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Marriages at St James
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Marriages recorded in the Register for 1942 - 1949

Marriage: 11 Apr 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Sydney Lucas - 22, Miner, Bachelor, 50 Fleet Street, Wigan
Lily Roughley - 24, Spinster, 122 Poolstock, Wigan
    Groom's Father: James Lucas, Gardener
    Bride's Father: John Roughley, Miner
    Witness: Robert Lucas; Ellen Roughley
    Married by Banns by: James Taplin Officiating Minister
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 1, Entry 1
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Apr 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
William Ramsdale - 26, Fitter, Bachelor, 4 Mitchell Street, Newtown, Wigan
Alice Fairhurst - 24, Spinster, 118A Standishgate, Wigan
    Groom's Father: Aaron Ramsdale, Munition worker
    Bride's Father: Stephen Fairhurst, Munition worker
    Witness: G. V. Ramsdale; Olive Lea
    Married by Banns by: James Taplin Officiating Minister
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 1, Entry 2
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Apr 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
George John Hooper - 24, Clerk, Bachelor, 37 Stanley Park Drive, Wembley
Marian Ball - 22, Spinster, 20 Poolstock
    Groom's Father: George Hooper, (deceased), Sheet metal worker
    Bride's Father: Thomas Ball, Labourer
    Witness: Francis Harry Horsfall; Thomas Ball; Muriel Elaine Boardman
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 2, Entry 3
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 13 May 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Frederick Sherlock - 22, Joiner, Bachelor, 37 Sydney Street, Old Road, Farsley, Leeds
Edith Holmes - 22, Spinster, 148 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Frederick Joseph Sherlock, Optician
    Bride's Father: Ernest Holmes, Miner
    Witness: Frederick Tunstall; Gladys Holmes
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [One line of the Groom's residence entered as 'Farnsley' then deleted and
           corrected with a margin note 'Col. 6. Farsley']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 2, Entry 4
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 May 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Frank Pimblett - 21, Clerk, Bachelor, 221 Ormskirk Road, Pemberton
Mary Jones - 24, Spinster, 44 Corporation Street
    Groom's Father: Joseph Pimblett, Tram driver
    Bride's Father: Charles Jones, (deceased), Railway man
    Witness: Gilbert Jones; Sybil Jones
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [The number of the Groom's residence entered as '220' then deleted and
           corrected with a margin note 'Col. 6. 221']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 3, Entry 5
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 May 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Clifford Higginbottom - 30, Motor Mechanic, Bachelor, 5 Water Heyes Road, Wigan
Alice Wilding - 27, Spinster, 149 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Frederick Higginbottom, Electrician
    Bride's Father: John Wilding
    Witness: Leonard Higginbottom; Margaret Houghton
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 3, Entry 6
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Jun 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Richard Higham - 34, Bus driver, Bachelor, 94 Park Road, Wigan
Edna Long - 23, Spinster, 121 Poolstock
    Groom's Father: James Richard Higham, (deceased), Plumber
    Bride's Father: Adam Long, Miner
    Witness: L. Higham; M. Long
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Bride's Father's Occupation recorded as 'Munition worker' then deleted and
           corrected with a margin note 'Col. 8. Miner']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 4, Entry 7
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Jun 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Alf Smith - 32, Fitter, Bachelor, 28 Market Street, Standish
Gladys Irene Forshaw - 23, Spinster, 8 Cygnet Street
    Groom's Father: Alfred Lissaman Smith, (deceased), Bricklayer
    Bride's Father: Richard Forshaw, (deceased), Boat builder
    Witness: Jack Howard Smith; Edith Mildred Holland
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Groom's first name recorded as 'Alfred' then deleted and corrected with a
           margin note 'Col. 2 Alf']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 4, Entry 8
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Jun 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Robert Gwilliam - 25, Draughtsman, Bachelor, 82 Swinley Lane, Wigan
Elizabeth Harrison - 24, Spinster, 124 Poolstock
    Groom's Father: Alfred Ernest Gwilliam, Railway inspector
    Bride's Father: Henry Harrison, (deceased), Colliery Engine winder
    Witness: Alfred Ernest Gwilliam; Evelyn Mary Gwilliam
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 5, Entry 9
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 13 Jun 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Joseph Henry Beckett - 22, Fitter, Bachelor, 10 Glanton Street, Byker, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Eva Jones - 20, Spinster, 98 Swan Meadow Road
    Groom's Father: Henry Beckett, Tank-tester
    Bride's Father: Alfred Jones, (deceased), Coach driver
    Witness: Leonard Williams; Vera Beckett
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 5, Entry 10
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Jun 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
William Luke Mason - 24, Blacksmith's Striker, Bachelor, 226 Manchester Road, Higher Ince
Grace Fishwick - 19, Spinster, 96 Swan Meadow Road
    Groom's Father: Luke Mason, Miner
    Bride's Father: James Fishwick, Miner
    Witness: John Mason; Margaret Fishwick
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 6, Entry 11
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Jun 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Thomas Prescott Gaskell - 22, Haulage Contractor, Bachelor, Brook House, Upholland
Hilda Margaret Best - 23, Spinster, 86 Poolstock
    Groom's Father: Joseph Gaskell, Miner
    Bride's Father: David Sharrock, Clerk
    Witness: Leonard Gaskell; Annie Parkinson
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 6, Entry 12
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Jul 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
William Ruddick - 33, Motor Mechanic, Bachelor, 21 Pottery Road
Margaret Jane Cheetham - 34, Widow, 2 Market Street, Standish
    Groom's Father: Henry Ruddick, (deceased), Labourer
    Bride's Father: Frederick Chadwick, (deceased), Master butcher
    Witness: Ronald M. Fairbank; Edith A. Chadwick
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Bride's name recorded as 'Jane Cheetham' and then 'Margaret' inserted]
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 7, Entry 13
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Jul 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
George Willis Turner - 25, Rubber worker, Bachelor, 4 Fir Street, Failsworth, Manchester
Marjorie Hughes - 21, Spinster, 41A Corporation Street
    Groom's Father: Joseph Turner, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: Samuel Isaac Hughes, Transport Manager
    Witness: John Openshaw; Freda Johnson Dinan
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 7, Entry 14
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Jul 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Eric William Knight Jackson - 38, Tool fitter, Bachelor, 26 Whelley
May Appleby - 22, Spinster, 168 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Thomas Forster Jackson, (deceased), Soldier
    Bride's Father: Harold Appleby, Textile worker
    Witness: Clifford Jackson; Mary Gill
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 8, Entry 15
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Aug 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Leonard Darbyshire - 31, Labourer, Bachelor, 61 Woodhouse Lane, Wigan
Agnes Dickinson - 25, Spinster, 74 Poolstock
    Groom's Father: Roger Darbyshire, Miner
    Bride's Father: James Dickinson, Labourer
    Witness: Sydney Darbyshire; Margaret Dickinson
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 8, Entry 16
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Aug 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
William Houghton - 28, Draughtsman, Bachelor, 375 Poolstock Lane
Marjorie Short - 24, Spinster, 7 Rodney Street, Wigan
    Groom's Father: William Houghton, Contractor
    Bride's Father: Joseph Albert Short, Tailor
    Witness: R. J. Houghton; Kathleen A. Porter
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 9, Entry 17
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Sep 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Henry Truman - 60, Railway Goods Guard, Widower, 21 Byrom Street
Florence Clarke - 51, Widow, 18 Byrom Street
    Groom's Father: Thomas Truman, (deceased), Furnace man
    Bride's Father: John Jones, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: William Yates; Lottie Jones
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 9, Entry 18
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Sep 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Derrick Williams Martland - 23, Fitter, Bachelor, 15 Pagefield Street, Wigan
Joan Mary Crompton - 21, Spinster, 205 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Richard Martland, Time keeper
    Bride's Father: Arthur Crompton, Machine repairer
    Witness: James Kay; Louvain Holmes
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Bride signed 'Joan Crompton']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 10, Entry 19
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Sep 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Sydney Barker - 24, Locomotive Fireman, Bachelor, 7 Amor Street, Higher Ince
Bessie Mason - 23, Spinster, 5 Sandon Street
    Groom's Father: Sydney Barker, Waggon builder
    Bride's Father: David Mason, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Douglas Hartley; Dorothy Hesketh
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 10, Entry 20
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Oct 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
James Henry Wilkes - 64, Grocery Warehouseman, Widower, 10 Granville Street
Ethel Merrin - 44, Spinster, 3 Sandon Street
    Groom's Father: William Charles Wilkes, (deceased), Postman
    Bride's Father: Isaac Merrin, Miner
    Witness: Zadok Bamford; Alice A. Bamford
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 11, Entry 21
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Nov 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
William Broxton - 20, Motor driver, Bachelor, 7 Windermere Street, Whelley
Irene Rigby - 20, Spinster, 47 Chadwick Street
    Groom's Father: William Broxton, Coal Merchant
    Bride's Father: Alfred Rigby, Railway Goods Guard
    Witness: Gilbert Norman; Alfred Rigby; F. M. Rigby
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Bride's Father's Occupation recorded as 'Railway Goods Guard' then deleted and
           corrected with a margin note 'Col. 8. Coal Merchant']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 11, Entry 22
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Dec 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Birkett - 19, Miner, Bachelor, 8 Cudworth Street
Ann Morley - 16, Spinster, 21 Tipping Street
    Groom's Father: John Birkett, Munition worker
    Bride's Father: John Morley, Millwright
    Witness: James Fairhurst; Marian Lambert
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 12, Entry 23
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Dec 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Richard Ellis Croft - 28, Electrician, Bachelor, 188 Darlington Street East
Kitty Lucas - 22, Spinster, 158 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Richard Ellis Croft, Butcher
    Bride's Father: James Lucas, Colliery stoker
    Witness: Harold Humphrey; Evelyn Margaret Cantrell
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 12, Entry 24
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Dec 1942 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Thomas Morris - 30, Builder, Bachelor, 24 Lime Street, Wigan
Elizabeth Ince - 34, Spinster, 108 Poolstock
    Groom's Father: George Morris, (deceased), Puddler in Rolling Mills
    Bride's Father: Thomas Ince, Labourer
    Witness: John Robert Dunn; Martha Ince
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 13, Entry 25
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Jan 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Lawrenson - 21, Professional Footballer, Bachelor, 13 St. James Terrace
Sarah Gibson - 21, Spinster, 33 Vaughan Street, Wigan
    Groom's Father: Henry Lawrenson, Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Gibson, Bricksetter
    Witness: L. Burrows; E. Gibson
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 13, Entry 26
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Feb 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Hugh Prescott - 27, Process man in explosive works, Bachelor, 205 Wallgate
Julia Ann Welch - 26, Spinster, 45 Poolstock
    Groom's Father: Henry Prescott, (deceased), Domestic Groom
    Bride's Father: Thomas Gosling, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: John Galloway; Marion Evans
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 14, Entry 27
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Feb 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
George Taylor - 22, Fitter, Bachelor, 53 School Street, Wigan
Edna Picton - 19, Spinster, 211 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: George Taylor, Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Picton, Miner
    Witness: Edmond Donlin; Rachel Parkinson
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 14, Entry 28
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Feb 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Mackenzie - 34, Maintenance Fitter, Bachelor, 11 Chadwick Street
May Lowe - 23, Spinster, 23 Richmond Street
    Groom's Father: Arthur Mackenzie, (deceased), Stone mason
    Bride's Father: Emmanuel Lowe, Miner
    Witness: A. Mackenzie; E. E. Winstanley
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 15, Entry 29
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Mar 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Kearsley - 64, Butcher, Widower, 68 Corporation Street
Alice Ann Yates - 52, Spinster, 27 Wrightington Street
    Groom's Father: John Kearsley, (deceased), Butcher
    Bride's Father: Philip Yates, (deceased), Tape sizer
    Witness: Alfred Lee; L. Ambrose
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 15, Entry 30
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Mar 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
George Platt Williams - 54, Bus driver, Widower, 4 Larch Avenue, Pemberton
Lydia Withington - 52, Widow, 15 Pottery Street
    Groom's Father: John Williams, (deceased), Painter
    Bride's Father: James Ashton, Carter
    Witness: Jeffery Crank; Elizabeth L. Withington
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 16, Entry 31
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Mar 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Churchward Lloyd - 23, Property repairer, Bachelor, Kingsway', Poolstock
Kathleen Knowles - 20, Spinster, 65 West Street, Higher Ince
    Groom's Father: John Churchward, (deceased), Colliery Fireman
    Bride's Father: Richard Knowles, (deceased), Fruiterer
    Witness: George Knowles; Eileen Ainscough
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 16, Entry 32
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Apr 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Cadman - 21, Labourer, Bachelor, 11 Ann Street, Wigan
Ada Byron - 20, Spinster, 165 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Walter Cadman, Labourer
    Bride's Father: George Byron, Miner
    Witness: George Byron; Isabella Cadman
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 17, Entry 33
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Apr 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Leslie Jones - 22, Farm worker, Bachelor, 172 Poolstock Lane
Constance Margaret Jameson - 22, Spinster, Hawkley Hall Farm
    Groom's Father: John Jones, Munition worker
    Bride's Father: William Jameson, Farmer
    Witness: Ronald Bradshaw; Mary Kennedy; H. Dawber
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 17, Entry 34
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 May 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Leonard Higham - 24, Motor driver, Bachelor, 94 Park Road, Wigan
Ivy Unsworth - 24, Spinster, 51 Byrom Street
    Groom's Father: James Richard Higham, Plumber
    Bride's Father: Samuel Unsworth, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Richard Higham; Gladys Eccleston
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 18, Entry 35
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 May 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Donald Measey - 21, Fitter, Bachelor, 23 East Avenue, Harbury, Yorks.
