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Marriages at Primitive Methodist
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Marriages recorded in the Register for 1936 - 1949

Marriage: 11 Apr 1936 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Ernest Higham - 22 years, Operative Cotton Piecer, Bachelor, 340 Hamilton Street, Atherton
Eva Jones - 23 years, Operative Silk Weaver, Spinster, 118 Oxford Street, Leigh
    Groom's Father: William Higham, Spinner
    Bride's Father: William Jones, (Deceased)
    Witness: John W. Jones; Doris Jones; William Higham
    Married by Certificate by: Stanley K. Bridge Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 1, Entry 1
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Jun 1936 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
John Gould - 27, Operative Cotton Spinner, Bachelor, 24 Second Avenue, Atherton
Nellie Dando - 23, Slubber Tenter (Cotton), Spinster, 74 Hamilton Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: George Gould, Stoker
    Bride's Father: Benjamin Dando, Collier
    Witness: Rose Gould; James Jones; Edna Dando
    Married by Certificate by: Stanley K. Bridge Authorised Person for the said Church
    Notes: [Abode entered in the 'Rank or Profession' col - deleted, corrected and note
           'Item for Column 6 inadvertantly written in Column 5.']
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 1, Entry 2
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Jun 1936 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Henry Calland - 29, Colliery Haulage Hand, Bachelor, 16 Sycamore Road, Atherton
Esther Cowley - 29, Frame Tenter (Cotton), Spinster, 9 Flapper Fold Lane, Atherton
    Groom's Father: David Calland, (deceased)
    Bride's Father: Joseph Cowley, Collier (Retired)
    Witness: Thomas Calland; Charles Barrow; Annie Cowley
    Married by Certificate by: Stanley K. Bridge Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 2, Entry 3
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Jun 1936 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
John Darbyshire - 46, Railway plate-layer, Bachelor, 158 Leigh Road, Howe Bridge
Mary Ann White - 46, Widow, 1 Car Bank Square, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Thomas Darbyshire, Collier (Retired)
    Bride's Father: William Elsby, (Deceased)
    Witness: Margaret White; Walter Pendlebury
    Married by Certificate by: Stanley K. Bridge Authorised Person for the said Church
    Notes: [Bride recorded as 'Mary Ann Wright'. She signed 'Mary A White'. Corrected by a
           note 'In entry No. 4 Column 2 for Mary Ann Wright read Mary Ann White. Corrected
           27th June 1936, by me, Stanley K. Bridge, Authorised person for the Methodist
           Church, Alma Street, Atherton. In the presence of J. Darbyshire Mary A. White.]
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 2, Entry 4
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Jul 1936 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Thomas Knight - 28 years, Iron Tub Repairer, Bachelor, 359 Manchester Road, Tyldesley
Emily Whittle - 22 years, Frame Tenter (Cotton), Spinster, 10 Kirby Avenue, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Thomas Knight, Iron Tub Repairer
    Bride's Father: Frederick Whittle, (deceased)
    Witness: Margaret Mather; Norman Hampson
    Married by Certificate by: Stanley K. Bridge Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 3, Entry 5
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Jul 1937 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
John Smallman - 24 years, Coal Hewer, Bachelor, 6 Car Bank Square, Atherton
Annie Haslam - 23 years, Collar Presser Laundry, Spinster, 6 Car Bank Square, Atherton
    Groom's Father: John William Smallman, Collier
    Bride's Father: William Haslam, Collier
    Witness: Alice Haslam; Jim Culshaw
    Married by Certificate by: Stanley K. Bridge Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 3, Entry 6
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Sep 1937 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
George Wilson - 26, Operative Cotton Piecer, Bachelor, 28 Elizabeth Street, Atherton
Elizabeth Roome - 24, Operative Cross Piecer, Spinster, 16 Crofton Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: George Allen Wilson, Operative Cotton Spinner (retired)
    Bride's Father: Samuel Roome, Coalminer
    Witness: Joseph Roome; Mary Wilson
    Married by Certificate by: Frederick G. Herod Authorised Person for the said church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 4, Entry 7
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Jul 1938 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
