The Church of St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Garstang in the County of -- Lancashire --
Marriages at St Hilda in the
Parish of Garstang
Marriages recorded in the Register for 1945 - 1952
Marriage: 24 Apr 1945 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Robert Parker - 54 Turner Widower of Ashfield, Bowgreave, Garstang
Mary Myerscough - 32 Dairy Work Spinster of Willow Bank, Bilsborrow
Groom's Father: Thomas Parker, (deceased), Signalman
Bride's Father: John Myerscough, Gardener
Witness: Henry Chippendale; Gladys Chippendale
Married by Licence by: W. L. D. Mackenzie, Officiating Minister
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 1, Entry 1
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 2 Jul 1945 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Douglas Montague Arter - 22 Able Seaman Bachelor of The Moorings, Littlebourns, Kent
Ruth Sanderson - 21 Milk Food Packer Spinster of Lynwood, Bilsborrow Lane, Bilsborrow Nr Preston
Groom's Father: Douglas Arter, Council Employee
Bride's Father: Andrew Sanderson, Farmer
Witness: Ivy Tyson; Margaret Simpson
Married by Banns by: W. L. D. Mackenzie, Officiating Minister
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 1, Entry 2
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 1 Aug 1945 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Terence Quayle - 24 Petty Officer R. N. Bachelor of 11 Naiad St. Barrow in Furness
Mary Alice Smith - 18 Confectioner Spinster of 4 Willow Bank, Myerscough
Groom's Father: John Quayle, (deceased), Shipyard Moulder
Bride's Father: Clinton Smith, Lorry Driver
Witness: Francis Cassidy; Clinton Smith
Married by Licence by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 2, Entry 3
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 18 Aug 1945 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Ernest Edwin Legard Owens - 22 Certificated Teacher Bachelor of 9 Windsor Avenue, Ashton on Ribble
Alice Rawcliffe - 21 Certificated Teacher Spinster of Craigmore, Bilsborrow
Groom's Father: Ernest Edgar Owens, Clerk
Bride's Father: Richard Rawcliffe, Farmer
Witness: J Hamilton; Margaret Ellen Bretherton
Married by Licence by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 2, Entry 4
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 18 Aug 1945 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Leslie Owen Rose - 31 Flight Lieut. Royal Air Force Bachelor of 56 Barn Gardens, Barkingside, Essex
Dorothy Roe - 24 Leading Aircraft Woman, Royal Air Force Spinster of Eskdale, Brock
Groom's Father: Percy Rose, Political Agent
Bride's Father: George Roe, Tailor
Witness: Sheila Roe; Gerard Doyle
Married by Banns by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 3, Entry 5
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 8 Nov 1945 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Thomas Lund - 28 Corporal, Royal Marines Bachelor of Willow Farm, Catforth
Bessie Marion Walmsley - 28 Spinster of Ingleside, Bilsborrow
Groom's Father: Thomas Lund, Farmer
Bride's Father: Albert Walmsley, Retired
Witness: D Lund; E. Wood
Married by Banns by: Carus H. Cowpe, Vicar St Pauls, Preston
Notes: [No occupation given for bride]
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 3, Entry 6
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 14 Feb 1946 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Henry Calvert - 34 Farmer Bachelor of Brook House Farm, Brock
Mary Elizabeth Richardson - 23 At Home Spinster of Oak View, Myerscough
Groom's Father: John Calvert, Farmer
Bride's Father: Richard Richardson, Manager Trading Society
Witness: William Calvert; Margaret Heslop
Married by Banns by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 4, Entry 7
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 6 Jun 1946 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Robert Riding - 27 Farmer Bachelor of Jenkinson's Farm, Thornley
Murial Crompton - 21 At Home Spinster of Oak View, Myerscough
Groom's Father: James Riding, (deceased), Farmer
Bride's Father: Edward Crompton, Farmer
Witness: Harry Riding; Edith Margaret Crompton
Married by Banns by: J Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 4, Entry 8
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 21 Sep 1946 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
John Frederick Merry - 26 Private, Army Catering Corps Bachelor of 5 Adelaide Rd. Leyton, London E.10
Joan Bradshaw - 20 At Home Spinster of The Beeches, Bilsborrow
Groom's Father: Henry Archibald Merry, Cable Maker