Edna Rogers - 18, Spinster, 2 Granville Street
    Groom's Father: John Edward Measey, Munition worker
    Bride's Father: John Henry Rogers, Bus driver
    Witness: Ford Lemm; Kathleen Measey
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 18, Entry 36
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 May 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Harry Billing Robinson - 36, Ordinary Seaman in R.N. No. JX367413 at Davenport, Bachelor, 2 Crawford Terrace, Wigan
Mary Ellen Lewis - 33, Widow, 112 Poolstock
    Groom's Father: Harry Billing, (deceased), A Soldier
    Bride's Father: Henry Dean, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Thomas Bond; Annie Banks
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Groom's name recorded as 'Harry Robinson' with an insertion mark between them
           and a margin note 'Col. 2. insert Billing']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 19, Entry 37
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Jun 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Hickey - 22, Labourer (LAC No. 1538782 R.A.F.), Bachelor, 70 Acacia Crescent, Beach Hill
Mary Ainsworth - 20, Spinster, 2 Fairbourn Avenue
    Groom's Father: James Hickey, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Henry Ainsworth, Miner
    Witness: Robert Byrom; Fanny Ainsworth
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [The first 3 letter in brackets in the Groom's Occupation were recorded as
           A.C.2 then deleted and corrected in a margin note 'No. 5 L.A.C.']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 19, Entry 38
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Jun 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Charles Keogh - 26, Labourer (Stoker in R.N.), Bachelor, 20 Bradley Lane, Standish
Phyllis Pye - 24, Spinster, 72 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Bernard Keogh, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: James Pye, Fitter
    Witness: Bernard Keogh; Irene Pye
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 20, Entry 39
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Jul 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Barnes - 25, Miner, Bachelor, 45 Bridgewater Street, Newtown
Doris Walls - 27, Spinster, 20 Wignall Street
    Groom's Father: George Edward Barnes, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: Edward Walls, Miner
    Witness: Charles Fairhurst; Annie Harrison
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 20, Entry 40
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Jul 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
William Holding - 51, Labourer, Widower, 44 Heapey Road, Chorley
Ellen Merrin - 48, Spinster, 3 Sandon Street
    Groom's Father: Richard William Holding, (deceased), Weaver
    Bride's Father: Isaac Merrin, Miner (retired)
    Witness: James H. Wilkes; Ethel Wilkes; Isaac Merrin
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 21, Entry 41
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Jul 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Yates - 32, Colliery Surface Hand, Bachelor, 52 Downall Green Road, Bryn
Ellen Roughley - 27, Spinster, 122 Poolstock
    Groom's Father: William Yates, Colliery Surface worker
    Bride's Father: John Roughley, Miner
    Witness: H. Hollingsworth; Annie Roughley
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 21, Entry 42
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Jul 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Frank Leigh - 22, Miner, Bachelor, 16 Malvern Crescent, Spring View, Wigan
Sarah Ellen Marsh - 23, Spinster, 157 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Frank Leigh, Engineer's Labourer
    Bride's Father: Peter Marsh, Labourer
    Witness: Harold Davies; Ada Leigh
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 22, Entry 43
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Aug 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John William Price - 42, Blacksmith, Bachelor, 5 Haydock Place, Earlestown
Ivy Margeson - 40, Spinster, 136 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Peter Price, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Margeson, (deceased), Clerk
    Witness: Herbert Price; Lucy Nellie Whitton
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Date of marriage entered as 'July 31st.' and corrected without deletion by a
           margin note 'Col. 1 August 7']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 22, Entry 44
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Aug 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Harold Parkinson - 26, Joiner, Bachelor, 182 Enfield Street, Highfield, Pemberton
Charlotte Winefred Bayman - 21, Spinster, 15 Clifton Street, Worsley Mesnes
    Groom's Father: Thomas Parkinson, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: Percy Bayman, Licencee
    Witness: Norman Massey; Cathlene Bayman
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 23, Entry 45
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Aug 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Harry Heaton - 29, Miner, Bachelor, 63 Poolstock Lane
Jane Crank - 26, Spinster, 28 Tipping Street
    Groom's Father: John Heaton, Miner
    Bride's Father: William Crank, Miner
    Witness: A. Crank; L. Barlow
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 23, Entry 46
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Sep 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Frederick Gilbert Hitchen - 22, Engine Room Artificer R.N., P/M X79871, Bachelor, 126c Poolstock Lane
Elizabeth Elsie Gibson - 21, Spinster, 10 Primrose Grove, Worsley Estate, Pemberton
    Groom's Father: Frederick Hitchen, Insurance Agent
    Bride's Father: James Gibson, Postman
    Witness: Roy Eaton Hitchen; Mary Gibson
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 24, Entry 47
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Sep 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Bilsborough - 25, Railway signalman, Bachelor, 40 Kendal Street, Wigan
Ida Stephenson - 21, Spinster, 9 Swan Meadow Road
    Groom's Father: James Bilsborough, Railway Guard
    Bride's Father: Albert Stephenson, French polisher
    Witness: A. Stephenson; Mary Topping
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 24, Entry 48
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Sep 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Frank Taberner - 37, Lance Corporal R.A.O.C. M10550844, Bachelor, 49 Swinley Road, Wigan
Mildred Melling Eastham - 26, Spinster, 345 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Thomas Taberner, (deceased), Rent Collector
    Bride's Father: John Eastham, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Reginald Eastham; T. Taberner; Kathleen Nelson
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 25, Entry 49
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Sep 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Charles Fairhurst - 23, Miner, Bachelor, 19 Marsden St., Newtown, Wigan
Annie Harrison - 23, Spinster, 47 Pool St.
    Groom's Father: William Fairhurst, Munition worker
    Bride's Father: Joseph Harrison, Miner
    Witness: John Lowe; Mary Elizabeth Green
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 25, Entry 50
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Sep 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Thomas Fleming - 23, Painter, Bachelor, 14 Mount St., off Greenough St., Wigan
Sybil Parkinson - 20, Spinster, 139 Poolstock
    Groom's Father: John Fleming, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Robert Harold Parkinson, Miner
    Witness: William Abbott; Alice Fleming
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 26, Entry 51
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Sep 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Leslie Lee - 21, Colliery Fitter, Bachelor, 313 Whelley, Wigan
Margaret Fishwick - 20, Spinster, 9 Swan Meadow Road
    Groom's Father: Peter Lee, Colliery winder
    Bride's Father: John Fishwick, Munition worker
    Witness: Wilfrid Lee; Grace Mason
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 26, Entry 52
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Oct 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Alfred Edward Watson - 28, In H.M. Forces. Private in R.A.O.C. 4277899, Widower, 118 Grey Street, North Shield
May Fairhurst - 18, Spinster, 289 Wallgate, Wigan
    Groom's Father: David Watson, Miner
    Bride's Father: George Fairhurst, Overlooker in Mill. At present Munition Worker
    Witness: Robert Fearn; Margaret Guy
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 27, Entry 53
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Oct 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Donald Hunter - 26, Bricklayer (Soldier at present. Pte. No. 7956430 S. Lancs. Regt.), Bachelor, 870 Atherton Road, Hindley Green
Sybil Margaret Lyon - 22, Spinster, 22 Pool Street
    Groom's Father: John William Hunter, Munition worker
    Bride's Father: William Henry Lyon, Joiner
    Witness: Kenneth Hunter; Jessie Lyon
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [In the Groom's Army number the last digit is unclear & may be a '6']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 27, Entry 54
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Nov 1943 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Hendry Parker - 22, In the Royal Marines No. 103279, Bachelor, 132 Rotten Row, Townhead, Glasgow
Annie Draper - 24, Spinster, 19 Tipping St.