William Howard - 27, Journeyman Bricklayer, Bachelor, 18 Argyle Street, Atherton
Ellen Monaghan - 30, Packer (Flour Mill), Spinster, 7 Brampton Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Thomas Howard, Property Repairer
    Bride's Father: Patrick Monaghan, Miner
    Witness: N. Morris; Annie Talbot
    Married by Certificate by: Frederick G. Herod Authorised Person for the said church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 4, Entry 8
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Jul 1938 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
William Harris - 35, Builder's labourer, Widower, 8 Second Avenue, Atherton
Rhoda Grime - 32, Screwing Machinist, Spinster, 67 Elizabeth Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: John Harris, Collier
    Bride's Father: John Grime, Collier
    Witness: Jack Woods; Olive? Grime
    Married by Certificate by: Frederick G. Herod Authorised Person for the said church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 5, Entry 9
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Jul 1938 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Hinchcliffe Partington - 22, Labourer Street Works, Bachelor, 6 Carbank Square, Atherton
Jeanne Haslam - 20, Colliery Screen Hand, Spinster, 6 Carbank Square, Atherton
    Groom's Father: William Partington, deceased
    Bride's Father: William Haslam, Collier
    Witness: Bernard Ashton; Alice Haslam
    Married by Certificate by: Frederick G. Herod Authorised Person for the said church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 5, Entry 10
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 May 1939 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Walter Leigh Hanney - 28 years, Printer (Journeyman), Bachelor, 60 Bolton Old Road, Atherton
Alice Parkinson - 24 years, Milliner, Spinster, 26 Argyle Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Stephen Hanney, deceased
    Bride's Father: Harry Parkinson, Colliery Carpenter
    Witness: A. Grundy; G. Hanney
    Married by Certificate by: Frederick G. Herod Authorised Person for the said church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 6, Entry 11
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Sep 1939 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Arthur Unsworth - 44 years, Coal Hewer, Bachelor, 100 High Street, Atherton
Mary Wilson - 33 years, Jack Frame Tenter (Cotton), Spinster, 28 Elizabeth Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Peter Unsworth, deceased
    Bride's Father: George Albert Wilson, Spinner
    Witness: Ernest Aspinall; Bertha Wilson
    Married by Certificate by: Frederick G. Herod Authorised Person for the said church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 6, Entry 12
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Sep 1939 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Edward Thomas, 4014 - 29 years, Operative Cotton Piecer, Bachelor, 7 Cinnamon Avenue, Hindley
Mary Aldred - 26 years, Intermediate Frame Tenter (Cotton), Spinster, 55 Wardour Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: William Thomas, Colliery Chargehand
    Bride's Father: Samuel Aldred, Collier
    Witness: Alice Thomas; William Thomas; Minnie O'Boyle; Samuel Aldred
    Married by Certificate by: Frederick G. Herod Authorised Person for the said church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 7, Entry 13
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 Dec 1939 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Fred Hutchinson - 23 years, Insurance Agent, Bachelor, 12 Lombard Street, Atherton
Annie Roberts - 24 years, Forewoman at a Laundry, Spinster, 18 Car Bank Square, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Fred Hutchinson, Collier
    Bride's Father: William Roberts, Fitter in Engineering Works
    Witness: Harold Robinson; Winifred May Roberts
    Married by Certificate by: Allan Thornber Authorised Person for Bolton Road Mathodist Church Atherton
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 7, Entry 14
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 Mar 1940 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Arthur Baker - 23 years, Labourer Ammunition Works, Bachelor, 149 Newton Road, Lowton
Bertha Wilson - 19 years, Slubber Tenter (Cotton), Spinster, 28 Elizabeth Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Peter Baker, Labourer
    Bride's Father: George Albert Wilson, Spinner (retired)
    Witness: James Battersby; Myra Williams
    Married by Certificate by: Frederick G. Herod Authorised Person for the said church
    Notes: [Groom's abode and occupation recorded in wrong columns. Noted 'Columns 4 and 5
           on the top line inadvertently transposed F. G. H.']
