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Independent Methodist, Atherton
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Marriages at Independent Methodist
in the Parish of Atherton
Marriages recorded in the Register for 1936 - 1949
Marriage: 26 Dec 1936 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Henry Hodges - 22, Electric Cable Jointer's Assistant, Bachelor, 9 Brackley Street Walkden
Margaret Birchall - 24, Roller Coverer Cotton Mill, Spinster, 16 Flapper Fold Lane Atherton
Groom's Father: Esau Hodges, Store Keeper
Bride's Father: Thomas Birchall, (Deceased), Miner
Witnesses: Frank Hardman; Nellie Orrell
Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Deputy Authorised Person for the said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 1, Entry 1
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 27 Jan 1937 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Vivian Lawton Stringer - 26, General Dealer, Bachelor, 54 Lambeth Street Atherton
Hannah Aspden - 27, Card Room Operative, Spinster, 50 Alma Street Atherton
Groom's Father: John Stringer, Green Grocer
Bride's Father: Thomas Aspden, Cotton Spinner
Witnesses: Thomas Wilson; Hilda Aspden
Married by Licence by Joe Stringer Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for the said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 1, Entry 2
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 3 Jul 1937 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Edwin Elsby - 23, Colliery Boiler Stoker, Bachelor, 7 New Bank Street Tyldesley
Winifred Garswood - 25, Operative Silk Winder, Spinster, 12 Thomas Street Atherton
Groom's Father: William Henry Elsby, Miner
Bride's Father: Edward Garswood, Deceased, Surface Hand
Witnesses: Herbert Garswood; Margaret Elizabeth Elsby
Married by Certificate by Joe Stringer Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for the said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 2, Entry 3
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 15 Jan 1938 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
James Edward Thorn - 68, Colliery Dataller. Retired, Widower, 24 Bolton Old Road Atherton
Eliza Ann Lee - 54, Spinster, 24 Bolton Old Road Atherton
Groom's Father: James Thorn, Deceased, Farm Labourer
Bride's Father: Richard Lee, Deceased, Collier
Witnesses: Thomas Mullineaux; Nora Shallcross
Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for the said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 2, Entry 4
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 26 Feb 1938 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Frank Jones - 21, Mechanical Engineer, Bachelor, 122 Mealhouse Lane Atherton
Lily Robinson - 21, Winder Cotton, Spinster, 112 Stanley Street Atherton
Groom's Father: Herbert Jones, Mechanical Engineer
Bride's Father: Joseph Robinson, Labourer
Witnesses: John Rigby; Annie Robinson
Married by Certificate by Joe Stringer Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for the said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 3, Entry 5
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 26 Mar 1938 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
George William Finney - 23, Coal Hewer, Bachelor, 22 Bolton Old Road Atherton
Elsie Lee - 22, Operative Cotton Doubler, Spinster, 24 Bolton Old Road Atherton
Groom's Father: David William Finney, Deceased, Colliery Contractor
Bride's Father: James Edward Thorn, Collier
Witnesses: James Edward Lee; Nora Shallcross
Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for the said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 3, Entry 6
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 18 Apr 1938 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Harold Whalley - 26, Cotton Piecer, Bachelor, 74 Mealhouse Lane Atherton
Lily Hooton - 32, Millinery Shopkeeper, Spinster, 716 Atherton Road Hindley
Groom's Father: Joseph Whalley, Collier
Bride's Father: William Hooton, Colliery Winder
Witnesses: Francis William Hooton; Gertrude Whalley
Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for the said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 4, Entry 7
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 25 Jun 1938 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
James Battersby - 25, Colliery Surface Hand, Bachelor, 11 Flapper Fold Lane Atherton
Elsie Short - 28, Frame Tenter Card Room (Cotton), Spinster, 3 Morris Street Tyldesley
Groom's Father: James Battersby, Carter
Bride's Father: John Short, Deceased, Joiner
Witnesses: Fred Battersby; Annie Fairclough
Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for the said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 4, Entry 8
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 2 Jul 1938 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Edward Boylan - 25, Colliery Screen Hand, Bachelor, 203 Glebe Street Leigh
Caroline Sargeant - 24, Colliery Screen Hand, Spinster, 6 Car Bank Crescent Atherton
Groom's Father: Christopher Boylan, Surface Hand Colliery
Bride's Father: William Jubilee Sargeant, Collier