Bride's Father: Harold Hartley Bradshaw, Marker Gardener
Witness: Henry Arthur Merry; Gladys Ethel Clark; Doreen Derbyshire
Married by Licence by: J Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 5, Entry 9
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 28 Sep 1946 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Robert Hull - 26 Farmer Bachelor of Stanley Farm, St Michaels on Wyre
Dorothy Cookson Lawrenson - 28 At Home Spinster of Lower House, Bilsborrow
Groom's Father: Robert Hull, Farmer
Bride's Father: James Lawrenson, Farmer
Witness: Mary Stuart; Lawrence Henry Hull
Married by Banns by: J Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 5, Entry 10
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 12 Nov 1946 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Robert Eastaugh - 46 Nurseryman Bachelor of North View, Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood, Preston
Ellen Jane Procter - 26 Agricultural Worker Spinster of Brookfield, Myerscough
Groom's Father: John Henry Eastaugh, (retired), Overlooker
Bride's Father: Thomas Procter, Farmer
Witness: Herbert Eastaugh; Jane Wilson Dearden
Married by Licence by: J Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 6, Entry 11
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 7 Apr 1947 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Henry Lowcock - 20 Farm worker Bachelor of Anderton Fold, Barton
Margaret Hodgkinson - 19 At Home Spinster of Myerscough Hoole, Myerscough
Groom's Father: William Lowcock, Farmer
Bride's Father: James Hodgkinson, Farmer
Witness: Joseph Lowcock; Annie Cowell
Married by Licence by: J. Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 6, Entry 12
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 11 Jun 1947 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Joseph Myerscough - 27 Farmer Bachelor of Hollowforth Farm, Woodplumpton
Emma Ellison - 27 At Home Spinster of Duckett's Farm, Claughton
Groom's Father: William Myerscough, Farmer
Bride's Father: Matthew Ellison, Farmer
Witness: Richard Woods; Sarah Margaret Ellison
Married by Banns by: J. Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 7, Entry 13
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 12 Jul 1947 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Thomas Allison - 32 Platelayer Bachelor of Station House, Barnacre
Norah Corless - 26 Paper Mill Operative Spinster of Oak View, Myerscough
Groom's Father: William Allison, (retired), Platelayer
Bride's Father: Thomas Corless, (retired), Paper Mill Operative
Witness: Mary Hampson; John Allison
Married by Banns by: J. Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 7, Entry 14
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 6 Sep 1947 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
William Merricks - 43 Railway Signalman Widower of 4 Victoria Rd. Thornton le Fylde
Alice Ann Richmond - 38 At Home Spinster of Woodlands, Myerscough
Groom's Father: Henry Merricks, (retired), Shoemaker
Bride's Father: Richard Richmond, (deceased), Smallholder
Witness: Joan Richmond; J. H. Plant; John Richmond
Married by Banns by: J. Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 8, Entry 15
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 5 May 1948 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Arthur Brockbank - 23 Taxicab Driver Bachelor of 47 Dorrington Rd. Scotforth
Joan Richmond - 21 At Home Spinster of Woodlands, Myerscough
Groom's Father: George Brockbank, Taxicab Proprietor
Bride's Father: Richard Richmond, (deceased), Smallholder
Witness: Edna Davies; Stanley Brockbank
Married by Banns by: J. Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 8, Entry 16
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 17 May 1948 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Richard Joseph Grisdale - 22 Welding Engineer Bachelor of Brook Terrace, Claughton
Evelyn Elsie Sandford - 22 Shop Assistant Spinster of West Cottage, Myerscough
Groom's Father: James Grisdale, Blacksmith
Bride's Father: Charles George Sandford, Farm Worker
Witness: Albert Davis; Henrietta Morrison Grisdale
Married by Licence by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 9, Entry 17
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 1 Jun 1948 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Joseph Lowcock - 23 Farmer Bachelor of Anderton Fold, Barton
Edith Margaret Crompton - 20 Bank Clerk Spinster of Oak Bank, Myerscough
Groom's Father: William Lowcock, Farmer
Bride's Father: Edward Crompton, Farmer
Witness: Henry Lowcock; ? ?