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 8, Entry 15
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Mar 1940 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Joseph Lancaster - 23 years, Journeyman Joiner, Bachelor, 13 Sycamore Road, Atherton
Hannah Gallagher - 19 years, Shop Assistant, Spinster, 50 Stanley Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Robert Lancaster, Miner
    Bride's Father: Darwin Gallagher, Miner
    Witness: Clarence Colclough; Bessie Gallagher
    Married by Certificate by: Frederick G. Herod Authorised Person for the said church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 8, Entry 16
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Jun 1940 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Arthur Rayner Jones - 26 years, Maintenance Electrician, Bachelor, 9 Sycamore Road, Atherton
Irene Shone - 20 years, Back Tenter (Cotton), Spinster, 9 Croft Avenue, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Arthur James Jones, Commissionaire
    Bride's Father: Albert Shone, Colliery labourer
    Witness: Frank Shone; Annie Secombe
    Married by Certificate by: Frederick G. Herod Authorised Person for the said church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 9, Entry 17
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Nov 1940 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Harry Gould - 26 years, Marine No. P. O. X. 101147 Royal Marines (Laundry Wash House Man), Bachelor, 41 Wigshaw Lane, Culcheth
Ellen Hurst - 24 years, Laundry Machinist, Spinster, 107 Bag Lane, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Charles Gould, Warp Dresser
    Bride's Father: Thomas Hurst, (Deceased), Master Painter
    Witness: Eric Gould; Margaret Hurst
    Married by Certificate by: Arthur Kenneth Sutton Authorised Person for the said church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 9, Entry 18
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Dec 1940 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Fred Counsell - 28 years, Gunner No. 1607075 Royal Artillery (Colliery Boiler Stoker), Bachelor, 87 Wigan Road, Atherton
Prudence Southern - 27 years, Operative Cotton Piecer, Spinster, 108 Leigh Road, Atherton
    Groom's Father: James Counsell, Collier
    Bride's Father: Aaron Southern, Collier
    Witness: Doris Grundy; Harry Counsell
    Married by Certificate by: Arthur Kenneth Sutton Authorised Person for the said church
    Notes: [Bride's abode and occupation recorded in wrong columns. Deleted, corrected and
           noted 'Columns 4 and 5 on the bottom line inadvertently transposed A. K. S.']
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 10, Entry 19
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Mar 1942 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Stanley Smith - 34 years, Farmer, Divorced, Lower Oak Farm, Shakerley Road, Tyldesley
Esther Alice Dainton - 26 years, Munitions Worker (Laundry Worker), Spinster, 97 Rowland Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Frank Smith, (Deceased), Farmer
    Bride's Father: Frank Dainton, Miner
    Witness: Edith Horrocks; James Anthony Barrow
    Married by Certificate by: Arthur Kenneth Sutton Authorised Person for the said church
    Notes: [The groom was recorded as 'Formerly the husband of Bessie Smith, formerly
           Birch, Spinster,from whom he obtained a divorce']
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 10, Entry 20
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Apr 1942 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Norman Trundle - 19 years, Waste Packer (Cotton Mill), Bachelor, 3 Factory Street East, Atherton
Annie Secombe - 20 years, Card Tenter (Cotton Mill), Spinster, 12 Coach Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: William Trundle, H. M. Army Pioneer Corps. Stoker Cotton Mill
    Bride's Father: Frank Secombe, Sheet Metal Worker
    Witness: Olga Middlehurst; John Wilkinson
    Married by Licence by: Arthur Kenneth Sutton Authorised Person for the said church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 11, Entry 21
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Apr 1942 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Robert Adair Menzies - 30 years, Colliery Underlooker, Bachelor, 275 Tyldesley Road, Atherton
Eva Kay Hilton - 27 years, Clerk (Manufacturing Chemists), Spinster, 37 Tyldesley Old Road, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Alexander Menzies, Colliery Worker
    Bride's Father: Henry Hilton, Deceased
    Witness: Elsie Hilton; Wm. Merga
    Married by Certificate by: Arthur Kenneth Sutton Authorised Person for the said church
    Notes: [The couple in the previous marriage No21 had signed signed on the bottom line
           of this entry No22. Their names were deleted and initialled A. K. S.]