    Groom's Father: John Parker, (deceased), Tram driver
    Bride's Father: John Henry Draper, Munition worker
    Witness: Alfred Highton; Alice Coombes
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Groom's first names recorded as 'James Henry' then deleted & corrected with a
           margin note 'Column No. 2. John Hendry']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 28, Entry 55
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Jan 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Alexander Holden - 22, Private in R.A.O.C. No. 10553235, Bachelor, 1 Carlton Street
Jane Gibson - 18, Spinster, 11 Tipping Street
    Groom's Father: John Alexander Holden, Transport driver
    Witness: Thomas Holden; Lucy Gibson
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Bride's father recorded as '(not known)' but his occupation given as shoemaker]
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 28, Entry 56
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Jan 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Rowland Leather - 33, Vehicle builder, Bachelor, 24 Poolstock Lane
Lily Maggs - 27, Spinster, 124 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: James Rigby Leather, Carter
    Bride's Father: Isaac Maggs, Fitter
    Witness: Robert Leather; Sarah Jane Broxson
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Groom's second name recorded as 'Roland' then deleted & corrected with margin
           note 'Col. 2. Rowland']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 29, Entry 57
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Feb 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Arthur Norris - 32, Motor engineer, Bachelor, Cherry Gardens Hotel, Wigan Lane
Margaret Rimmer - 31, Spinster, 6 Coronation Street
    Groom's Father: James Norris, Licencee
    Bride's Father: Henry Rimmer, Property Repairer
    Witness: Charles K. Norris; Edith M. Rimmer
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 29, Entry 58
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Mar 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Albert Jones - 32, Miner, Bachelor, 27 Holt Street
Cissie Tilley - 23, Spinster, 17 Leigh Street, Wigan
    Groom's Father: William Jones, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Tilley, Labourer
    Witness: Thomas Jones; Gladys Shuttleworth
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 30, Entry 59
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Apr 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Sydney Cox - 22, Engineer, Bachelor, 31 Wall Street, Wigan
Ethel May Westwood - 22, Spinster, 87 Poolstock
    Groom's Father: Edward Cox, Labourer
    Bride's Father: John Thomas Westwood, Labourer
    Witness: Alfred Cox; Hilda Hayton
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 30, Entry 60
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Apr 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Harry Schofield - 39, Coach painter, Widower, 126 Poolstock Lane
Eveline Errington - 33, Spinster, 32 Eleanor Street
    Groom's Father: George Edward Schofield, Coach painter
    Bride's Father: John Errington, Police pensioner
    Witness: John Errington; Dora Riley
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 31, Entry 61
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Apr 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
James Fletcher - 23, Able Seaman in the Royal Navy. JX 295526, Bachelor, 18 Pottery Street
Alice Wiggins - 22, Spinster, 33 Holt Street, Woodhouse Lane, Wigan
    Groom's Father: James Fletcher, Soldier
    Bride's Father: John Wiggins, Soldier
    Witness: J. Fletcher; J. Kennedy
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 31, Entry 62
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Apr 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Francis Cameron Bridge - 40, Engineer, Bachelor, 127 Victoria Street, Newtown
Dorothy Margaret Brewer - 28, Spinster, 1 Haigh View, Monument Park, Wigan
    Groom's Father: James Bridge, Retired Engineer
    Bride's Father: Joseph William Brewer, (deceased), Forge-master salesman
    Witness: Albert Parker; Lilian Bridge; Margaret E. Brewer
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 32, Entry 63
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Apr 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Ralph Ainscough - 19, Miner, Bachelor, 21 Arthur Street, Hindley
Irene Balderson - 23, Spinster, 20 Byrom Street
    Groom's Father: Joseph Ainscough, Miner
    Bride's Father: William Balderson, Colliery Surface worker
    Witness: John Fairhurst; Phyllis Balderson
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 32, Entry 64
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Apr 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Henry Smith - 24, L/cpl. in South Lancs. Regiment No. 3655230, Bachelor, 20 Nicol Road, Bryn
Annie Catherall - 21, Spinster, 34 Pool Street
    Groom's Father: Henry Smith, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Edward Catherall, Munition worker
    Witness: Edward Cattarall; Jane Catherall
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 33, Entry 65
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 May 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Harry Wilding - 21, Able Seaman D/JX334053 Royal Navy, Bachelor, 2 James Square, Standish
Margaret Robinson - 21, Spinster, 13 Melverley Street
    Groom's Father: Joseph Wilding, Miner
    Bride's Father: James Robinson, Caretaker
    Witness: James Woods; Rose Robinson
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Date entered as 'April' then deleted and corrected with a margin note 'Col. 1. May']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 33, Entry 66
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Jun 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Henry Green - 23, Joiner, Bachelor, 161 Scot Lane, Pemberton
Rose Robinson - 24, Spinster, 13 Melverley Street
    Groom's Father: Richard Green, Policeman
    Bride's Father: James Robinson, Caretaker
    Witness: J. Meadows; Margaret Wilding
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Date entered as 'May 20th.' then deleted and corrected with a margin note
           'Col. 1. June 10th.']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 34, Entry 67
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Jun 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
William Sharples - 22, Assistant overlooker in Cotton Mill, Bachelor, 39 Byrom Street, Poolstock
Mary McGugan - 22, Spinster, 3 Woodcock Row, Crooke
    Groom's Father: Paul Sharples, Miner
    Bride's Father: Joseph McGugan, (deceased), Labourer
    Witness: Thomas Sharples; Winnie McGugan
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 34, Entry 68
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Jun 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Arthur Albert Wilson - 23, Painter, Bachelor, 183 Rodsley Avenue, Gateshead
Florence Parkinson - 21, Spinster, 24 Walmer Street
    Groom's Father: Everett Mellios Wilson, Master painter
    Bride's Father: William Parkinson, Colliery surface hand
    Witness: S. Parkinson; Nina Wilson
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 35, Entry 69
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Jun 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Ralph Ainscough - 23, Transport driver, Bachelor, 72 Pool Street, Poolstock
Edna Maud Vizard - 22, Spinster, 6 Barnsley St., Wigan
    Groom's Father: Ralph Ainscough, (deceased), Licencee
    Bride's Father: William Vizard, Depot hand petroleum board
    Witness: H. Ainscough; E. Vizard
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 35, Entry 70
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Jul 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Leonard Jolley - 31, Clerk in Ministry of Works, Bachelor, 541 Warrington Road, Lower Ince
Evelyn Margaret Cantrill - 24, Spinster, 126B Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Isaiah Jolley, Miner
    Bride's Father: Herbert Price, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: John Jolley; Florence Price
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 36, Entry 71
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Jul 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Harold Woodcock - 22, Floor moulder, Bachelor, 21 Richmond Street
Margaret Alice Macnamara - 20, Spinster, 3 Cygnet Street
    Groom's Father: Peter Woodcock, Collier
    Bride's Father: John Macnamara, Stripper
    Witness: C. Unsworth; H. Woodcock
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Bride signed 'M. A. McNamara']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 36, Entry 72
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Aug 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Thomas Abbott - 21, Wagon repairer, Bachelor, 8 William Street, Platt Lane
Louisa Adamson - 23, Spinster, 34 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: James Abbott, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Robert Adamson, Labourer
    Witness: Samuel Bond; Hilda Adamson
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 37, Entry 73
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Sep 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Thomas Harrison - 19, Miner, Bachelor, 7 Caunce Street, Wigan
Nellie Molyneux - 18, Spinster, 12 Marsh Street
    Groom's Father: Thomas Harrison, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: James Molyneux, Labourer
    Witness: Harry Schofield; Peggy Molyneux
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 37, Entry 74
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Sep 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Alfred Henry Evans - 22, Butcher, Bachelor, 7 Plough Hill, Chapel End, Nuneaton
Jessie Lyon - 21, Spinster, 22 Pool Street, Poolstock
    Groom's Father: Alfred Evans, Plate layer on Railway
    Bride's Father: William Henry Lyon, Joiner
    Witness: Ruth Dawson; William Thomas Knight
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 38, Entry 75
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Oct 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Fred Latham - 27, Bricklayer, Bachelor, 638 Wigan Road, Bryn
Irene Kay - 24, Spinster, 161B Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: John William Latham, Miner
    Bride's Father: Alfred Kay, Builder
    Witness: Harry Latham; Winifred Kay
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 38, Entry 76
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Dec 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
James Quinlan - 44, Labourer, Widower, 6 Walmer Street
Ellen Harrison - 39, Widow, 1 Peet Street
    Groom's Father: Thomas Quinlan, (deceased), Cotton operator
    Bride's Father: James Rowe, Labourer
    Witness: H. Heap; Annie Oliver
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Bride's age recorded as '40' then deleted and corrected with margin note 'Col.
           3. 39']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 39, Entry 77
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Dec 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Harry Draper - 24, Mule spinner, Bachelor, 38 Swan Meadow Road
Mary Robinson - 21, Spinster, 9 Coronation Street
    Groom's Father: Harry Draper, Mule spinner
    Bride's Father: James Robinson, Dyer
    Witness: Harry Holden; Mary Collins
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 39, Entry 78
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Dec 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Robert Meadows - 21, Electrician, Bachelor, 12 Walmer St.
Catherine Gallagher - 18, Spinster, 10 Wellington Street, Wigan
    Groom's Father: Arthur Meadows, Miner
    Bride's Father: Michael Gallagher, Miner
    Witness: W. Coghlin; Irene Shaw
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 40, Entry 79
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Dec 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Norman Rimmer - 20, Wood Machinist, Bachelor, 87 Warrington Road, Newtown
Brenda Littler - 19, Spinster, 8 Milton Street, Poolstock
    Groom's Father: John Rimmer, Miner
    Bride's Father: William Whalley, Munition worker
    Witness: Clifford Littler; Ethel Rimmer
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 40, Entry 80
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Dec 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Thomas Scott - 21, Engineer, Bachelor, 9 Winifred Street, Lower Ince
Eva Meadows - 24, Spinster, 4 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Thomas Scott, Carter worker at Colliery
    Bride's Father: Wilfred Meadows, Munition worker
    Witness: Thomas Scott, J.P.; Sybil Moss
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 41, Entry 81
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Dec 1944 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
David Pemberton - 29, Soldier. Private in the R.A.O.C., Bachelor, 85 Poolstock Lane
Mary Ann Brown - 24, Spinster, 20 Marsh Street
    Groom's Father: David Pemberton, (deceased), Locomotive cleaner
    Bride's Father: Ralph Brown, Miner
    Witness: William H. Hamilton; Frances Brown
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 41, Entry 82
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 13 Jan 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Dennis Finney - 23, Leading Aircraftsman in R.A.F., Bachelor, 9 Cygnet St.
Ivy Cecilia Fox - 19, Spinster, 187 New Lane, Greengates, Bradford
    Groom's Father: Willoughby Finney, Bricksetter
    Bride's Father: George Albert Fox, Fish-fryer
    Witness: G. Fox; B. H. Vigar
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [The first witness has a second initial which is crossed out and is illegible]
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 42, Entry 83
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Jan 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Ernest George William Simpkins - 23, Aircraftsman in Royal Air Force No. 1802229, Bachelor, 71 Windsor Road, Ealing, Middlesex
Mollie Burrows - 19, Spinster, 17 St. James Terrace
    Groom's Father: Stanley Simpkins, Painter and Decorator
    Bride's Father: Robert Burrows, Colliery Surface worker
    Witness: Edward Green; Ivy Lawrenson
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 42, Entry 84
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Jan 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Harry William Scanlon - 28, Private First Class in U.S. Army No. 32684356, Bachelor, 338 East Ninety-second Street, New York, U.S.A.
