road Atherton
    Groom's Father: Jesse Trafford, Deceased
    Bride's Father: Thomas Lewis, Miner
    Witnesses: John Gould; Nellie Dando
    Married by Certificate by Joe Stringer and in the Presence of E Lomax Authorised Person for the said Chapel
    Register: Marriages 1933 - 1936, Page 5, Entry 10
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Marriage: 7 Sep 1935 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Harry Roberts - 23, Colliery Haulage Hand, Bachelor, 61 Gordon Street Leigh
Susannah Matthews - 26, Operative Cotton Piecer, Spinster, 63 Mealhouse Lane Atherton
    Groom's Father: Thomas Roberts, Miner
    Bride's Father: Edwin Matthews, Miner
    Witnesses: Alfred Roberts; Lily Matthews
    Married by Certificate by in the Presence of Edward Lomax Authorised Person for the said Chapel [Ministers name not recorded]
    Register: Marriages 1933 - 1936, Page 6, Entry 11
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Marriage: 7 Sep 1935 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Allen Partington - 27, Insurance Agent, Bachelor, 33 Smallbrook Lane West Leigh, Leigh
Edith Ellen Birchall - 32, Operative Cotton Mixer, Spinster, 16 Flapper Fold Lane Atherton
    Groom's Father: William Partington, Deceased
    Bride's Father: Thomas Birchall, (Deceased), Miner
    Witnesses: Norman Partington; Margaret Birchall
    Married by Certificate by in the Presence of Edward Lomax Authorised Person for the said Chapel [Ministers name not recorded]
    Register: Marriages 1933 - 1936, Page 6, Entry 12
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Marriage: 6 Mar 1936 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
William Henry Baxendale - 25, Colliery Haulage Hand, Bachelor, 19 Park Street Tyldesley
Annie Garswood - 25, Ring Spinner (Cotton), Spinster, 12 Thomas Street Atherton
    Groom's Father: William Baxendale, Deceased, Coal Miner
    Bride's Father: Edward Garswood, Deceased, Surface Hand
    Witnesses: Edwin Elsby; Evelyn Sutton
    Married by Certificate by H. Davenport and in the Presence of E. Lomax Authorised Person for the said Chapel
    Register: Marriages 1933 - 1936, Page 7, Entry 13
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Marriage: 11 Apr 1936 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Mr. James Jackson - 26, Colliery Haulage Hand, Bachelor, 14 Mealhouse Lane Atherton
Rose Harvey Shone - 23, Intermediate Frame Tenter Cotton, Spinster, 5 George Street Atherton
    Groom's Father: Reuben Jackson, Miner
    Bride's Father: Edward Shone, Deceased
    Witnesses: Paul Jackson; Gladys Ridings
    Married by Certificate by Joe Stringer and in the Presence of Edward Lomax Authorised Person for the said Chapel
    Notes: [Groom signed 'Mr James Jackson'. Month entered as March then corrected and noted
           'Col. 1: date of marriage should be eleventh day of April, not March']
    Register: Marriages 1933 - 1936, Page 7, Entry 14
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Marriage: 20 Jun 1936 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Thomas Whittle - 29, Electrician Weald Electricity Company, Bachelor, 4 Valley View Queens Road Crowborough
Sarah Alice Thomason - 25, Jack Frame Tenter Cotton, Spinster, 25 Wardour Street Atherton
    Groom's Father: William Whittle, Locomotive Engine Driver
    Bride's Father: Peter Thomason, Labourer
    Witnesses: Thomas Ainscough; Mary Stafford Lomax
    Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Edward Lomax Authorised Person for the said Chapel
    Register: Marriages 1933 - 1936, Page 8, Entry 15
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Marriage: 4 Jul 1936 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Albert Warren - 27, Coal Hewer, Bachelor, 2 Church Street Atherton
Lilian Dando - 23, Roller Coverer Cotton Mill, Spinster, 11 Sycamore Road Atherton
    Groom's Father: Albert Warren, Coal Miner
    Bride's Father: Ebenezer Dando, Nut & Bolt Worker
    Witnesses: Frank Yates; Edna Dando
    Married by Certificate by Joe Stringer and in the Presence of William Phipps Deputy Authorised Person for the said Chapel
    Register: Marriages 1933 - 1936, Page 8, Entry 16
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Marriage: 5 Sep 1936 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Alfred Skitt - 28, Colliery Contractor, Widower, 21 Flapper Fold Lane Atherton
Lillie Greenhalgh Chadwick - 33, Domestic Servant, Spinster, 29 Thomas Street Atherton
    Groom's Father: John Henry Skitt, Colliery Contractor
    Bride's Father: John Thomas Chadwick, Colliery Weighman
    Witnesses: Ernest Chadwick; Lily Skitt
    Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of William Phipps Deputy Authorised Person for the said Chapel
    Register: Marriages 1933 - 1936, Page 9, Entry 17
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Marriage: 5 Sep 1936 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Charles Samuel Thorpe - 21, Motor Lorry Driver, Bachelor, 110 Bolton Road Atherton
Dora Ellen Stringer - 19, Ring Spinner (Cotton), Spinster, 12 Thomas Street Atherton
    Groom's Father: William Thorpe, Deceased
    Bride's Father: Fred Stringer, Labourer
    Witnesses: Stanley Cunliffe; Winifred Garswood
    Married by Certificate by Joe Stringer and in the Presence of William Phipps Deputy Authorised Person for the said Chapel
    Register: Marriages 1933 - 1936, Page 9, Entry 18
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Marriage: 14 Sep 1936 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Robert Ackers - 22, Fruiterer (Roundsman), Bachelor, 17 Manchester Road Wingates Westhoughton
Gladys Shone - 23, Bolt Screwing Machinist, Spinster, 9 Carr Bank Square Atherton
    Groom's Father: Frank Ackers, Deceased
    Bride's Father: Ernest Shone, Contractor
    Witnesses: Edward Hewett; Ellen Ackers
    Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of William Phipps Deputy Authorised Person for the said Chapel
    Register: Marriages 1933 - 1936, Page 10, Entry 19
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives

Marriage: 20 Sep 1936 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Percy Henry Gornall - 56, Shop Keeper (mixed business), Widower, 186 Sale Lane Tyldesley
Ada Lomax - 49, Shop Keeper (mixed business), Widow, 144 Sale Lane Tyldesley
    Groom's Father: Richard Myerscough Gornall, (Deceased), School Master
    Bride's Father: Benjamin Foulds, Miner
    Witnesses: William Foulds; Annie Whalley
    Married by Certificate by D. O. Williams Minister and in the Presence of William Phipps Deputy Authorised Person for the said Chapel
    Register: Marriages 1933 - 1936, Page 10, Entry 20
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
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