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 11, Entry 22
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Apr 1942 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
John Frederick Davies - 32 years, Foundry Fettler Engineering Works, Bachelor, Bristol Road, Cambridge
Lily Davies - 24 years, Laundryworker (Float Drop Feeder), Spinster, 47 Wardour Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: William Davies, Baker (Retired)
    Bride's Father: Joseph Davies, Storekeeper
    Witness: Vera Alker; Thomas Alker; Dennis Davies
    Married by Certificate by: Arthur Kenneth Sutton Authorised Person for the said church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 12, Entry 23
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Apr 1942 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
James Albert Birchall - 25 years, Gunner 11257978 Royal Artillery (Poultry Farmer), Bachelor, 14 Milk Street, Tyldesley
Alice Aspinall - 21 years, Colliery Screen Hand, Spinster, 15 Beechwood Crescent, Astley
    Groom's Father: Henry Birchall, (Deceased)
    Bride's Father: Robert Aspinall, Labourer
    Witness: Ellen Hilton; Robert Aspinall
    Married by Certificate by: Arthur Kenneth Sutton Authorised Person for the said church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 12, Entry 24
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Jun 1942 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Arthur Harburn - 45 years, Upholsterer, Bachelor, 1 Grey Street, Bishop Auckland
Mary Jones - 40 years, State Registered Nurse, Spinster, 9 Sycamore Road, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Henry Harburn, (Deceased), Sanitary Engineer
    Bride's Father: Arthur Jones, (Deceased), Commissionaire
    Witness: Irene Jones; Harry Harburn
    Married by Certificate by: Arthur Kenneth Sutton Authorised Person for the said church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 13, Entry 25
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 13 Jun 1942 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Eric Jackson - 20 years, Aircraftsman 1531340 R. A. F. (Apprentice Boilermaker), Bachelor, 138 Elizabeth Street, Atherton
Irene Miller - 22 Years, Wire Cable Winder, Spinster, 37 Mayfield Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Elijah James Jackson, (Deceased), Clerk
    Bride's Father: Harry Molbon Miller, Munitions Worker (Stonemason)
    Witness: John Bullough; Joyce Jackson; Harry Molbon Miller
    Married by Certificate by: Arthur Kenneth Sutton Authorised Person for the said church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 13, Entry 26
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Sep 1942 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
James Albert Grime - 24 years, Leading Sick Berth attendant PMX 65841 Royal Navy ( Cotton Piecer), Bachelor, 30 Alma Street, Atherton
Elsie May Battersby - 29 years, Shop Assistant, Spinster, 30 Alma Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: James Grime, Fish Fryer
    Bride's Father: Henry Battersby, Miner
    Witness: Joseph Calland; Elizabeth Ellen Bradshaw
    Married by Certificate by: Arthur Kenneth Sutton Authorised Person for the said church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 14, Entry 27
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Feb 1943 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
John Naylor - 20 years, Marine 11683 Royal Marines (Builder's Labourer), Bachelor, 10 Second Avenue, Atherton
Hilda Chadwick - 22 Years, Munitions Worker (Cotton Piecer), Spinster, 143 Bolton Road, Atherton
    Groom's Father: John William Naylor, Retired
    Bride's Father: Albert Chadwick, Munitions Worker
    Witness: James E. Baxter; Annie Naylor; George Chadwick
    Married by Certificate by: Arthur Kenneth Sutton Authorised Person for the said church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 14, Entry 28
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Apr 1943 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Fred Farnworth - 21 years, Colliery Haulage Hand, Bachelor, 66 Bolton Road, Atherton
Harriet Pedley - 21 years, Operative Cotton Ring Spinner, Spinster, 27 Formby Avenue, Atherton
    Groom's Father: William Henry Farnworth, Retired
