Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project

Marriages at Bridgewater Street Methodist
in the Parish of Hindley
Marriages recorded in the Register for 1941 - 1958

Marriage: 22 Oct 1941 Bridgewater Street Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
William Titley - 28, Private 3393362 H.M. Army (Labourer at Bolt Works, Bachelor, 29 Smithwood Avenue, Hindley
Emma Gates Rollinson - 26, Box Minder at Cotton Mill, Spinster, 13 Crown Street, Hindley
    Groom's Father: John Henry Titley, (deceased), Miner
    Bride's Father: James Gates, Miner
    Witnesses: Harold Sharpe; Rhoda Woods
    Married by License by Wm.B.W. Bilbrough
    Register: Marriages 1941 - 1958, Page 1, Entry 1
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 7 Feb 1942 Bridgewater Street Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Peter Edwardson - 20, Railway Wagon Emptier, Bachelor, 129 Castle Hill Rd. Hindley
Elizabeth Ellen Withington - 19, Munitions Worker, Spinster, 20 Scott Avenue, Hindley
    Groom's Father: Peter Edwardson, Collier
    Bride's Father: John Withington, Collier
    Witnesses: Moses Dyke; Margery Harris
    Married by Certificate by Wm.B.W. Bilbrough
    Register: Marriages 1941 - 1958, Page 1, Entry 2
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 1 Jan 1944 Bridgewater Street Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Harold Hitchen - 24, Private 3529923 H.M. Army (Coal Miner), Bachelor, 4 Warrington Road, Abram
Marinda Baugh Clarke - 23, Munitions Worker, Spinster, 72, Park Road, Hindley
    Groom's Father: Nicholas Hitchen, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Patrick Byrnes, Coal Miner
    Witnesses: William Taylor; Helena Hampson
    Married by License by Ernest Paulden Sellers
    Register: Marriages 1941 - 1958, Page 2, Entry 3
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 8 Apr 1944 Bridgewater Street Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Denis John Williams - 23, Corporal 960137 Royal Air Force. Market Gardener, Bachelor, 105 High Street, Pershore
Constance Freda Clarke - 21, Munitions Worker, Spinster, 105 Bridgewater Street, Hindley
    Groom's Father: Bertram James Williams, Painter & Decorator
    Bride's Father: Theophilus Baugh Clarke, Munitions Worker
    Witnesses: Walter Williams; Mary Bishop
    Married by License by Frank B. Hankinson Authorised Person for St. John's Methodist Church, Hindley
    Register: Marriages 1941 - 1958, Page 2, Entry 4
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 20 Oct 1945 Bridgewater Street Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Ernest Entwistle - 30, 886364 Gunner H.M. Army (Rope Makers Packer), Bachelor, 30 Castle Hill Road, Hindley
Mary Bishop - 29, Colliery Screen Hand, Spinster, 105 Bridgewater Street, Hindley
    Groom's Father: John Entwistle, Miner
    Witnesses: Cyril W. Entwistle; Helena Clarke; Theophilus Baugh Clarke
    Married by License by William H Dixon
    Register: Marriages 1941 - 1958, Page 3, Entry 5
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 1 Apr 1950 Bridgewater Street Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Kenneth Phillips - 25, Cotton Spinner, Bachelor, 207 Leigh Road, Hindley
Irene Williams - 20, Hosiery Machinist, Spinster, 134 Bridgewater Street, Hindley
    Groom's Father: Joseph Phillips, Miner
    Bride's Father: Edward Williams, Waggon Works
    Witnesses: Sydney Phillips; Annie Williams
    Married by Certificate by William H Dixon
    Register: Marriages 1941 - 1958, Page 3, Entry 6
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 7 Feb 1951 Bridgewater Street Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Thomas Starkie Bateson - 62, Tobacconist and Newsagent, Widower, 10 Bridge Street, Hindley
Ethel Waterfield formerly Catterall - 53, Divorced, 106 Bridgewater Street, Hindley
    Groom's Father: William Bateson, (deceased), Greengrocer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Catterall, Coal Miner (Retired)
    Witnesses: R. S. Bateson; M. A. Waterfield
    Married by License by William H Dixon
    Notes: [Bride's condition noted as 'Formerly the wife of William Waterfield from whom she
               obtained a Divorce']
