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Marriages at Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist
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Marriages recorded in the Register for 1948 - 1954


Marriage: 3 Apr 1948 Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Arthur Lawrence - 27, Student Teacher, Bachelor, 379 Bickershaw Lane, Abram
Margaret Alice Manifold - 28, Shop Assistant (Draper's), Spinster, 117, Neville Street, Hindley
    Groom's Father: George Lawrence, (deceased)
    Bride's Father: William Thomas Manifold, Colliery Lampman
    Witnesses: Isabella Hughes; C. E. Lawrence
    Married by Certificate by Leonard Bartle
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1954, Page 1, Entry 1
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 26 Jun 1948 Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Thomas Fisher - 23, Motor Body Builder, Bachelor, 134 Ladies Lane, Hindley
Edna Francis - 23, Shorthand Typist (Paint Works), Spinster, 175 Walthew Lane, Hindley
    Groom's Father: Robert Fisher, Excavator Operator
    Bride's Father: Robert Francis, Locomotive Engine Driver
    Witnesses: Reginald Fisher; Mary Prescott
    Married by Certificate by Leonard Bartle
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1954, Page 1, Entry 2
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 29 Jan 1949 Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
James Turner - 23, Clerk (Ministry of Supply), Bachelor, 1 Broxton Avenue, Orrell
Irene Roberts - 24, Railway Clerk, Spinster, 70 Widdrington Rd. Wigan
    Groom's Father: Thomas Turner, Bus Conductor
    Bride's Father: Earl Roberts, Clerk (Admiralty)
    Witnesses: Marjorie Beeley; John B. Bamforth
    Married by Certificate by Wm. Gollins
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1954, Page 2, Entry 3
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 26 Mar 1949 Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
George Lownsbrough - 31, Welder (Motor Works), Bachelor, 120 Lily Lane, Platt Bridge, Ince
Irene Horrocks Phillips - 33, Weaver in Cotton Mill, Spinster, 56 Victoria Road, Platt Bridge, Ince
    Groom's Father: Arthur Lownsbrough, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Albert Phillips, Canal Maintenance Man
    Witnesses: Leslie Harrison; Bertha H. Phillips
    Married by Certificate by Wm. Gollins
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1954, Page 2, Entry 4
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 13 Apr 1949 Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Albert Goulden Ball - 24, Student Teacher, Bachelor, 305 Atherton Road, Hindley
Irene Cowell - 21, Household Duties, Spinster, 140 Walthew Lane, Platt Bridge, Hindley
    Groom's Father: Joseph Ball, Company Secretary
    Bride's Father: Edward Cowell, Assurance Agent
    Witnesses: James Roberts; Edna Harrison
    Married by Certificate by Wm. Gollins
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1954, Page 3, Entry 5
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 6 Aug 1949 Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Malcolm Henry Tankard - 24, Technical Director (Paint Factory), Bachelor, 22 Queen Annes Grove, Bush Hill Park
Doris Hindley - 22, School Teacher, Spinster, 118 Market Street, Hindley
    Groom's Father: Henry Tankard, (deceased), Company Director
    Bride's Father: Joshua Hindley, Tradesman
    Witnesses: R. I. Felix; Constance Tankard
    Married by Certificate by Wm. Gollins
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1954, Page 3, Entry 6
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 17 Sep 1949 Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Clifford Westby - 23, Colliery Haulier (Below Ground), Bachelor, 644 Liverpool Road, Hindley
Ruth Fairhurst - 22, Shop Assistant (Grocers), Spinster, 129 Lily Lane, Abram
    Groom's Father: John Westby, Labourer
    Bride's Father: John Fairhurst, Process Worker (Aluminium)
    Witnesses: Thomas Westby; Alice Grundy
    Married by Certificate by Wm. Gollins
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1954, Page 4, Entry 7
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 11 Apr 1950 Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Edmund Stanley Hind - 25, Dental Student (University), Bachelor, 2 Groes Road, Liverpool 19
Mary Joyce Gaskell - 25, Dental Surgeon, Spinster, 6 Tan House Lane, Parbold
    Groom's Father: Stanley Reginald Hind, Ceramic Consultant
    Bride's Father: Peter Gaskell, MBE (Deceased), Mining Engineer
    Witnesses: P. M. Gaskell; M. O. Hind
    Married by Certificate by Wm. Gollins
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1954, Page 4, Entry 8
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 29 Jul 1950 Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Eric Shepherd - 21, Farm Labourer, Bachelor, 280 Crankwood Road, Abram
Della Ward - 20, Shop Assistant (Grocers), Spinster, 5 Erskine Place, Abram
    Groom's Father: Alfred Thomas Shepherd, Retired
    Bride's Father: John Ward, Colliery Brakesman
    Witnesses: Albert Caul; Elsie Shepherd
    Married by Certificate by Wm. Gollins
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1954, Page 5, Entry 9
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 9 Sep 1950 Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Alfred Ernest Davenport - 23, Passed Cleaner (British Railways), Bachelor, 15 Shelmerdine Street, Wigan
Alice Briscoe - 22, Baker and Confectioner, Spinster, 5 Green Street, Platt Bridge, Hindley
    Groom's Father: Robert Davenport, Watchmaker
    Bride's Father: Alphonso Briscoe, Baker
    Witnesses: Richard S. Davenport; Margaret Briscoe
    Married by Certificate by Robert Gorden Authorised Person for Bispham Methodist Church
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1954, Page 5, Entry 10
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 11 Sep 1950 Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Henry Gorton - 27, Electrician in Coal Mine, Bachelor, 133 Moss Lane, Platt Bridge, Hindley