    Bride's Father: Jess Pedley, Operative Spinner
    Witness: Sandiland Farnworth; Lily Pedley
    Married by Certificate by: Arthur Kenneth Sutton Authorised Person for the said church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 15, Entry 29
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Apr 1943 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Clifford Moxon - 33 years, Journeyman Stone Grate Moulder, Bachelor, 76 Meadowhall Road, Kimberworth, Rotherham
Elizabeth Hargreaves - 26 years, Private W/80609 A. T. S. (Probation Nurse), Spinster, 29 Mayfield Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Harry Moxon, Deceased
    Bride's Father: Ernest Hargreaves, Collier (Retired)
    Witness: Ronald Pepper; Bertha Greenhalgh
    Married by Certificate by: Arthur Kenneth Sutton Authorised Person for the said church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 15, Entry 30
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Mar 1945 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Leonard Williams - 22 years, Signalman D/J8 308388 RN (Journeyman Butcher), Bachelor, 181 Manchester Rd. Tyldesley
Alice Green - 21 years, Frame Tenter Cotton, Spinster, 28 Stanley St., Atherton
    Groom's Father: Robert Leonard Williams, Engineer
    Bride's Father: Norman Green, Bricklayer
    Witness: Elaine Margaret Green; Kenneth Williams; Norman Green
    Married by Licence by: Alfred Henry Hicks Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 16, Entry 31
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Apr 1945 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Edward Wilkinson - 26 years, Pte. 2450821 H. M. Army (Farm Labourer), Bachelor, 67 New Bond St., Leigh
Ivy Owen - 26 years, Screwer at Nut & Bolt Works, Spinster, 210 Car Bank St., Atherton
    Groom's Father: William Wilkinson, (deceased), Collier
    Bride's Father: James Owen, Laundry Worker
    Witness: James Owen; John Wilkinson
    Married by Certificate by: Alfred Henry Hicks Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 16, Entry 32
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Jul 1945 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Robert Minshull - 25 years, Cpl. 2592766 H. M. Army (Sorting Clerk Telegraphist G. P. O.), Bachelor, 34 Mealhouse Lane Atherton
Mary Evans - 25 years, Shorthand Typist, Spinster, 79 Wardour St., Atherton
    Groom's Father: John Minshull, Painter
    Bride's Father: Thomas Evans, (deceased), Insurance Agent
    Witness: Sydney John Miles; Elizabeth Minshull; John Minshull; Doris E. Evans; William Sharples
    Married by Licence by: Alfred Henry Hicks Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 17, Entry 33
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Sep 1945 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
James Hampson - 60 years, Land Agent's Assistant, Widower, Prospect House, Bolton Rd., Atherton
Sarah Annie Hayes - 56 years, Clerk, Widow, 89 Bolton Rd., Atherton
    Groom's Father: James Hampson, (Deceased), Foreman Iron Moulder
    Bride's Father: Frederick William Harrison, (Deceased), Foreman Mason
    Witness: Nellie Jones; Norman Kay Jones
    Married by Certificate by: Alfred Henry Hicks Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 17, Entry 34
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Dec 1945 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
James Joseph Doohan - 26 years, Spr. 1877244 H. M. Army (Stevedore), Bachelor, 3 Arthur Street, Bolton
Margaret Edna Parsons - 24 Years, Bale Breaker (Cotton Mill), Spinster, 72 Car Bank Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Thomas Doohan, Cotton Spinner
    Bride's Father: James Henry Parsons, Miner
    Witness: Ellen Parsons; Robert Doohan
    Married by Licence by: Alfred Henry Hicks Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 18, Entry 35
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Dec 1945 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Arthur Higson - 21 years, Petty Officer D/M8 7259479 Royal Navy (Pattern Maker), Bachelor, 57 South Johnson Street, Tyldesley
Margaret Elizabeth Aldred - 19 years, Clerk, Spinster, 110 High Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: John Higson, Enginewright
    Bride's Father: Edward Aldred, Turner