Sarah Ann Speakman - 22, Spinster, 32 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Bernard Scanlon, (deceased), A Steel Worker
    Bride's Father: Oswald Speakman, Labourer
    Witness: Paul X. Gronski; Mary Elizabeth Speakman
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 43, Entry 85
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Feb 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Leslie Ackers Fletcher - 30, Engineer, Bachelor, 10 Bryn Street, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Ellen Atkinson - 21, Spinster, 49 Pool Street
    Groom's Father: James Fletcher, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Ernest Edward Atkinson, Miner
    Witness: John Parker; Phyllis Chesworth
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 43, Entry 86
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Feb 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Henry Thomas Fernay - 23, Corporal in the Royal Air Force No. 650104, Bachelor, 16 Pyke Street, Whelley
Alice Taylor - 25, Spinster, 68 Pool Street
    Groom's Father: Herbert Fernay, (deceased), Joiner
    Bride's Father: James Taylor, Parish Clerk
    Witness: W. Fernay; Ellen Tyrer
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 44, Entry 87
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Feb 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Edward Evans - 23, Motor Mechanic, Bachelor, The Grove, Higher Ince
Ada Carter - 24, Spinster, 7 Fourteen Meadows Road
    Groom's Father: William Evans, Cashier
    Bride's Father: John Carter, Cotton Mill Overlooker
    Witness: W. R. Evans; Hilda Twiss
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 44, Entry 88
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Mar 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Barker - 22, Haulage hand, Bachelor, 2 Pottery Road
Jean Fishwick - 19, Spinster, 121 Standish Lower Ground
    Groom's Father: John Barker, Miner
    Bride's Father: Henry Fishwick, Dyer
    Witness: Gladys Fishwick; Henry Barker
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 45, Entry 89
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Mar 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Liptrot - 22, Miner, Bachelor, 436 Warrington Road, Spring View
Irene Markland - 21, Spinster, 50 Walmer Street
    Groom's Father: Thomas Liptrot, Miner
    Bride's Father: Sydney Charles Markland, Miner
    Witness: Thomas Liptrot; Lilian Liptrot
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 45, Entry 90
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Mar 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Richard Thomas Markland - 23, Miner, Bachelor, 50 Walmer Street
Kathleen Mary Leech - 20, Spinster, 8 Wigan Lane
    Groom's Father: Sydney Charles Markland, Miner
    Bride's Father: Joseph Leech, Motor body builder
    Witness: Margaret Markland; James Liptrot
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 46, Entry 91
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Apr 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Norman Fairhurst - 27, Sheet Metal Worker, Bachelor, 27 Swan Meadow Road
Alice Maguire - 31, Widow, 10 Railway Street, Wigan
    Groom's Father: Walter Fairhurst, Mill Manager
    Bride's Father: Joseph Barnes, Iron moulder
    Witness: Walter Stanley Fairhurst; Irene Taylor
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 47, Entry 93
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Apr 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Almond - 36, Tool-setter, Bachelor, 19 Pool Street
Mary Riley - 23, Spinster, 516 Wigan Road, Bryn
    Groom's Father: Hugh Almond, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: William Riley, Miner
    Witness: William Riley; Mary Rosbottom Howarth
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 47, Entry 94
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 Apr 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Wilfred Grimshaw - 23, Leading Air-craftsman in the R.A.F. No. 575302, Bachelor, 19 Pool Street
Jessie Underwood - 22, Spinster, 24 Pottery Road
    Groom's Father: William Grimshaw, Dairyman
    Bride's Father: Archibald Underwood, Engine-man
    Witness: J. Withington; D. Underwood
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 48, Entry 95
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Apr 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Charles Henry Thomas - 21, Gunner in the Royal Artillery No. 14233984, Bachelor, 228 Poolstock Lane
Ethel Winifred Duddell - 24, Spinster, 25 Wrekin View, Hill-top, Madeley
    Groom's Father: William Thomas, Munition worker
    Bride's Father: Harry Leonard Duddell, Munition worker
    Witness: Lily Smalley; John Mason
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 48, Entry 96
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Apr 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Enoch King - 28, Miner, Bachelor, 6 Stephen's Yard, Billinge Road, Pemberton
Edna May Wilde - 21, Machinist, Spinster, 2 Corporation Street, Poolstock, Wigan
    Groom's Father: Robert King, Colliery Winder
    Bride's Father: Frank Wilde, Miner
    Witness: Joseph King; Margery Weir
    Married by Licence by: J. Taplin Vicar of Goose Green
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 49, Entry 97
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 May 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Harry Smith - 23, Butcher's cutter, Bachelor, 267 Wallgate, Wigan
Emily Harrison - 22, Spinster, 7 Grange Avenue
    Groom's Father: William Smith, Master Butcher
    Bride's Father: John Thomas Harrison, Retired
    Witness: Allison Harrison; Marjorie Harrison
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 49, Entry 98
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 May 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Alvie Ray Rutledge - 25, Soldier in the U.S. Army T/Sgt. No. 34811455, Bachelor, 101 Burness Place, San Antonio, Texas
Marie Angela De Roma - 18, Spinster, 43 Swan Meadow Road
    Groom's Father: Ben Rutledge, Building Contractor
    Bride's Father: Antonio De Roma, Ice Cream Manufacturer
    Witness: A. De Roma; R. De Roma
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Groom's Father's first name recorded as 'Benjamin' then deleted and corrected
           with margin note 'Col. 7. Ben']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 50, Entry 99
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Jun 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
James Edmund Haselden - 25, Clerk, Bachelor, 469 Wigan Road, Bryn
Hilda Dean - 24, Spinster, 48 Pool Street
    Groom's Father: James Edmund Haselden, Shopkeeper
    Bride's Father: Harold Dean, (deceased), Fitter
    Witness: D. Haselden; M. Platt
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 50, Entry 100
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Jun 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Alfred Mawdesley - 25, Fish salesman, Bachelor, 3 Banner Street, Ince
Lillian Leyland - 25, Spinster, 7 Cygnet Street, Poolstock
    Groom's Father: Thomas Mawdesley, Moulder
    Bride's Father: Egerton Leyland, Gauger on L.M.S. Railway
    Witness: Joan Baxendale; A. T. Clements
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 51, Entry 101
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Jul 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
George Jackson Best - 27, Fitter, Bachelor, 86 Poolstock
Evelyn Dempsey - 21, Spinster, 298A Woodhouse Lane
    Groom's Father: George Jackson Best, Storekeeper
    Bride's Father: John Dempsey, Grocer
    Witness: A. R. Holmes; Phoebe Walker
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 51, Entry 102
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Jul 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Samuel Gregory - 33, Cotton spinner, Bachelor, 10 Sandy Lane, Hindley
Rachel Simms - 28, Spinster, 45 Chadwick Street
    Groom's Father: William Rigby, Bricklayer
    Bride's Father: William Thomas Simms, Labourer
    Witness: Thomas Southworth; Gladys Rigby
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 52, Entry 103
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Jul 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Stanley Mitchell - 35, Wagon builder, Bachelor, 541 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge
Bessie Harrison - 38, Spinster, 6 Worth Street
    Groom's Father: Walter Mitchell, Wagon builder
    Bride's Father: John Harrison, Labourer
    Witness: Walter Mitchell; Helen Carney
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Bride's age recorded as '39' then deleted and corrected with margin note 'Col.
           3. 38']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 52, Entry 104
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Jul 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Buckley - 40, Miner, Bachelor, 1 Walmer Street
Elizabeth Chatterley - 31, Spinster, 37 Byrom Street
    Groom's Father: Humphrey Buckley, Miner
    Bride's Father: Job Chatterley, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: William Buckley; Alice Coombes
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 53, Entry 105
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Jul 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Walter Mason - 43, Electric welder, Bachelor, 15 Cygnet Street
Hilda Long - 29, Spinster, 121 Poolstock
    Groom's Father: James Mason, Infirmary Porter
    Bride's Father: James Adam Long, Labourer
    Witness: Richard Higham; Edna Higham
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 53, Entry 106
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Aug 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Frank Wilson - 23, Motor Mechanic, Bachelor, 126 Moor Road, Orrell
Marjorie Harrison - 20, Spinster, 7 Grange Avenue
    Groom's Father: James Joseph Wilson, (deceased), Coal contractor
    Bride's Father: John Thomas Harrison, Miner
    Witness: John Harrison; Emily Smith
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 54, Entry 107
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Aug 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Gordon Crompton - 24, Railway man, Bachelor, 96 Pool Street
Louisa Williams - 22, Spinster, 33 Longfield Street, New Springs
    Groom's Father: Thomas Crompton, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Evan Williams, Munition worker
    Witness: George Williams; Dorothy Crompton
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 54, Entry 108
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Aug 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
George Charles Price - 26, Sergeant in Pioneer Corps. No. 2181416, Bachelor, 69 Poolstock Lane
Joyce Edna Glew - 23, Spinster, 31 Dodds Street, Bearpark, County Durham
    Groom's Father: George Charles Price, Licencee
    Bride's Father: Arthur Maurice Glew, Miner
    Witness: L. Rafferty; Mabel Price
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 55, Entry 109
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Aug 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Porter - 23, Cotton operative, Bachelor, 8 Holt Street
Hilda Mason - 22, Spinster, 3 Holt Street
    Groom's Father: John Porter, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Mason, Miner
    Witness: Ellen Speakman; William Speakman
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Date recorded as '25th.' then deleted and corrected with margin note 'Col. 1. 27th.']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 55, Entry 110
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Sep 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Samuel Prescott - 47, Colliery Engine Driver, Bachelor, 61 Tram Street, Platt Bridge
Edna May Oliver - 38, Spinster, 94 Pool Street
    Groom's Father: William Prescott, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: Walter Oliver, Metal driller
    Witness: William Flowers; Mary E. Pimblett
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 56, Entry 111
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Sep 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Thomas McSorley - 33, Gunner in the Royal Artillery No. 1578157, Bachelor, 22 Farmer Street, Ince-in-Makerfield
Harriet Woodcock - 33, Spinster, 167 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: John Thomas McSorley, Munition worker
    Bride's Father: Thomas Woodcock, Miner (retired)
    Witness: Edward McSorley; Jane Ellen Bold
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 56, Entry 112
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Sep 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
William Wood - 22, L/cpl. in Royal Corps. Of Signallers No. 4206550, Bachelor, 9 Granville Street
Frances Hayton - 21, Spinster, 141 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Richard Wood, Miner
    Bride's Father: Alfred Hayton, Steel erector
    Witness: Ernest Wood; Mary Agnes Byrne
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 57, Entry 113
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Oct 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Clifford Eccleston - 25, Sergeant in Royal Signals. No. 2333663, Bachelor, 131 Lily Lane, Bamfurlong
Marjorie Moss - 24, Spinster, 171 Poolstock
    Groom's Father: John Power, Joiner
    Bride's Father: Harold Latham Moss, Commercial traveller
    Witness: Sybil Moss; R. Lowe
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 57, Entry 114
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Oct 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Harry Crowther - 35, Supervisor Engineer in H.M. Forces, Widower, 508 Stonegate Road, Leeds
Hilda Adamson - 26, Spinster, 34 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: George Crowther, (deceased), Hairdresser
    Bride's Father: Robert Adamson, Wood-worker
    Witness: Sgt. John J. Varty; Margaret Atkins
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 58, Entry 115
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Oct 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Charles Frederick Reiter - 24, Pte. 1st. Class No. 33564518 U.S.A. Army, Bachelor, 1511 North Bond Street, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
Ethel Harrison - 20, Spinster, 10 Richmond Street
    Groom's Father: Charles Frederick Reiter, Bar-tender
    Bride's Father: Harry Harrison, Railway Labourer
    Witness: Harold Albert Wilson; Mary Florence Foster
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 58, Entry 116
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Nov 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Henry Simpson - 26, A Steward in the Royal Navy, Bachelor, 11 Drumlanrig Place, Dundee
Elsie Sherriff - 21, Spinster, 41 Swan Meadow Road
    Groom's Father: James Macqueen Simpson, Mill worker
    Bride's Father: William Sherriff, Miner
    Witness: John Forsyth; Jane Walker
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 59, Entry 117
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Nov 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Herbert Wilde - 24, Tailor's cutter, Bachelor, 13 Wignall Street
Bessie Unsworth - 26, Spinster, 4 Park Street
    Groom's Father: James Wilde, Shop assistant
    Bride's Father: Joseph James Unsworth, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: J. Wilde; E. Whelan
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 59, Entry 118
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Nov 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
James Robinson - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 143 Poolstock Lane
Ethel Jolley - 19, Spinster, 11 Morton Avenue
    Groom's Father: Joseph Robinson, Electrician
    Bride's Father: Alfred Jolley, Miner
    Witness: George Rigby; Lilian Strickland
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 60, Entry 119
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Nov 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Arthur Shaw - 21, Shoemaker, Bachelor, 17 Alker Street, Newtown
Sybil Fairclough - 20, Spinster, 31 Byrom Street
    Groom's Father: Arthur Shaw, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Harry Fairclough, (deceased), Fireman
    Witness: R. Prescott; J. Morgan
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 60, Entry 120
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Dec 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Sudworth - 28, Leading Stoker C/KX89736 in Royal Navy, Bachelor, 362 Moor Lane, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Beatrice May Winstanley - 30, Spinster, 73 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Thomas Sudworth, Miner
    Bride's Father: Walter Winstanley, Engine Driver
    Witness: John England Cheetham; Edna Winstanley
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 61, Entry 121
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Dec 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Richard Albert Bullock - 29, Marine, Bachelor, 50 Holbourne Avenue, Worsley Mesnes, Wigan
Lillian King - 25, Cotton Winder, Spinster, 31 Grange Avenue, Worsley Mesnes, Wigan
    Groom's Father: Richard Bullock, Bricklayer
    Bride's Father: James King, Miner
    Witness: Horace King; Alice Ann Whelan
    Married by Banns by: Eric Parker, Asst. Curate of S. Michael & A.A., Wigan
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 61, Entry 122
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Dec 1945 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Raymond Ward - 33, Miner, Bachelor, 45 Manor Road, Askern, Yorkshire
Nellie Pilkington - 32, Spinster, 8 Walmer Street
    Groom's Father: John William Ward, Bricklayer's Labourer
    Bride's Father: James Pilkington, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: William Ward; Lilian Unsworth
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 62, Entry 123
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Feb 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
James Melling - 28, Miner, Bachelor, 46 Bentinck Street, Goose Green
Constance Unsworth - 19, Spinster, 64 Byrom Street
    Groom's Father: Jack Melling, Machinist
    Bride's Father: William Unsworth, Miner
    Witness: Ernest Melling; Lilian Freeman
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Groom's street was misspelt then corrected in the margin]
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 62, Entry 124
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Mar 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Cowler - 32, Lorry driver, Bachelor, 114 Mesnes Street, Hensingham, Whitehaven
Mary Lucy Barlow - 25, Spinster, 1 Brook Street
    Groom's Father: John Cowler, Road Constructor
    Bride's Father: John Barlow, Dairyman
    Witness: C. L. Barlow; M. Rhoda Barlow
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [The month was recorded as 'February', Groom's street was recorded as 'Road'
           and Groom's Father's Occupation as 'Road maker'. All were deleted and corrected in
           the margin]
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 63, Entry 125
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Apr 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Peter Burrows - 25, Labourer, Bachelor, 18 Pool Str.