Married by Banns by: J. Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 9, Entry 18
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 17 Jul 1948 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
John Cecil Burgess - 22 Stoker Mechanic R. N. Bachelor of Woodville, Myerscough
Florence May Hodgson - 26 Stores Clerk Spinster of Woodville, Myerscough
Groom's Father: Charles Cecil Burgess, Weighing Machine Mechanic
Bride's Father: William Hodgson, (deceased), Blacksmith
Witness: John Allen Gardner; Doris Helm
Married by Banns by: J. Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 10, Entry 19
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 19 Aug 1948 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Arthur George Glenister - 22 Railway Signalman Bachelor of Station House, Ribbleton
Annie Rhodes - 22 At Home Spinster of Lee Farm, Myerscough
Groom's Father: William Arthur Glenister, (deceased), Railway Clerk
Bride's Father: George Rhodes, (deceased), Farmer
Witness: George Ellwood; Isabel Rhodes
Married by Banns by: J. Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 10, Entry 20
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 19 Aug 1948 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
James Stuart Hodgkinson - 23 Farmer Bachelor of Myerscough Lodge
Annie Cowell - 19 At Home Spinster of Within neap, Thornley
Groom's Father: James Hodgkinson, Farmer
Bride's Father: Henry Cowell, Farmer
Witness: James Hodgkinson; Henry Cowell
Married by Banns by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 1, Entry 1
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 2 Oct 1948 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Thomas Carruthers Fortune - 22 Civil Servant Bachelor of 50 Garden Walk, Ashton on Ribble
Sheila Roe - 21 Civil Servant Spinster of Eskdale, Brock
Groom's Father: Walter Fortune, Civil Servant
Bride's Father: George Roe, Master Tailor
Witness: H. Fortune; Anne M. Fortune
Married by Licence by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 1, Entry 2
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 5 Jan 1949 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
John Whittaker - 29 Motor Mechanic Bachelor of Highfield, Catterall
Kathleen Bretherton - 21 At Home Spinster of Bradley Hill, Claughton
Groom's Father: Wiliam Whittaker, (retired), Farmer
Bride's Father: James Bretherton, Farmer
Witness: Thomas Dobson; Dorothy Hitchen
Married by Banns by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 2, Entry 3
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 30 Mar 1949 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Fred Shorrock Alcock - 24 Farmer Bachelor of Carr House Farm, Inskip
Helena Robinson - 21 At Home Spinster of Banners Farm, Myerscough
Groom's Father: Fred Alcock, Farmer
Bride's Father: Thomas Robinson, Farmer
Witness: Thomas Robinson; Fred Alcock
Married by Banns by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 2, Entry 4
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 21 Jul 1949 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Henry Thornley - 29 Railway Clerk Bachelor of 11 Preston Old Rd. Cherry Tree, Blackburn
Elizabeth Whiteside - 25 Radiographer Spinster of The Vicarage, Bilsborrow
Groom's Father: Arthur Wellesley Thornley, (retired), Railway Clerk
Bride's Father: James Whiteside, (deceased), Maintenance Engineer (railway)
Witness: Arthur Wellesley Thornley; Hilda Whiteside
Married by Banns by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 3, Entry 5
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 8 Aug 1949 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Colin Hartley - 25 Building Clerk Bachelor of 313 Cemetery Rd. Preston
Winifred Glover - 23 Shop Assistant Spinster of South Plants, Barton
Groom's Father: Clement Hartley, Grocer
Bride's Father: James Glover, (retired), Farm Worker
Witness: Henry Hartley; Harry Miller
Married by Banns by: J Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 3, Entry 6
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 17 Sep 1949 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Thomas Alderson Entwistle - 22 Farmer Bachelor of Roe Green Farm, Fishwick, Preston
Jane Pennington - 26 At Home Spinster of Green Lane Farm, Bilsborrow
Groom's Father: Leonard Entwistle, (deceased), Farmer
Bride's Father: William Pennington, Farmer
Witness: L. Entwistle; William Pennington
Married by Banns by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 4, Entry 7
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 27 Sep 1950 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Robert Peter Shepherd - 28 Sawyer Bachelor of Beacon View, Barton
Eliza Margaret Cookson - 19 At Home Spinster of Further Light Ash, Myerscough
Groom's Father: Stanley Shepherd, (deceased)
Bride's Father: Robert Cookson, Farmer
Witness: Richard Cookson; Mona Adeline Morley
Married by Banns by: Robert Francis Cookson, Vicar of Barton
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 4, Entry 8
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 18 Nov 1950 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
John James Butler - 30 Farm worker Bachelor of Arnold Villas, Bilsborrow
Vera Bayliss - 26 Dairymaid Spinster of Longfield House, Claughton on Brock
Groom's Father: John James Butler, Gardener
Bride's Father: George Albert Bayliss, Railway Transport Worker
Witness: George Albert Bayliss; Kathleen Lightfoot
Married by Banns by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 5, Entry 9