    Witness: Joan Handley; Wilfred Higson
    Married by Certificate by: Alfred Henry Hicks Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 18, Entry 36
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Dec 1945 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Frank Leslie Dearden, Orphan from Dr. Barnardo's Home - 40 years, Coal Hewer, Bachelor, 303 Gloucester St., Atherton
Freda Howcroft, Illegitimate - 33 years, Frame Tenter (Cotton Mill), Spinster, 137 Car Bank St., Atherton
    Witness: Doris Ryder; Jack Aldred
    Married by Certificate by: Alfred Henry Hicks Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 19, Entry 37
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 13 Apr 1946 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Clement Harris - 27 years, Trooper 3857288 Reconnaisance Corps, Bachelor, 18 High St., Atherton
Annie Bowdler - 25 years, Frame Learner Card Room (Cotton), Spinster, 22 Alma St., Atherton
    Groom's Father: David Harris, (Deceased), Collier
    Bride's Father: Frederick Bowdler, Collier
    Witness: Frederick Bowdler; Kenneth Leather; Vera Whittaker
    Married by Certificate by: Alfred Henry Hicks Authorised Person for the said Church
    Notes: [Groom started to sign his name surname first. Deleted, corrected and noted
           'Surname inadvertantly put first By Clement Harris and changed.']
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 19, Entry 38
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Apr 1946 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Frank Leslie Cooke - 21 years, P. T. E. 14112256 Cameronians, Bachelor, 558 Wigan Rd., Atherton
Marion Hibbert - 20 years, Packer at Manufacturing Chemists, Spinster, 332 Gloucester St., Atherton
    Groom's Father: Albert Cooke, (Deceased), Omnibus Driver
    Bride's Father: Stanley Hibbert, Engine Driver
    Witness: William Cooke; Joyce Partington; Stanley Hibbert
    Married by Certificate by: Alfred Henry Hicks Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 20, Entry 39
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Jun 1946 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Eric Dando - 25, LAC 1130510 Royal Air Force (National Health Insurance Clerk), Bachelor, 74 Hamilton Street, Atherton
Margery Chadwick - 22, Packer in a Laundry, Spinster, 134 Weston Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Benjamin Dando, Collier
    Bride's Father: John Chadwick, Collier
    Witness: Roy Naylor; Edna Hindley
    Married by Licence by: Henry E. Foss Authorised Person for Bolton Road Methodist Church, Atherton
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 20, Entry 40
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Dec 1946 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Horace Ryder, Illegitimate - 47 years, Coal Hewer, Widower, 126 Elizabeth Street , Atherton
Clara Leyland - 57 years, Widow, 360 North Road, Atherton
    Bride's Father: Henry Howcroft, (deceased), Iron Dresser
    Witness: Fleda Turner; James Turner
    Married by Certificate by: Alfred Henry Hicks Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 21, Entry 41
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Mar 1947 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Walter Unsworth - 26 years, Hairdresser, Bachelor, 22 Warren Rd. Rhyl
Vera Alker - 26 years, Postal & Telegraph Officer G. P. O., Spinster, 47 Wardour Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Walter Unsworth, Stoneman
    Bride's Father: Thomas Alker, Colliery Screenhand
    Witness: Thomas Alker; Harold Shaw
    Married by Certificate by: Alfred Henry Hicks Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 21, Entry 42
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Jun 1947 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Herbert Tyrer - 22 years, Colliery Lorry Driver, Bachelor, 46 Broome Avenue, Leigh
Vera Baxendale - 20 years, Ribbon & Derby Tenter Cotton, Spinster, 66 Wigan Rd., Atherton
    Groom's Father: Alexander Tyrer, Miner
    Bride's Father: George Baxendale, Stripper in Mill
    Witness: Joyce Baxendale; Arthur Ross?; George Baxendale
    Married by Licence by: Alfred Henry Hicks Authorised Person for the said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 22, Entry 43