Alice Heaton - 23, Spinster, 19 Teck St., off Darlington St., Wigan
    Groom's Father: Henry Burrows, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: Peter Heaton, Contractor
    Witness: James Finch; Agnes Burrows
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 63, Entry 126
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Apr 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Thomas Wheatcroft - 27, Mechanic, Bachelor, 12 Alker St., Newtown
Annie Whalley - 24, Spinster, 2 Cudworth St.
    Groom's Father: Thomas Wheatcroft, Miner
    Bride's Father: William Whalley, Cotton Operative
    Witness: Lawrence McGrath; Margaret Alice Whalley
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 64, Entry 127
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Apr 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Frank Arnold - 23, Fireman, Bachelor, 1 Hunt Street, Wigan
May Wolstenholme - 22, Spinster, 51 Frog Lane, Wigan
    Groom's Father: Philip Arnold, Steward
    Bride's Father: William Wolstenholme, Driller
    Witness: Norman Withington; Elizabeth Smith
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 64, Entry 128
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 May 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Stanley Twigg - 22, Labourer, Bachelor, 2 Westwood Road
Joyce Ethel Fry - 20, Spinster, 4 Westwood Road
    Groom's Father: James Twigg, Munition worker
    Bride's Father: Leonard John Fry, Engineer
    Witness: James Vose; Edna Vose
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 65, Entry 129
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 May 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
William Stanley Crossland - 28, Millworker, Bachelor, 3 Edith Street, Wigan
Mary Halsall - 25, Spinster, 38 Pottery Road
    Groom's Father: William Crossland, Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Halsall, Carter
    Witness: Robert Halsall; Dorothy Ellen Heap
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 65, Entry 130
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 May 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Melvin Waller Ramshaw - 28, Clerk, Bachelor, 8E Scarisbrick Street, Southport
Ethel Yates Eaude Foster - 20, Spinster, 10 Coronation Street
    Groom's Father: Thomas Waller Ramshaw, Clerk
    Bride's Father: Peter Foster, Storekeeper
    Witness: ? Mathews; L. M. O'Neil
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 66, Entry 131
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 May 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Elias Smith - 59, Labourer, Widower, 247 Ormskirk Road, Pemberton
Annie Yates - 49, Widow, 16 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Charles Smith, (deceased), Labourer
    Bride's Father: Samuel Catherall, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: F. E. Smith; K. Aspinall
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 66, Entry 132
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Jun 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Henry Burrows - 32, Labourer, Bachelor, 18 Pool Street
Phyllis Webb - 20, Spinster, 18 John Street, Thurnscoe, Yorkshire
    Groom's Father: Henry Burrows, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Webb, Labourer
    Witness: Albert Burrows; Miriam Baty
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 67, Entry 133
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Jun 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Samuel Milner - 24, Miner, Bachelor, 17 Ridyard Street, Platt Bridge
Beatrice Marjorie Rafferty - 24, Spinster, 130 Poolstock
    Groom's Father: Samuel Milner, Miner
    Bride's Father: Ernest Rafferty, Miner
    Witness: Anita Orford; Peter Milner
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [The Groom's street recorded as 'Rydyard' then deleted and corrected with a
           margin note 'Col. 6. Ridyard']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 67, Entry 134
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Jul 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Archdeacon Arthur Joseph Rogers - 44, Charge-stoker, Bachelor, 33 Poolstock
Minnie Warburton - 41, Spinster, 51 Logwood Avenue, Pemberton
    Groom's Father: John Henry Rogers, (deceased), Colliery deputy
    Bride's Father: John Thomas Warburton, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Herbert Herman Frederick Hilt; Florence Dickinson
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 68, Entry 135
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Jul 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Albert Vizard - 27, Electrical Engineer, Bachelor, 6 Buckley Street, Wigan
Fanny Ainsworth - 26, Spinster, 2 Fairbourne Avenue
    Groom's Father: Alfred Vizard, Brass finisher
    Bride's Father: Henry Ainsworth, Miner
    Witness: J. Roberts; B. Ainsworth
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Groom's Father's first name recorded as 'Albert' then deleted and corrected
           with margin note 'Col. 7. Alfred']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 68, Entry 136
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Jul 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
James Francis Wixey - 22, Painter, Bachelor, 55 Upper Park Street, Cheltenham
Marian Lambert - 23, Spinster, 23 Tipping Street
    Bride's Father: Charles Ernest Lambert, Labourer
    Witness: Charles Ernest Lambert; K. W. Cooke
    Married by Banns by: J. Taplin, Off. Minister, Vicar of Goose Green
    Notes: [Groom's father recorded as 'unknown']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 69, Entry 137
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Jul 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Leonard Taylor - 22, Turner, Bachelor, 68 Pool Street
Elsie Gibbons - 22, Spinster, 36 Chapel Street, Coppull
    Groom's Father: James Taylor, Parish Clerk
    Bride's Father: Arthur Gibbons, Miner
    Witness: F. J. Taylor; J. Gibbons
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 69, Entry 138
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Jul 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Reginald Ingrey - 24, Slipper maker, Bachelor, 14 Oldfield Street
Margaret Price - 23, Spinster, Larkhill Farm, Rectory Lane, Standish
    Groom's Father: Reginald Ingrey, (deceased), Bus driver
    Bride's Father: Sydney Price, Clerk
    Witness: Douglas Ingrey; Cicely Price
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 70, Entry 139
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Aug 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
James McIntosh - 26, Warehouse man, Bachelor, 19 Red Braes Place, Edinburgh 7
Dorothy Sayer - 22, Spinster, 18 Eleanor Street
    Groom's Father: James Buchan McIntosh, (deceased), Distiller
    Bride's Father: Thomas Sayer, Miner
    Witness: George Sayer; Ellen Sayer
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 70, Entry 140
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Aug 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
William Graham - 29, Mill-worker, Bachelor, 2 Pennington Lane, Higher Ince
Elizabeth Woodcock - 27, Spinster, 10 Walmer Street
    Groom's Father: Walter Graham, Moulder
    Bride's Father: James Woodcock, Miner
    Witness: James Woodcock; Ivy Fisher
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 71, Entry 141
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Sep 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Philip John Bisco - 25, Engineer, Bachelor, The Red House, Newent, Gloucester
Margaret Hall - 28, Spinster, 33 Swan Meadow Road
    Groom's Father: Robert Bisco, Postmaster
    Bride's Father: Thomas Hall, Builder
    Witness: Robert Harry Bisco; Thomas Hall; Beatrice Hall
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 71, Entry 142
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Sep 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Thomas Francis Murdock - 26, Cotton operative, Bachelor, 4 Wignall Street
Winifred Seddon - 23, Spinster, 13 Golborne Street, off Platt Lane, Wigan
    Groom's Father: John Murdock, Munition worker
    Bride's Father: John Seddon, (deceased), Munition worker
    Witness: Charles Francis Dowlman; Elsie Clarkson
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 72, Entry 143
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Sep 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Alfred Bretherton - 22, Bus Conductor, Bachelor, 1 Cowling Street
Margaret Atherton - 21, Spinster, 17 Tipping Street
    Groom's Father: Alfred Bretherton, Powder mixer
    Bride's Father: James Atherton, Railwayman
    Witness: J. Barton; N. Bretherton
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 72, Entry 144
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Sep 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
James Hilton - 23, Tailor, Bachelor, 6 Orly Street, Spring View, Lower Ince
Elizabeth Knowles - 34, Widow, 272 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Samuel Hilton, Retired Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Rothwell, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Moses Bromilow Crook; Catherine Rothwell
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 73, Entry 145
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Sep 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Harry Litherland - 22, Motor driver, Bachelor, 29 Pool Street
Doris Bentham - 22, Spinster, 184 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Harry Litherland, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: James Bentham, Labourer
    Witness: H. Bootle; J. Cartwright
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 73, Entry 146
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Sep 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Adams - 29, Motor driver, Bachelor, 54 Ormskirk Road, Newtown
Edith Halliday - 31, Spinster, 23 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Ernest Adams, Licencee
    Bride's Father: John Halliday, Transport worker
    Witness: Albert Adams; May Swift
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 74, Entry 147
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Oct 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Arnold Thomas - 21, Labourer, Bachelor, 228 Poolstock Lane
Agnes Burrows - 20, Spinster, 18 Pool Street
    Groom's Father: William Thomas, Munition worker
    Bride's Father: Henry Burrows, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Peter Burrows; E. Thomas
    Married by Banns by: J. Taplin, Officiating Minister, Vicar of Goose Green
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 74, Entry 148
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Oct 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Thomas Richard Neicho - 24, Heck? Worker, Bachelor, 28 Heathwood Gardens, Burnley
Doris Joyce Halliwell - 29, Spinster, 224 Poolstock Lane, Wigan
    Groom's Father: James Neicho, Stevedore
    Bride's Father: Abram Halliwell, (deceased), Labourer
    Witness: Martha Bradshaw; George A. Neicho
    Married by Banns by: J. Taplin, Officiating Minister, Vicar of Goose Green
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 75, Entry 149
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Nov 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Wilfred Edmondson - 25, Shop assistant, Bachelor, 4 Tunnicliffe Road, West Leigh
Dorothy Davies - 23, Spinster, 23 Cudworth Street
    Groom's Father: James Edmondson, Under corder
    Bride's Father: James Lavin, Miner
    Witness: Jack Edmondson; Ivy Davies
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 75, Entry 150
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 Nov 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Eastham - 23, Motor driver, Bachelor, 23 Pottery Street
Lily Scott - 24, Spinster, 4 Thompson Street
    Groom's Father: Harry Eastham, (deceased), Labourer
    Bride's Father: Richard Scott, Night Watchman
    Witness: Richard Scott; Elsie Scott
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 76, Entry 151
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Dec 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Richard Harold Heaton - 33, Property Repairer, Bachelor, 102 Wigan Road, Standish
Annie Ryder - 27, Spinster, 18 St. James Terrace
    Groom's Father: Richard Heaton, Property Repairer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Ryder, Labourer
    Witness: Walter Chamberlain; Ellen Molyneux
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 76, Entry 152
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Dec 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Reginald Hunter - 30, Cotton operative, Bachelor, 24 Neville Street, Wigan
Mary Carter - 20, Spinster, 28 Walmer Street
    Groom's Father: John Hunter, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: David Carter, (deceased), Colliery Fireman
    Witness: Clifford Taberner; Florence May Taberner
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 77, Entry 153
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Dec 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Peter Gaskell - 24, Miner, Bachelor, 18 Lower Morris Street, Wigan
Doris Farrington - 23, Spinster, 18 Walmer Street
    Groom's Father: John Gaskell, Miner
    Bride's Father: Joseph Farrington, Jetty worker
    Witness: W. Greenhalgh; M. J. Silcock
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 77, Entry 154
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Dec 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
James Balderson - 28, Motor driver, Bachelor, 20 Byrom Street
Mary Ruth Tickle - 25, Spinster, 10 Baldwin Street, Wigan
    Groom's Father: William Balderson, Miner
    Bride's Father: William Tickle, Warehouse man
    Witness: William Tickle; Phyllis Balderson
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Bride's first name recorded as 'May' then deleted and corrected with margin
           note 'Col. 2. Mary']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 78, Entry 155
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Dec 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Arthur Howard - 24, Farm worker, Bachelor, Windy Bank Farm, Golborne
Lily Maud Gleave - 25, Spinster, 23 Swan Meadow Road
    Groom's Father: Albert Howard, Farm worker
    Bride's Father: Albert Thomas Gleave, (deceased), Signalman
    Witness: William Wilcock; Annie Howard
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 78, Entry 156
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Dec 1946 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Henry Stringman - 26, Bricklayer, Bachelor, Hindley Hall, Hindley
Irene Pye - 25, Spinster, 72 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: William Stringman, Labourer
    Bride's Father: James Pye, Miner
    Witness: H. Seddon; E. Cardwell
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 79, Entry 157
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Jan 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Cyril Frederick Hurrell - 24, Plumber, Bachelor, 56 Pool Street
Dorothy Heaton - 20, Spinster, 66 Chadwick Street
    Groom's Father: Nicholas Hurrell, Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Heaton, Miner
    Witness: Leonard Heaton; Eileen Bilsborough
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 79, Entry 158
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Feb 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Arthur John Atherton - 31, Confectioner, Bachelor, 77 Corporation Street
Erika Hanna Frieda Reimers - 23, Spinster, 77 Corporation Street
    Groom's Father: John Atherton, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Walter Frederick Karl Reimers, Tailor
    Witness: Norman Atherton; Vera Atherton
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 80, Entry 159
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Apr 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Joseph Conroy - 27, Bricklayer, Bachelor, 74 Rose Avenue, Beech Hill
Irene Rigby - 29, Widow, 26 Peet Street
    Groom's Father: Peter Conroy, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: Joseph Ashcroft, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Joseph Ascroft; Mary Lawton
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 80, Entry 160
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Apr 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Stanley Worthington - 23, Grave digger, Bachelor, 8 James Street, Wigan
Ellen Burrows - 19, Spinster, 69 Pool Street
    Groom's Father: William Worthington, Miner
    Bride's Father: Charles Burrows, Labourer
    Witness: J. Cawley; E. Chadwick
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 81, Entry 161
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Apr 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Amos Wesley Dainty - 24, Poster writer, Bachelor, 57 Byrom Street