Enid Wolstencroft - 23, Shop Assistant (Confectioner), Spinster, 457 Warrington Road, Ince
    Groom's Father: Henry Gorton, (Deceased), Fan Attendant (Colliery)
    Bride's Father: Richard Wolstencroft, Baker
    Witnesses: D. Horrocks; W. N. Marsden
    Married by Certificate by Wm. Gollins
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1954, Page 6, Entry 11
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 28 Oct 1950 Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Thomas Rowley Walton - 29, Agricultural Farmer, Bachelor, Bamfurlong Hall Farm, Abram
Marjorie Sherbourne - 22, Assistant Teacher (Primary School), Spinster, 149 Lily Lane, Abram
    Groom's Father: Samuel Shaw Walton, Agricultural Farmer
    Bride's Father: James Sherbourne, Clerk (Admiralty)
    Witnesses: J. W. Walton; M. O. Litchfield
    Married by Certificate by Wm. Gollins
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1954, Page 6, Entry 12
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 9 Dec 1950 Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Frank Southworth - 27, Colliery Electrician (Maintenance), Bachelor, 495 Warrington Road, Abram
Elizabeth Diana Atherton - 23, Silk Operative (Spinner), Spinster, 53 Malvern Crescent, Ince
    Groom's Father: James Southworth, Colliery Electrician
    Bride's Father: Harry Atherton, (Deceased), Painter and Decorator
    Witnesses: William Topping; Joan Mary Schofield
    Married by Certificate by Wm. Gollins
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1954, Page 7, Entry 13
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 5 Jan 1952 Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Josiah Grundy - 74, Retired Colliery Engine Driver, Widower, 168 Walthew Lane, Platt Bridge, Hindley
Edith Hannah Milner - 74, Widow, 111 Moss Lane, Platt Bridge, Hindley
    Groom's Father: William Grundy, (deceased), Colliery Brakesman
    Bride's Father: Robert Edwards, (deceased), Colliery Hewer
    Witnesses: Elizabeth Owen; J. Owen
    Married by License by Wm. Gollins
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1954, Page 7, Entry 14
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 29 Mar 1952 Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Thomas Clement Gerrard Harter - 29, Clerk (Nut and Bolt Works), Divorced, 36 Bolton Road, Atherton
Hilda Rafferty formerly Gerrard - 36, Bus Conductress, Divorced, 564 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge, Hindley
    Groom's Father: Albert Harter, School and Chapel Caretaker
    Bride's Father: Ernest Gerrard, (deceased), Council Road Labourer
    Witnesses: Harold M. Harter; Mary A. Kenyon
    Married by Certificate by Wm. Gollins
    Notes: [Groom's condition recorded as 'Formerly the husband of Agnes McClean Hester formerly
               Black from whom he obtained a divorce'. Bride's condition recorded as 'Formerly the
               wife of John Chambers Rafferty from whom she obtained a divorce.]
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1954, Page 8, Entry 15
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 2 Aug 1952 Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Roger Ellis Smith - 22, Sheet Metal Worker, Bachelor, 124 Prescot Street, Wigan
Gladys Hill - 22, Sewing Machinist (Light Clothing), Spinster, 7 Fairfield Avenue, Platt Bridge, Hindley
    Groom's Father: William Smith, Engine Driver (British Railways)
    Bride's Father: Harold Hill, Confectioner's Salesman
    Witnesses: J. R. Somers; Edith Alice Hill
    Married by Certificate by Wm. Gollins
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1954, Page 8, Entry 16
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 23 Aug 1952 Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
John Fairhurst - 22, Labourer (Tinned Food Manufacturers), Bachelor, 29 Queen Street, Orrell
Winifred Berry - 22, Packer (Tinned Food Manufacturers), Spinster, 14 Sydney Street, Platt Bridge, Hindley
    Groom's Father: John William Fairhurst, Coal Miner
    Bride's Father: William Berry, Labourer (Urban District Council)
    Witnesses: L. Jones; Margaret Briscoe
    Married by Certificate by Wm. Gollins
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1954, Page 9, Entry 17
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 4 Apr 1953 Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Douglas Alan Walmesley - 22, Yard Foreman (Building Contractor), Bachelor, 49 Liverpool Road, Hindley
Ivy Mary Geary - 21, Shorthand Typist (Building Contractor), Spinster, 123 Moss Lane, Platt Bridge, Hindley
    Groom's Father: Thomas Henry Walmesley, Master Butcher
    Bride's Father: Edwin Geary, Building Contractor
    Witnesses: E. Geary; T. H. Walmesley
    Married by Certificate by Cyril Cornah
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1954, Page 9, Entry 18
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 20 Mar 1954 Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
Kenneth John Nicholls - 21, Laboratory Assistant (Steel Works), Bachelor, 169 Walthew Lane, Platt Bridge, Hindley
Margaret Enid Stephens - 21, Bank Clerk, Spinster, 10 Kingsdown Road, Abram
    Groom's Father: Frank Nicholls, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Andrew Stephens, Check Weighman (Retired)
    Witnesses: William Stanley Greenwood; D. Horrocks
    Married by Certificate by Cyril Cornah
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1954, Page 10, Entry 19
    Source: Original Register

Marriage: 31 Mar 1954 Platt Bridge Walthew Lane Methodist, Hindley, Lancashire
George Warwick Karran - 27, Police Constable, Bachelor, 133 Moss Lane, Platt Bridge, Hindley
Jean Mary Liptrot - 22, Shop Assistant (Furnishers), Spinster, 111 Walthew Lane, Platt Bridge, Hindley
    Groom's Father: John Karran, Marine Engineer
    Bride's Father: James Liptrot, Coach Proprietor
    Witnesses: F. E. Gregory; S. Oliver
    Married by Certificate by Cyril Cornah
    Register: Marriages 1948 - 1954, Page 10, Entry 20
    Source: Original Register
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