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Sep 1947 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Thomas Hurst - 35 years, Laundry Van Man, Bachelor, 107 Bag Lane, Atherton
Elsie May Bates - 29 years, Shop Assistant Cooperative Society, Spinster, 131 Stanley Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Thomas Hurst, Deceased, Decorator
    Bride's Father: Richard Bates, Miner
    Witness: Ada Gaskell; Harry Gould
    Married by Certificate by: Oswald Alleyne Ward Autjorised Person for The Said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 22, Entry 44
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Mar 1948 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Henry Molbon Miller - 58 years, Stonemason Journeyman, Widower, 39 Mayfield Street, Atherton
Elizabeth Morgan - 53 years, Jack Frame Tenter (Cotton Mill), Spinster, 162 Stanley Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: John Miller, (Deceased), Stonemason
    Bride's Father: William Morgan, (Deceased), Miner
    Witness: James Miller; Harold Morgan
    Married by Certificate by: Oswald Alleyne Ward Authorised Person for The Said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 23, Entry 45
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Mar 1948 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Henry Jones - 20 years, Conveyor Attendant in a Coal Mine, Bachelor, 1 Pennington Road, Leigh
Edith Owen - 21 years, Checker at a Laundry, Spinster, 210 Car Bank Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Hugh Richard Jones, Miner
    Bride's Father: James Owen, Laundry Hand
    Witness: Ivy Wilkinson; Robert Jones
    Married by Certificate by: Oswald Alleyne Ward Authorised Person for The Said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 23, Entry 46
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Mar 1948 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
John Eaton - 42 years, Fire Officer in a Coal Mine, Widower, 24 Kent Road, Atherton
Eveline Burn - 31 years, Works Canteen Waitress, Spinster, 94 Tyldesley Road, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Thomas Eaton, Bricklayer
    Bride's Father: Henry Burn, Gardener
    Witness: Ethel Burn; James Marsden
    Married by Certificate by: Oswald Alleyne Ward Authorised Person for The Said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 24, Entry 47
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Jun 1948 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Abraham Rogers - 54 years, Bricksetter in a Coal Mine, Widower, 257 Wigan Road, Atherton
Grace Irene Jones - 51 years, Hospital Nurse, Widow, 137 Leigh Road, Howe Bridge, Atherton
    Groom's Father: Thomas Rogers, (Deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: William Davies, Deceased, Baker
    Witness: Dulcie Amanda Whitcutt; John Ernest Thomas
    Married by Certificate by: Oswald Alleyne Ward Authorised Person for The Said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 24, Entry 48
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Apr 1949 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
Frank Morton Benson - 23 years, Statistical Clerk N. C. B., Bachelor, 21 Shakerley Road, Tyldesley
May Parkinson - 22 years, Grocer's Assistant, Spinster, 26 Argyle Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: John Benson, (Deceased), Dataller
    Bride's Father: Harry Parkinson, Colliery Gardener
    Witness: Alice Hanney; Clifford Morris
    Married by Certificate by: T. Snowden Eaderby Authorised Person for Elliott Street Methodist Church, Tyldesley
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 25, Entry 49
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Jul 1949 Primitive Methodist, Atherton, Lancs.
James Lythgoe - 22 years, Under carder Cotton Mill, Bachelor, 55 Mealhouse Lane, Atherton
Ellen Brides - 23 years, Comber Tenter Cotton Mill, Spinster, 35 Railway Street, Atherton
    Groom's Father: George Lythgoe, Coal Miner
    Bride's Father: John Brides, Mill Hand
    Witness: Susan Brides; Thomas Lythgoe
    Married by Certificate by: Oswald Alleyne Ward Authorised Person for The Said Church
    Register: Marriages 1936 - 1949, Page 25, Entry 50
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
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