Witnesses: Thomas Boylan; Maggie Sargeant
Married by Certificate by Joe Stringer Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for the said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 5, Entry 9
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 9 Sep 1939 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Edward Baxter - 26, Colliery Surface Hand, Bachelor, 18 Gloucester Street Atherton
Edith Churnside - 21, Roller Coverer Cotton Mill, Spinster, 14 Smith Street Atherton
Groom's Father: William Baxter, Stripper Cotton Mill
Bride's Father: William Churnside, Fire Beater Colliery
Witnesses: John Churnside; Mary Ellen Baxter
Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for the said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 5, Entry 10
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 4 Oct 1939 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Charles Henry Ashworth - 27, Mineral Water Bottler, Bachelor, 34 Cavendish Road Morecambe
Edith Isabell Johnson - 22, Grocer's Assistant, Spinster, 99 Hamilton Street Atherton
Groom's Father: Charles Henry Ashworth, Baker & Confectioner
Bride's Father: Peter Johnson, Butcher's Manager
Witnesses: George Sharpe; Vera Johnston
Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for the said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 6, Entry 11
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 16 Dec 1939 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Fred Clift - 51, Lift Attendant Newspaper Offices, Widower, 617 Altrincham Rd. Wythenshawe
Minnie Dickinson - 28, Dressmaker, Spinster, 356 Wigan Rd. Atherton
Groom's Father: William Clift, Deceased, Collier
Bride's Father: John Dickinson, Deceased, Collier
Witnesses: George Gilman (X); Lizzie Taylor Dickinson
Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for the said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 6, Entry 12
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 27 Jan 1940 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Fred Battersby - 25, Gunner no 843620 Royal Artillery Collier Surface Hand, Bachelor, 11 Flapper Fold Lane Atherton
Annie Fairclough - 25, Laundry Presser, Spinster, 10 Argyle Street Atherton
Groom's Father: James Battersby, Deceased, Carter
Bride's Father: Chales [sic] Fairclough, Colliery Fireman
Witnesses: Ernest Battersby; Nellie Dando
Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for the said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 7, Entry 13
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 25 Mar 1940 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
George Yates - 24, Hardware Hawker's Assistant, Bachelor, 192 Bolton Old Road Atherton
May Jones - 21, Fly Frame Tenter Cotton, Spinster, 8 Argyle Street Atherton
Groom's Father: William Yates, Hardware Hawker
Bride's Father: John T. Jones, Collier
Witnesses: Albert Yates; Irene Orrell
Married by Certificate by Minister Thomas Battersby and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for The Said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 7, Entry 14
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 30 Mar 1940 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
James Dando - 24, Warehouse Packer, Bachelor, 56 High Street Atherton
Nora Molyneux - 23, Packer at a Laundry, Spinster, 1 Prestwich Street Atherton
Groom's Father: George Dando, Collier
Bride's Father: Francis Molyneux, Mechanical Engineer
Witnesses: George Dando; Winifred Molyneux
Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for The said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 8, Entry 15
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 3 Apr 1940 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Ernest Jones - 23, Butcher, Bachelor, 9 Mealhouse Lane Atherton
Irene May Dando - 19, Laundry Ironer, Spinster, 122 Flapper Fold Lane Atherton
Groom's Father: Thomas Jones, Collier
Bride's Father: Henry Dando, Spinner (Cotton)
Witnesses: Wilfred Swift; May Jones
Married by Certificate by Joe Stringer Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for The said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 8, Entry 16
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 7 Sep 1940 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Arthur Thomas - 21, Fusilier no. 3452635 Lancashire Fusiliers (Omnibus Conductor), Bachelor, 70 Mealhouse Lane Atherton
Phyllis Thorley - 18, Shop Assistant, Spinster, 137 Sale Lane Tyldesley
Groom's Father: George Thomas, Fireman (Colliery)
Bride's Father: William Stanley Thorley, Surface Hand (Colliery)
Witnesses: James Hilton; Bessie Shaw
Married by Certificate by Joe Stringer Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for The said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 9, Entry 17
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 23 Nov 1940 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
William Roughley - 29, Motor Lorry Driver, Bachelor, 5 Croft Avenue Atherton
Rachel Stott - 23, Operative Cotton Winder, Spinster, 64 Bolton Old Road Atherton
Groom's Father: Abraham Roughley, Deceased, Coal Miner