Vera Atherton - 26, Spinster, 77 Corporation Street
    Groom's Father: Evan Hugh Dainty, Overlooker in Cotton Factory
    Bride's Father: John Atherton, Labourer
    Witness: Arthur John Atherton; Camilla Eva Dainty
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 81, Entry 162
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 May 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Henry Banks - 24, Roofer, Bachelor, 22 Pottery Street
Elsie Duckworth - 19, Spinster, 2 Heather Grove, Newtown, Wigan
    Groom's Father: Henry Banks, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Alfred Duckworth, Engineer
    Witness: William Banks; Doreen Walmsley
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 82, Entry 163
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 May 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Thomas Long - 21, Railway Porter, Bachelor, 14 Pottery Street
Margaret Thompson - 21, Spinster, 3 Chadwick Street
    Groom's Father: John Thomas Long, Miner
    Bride's Father: Robert Thompson, Mill worker
    Witness: William Cunliff; Jennie Town
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 82, Entry 164
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Jun 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Lawrence Bamford - 24, Miner, Bachelor, 50 William Street, Lower Ince
Gertrude Finney - 21, Spinster, 9 Cygnet Street
    Groom's Father: John Bamford, Railway worker
    Bride's Father: Willoughby Finney, Miner
    Witness: Willoughby Finney; Marjorie Bamford; T. Kelly
    Married by Banns by: A. H. Attwell Offic. Minister
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 83, Entry 165
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Jun 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
William Moore - 25, Wagon builder, Bachelor, 4 New Hall Cottage, Higher Ince
Doreen Leyland - 21, Spinster, 100 Pool Street
    Groom's Father: Thomas Moore, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Harry Leyland, Coach painter
    Witness: Dorothy Martland; Thomas Bispham
    Married by Banns by: Frann Bennett, Rector of All Saints', Wigan
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 83, Entry 166
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Jun 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Leonard Sykes - 22, Colliery haulage hand, Bachelor, 3 California Street
Evelyn Brown - 18, Spinster, 9 California Street
    Groom's Father: John Sykes, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: Richard Brown, Miner
    Witness: William Sykes; Alice Brown
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 84, Entry 167
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Jul 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
James Littler - 22, Cabinet maker, Bachelor, 19 Duke Street, Goose Green
Lilian Baxter - 24, Spinster, 54 Byrom Street
    Groom's Father: Percy Littler, (deceased), Contractor
    Bride's Father: Joe Baxter, Bricketter's Labourer
    Witness: William Bradley; Margaret Alice Baxter
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 84, Entry 168
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Jul 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Edward Davis - 26, Builder, Bachelor, Westcliffe House, Lower Ince
Florence Lowe - 24, Spinster, 7 Wignall Street
    Groom's Father: Richard Davis, Railway man
    Bride's Father: Harry Lowe, Motor driver
    Witness: Richard Eric Albert Davis; Anne Lowe
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Groom's surname recorded as 'Davies' then deleted and corrected with margin
           note 'Col. 2 Davis']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 85, Entry 169
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Jul 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Vernon Richardson Marsh - 27, Electrician, Bachelor, 51 Avondale Road, Wigan
Roma Patricia Sawbridge - 24, Spinster, 23 Pool Street
    Groom's Father: Eric Marsh, Auctioneer and Estate Agent
    Bride's Father: Henry Dix Sawbridge, Master butcher
    Witness: A. Proudford?; H. Sawbridge
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 85, Entry 170
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Jul 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
William Unsworth - 28, School teacher, Bachelor, Sunnyside' Ashton Road, Newton-le-Willows
Kathleen Helen Clough - 27, Spinster, 51 Poolstock
    Groom's Father: William Unsworth, Grocer
    Bride's Father: Stanley Gordon Clough, (deceased), Dispenser
    Witness: Sydney Clough; Amy Sellars; Ruth Clough; J. C. Unsworth
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 86, Entry 171
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Jul 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Clayton James Gill - 22, Woolen Factory operative, Bachelor, 7 Timler Street, Elland, near Halifax
Gladys Mason - 22, Spinster, 20 Sandon Street
    Groom's Father: Albert Gill, Cinema attendant
    Bride's Father: David Mason, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Arthur Clegg; Kathleen Gill
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 86, Entry 172
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Aug 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Harold Fletcher - 23, Labourer, Bachelor, 18 Pottery Street
Annie Leigh - 23, Spinster, 8 Wenlock Street, Newtown
    Groom's Father: James Fletcher, Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Joseph Leigh, (deceased), Metal worker
    Witness: Charles ? Sheard?; May Fletcher
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 87, Entry 173
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Aug 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Ralph Scott Jolly - 26, Glass worker, Bachelor, 58 Brookside Avenue, Eccleston, St. Helens
Frances Draper - 24, Spinster, 3 Wignall Street
    Groom's Father: Fred Jolly, (deceased), Baker
    Bride's Father: James Draper, Miner
    Witness: F. Draper; R. Jolly
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 87, Entry 174
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 Aug 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
James Dickinson - 21, Motor driver, Bachelor, 74 Poolstock
Brenda Bond - 21, Spinster, 634 Bridle Lane, Bryn Gates, near Wigan
    Groom's Father: James Dickinson, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Ernest Bond, (deceased)
    Witness: Kenneth McLaren; Margaret Dickinson
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 88, Entry 175
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Sep 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Eric Young - 25, Engineer, Bachelor, 13 Carlton Street
Ivy Lawrenson - 22, Spinster, 13 Hardman Street
    Groom's Father: Edward Young, Railway Guard
    Bride's Father: Henry Lawrenson, Miner
    Witness: Clifford Young; Mollie Simpkins
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 88, Entry 176
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Sep 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Richard Edward Cotton - 25, Motor Mechanic, Bachelor, 114 Darlington Street East, Wigan
Irene Humphreys - 23, Spinster, 4 Meyrick Street
    Groom's Father: Nathaniel Cotton, Civil Servant
    Bride's Father: Adam Humphreys, Motor Mechanic
    Witness: Stanislaus? G. Ashall?; Jean Humphreys
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Groom's name recorded as 'Richard Cotton' with an insertion mark between them.
           A margin note reads 'Col. 2. Edward']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 89, Entry 177
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Sep 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Fred Thompson - 31, Engineer, Bachelor, 40 Westgate, Leyland
Mary Macdonald - 27, Spinster, 18 Wignall Street
    Groom's Father: Fred Thompson, Turner
    Bride's Father: Alexander Macdonald, Steward
    Witness: Joseph Heaton; Alice Macdonald
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 89, Entry 178
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Oct 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Wareing - 31, Transport driver, Widower, Bank View, Chapel Lane, Bank, Southport
Elizabeth Ryder - 35, Widow, 260 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Hugh Wareing, Retired Fishmonger
    Bride's Father: George James Lacy, Miner
    Witness: H. Wareing; Lilian Marshall
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 90, Entry 179
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Oct 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Bernard Whittaker Halliday - 25, Textile operative, Bachelor, 136 Beech Hill Avenue, Wigan
Eileen Houghton - 19, Spinster, 126B Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: William Halliday, Textile operative
    Bride's Father: Harry Houghton, (deceased), Fruit Merchant
    Witness: George Victor Halliday; Irene Price
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 90, Entry 180
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Oct 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Joseph Fisher - 29, Transport worker, Bachelor, 107 Moss Lane, Platt Bridge
Constance Jenkin - 24, Spinster, 29 Tipping Street
    Groom's Father: John Fisher, Miner
    Bride's Father: William Jenkin, Engineer
    Witness: Peter Jenkin; Elizabeth Woosey
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 91, Entry 181
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Oct 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Francis Rigby - 19, Colliery Fitter, Bachelor, 42 Old Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Mary Shaw - 19, Spinster, 34 Corporation Street
    Groom's Father: Herbert Rigby, Storekeeper
    Bride's Father: Fred Shaw, Miner
    Witness: Eric Hurst; Catherine Rigby
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 91, Entry 182
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Nov 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Rigby - 20, Labourer, Bachelor, 9 Coronation Street
Olive France Sargeant - 18, Spinster, 17 Lower Bridge Street, Hindley
    Groom's Father: John Rigby, Labourer
    Bride's Father: John France Sargeant, Miner
    Witness: James John Melling; Maggie Melling
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 92, Entry 183
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Nov 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Ellis Green - 49, Motor driver, Widower, 25A Miry Lane, Wigan
Alice Bentham - 44, Widow, 41 Miry Lane, Wigan
    Groom's Father: William Green, (deceased), Labourer
    Bride's Father: James Wilson, (deceased), Labourer
    Witness: Norman Atherton; Alexandra Patience Atherton
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 92, Entry 184
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Nov 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Gordon Keith Lyon - 24, Motor driver, Bachelor, 121 Poolstock Lane
Kathleen Calland - 23, Spinster, 11 Acton's Walk, Wigan
    Groom's Father: James Lyon, Newsagent
    Bride's Father: William Calland, Labourer
    Witness: J. R. Lyon; Gwendoline Calland
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 93, Entry 185
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Dec 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Antonio De Roma - 22, Ice Cream Manufacturer, Bachelor, 43 Swan Meadow Road
Jessica Harrison - 22, Spinster, 25 Kearsley Street, Wigan
    Groom's Father: Antonio De Roma, (deceased), Ice Cream Manufacturer
    Bride's Father: James Harrison, Labourer
    Witness: Gilbert Hall; Beatrice Green
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 93, Entry 186
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Dec 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Wallace Bernard Whiteside - 24, Electrician, Bachelor, 14 Mann Road, Shevington
Mary Hodges - 26, Spinster, 13 Chadwick Street
    Groom's Father: Percy Whiteside, (deceased), Railway Clerk
    Bride's Father: Benjamin Hodges, Dairyman
    Witness: John L. Whiteside; Lilian Stephenson
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 94, Entry 187
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Dec 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Clifford Patrick - 25, Motor Vehicle Builder, Bachelor, 174 Poolstock Lane
Mary Ann Ahearne - 22, Spinster, 5 Bryn Road, Markham, Monmouthshire
    Groom's Father: Ernest Patrick, Corporation Bus Official
    Bride's Father: John Ahearne, Miner
    Witness: L. Jones; Joan Ahearne
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 94, Entry 188
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 13 Dec 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Norman James Hickinson - 40, Miner, Bachelor, 17 Wignall Street
Mary Marsden - 45, Widow, 7 Oldfield Street
    Groom's Father: John Hickinson, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: Samuel Massey, (deceased), Iron worker
    Witness: John Ainscough; Irene Ainscough
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 95, Entry 189
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 13 Dec 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
George Donald Webster - 23, Motor driver, Bachelor, 18 Warrington Road, Newtown
Edith Margaret Catterall - 25, Spinster, 5 Oldfield Street
    Groom's Father: John William Webster, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Henry Catterall, Foreman bleacher
    Witness: James Ed. Pagett; Florence Emily Catterall
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 95, Entry 190
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Dec 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
James Miller - 24, Shop assistant, Bachelor, 17 Hartley Grove, Kitt Green, Orrell
Lily Plowright - 22, Spinster, 53 Pool Street
    Groom's Father: Thomas Miller, Labourer
    Bride's Father: James Leonard Plowright, (deceased), Insurance Collector
    Witness: Richard Magrath; Doris Plowright
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 96, Entry 191
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Dec 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Albert Henry Pedler - 30, Labourer, Bachelor, 22 Monmouth Road, North End, Portsmouth
Annie Byrom - 26, Spinster, 10 Holt Street
    Groom's Father: John Henry Pedler, Tobacconist
    Bride's Father: William Thomas Byrom, Plate-layer
    Witness: J. B. Hill; N. J. M. Pedler
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 96, Entry 192
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Dec 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
William Green - 25, Driller, Bachelor, 60 Legh Street, Golborn
Phyllis Alker - 22, Spinster, 138 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Richard Green, Grinder
    Bride's Father: Edward Ellison Alker, Steward
    Witness: James France; Mildred Margaret Greenhalgh
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 97, Entry 193
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Dec 1947 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Sydney Coates - 29, Joiner, Bachelor, 10 Peet Street
Doris Hilton - 25, Spinster, 19 Eckersley Street, Whelley
    Groom's Father: John Coates, Railway Guard
    Bride's Father: Arthur Hilton, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Frank Martindale; Alice Hilton
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 97, Entry 194
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Jan 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
William Harrison - 25, Tailor & Presser, Bachelor, 47 Pool Street
Edna Mears - 20, Spinster, 27 Taylor Street, Miry Lane, Wigan
    Groom's Father: Joseph Harrison, Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Mears, Coal dealer
    Witness: Harry Harrison Green; Gladys Clark
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 98, Entry 195
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Jan 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Gerhard Albert Heinrick Dehne - 24, Prisoner of War (Farm Worker), Bachelor, Hurst House Farm, Heskin, Near Chorley
Ruth Audrey Bayman - 17, Spinster, 227 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Albert Heinrich Hermann Christian Dehne, Clerk (retired)
    Bride's Father: Albert Bayman, Master tailor
    Witness: John Roberts; Edna Mary Roberts
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Groom signed 'Gerhard Albert Heinrich Dehne']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 98, Entry 196
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Feb 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Walter Fairhurst - 26, Miner, Bachelor, 289 Wallgate
Jennie Luty - 24, Widow, 1 Ince Lane, Eccleston
    Groom's Father: George Fairhurst, Loom overlooker
    Bride's Father: James O'Brien, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: George Fairhurst; Evelyn Fairhurst
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Day recorded as '6th' then deleted. Bride's first name recorded as 'Jenny'.