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 1 Jan 1951 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Colin Shaw - 23 Bank Clerk Bachelor of 5 Ullswater Rd. Lancaster
Mary Seed - 23 Bank Clerk Spinster of The School House, Bilsborrow
Groom's Father: Richard Frederick Shaw, Grocer
Bride's Father: John Seed, Schoolmaster
Witness: Frederick Harry Shaw; Dorothy Ellen Saville
Married by Banns by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 5, Entry 10
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 3 Mar 1951 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Robert Septimus Dickinson - 28 Farmer Bachelor of The Mount, Cark-in-Cartmell
Jean Ann Rainford - 19 At Home Spinster of Starzakin Hall, Myerscough
Groom's Father: George Dickinson, Farmer
Bride's Father: William Clarkson Rainford, Farmer
Witness: George Dickinson; William Clarkson Rainford
Married by Banns by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 6, Entry 11
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 25 Apr 1951 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Lawrence Henry Hull - 24 Farmer Bachelor of Ball's Farm, Sowerby
Catherine Cornthwaite - 21 At Home Spinster of Gibson's Farm, Kirkland
Groom's Father: Robert Hull, Farmer
Bride's Father: John Cornthwaite, Farmer
Witness: John Allen Cornthwaite; Robert Hull
Married by Banns by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 6, Entry 12
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 26 May 1951 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
William Alfred Little - 21 Farm worker Bachelor of 14 Cumeragh Rd. Whittingham
Eileen Whittle - 21 Aircraft Construction Worker Spinster of Duncombe House, Myerscough
Groom's Father: Archibald Alfred Little, Male Nurse
Bride's Father: Robert Whittle, Aircraft Works Labourer
Witness: Robert Coar; Barbara Elizabeth Little
Married by Licence by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 7, Entry 13
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 16 Oct 1951 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Thomas Burrow - 30 Farm worker Bachelor of Butlers Arms, Kirkland, Garstang
Margaret Sandford - 21 Spinster of West Cottage, Myerscough
Groom's Father: Thomas Burrow, Farmer
Bride's Father: Charles Sandford, Farm Worker
Witness: Thomas Cowell Southward; Isabel Sandford
Married by Banns by: R. F. Cookson, Vicar of Barton
Notes: [No occupation given for bride]
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 7, Entry 14
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 20 Oct 1951 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Geoffrey Seed - 27 Engineering Assistant Bachelor of Sunbreak, Myerscough
Patricia Victoria Howard - 23 Local Govt Clerk Spinster of Ashlea, Myerscough
Groom's Father: John Seed, (retired), Schoolmaster
Bride's Father: Samuel Taylor Howard, Transport Driver
Witness: Anne Noble; John Seed
Married by Banns by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 8, Entry 15
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 29 Dec 1951 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Robert Harrison Milner - 25 Farmer Bachelor of White Lee Farm, Whitechapel
Sarah Margaret Ellison - 22 At Home Spinster of Duckett's Farm, Claughton-on-Brock
Groom's Father: Thomas Milner, (deceased), Farmer
Bride's Father: Matthew Ellison, Farmer
Witness: Frank Ellison; Emma Myerscough
Married by Banns by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 8, Entry 16
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 25 Feb 1952 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
William Swarbrick - 28 Leather Worker Bachelor of 247 Shelley Rd. Preston
Catherine Megan Ellis - 27 Confectioner Spinster of 2 Duncombe Terrace, Myerscough
Groom's Father: William Swarbrick, Office Cleaner
Bride's Father: Samuel Ellis, Electrician
Witness: Alfred Swarbrick; Margaret Mary Miller
Married by Banns by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 9, Entry 17
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 5 Apr 1952 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
Duncan Shankland - 19 Fitters Apprentice Bachelor of The Cottage, Abbeystead, Lancaster
Betty Hargreaves - 17 Typist Spinster of 1 Oak View, Myerscough
Groom's Father: Duncan Shankland, Chauffeur
Bride's Father: Joseph Hargreaves, Chauffeur
Witness: John Kenneth Danson; Jean Forrester
Married by Licence by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 9, Entry 18
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 23 Apr 1952 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
John Kenneth Walling - 24 Farmer Bachelor of Holwood Farm, Longridge
Sarah Annie Bargh - 23 At Home Spinster of Head Nook Farm, Myerscough
Groom's Father: Robert Harrison Walling, Farmer
Bride's Father: George Pickles Bargh, Farmer
Witness: Robert Maurice Walling; Florence May Bargh
Married by Banns by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 10, Entry 19
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church
Marriage: 26 Apr 1952 St Hilda, Bilsborrow, Lancs.
James Norman Hayhurst - 21 Farmer Bachelor of The Dairy Farm, Chipping
Isabel Rhodes - 24 At Home Spinster of Lee Farm, Myerscough
Groom's Father: James Albert Hayhurst, Farmer
Bride's Father: George Rhodes, (deceased), Farmer
Witness: Stanley Pearson; Dorothy Catterall
Married by Banns by: John Moss (Vicar)
Register: Marriages 1945 - 1952, Page 10, Entry 20
Source: Original Registers at Bilsborrow Church