Bride's Father: James Stott, Deceased, Coal Miner
Witnesses: John Evans; Mary Stott
Married by Certificate by C Hy Edwards and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for The said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 9, Entry 18
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 23 Nov 1940 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
George Thomas - 23, Driver no T. 182856 Royal Army Service Corps (Cotton Piecer), Bachelor, 70 Mealhouse Lane Atherton
Nellie Dando - 26, Grocer's Assistant, Spinster, 84 Weston Street Atherton
Groom's Father: George Thomas, Colliery Fireman
Bride's Father: John Dando, Operative (Cotton Spinner)
Witnesses: Arthur Thomas; Florence Tennant
Married by Certificate by Minister William Anderton and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for The Said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 10, Entry 19
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 7 Dec 1940 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Arthur Roberts - 29, Haulage Hand In a Coal Mine, Bachelor, 58 Samuel Street Hindsford Atherton
Hilda Anderton - 26, Jack Frame Tenter (Cotton Mill), Spinster, 326 Gloucester Street Atherton
Groom's Father: Harry Roberts, Deceased, Collier
Bride's Father: James Anderton, Collier
Witnesses: Henry Dando; Elsie Anderton
Married by Certificate by Minister William Anderton and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for The said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 10, Entry 20
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 21 Dec 1940 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Alfred Mercer - 30, Colliery Labourer (Below Ground), Bachelor, 1 Kirkless Lane Ince
Lavinia Beard - 26, Laundry Packer, Spinster, 69 Sumner Street Atherton
Groom's Father: Thomas Mercer, Deceased, Coal Miner
Bride's Father: Alfred Beard, Deceased, Coal Miner
Witnesses: Thomas Mercer; Alice Woodward
Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person of The Said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 11, Entry 21
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 21 Dec 1940 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Charles Leslie Jones - 20, Private no 2616694 Grenadier Guards (Postman), Bachelor, 8 Argyle Street Atherton
Jean Stringer - 19, Shop Assistant, Spinster, 78 Mealhouse Lane Atherton
Groom's Father: John Thomas Jones, Coal Miner
Bride's Father: Joe Stringer, Paviour
Witnesses: Frederick Smith; May Yates
Married by Certificate by Joe Stringer Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for the said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 11, Entry 22
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 28 Dec 1940 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
John Foster - 25, Builder's Labourer, Bachelor, 1 Grange Road Mosley Common Tyldesley
Elsie Anderton - 23, Frame Tenter (Cotton Mill), Spinster, 326 Gloucester Street Atherton
Groom's Father: Henry Foster, Coal Miner
Bride's Father: James Anderton, Coal Miner
Witnesses: Richard Edward Richards; Annie Anderton
Married by Licence by William Anderton and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person of The Said Chapel
Notes: [Month not recorded but it must be December}
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 12, Entry 23
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 1 Mar 1941 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
James Henry Isherwood - 21, Colliery Bricklayer, Bachelor, 232 Astley Street Tyldesley
Hannah Jones - 22, Operative Cotton Doubler, Spinster, 9 Alma Street Atherton
Groom's Father: Harold Isherwood, Colliery Bricklayer
Bride's Father: William Jones, Labourer Iron Works
Witnesses: William Dando; Ann Smith
Married by Certificate by Minister :- William Anderton and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person of The Said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 12, Entry 24
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 29 Mar 1941 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
James Edward Lee - 22, Colliery Haulage Hand, Bachelor, 24 Bolton Old Road Atherton
Minnie Taylor - 23, Frame Tenter Cotton Mill, Spinster, 104 Bolton Old Road Atherton
Groom's Father: James Edward Thorn, Deceased, Colliery Labourer Below Ground
Bride's Father: James Ashton Taylor, Fitter's Attendant Waterworks
Witnesses: James Shallcross; Ida Mullineaux
Married by Certificate by Minister James Green and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for The Said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 13, Entry 25
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 6 Sep 1941 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Frank Marshall Nuttall - 27, Operative Cotton Piecer, Bachelor, 51 Bag Lane Atherton
Lily Skitt - 23, Clear Winder Cotton, Spinster, 21 Flapper Fold Lane Atherton
Groom's Father: Herbert Nuttall, Machine Bolt Maker
Bride's Father: John Henry Skitt, Coal Miner
Witnesses: Richard Skitt Matthews; Elizabeth Skitt
Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for The said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 13, Entry 26
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 31 Jan 1942 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Eric Oliver - 20, Colliery Underground Mechanical Fitter, Bachelor, 24 Lemon Street Tyldesley
Eleanor Shone - 20, Operative Cotton Ring Spinner, Spinster, 9 Car Bank Square Atherton
Groom's Father: John Oliver, Underground Fitter
Bride's Father: Ernest Shone, Munitions Worker
Witnesses: Daniel Wilkinson; Annie Shone
Married by Certificate by Minister James Green and in the Presence of Fred Williams Deputy Authorised Person for the said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 14, Entry 27
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 5 Sep 1942 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Ronald Booth - 22, Private 3781106 H. M. Army Accountants Clerk, Bachelor, 48 Bolton Road Atherton
Nellie Orrell - 30, Omnibus Conductress, Spinster, 4 Hesketh Street Atherton
Groom's Father: Enoch Booth, Colliery Dataller
Bride's Father: Robert Orrell, Deceased, Bolt Maker Iron works
Witnesses: George Thomas; Irene Orrell
Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Fred Williams Deputy Authorised Person for said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 14, Entry 28
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 18 Dec 1942 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Thomas Farrimond - 50, Munitions Worker (Coal Miner), Widower, 146 Car Bank Street Atherton
Esther Johnson Green - 38, Munitions Worker (Cotton Winder), Spinster, 8 Ainsdale Avenue Atherton
Groom's Father: Thomas Farrimond, Deceased
Bride's Father: Thomas Green, Deceased, Iron Foundry Labourer
Witnesses: Fred Williams; Doris Green
Married by Certificate by Joe Stringer Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for The said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 15, Entry 29
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 12 Jun 1943 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Raymond Parry - 37, Colliery Mechanical Fitter, Widower, 176 Sale Lane Tyldesley
Minnie Whalley - 37, Card Room Tenter (Cotton), Spinster, 74 Mealhouse Lane Atherton
Groom's Father: William Parry, (Coal) Miner
Bride's Father: Joseph Whalley, Deceased, (Coal) Miner
Witnesses: David Edwin Davies; Elsie Phipps Whalley
Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Walter Grenn Authorises person for The said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 15, Entry 30
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 3 Jul 1943 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Richard Yates - 35 years, Ripper in a Coal Mine, Widower, 4 Birkdale Avenue Atherton
Catherine Bailey - 28 years, Cotton Ring Spinner, Spinster, 2 Birkdale Avenue Atherton
Groom's Father: Jesse Yates, Deceased, Collier in a Coal Mine
Bride's Father: Joseph Thomas Bailey, Deceased, Collier in a Coal Mine
Witnesses: Joseph Thomas Bailey; Lizzie Yates
Married by Certificate by Joe Stringer Minister and in the Presence of Fred Williams Deputy Authorised Person for The said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 16, Entry 31
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 8 Jan 1944 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
John Street - 30, Sapper 2931707 H. M. Army (Stoker Steel Works), Bachelor, 44 Norfolk Road Atherton
Nellie Skitt - 21, Maintenance Fitter at R. O. F (Tailoress), Spinster, 44 Norfolk Road Atherton
Groom's Father: George Street, Deceased, Store Keeper R. O. F
Witnesses: Clifford James Street; Kathleen Skitt
Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised person for The said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 16, Entry 32
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 1 Apr 1944 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Stanley Wright - 31, Journeyman Painter, Bachelor, 81 Railway Road Leigh
Maggie Sargeant - 26, Omnibus Conductress, Spinster, 16 Sumner St. Atherton
Groom's Father: Richard Wright, Wardrobe Dealer
Bride's Father: William Jubilee Sargeant, First Aid Attendant
Witnesses: Edward Boylan; Caroline Boylan
Married by Certificate by Joe Stringer Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised person for The said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 17, Entry 33
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 8 Jul 1944 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
William Jones - 43, Cotton Mill Labourer, Widower, 35 Argyle Street Hindley
Jane Woodward - 40, Blowing Room Assistant (Cotton Mill), Spinster, 71 Douglas Street Atherton
Groom's Father: Robert Jones, (Deceased), Stone Mason
Bride's Father: William Woodward, Retired, Bolt Maker
Witnesses: Ernest Woodward; Ellen Tattum
Married by Certificate by Joe Stringer Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised person for The said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 17, Entry 34
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 18 Oct 1944 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Albert Jones - 24, Colliery Mechanical Fitter, Bachelor, 40 Bank Street Golborne