    Register: Marriages 1941 - 1958, Page 4, Entry 7
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 22 Dec 1951 Bridgewater Street Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Alan Lloyd - 21, Wages Clerk (Cotton Mill), Bachelor, 196 Warrington Road, Leigh
Ellen Pimblett - 21, Frame Tenter (Cotton Mill), Spinster, 20 Smithwood Avenue, Hindley
    Groom's Father: Arthur Lloyd, Rope Maker (Rope Works)
    Bride's Father: Joseph Henry Pimblett, Road Sweeper (County Council)
    Witnesses: Joseph H. Pimblett; Cyril Parr; G. J. Parr
    Married by Certificate by T. Dryen Phillipson
    Register: Marriages 1941 - 1958, Page 4, Entry 8
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 2 Feb 1952 Bridgewater Street Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Enoch William Clarke - 23, Lorry Driver (Coal Merchant), Bachelor, 105 Bridgewater Street, Hindley
Gladys West - 22, Roller Varnisher (Cotton Mill), Spinster, 14 Common Street, Westhoughton
    Groom's Father: Theophilus Baugh Clarke, Munitions Worker
    Bride's Father: Albert West, Coal Hewer
    Witnesses: Albert West; Sidney Clarke; Elsie Clarke
    Married by Certificate by T. Dryen Phillipson
    Register: Marriages 1941 - 1958, Page 5, Entry 9
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 26 Mar 1955 Bridgewater Street Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Fred Westwell - 25, Wagon Builder (Railway Wagon Works), Bachelor, 6 George Street, Hindley
Doreen Taylor - 23, Sewing Machinist (Tailor), Spinster, 139 Bridgewater Street, Hindley
    Bride's Father: Hector Taylor, Postman
    Witnesses: R. H. Taylor; D. Taylor
    Married by Certificate by J W Hartley
    Notes: [Groom's father entered as 'Robert Gregory (Step Father) Labourer RNSO' then deleted
               and noted as Unknown]
    Register: Marriages 1941 - 1958, Page 5, Entry 10
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 8 Sep 1956 Bridgewater Street Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Eric Ingram - 23, Lorry Driver (Road Transport), Bachelor, 46 Swan Lane, Hindley Green, Hindley
Doreen Withington - 20, Accounting Machine Operative (Borough Treasures Department), Spinster, 13 Ward Street, Hindley
    Groom's Father: John Ingram, Policeman
    Bride's Father: Cyril Withington, Cotton Spinner
    Witnesses: B. Right; V. Withington; K. Woolley
    Married by Certificate by Norman J Collins
    Register: Marriages 1941 - 1958, Page 6, Entry 11
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 16 Nov 1957 Bridgewater Street Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
John Cunniff - 24, Packer in Coal Mine, Bachelor, 7 Emerdale Place, Ince
Jean Taylor - 19, Winder in Cotton Mill, Spinster, 11 Grasmere Avenue, Hindley
    Groom's Father: Matthew Cunniff, Miner
    Bride's Father: George Taylor, Labourer
    Witnesses: Ronald Taylor; Alice Cunniff
    Married by Certificate by Norman J Collins
    Register: Marriages 1941 - 1958, Page 6, Entry 12
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 8 Dec 1957 Bridgewater Street Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Neville Clarke Hampson - 20, No. 2331631 Private R.A.M.C. (N.S.) Labourer in Cotton Mill, Bachelor, 27 Ashfield Avenue, Hindley Green, Hindley
Jean Brenda Goulding - 18, Lap Carrier in Cotton Mill, Spinster, 12 Turner Street, Wigan
    Groom's Father: John Hampson, Cotton Operative
    Bride's Father: Henry Seaton Cardwell Goulding, Furniture Salesman
    Witnesses: Theresa Sentence; James Alan Clarke
    Married by Certificate by Norman J Collins
    Register: Marriages 1941 - 1958, Page 7, Entry 13
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 11 Jan 1958 Bridgewater Street Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Ronald Pimblett - 25, Haulage Hand in Coal Mine, Bachelor, 20 Smithwood Avenue, Hindley
Ethel Barnes - 22, Carder in Cotton Mill, Spinster, 132 Belle Green Lane, Ince
    Groom's Father: Joseph Pimblett, Retired
    Bride's Father: Arthur Barnes, Miner
    Witnesses: Lilian Barnes; John Ashurst
    Married by Certificate by Norman J Collins
    Register: Marriages 1941 - 1958, Page 7, Entry 14
    Source: Original Register