           Both are deleted and corrected with margin notes.]
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 99, Entry 197
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Feb 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Clifford Barker - 31, Fireman, Bachelor, 57 Pool Street
Irene Gray - 24, Spinster, 58 Scot Lane, Newtown
    Groom's Father: James Barker, (deceased), Fireman
    Bride's Father: John Gray, Steel worker
    Witness: W. Greenhalgh; Doreen Mawdsley
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 99, Entry 198
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Mar 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Herbert Robert Bennett - 22, Miner, Bachelor, 117 Warrington Road, Lower Ince
Marion Whalley - 21, Spinster, 2 Cudsworth Street
    Groom's Father: John Bennett, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: William Whalley, Stripper & Grinder
    Witness: James Bennett; Margaret Whalley
    Married by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Bride signed her first name as 'Marian' then the 2nd. 'a' deleted & 'o'
           written above']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 100, Entry 199
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Mar 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Ralph Berry - 29, Cabinet maker, Bachelor, 27 Grange Avenue
Marjorie Jolley - 27, Spinster, 10 Stirling Street, Wigan
    Groom's Father: John Henry Berry, (deceased), Grocer
    Bride's Father: Edward Jolley, (deceased), Brick layer
    Witness: Ernest J. Winstanley; Lily Jolley
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 100, Entry 200
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Mar 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Gordon Young - 39, Tailor's cutter, Widower, 7 Crawford Road
Constance Law - 28, Widow, 130 Downall Green Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield
    Groom's Father: William Young, Tailor
    Bride's Father: William Cadman, Joiner
    Witness: A. Blakeley; O. Blakeley
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 101, Entry 201
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Mar 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
James Henry Watkinson - 24, Fireman, Bachelor, 2 Carlton Street
Rosina Heaton - 24, Spinster, 12 James Street, Lower Ince
    Groom's Father: James Watkinson, Mill worker
    Bride's Father: William Warrener Heaton, Moulder
    Witness: Clifford Watkinson; Alice Heaton
    Married by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 101, Entry 202
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Mar 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
George Calland - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 47 James Street, Chapel Lane
Ivy Davies - 22, Spinster, 23 Cudworth Street
    Groom's Father: William Litherland, Miner
    Bride's Father: James Lavin, Miner
    Witness: Emanuel Lowe; Gwendoline Davies
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 102, Entry 203
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Mar 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Jack Fern - 20, Transport driver, Bachelor, 180 Ince Green Lane, Ince
Mary Florence Foster - 21, Spinster, 75 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Harold Fern, Miner
    Bride's Father: Joseph Edward Foster, Post man
    Witness: Albert Darby; Gladys Fern
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 102, Entry 204
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Mar 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Cunliffe - 24, Basket maker, Bachelor, 102 Pool Street
Nellie Stephens - 21, Spinster, 15 Cowling Street
    Groom's Father: Percy Cunliffe, (deceased), Corporation Cleaning Dept. Employee
    Bride's Father: Jack Stephens, (deceased), Confectioner
    Witness: Frank Cunliffe; Marjorie ?
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Groom's first name recorded as 'Jack' then deleted and corrected with a margin
           note 'Col. 2 John']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 103, Entry 205
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Mar 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
James Francis Boardman - 29, Driver, Bachelor, 33 Woodfield Street, New Springs
Alice Harper - 40, Spinster, 61 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Jesse Boardman, Bargeman
    Bride's Father: Arthur Harper, (deceased), Loomer
    Witness: J. W. Sloan; Elizabeth Ann Harper
    Married by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 103, Entry 206
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Mar 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
William Halliwell - 22, Motor engineer, Bachelor, 230 Poolstock Lane
Marjorie Nicholls - 21, Spinster, 256 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Thomas Halliwell, Engineer
    Bride's Father: William Henry Nicholls, (deceased), Lorry driver
    Witness: T. Walmsley; Martha Regan
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 104, Entry 207
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Apr 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Joseph Francis Parker - 28, Clerk in Education Offices, Bachelor, 60 Swinley Lane, Wigan
Lucy Macdonald - 24, Spinster, 18 Wignall Street
    Groom's Father: George Parker, (deceased), Income Tax Clerk
    Bride's Father: Alexander Macdonald, Steward
    Witness: Roy Dickinson Middlehurst; Alice Macdonald
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 104, Entry 208
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Apr 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Tom Ward Lowe - 26, Mines Manager, Bachelor, 164 Warrington Road, Lower Ince
Elsie Forshaw - 26, Spinster, 81 Corporation Street
    Groom's Father: Thomas Lowe, (deceased), Butcher
    Bride's Father: William Forshaw, Dairyman
    Witness: John Sharrock; Jane Sacksmith
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 105, Entry 209
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 May 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Bernard James Gilpin - 23, Fitter, Bachelor, Fairfield' Cork-in-Cartmel, Lancs.
Lilian Roscoe - 20, Spinster, 15 Byrom Street
    Groom's Father: James Gilpin, Builder
    Bride's Father: John Roscoe, Crane driver
    Witness: Fred Fisher; Doreen Roscoe
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 105, Entry 210
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 May 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Gore - 35, Vehicle Builder, Bachelor, 109 Poolstock
Frances Maude Horlock - 35, Widow, 87 Prescot Lane, Kitt Green, Orrell
    Groom's Father: John Gore, Licencee
    Bride's Father: George Blackburn, (deceased), Farmer
    Witness: James Gore; Mary Gore
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 106, Entry 211
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 May 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Ronald Lowe - 20, Miner, Bachelor, 46 Poolstock
Dorothy Humpherson - 18, Spinster, 7 Polding Street, Ince-in-Makerfield
    Groom's Father: Harold Lowe, Motor mechanic
    Bride's Father: Harry Humpherson, Engine driver
    Witness: Harold Lowe; Joyce Humpherson
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 106, Entry 212
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 May 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Harold Ashurst - 31, Joiner, Bachelor, 19 Alfred Street, Swinley Lane
Phyllis Taylor - 27, Spinster, 161 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Arthur English East Ashurst, Engineer
    Bride's Father: Robert Taylor, Publican
    Witness: W. Ashurst; Margaret Olive Greenwood
    Married by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 107, Entry 213
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 May 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
James Littler - 38, Quarry man, Bachelor, 15 Park Road, Orrell
Agnes Roberts - 35, Widow, 5 Carlton Street
    Groom's Father: William Littler, Miner
    Bride's Father: Edmund Beckett, Labourer
    Witness: Gladys Conroy; Frederick Littler
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 107, Entry 214
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Jun 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Stanley Beckett - 19, Store keeper, Bachelor, 11 Brook Street
Annetta Vince - 17, Spinster, 43 Ridyard Street, Newtown
    Groom's Father: Thomas Beckett, Miner
    Bride's Father: Luke Vince, Wood cutting Machinist
    Witness: Albert Beckett; Mary Beckett
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Bride's first name recorded as 'Anette' then deleted and corrected with margin
           note 'Col. 2. Annetta']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 108, Entry 215
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Jun 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Frank Wilde - 22, Fishmonger & Fruiterer, Bachelor, 13 Wignall Street
Mary Joyce Jackson - 19, Spinster, 16 Rose Hill Avenue, Pemberton
    Groom's Father: James Wilde, Tailor
    Bride's Father: John Jackson, Steel worker
    Witness: William Jackson; Hilda Birkett
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 108, Entry 216
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Jun 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Thomas Berry - 34, Machine setter, Bachelor, 41A Wellington Street, Wigan
Mary Agnes Howarth - 30, Spinster, 22 Coronation Street
    Groom's Father: Thomas Berry, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: Moses Howarth, Miner
    Witness: James Ed. Berry; Margaret Whalley
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 109, Entry 217
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Jun 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Rawcliffe - 26, Grocery Manager, Bachelor, 9 Brindle Street, Pemberton
Phyllis Marion Georgeson - 33, Widow, 14 Grange Avenue
    Groom's Father: John Joseph Rawcliffe, Stripper & Grinder
    Bride's Father: James Ashworth, Motor driver
    Witness: Charles Clifford Jarvis; Gladys Vera Ashworth
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Bride's first name recorded as 'Phyllis Georgeson' with an insertion mark
           between them. A margin note reads 'Col. 2. Marion']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 109, Entry 218
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Jun 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Stanley Johnson - 32, Side-piecer, Bachelor, 38 Swan Meadow Road
Edith Rigby - 22, Spinster, 9 Coronation Street
    Groom's Father: John Allan Johnson, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: John Rigby, Labourer
    Witness: R. Bamber; L. Bumpus
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 110, Entry 219
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Jun 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
William Dean - 23, Bricklayer, Bachelor, 77 Ridyard Street, Newtown
Elsie Whelan - 21, Spinster, 70 Chadwick Street
    Groom's Father: James Dean, Miner
    Bride's Father: James Whelan, Cotton Operative
    Witness: J. Dean; Elizabeth H. Meadows
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 110, Entry 220
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Jul 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Samuel Cox - 26, Miner, Bachelor, 15 Ashcroft Street, Wigan
Evelyn Oliver - 22, Spinster, 43 Poolstock
    Groom's Father: Joseph Cox, Miner
    Bride's Father: Peter Oliver, Porter
    Witness: Donald Oliver; Greta Baxter
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 111, Entry 221
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Jul 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
James Rigby - 23, Labourer, Bachelor, 6 Reservoir Street, Higher Ince
Evelyn Fairhurst - 20, Spinster, 289 Wallgate, Wigan
    Groom's Father: George Rigby, Caretaker
    Bride's Father: George Fairhurst, Tackler
    Witness: John Rigby; Nellie Fairhurst
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 111, Entry 222
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Aug 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
William Thomas Bailey - 24, Shop assistant, Bachelor, 1 Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth
Jessie Thomas - 19, Spinster, 228 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: James Michael Bailey, Shop assistant
    Bride's Father: William Thomas, Club Steward
    Witness: Thomas Clarke; E. W. Thomas
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 112, Entry 223
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Aug 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
James Monks - 23, Labourer, Bachelor, 93 Acacia Crescent, Beech Hill
Lilian Causey - 20, Spinster, 87 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: John Monks, (deceased), Fruiterer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Causey, Electrician
    Witness: Josiah Norman; Lilian Monks
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 112, Entry 224
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Aug 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Thomas William Brockbank - 23, Motor Mechanic, Bachelor, 9 Mountain View, Harrington, Workington, Cumberland
Violet Irene Turner - 20, Spinster, 11 Eleanor Street
    Groom's Father: Robert Brockbank, Labourer
    Bride's Father: John Turner, Miner
    Witness: Robert Brockbank; Margaret Rose Joynson
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 113, Entry 225
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Aug 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Silcock - 24, Signal man, Bachelor, 18 Canal Bank, Britannia Bridge, Wigan?
Jane Catherall - 23, Spinster, 34 Pool Street
    Groom's Father: Samuel Silcock, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Edward Catherall, Labourer
    Witness: J. Wilson; A. Smith
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [In the Groom's abode the last word was entered as 'Wignal' then the l was
           deleted leaving 'Wigna' - presumably meaning Wigan]
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 113, Entry 226
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Aug 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
George Parr - 21, Motor driver, Bachelor, 151 Poolstock
Eileen Joyce Dixon - 16, Spinster, 151 Poolstock
    Groom's Father: William Parr, Boot repairer
    Bride's Father: John Arthur Cliff Dixon, (deceased), Brick layer
    Witness: G. Lambert; Margaret Atherton
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 114, Entry 227
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Aug 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Joseph Atherton - 21, Fruiterer, Bachelor, 66 Argyle Street, Hindley
Mary Dawber - 19, Spinster, 43 Walmer Street
    Groom's Father: Joseph Atherton, Fruiterer
    Bride's Father: William Dawber, Steel worker
    Witness: Thomas Ellison; Margaret Watkinson
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 114, Entry 228
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Aug 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Charles Francis Dowlman - 24, Fitter, Bachelor, 1 Park Street
Gladys Murdock - 23, Spinster, 4 Wignall Street
    Groom's Father: Charles Myers, Manager of Preserve Works
    Bride's Father: John Murdock, Labourer
    Witness: John Thomas Francis Murdock; May Murdock
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 115, Entry 229
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Sep 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Thomas Albert Kay - 23, Baker, Bachelor, 25 Alder Avenue, Pemberton
Elizabeth Lilian Callaghan - 23, Spinster, 69 Pool Street
    Groom's Father: Frank Kay, Baker
    Bride's Father: Jack Callaghan, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: W. T. C. Kent; Margaret Davies
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 115, Entry 230
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Sep 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Richard Thomas Lawrenson - 47, Textile worker, Bachelor, 6 Hawthorne Avenue, Chorley Road, Standish
Mary Matthews - 46, Spinster, 6 Byrom Street
    Groom's Father: Richard Lawrenson, Farm Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Matthews, (deceased), Miner
    Witness: Joseph Lawrenson; Florrie Peet
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [The date was recorded as '10th.' then deleted and corrected with a margin
           note. The Groom's Avenue was recorded as 'Hathorne' then deleted and corrected with a
           margin note]
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 116, Entry 231
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Sep 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Jarvis Smith - 24, Wagon builder, Bachelor, 3 Walmer Street
Lilian Unsworth - 23, Spinster, 5 Crown Street
    Groom's Father: Thomas Smith, Miner
    Bride's Father: Peter Unsworth, Labourer
    Witness: Thomas Noonan; Margery Unsworth
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [The date was recorded as '10th.' then deleted and corrected with a margin note.]
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 116, Entry 232
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Sep 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
James Ernest Boardman - 26, Jobber, Bachelor, 1 James Street, Chapel Lane, Wigan
Florence Claxton - 27, Spinster, 143 Poolstock
    Groom's Father: William Boardman, Munition worker
    Bride's Father: Alfred William Claxton, Turner
    Witness: Arthur Lindley; Alice E. Claxton
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 117, Entry 233
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Oct 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Thomas Henry Walkden - 24, Labourer, Bachelor, 15 Broomfield Road, Standish
Gladys Barker - 20, Spinster, 2 Pottery Road
    Groom's Father: Richard Walkden, (deceased), Cotton operator
    Bride's Father: John Barker, Miner
    Witness: Henry Barker; Jean Barker
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Date recorded as 'September 29th.' then deleted and corrected with a margin note]
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 117, Entry 234
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Oct 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Roscoe - 41, Crane driver, Widower, 15 Byrom Street
Gladys Robinson - 30, Widow, 143 Poolstock
    Groom's Father: Henry Roscoe, (deceased), A Moulder
    Bride's Father: Alfred William Claxton, Engineer
    Witness: Richard Roscoe; Ethel Agnes Ferguson
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 118, Entry 235
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Oct 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Douglas Ingrey - 23, Slipper worker, Bachelor, 14 Oldfield Street
Marie Lee - 18, Spinster, 42 Scot Lane, Newtown
    Groom's Father: Reginald Ingrey, (deceased), Bus driver
    Bride's Father: William Henry Lee, Machinist
    Witness: Reginald Ingrey; Ellen Birkett
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 118, Entry 236
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Nov 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Kenneth Robinson - 23, Assistant Store keeper, Bachelor, 2 Rose Avenue, Beech Hill, Wigan
Lily Stockley - 22, Spinster, 34 Swan Meadow Road
    Groom's Father: James Robinson, Miner
    Bride's Father: Joseph Stockley, (Deceased), Window cleaner
    Witness: John Robinson; Doreen Stockley
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 119, Entry 237
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Dec 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
William Major - 22, Miner, Bachelor, 50 Ridyard Street, Pemberton
Joyce Turner - 21, Spinster, 2 Pottery Street
    Groom's Father: Thomas Major, Miner
    Bride's Father: David Turner, Plate-layer
    Witness: William Johnson; Sylvia Turner
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 119, Entry 238
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Dec 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Frank Round - 36, Warehouseman, Widower, 25 Holt Street
Isabella Jones - 40, Spinster, 27 Holt Street
    Groom's Father: Adam Round, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: William Jones, Labourer
    Witness: John Round; Connie Ormshaw
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 120, Entry 239
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Dec 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Charles Parker - 27, Cabinet maker, Bachelor, The Elms, Wigan Lane
Lucy Hargreaves - 23, Spinster, 114 Poolstock Lane
    Groom's Father: Henry Parker, Caretaker
    Bride's Father: John Hargreaves, Miner
    Witness: R. C. Atherton; Irene Cartwright
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 120, Entry 240
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Dec 1948 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Frank Bennett - 23, Labourer, Bachelor, 11 Bulteel Street, Pemberton
Jean Schofield - 18, Spinster, 32 Eleanor Street
    Groom's Father: William Bennett, Clerk in Munition Works
    Bride's Father: Harry Schofield, Taxi driver
    Witness: John Hiton; Olga Bennett
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Groom's street name was misspelt, deleted and corrected with a margin note]
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 121, Entry 241
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Jan 1949 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
George Welsby - 24, Labourer, Bachelor, 6 Caroline Street, Wigan
Dorothy Bromilow - 26, Spinster, 19 Eleanor Street
    Groom's Father: Simeon Welsby, Miner
    Bride's Father: Leonard Bromilow, Miner
    Witness: James Israel Welsby; Constance Irene Bromilow
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Bride's Father's first name recorded as 'Lennard' then deleted and corrected
           with margin note 'Col. 7. Leonard']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 121, Entry 242
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Jan 1949 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Antonio Luigi Mura - 31, Wine Merchant, Bachelor, 4 Crown Street
Victoria De Roma - 26, Spinster, 43 Swan Meadow Road
    Groom's Father: John Antonio Mura, Wine Merchant
    Bride's Father: Antonio De Roma, (deceased), Ice Cream Manufacturer
    Witness: Alvie R. Rutledge; Marie Angela Rutledge
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 122, Entry 243
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Feb 1949 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Norman Kellie - 24, Bank Clerk, Bachelor, 10 Kingsway, Higher Ince, Wigan
Grace Austin - 22, Spinster, 3 Tipping Street
    Groom's Father: James Peter Kellie, Retired Painter & Decorator
    Bride's Father: Harry Austin, Railway Foreman
    Witness: J. Kellie; H. Pattinson
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 122, Entry 244
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Feb 1949 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
John Clifford Allibone - 20, Railway Fireman, Bachelor, 7 Swan Meadow Road
Vera Brown - 21, Spinster, 103 Neville Street, Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: John William Allibone, Coach painter
    Bride's Father: Norman Brown, Electrician
    Witness: A. W. Harper; Gladys Mosley
    Married by Licence by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 123, Entry 245
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Feb 1949 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Robert Ernest Holme - 22, Fitter, Bachelor, 48 Chapel Green Road, Hindley
Margaret Watkinson - 21, Spinster, 2 Carlton Street, Poolstock
    Groom's Father: Peter Ratcliffe, (step-father), Steel worker
    Bride's Father: James Watkinson, Oiler & Greaser in Factory
    Witness: E. Holme; Rosina Watkinson
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 123, Entry 246
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Mar 1949 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Clifford Dawson - 22, Fitter, Bachelor, 12 Warrington Lane, Wigan
Annie Peet - 22, Spinster, 19 Broom Street, Poolstock
    Groom's Father: Frederick Dawson, Miner
    Bride's Father: James Peet, Signalman
    Witness: James Peet; Gerald Barton
    Married by Banns by: Frann Bennett, Rector of All Saints', Wigan
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 124, Entry 247
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Apr 1949 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Leonard Booth - 24, Hairdresser, Bachelor, 47 Melverley Street
Elsie Powell - 21, Spinster, 25 Fir Grove, Beech Hill, Wigan
    Groom's Father: John Booth, Boiler maker
    Bride's Father: John Powell, Motor body Builder
    Witness: Robert James Booth; Edna Powell
    Married by Banns by: E. G. McCorkindale, Curate St. Catharines, Wigan
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 124, Entry 248
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 Apr 1949 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
Allen Redfern - 28, Labourer, Bachelor, 74 Sherwood Drive, Pemberton
Lilian Markland - 20, Spinster, 50 Walmer Street
    Groom's Father: Edwin Redfern, Miner
    Bride's Father: Sydney Charles Markland, Colliery Shaftsman
    Witness: John Grundy; Gladys Blake
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Notes: [Groom's first name recorded as 'Allan' then deleted and corrected with margin
           note 'Col. 2. Allen']
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 125, Entry 249
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 May 1949 St James, Wigan, Lancs.
William Jennians - 43, Colliery Surface worker, Widower, 4 Harrowby Street, Newtown
Marion Yates - 26, Spinster, 15 Chadwick Street
    Groom's Father: Charles Jennians, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Yates, Warehouse foreman
    Witness: G. Fairhurst; A. Jennians
    Married by Banns by: A. Owen (Vicar)
    Register: Marriages 1942 - 1949, Page 125, Entry 250
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
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