Elsie Shaw - 24, Omnibus Conductress, Spinster, 34 Bolton Road Atherton
Groom's Father: Richard Jones, Cartage Foreman
Bride's Father: Robert Shaw, Photographer
Witnesses: Frank M. Jones; Jean Shaw
Married by Certificate by William Anderton and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person of The Said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 18, Entry 35
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 9 Jun 1945 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
George Henry Griffiths - 36, CP/L 1579376 RAF Motor Lorry Driver, Widower, 1 Bridgeman Road Much Wenlock
Irene Orrell - 25, Wages Clerk at R. O. F. Shop Assistant, Spinster, 4 Hesketh Street Atherton
Groom's Father: Joseph Wall Griffiths, Car Driver for Business
Bride's Father: Robert Orrell, Deceased, Bolt Maker Iron works
Witnesses: George Thomas; Nellie Booth
Married by Licence by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Fred Williams Deputy Authorised Person for the Said Chapel
Notes: [Groom signed register as 'Geo. H. Griffiths', then signed his full name against it]
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 18, Entry 36
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 27 Oct 1945 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Thomas Garthwright - 27, Sapper 1930417 H. M. Army Municipal Joiner, Bachelor, 177 Paulham Street Bolton
Ivy Green - 23, Packer at a Laundry, Spinster, 66 High Street Atherton
Groom's Father: Thomas Garthwright, Deceased, Railway Telegraph Wire Attendant
Bride's Father: James Green, Colliery Banks Man
Witnesses: Frederick Croft Davies; Alice Skitt
Married by Licence by Norman Eccleston and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for The Said Chapel
Notes: [Year entered as 1949 but was actually 1945]
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 19, Entry 37
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 24 Dec 1945 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Robert Lewis Hanners - 23, Cpl. 36720858 U. S. A. A. F., Bachelor, Warrington
Edna Blakemore - 18, Card Tenter (Cotton Mill), Spinster, 18 Garston Avenue Atherton
Groom's Father: Jack Hanners, Farmer
Bride's Father: Henry Blakemore, Labourer Town Council
Witnesses: Fred H. Brocksch; Eileen Foulkes
Married by Licence by Joe Stringer Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for The Said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 19, Entry 38
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 2 Mar 1946 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Albert Yates - 26, Mixer at a Bleach Works, Bachelor, 97 Leigh Rd. Atherton
Alice Hedley - 23, Finisher Hinge Manufacturers, Spinster, 111 Tram Street Platt Bridge
Groom's Father: William Yates, Hardware Dealer
Bride's Father: William Hedley, (Deceased), Coal Miner
Witnesses: George Yates; Hannah Tither
Married by Certificate by Joe Stringer Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for The said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 20, Entry 39
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 20 Apr 1946 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Kenneth Wood - 21, Colliery Electrician, Bachelor, 42 Hamilton Street Atherton
Bessie Love Anderton - 19, Spinster, 12 Second Avenue Atherton
Groom's Father: Harold Wood, Debt Collector
Bride's Father: William Anderton, Cotton Spinner
Witnesses: Alfred Prescott; Gladys Anderton
Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for The said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 20, Entry 40
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 22 Apr 1946 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Fred Barlow - 26, Cable Worker, Bachelor, 54 Victory Street Leigh
Elsie Phipps Whalley - 25, Confectioner, Spinster, 74 Mealhouse Lane Atherton
Groom's Father: Thomas Barlow, General Labourer
Bride's Father: Joseph Whalley, (Deceased), Coal Miner
Witnesses: Francis Heaton; E. Phipps
Married by Certificate by William Philip Zackery? And in the Precence of Walter Green Authorised Person for The said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 21, Entry 21
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 1 Mar 1947 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Leslie Shone - 26, Coal Hewer, Bachelor, 100 Stanley Street Atherton
Doreen Gregory - 18, Scavenger Cotton Mill, Spinster, 216 Bag Lane Atherton
Groom's Father: Samuel Shone, Coal Miner
Bride's Father: James Henry Gregory, Cotton Spinner
Witnesses: Samuel Shone; Phyllis Roberts
Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for The said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 21, Entry 21
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 26 Jul 1947 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
John Middlehurst - 32, Shot Firer in a Coal Mine, Divorced, 102 Factory Street Atherton
Florence Ellen Burton - 38, Beamer (Cotton Mill), Spinster, 2 Old Hall Mill Lane Atherton
Groom's Father: John Thomas Middlehurst, (Deceased), Coal Miner
Bride's Father: Albert Burton, (Deceased), Night Fireman Electric Works
Witnesses: William Middlehurst; Mabel Burton
Married by Licence by Joe Stringer Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for the said Chapel
Notes: John Middlehurst, Formerly the husband of Esther Greenway Middlehurst formerley Holmes
spinster from whom he obtained a divorce
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 22, Entry 22
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 10 Sep 1947 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Frank Whitehead - 23, Parks Gardener, Bachelor, 194 Kirkhall Lane Leigh
Elsie Phipps - 20, Clerk, Spinster, 28 Argyle Street Atherton
Groom's Father: Harry Whitehead, Coal Miner
Bride's Father: William Phipps, Master Builder
Witnesses: J. Montford; Lilian Calderbank
Married by Certificate by Joe Stringer Minister and in the Presence of Fred Williams Deputy Authorised Person for The said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 22, Entry 22
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 4 Oct 1947 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
James Wilfred Atkinson - 28, Fitter's Mate (Engineering Works), Divorced, 96 Lily Lane Abram
Myra Sims - 26, Tailors Machinist, Spinster, 65 Tyldesley Road Atherton
Groom's Father: James Joseph Atkinson, Clerk
Bride's Father: Joseph Sims, (Deceased), Miner
Witnesses: Christopher Atkinson; Christine Taylor
Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Fred Williams Deputy Authorised Person for The Said Chapel
Notes: James Wilfred Atkinson, Formally husband of Irene Ada Atkinson formerly Hardman Spinster
from whom he obtained a divorce [Groom signed Register as 'Jas. W. Atkinson']
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 23, Entry 23
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 24 Jan 1948 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Robert Thomas Hughes - 21, Battery Filler (Cotton Weaving), Bachelor, 33 Mealhouse Lane Atherton
Alice Sutton - 25, Frame Tenter (Cotton Mill), Spinster, 33 Mealhouse Lane Atherton
Groom's Father: Robert Thomas Hughes, Engine Tenter
Bride's Father: James Sutton, Miner Coal
Witnesses: Thomas Baxter; Joan Beadlestone
Married by Licence by Joe Stringer Minister and in the Presence of Fred Williams (Deputy) Authorised Person for the said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 23, Entry 23
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 20 Apr 1948 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Frank Massey - 28, Grocer's Manager, Bachelor, 57 Gordon Street Leigh
Ruby Johnston - 24, Shop Assistant (Confectioners), Spinster, 5 Market Street Atherton
Groom's Father: Samuel Massey, Retired, Cotton Worker
Bride's Father: Peter Johnston, Butcher
Witnesses: James Blackburn; Maureen Smith
Married by Certificate by James Grenn Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for the said Chapel
Notes: [Bride signed 'Ruby Massey'. Massey deleted, corrected and noted 'Ruby Johnston signed
Massey']
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 24, Entry 24
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 25 Dec 1948 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
Frederick Britton - 32, Bread Salesman, Bachelor, 45 Ince Green Lane Ince
Jean Olwen Booth formerly Jones - Grocer's Shop Manageress, Divorced, 27 Leigh Road Atherton
Groom's Father: Peter Britton, (Deceased), Railway Fitter
Bride's Father: Robert Jones, Rummer? at ICI
Witnesses: John Cunningham; Roberta Ruby Jones
Married by Licence by Joe Stringer and in the Presence of Fred Williams (Deputy) Authorised Person for the said Chapel
Notes: Jean Olwen Booth, Formerly the wife of James Henry Booth from whom she obtained a
divorce
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 24, Entry 24
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 20 Apr 1949 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
George Alty - 23, Butchers Assistant, Bachelor, 19 Hampson Street Atherton
Betty Ashcroft Marshall - 21, Florists Assistant, Spinster, Morley Cottage Hanilton [sic] Stret [sic] Atherton
Groom's Father: George Alty, (Deceased), Plasterer
Bride's Father: Thomas Marshall, Nurseryman
Witnesses: Fred Ainscow; Margaret Rita Hodkinson
Married by Certificate by Alfred Foreman Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for The said Chapel
Notes: [Bride signed 'Betty Ascroft Marshall']
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 25, Entry 25
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Marriage: 4 Jun 1949 Independent Methodist Chapel, Atherton, Lancashire
John Jenkinson - 25, Bolt Maker Nut and Bolt Works, Widower, 91 Bag Lane Atherton
Alice Skitt - 25, Laundry Worker, Spinster, 21 Flapper Fold Lane Atherton
Groom's Father: John Jenkinson, General Blacksmith
Bride's Father: John Skitt, Coal Miner
Witnesses: Thomas Garthwright; Elizabeth Skitt
Married by Certificate by James Green Minister and in the Presence of Walter Green Authorised Person for The said Chapel
Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 25, Entry 50
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives