here is Charles Hercules as father of Joseph - Charles was a Grocer
Marriage: 16 Jun 1873 St Peter, Everton, Lancashire, England
Joseph Alexander Hercules - 26, Mariner, Bachelor, 24 Howe Street
Elizabeth Jane Cain - 21, Spinster, 24 Howe Street
Groom's Father: Charles Hercules, Grocer
Bride's Father: Thomas Cain, Tailor
Witness: Thomas Ferryman; Bridget Ferryman
Married by Banns by: Stephen Brain Sutton
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children
Baptism: 8 Oct 1873 Christ Church, Everton, Lancashire, England
Emily Louisa Hercules - [Child] of Joseph Hercules & Elizabeth
Abode: 74 Howe St.
Occupation: Seaman
Baptised by: R. R. Eva
Register: Baptisms 1873 - 1891, Page 24, Entry 185
Source: LDS Film 1546007
Baptism: 9 Dec 1874 Christ Church, Everton, Lancashire, England
Georgina Hercules - [Child] of Joseph Hercules & Elizabeth
Abode: 74 Howe St.
Occupation: Mariner
Baptised by: H. U. Weithecht
Register: Baptisms 1873 - 1891, Page 72, Entry 574
Source: LDS Film 1546007
Baptism: 23 Feb 1877 Christ Church, Everton, Lancashire, England
Joseph Alexander Hercules - [Child] of Joseph Hercules & Elizabeth
Born: 2 Feb 1877
Abode: 74 Howe Street
Occupation: Mariner
Baptised by: E. H. Thornton
Register: Baptisms 1873 - 1891, Page 146, Entry 1057
Source: LDS Film 1546007
Baptism: 28 Jun 1878 Christ Church, Everton, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Hercules - [Child] of Joseph Hercules & Elizabeth
Born: 1 Jun 1878
Abode: 74 Howe Street
Occupation: Mariner
Baptised by: Septimus Hutchinson
Register: Baptisms 1873 - 1891, Page 183, Entry 1346
Source: LDS Film 1546007
Baptism: 2 Feb 1881 Christ Church, Everton, Lancashire, England
Ellenor Hercules - [Child] of Joseph Hercules & Elizabeth
Born: 26 Nov 1880
Abode: 74 Howe St.
Occupation: Mariner
Baptised by: T. J. Madden
Register: Baptisms 1873 - 1891, Page 253, Entry 1237
Source: LDS Film 1546007
Baptism: 5 Sep 1883 Christ Church, Everton, Lancashire, England
Joseph Alexander Hercules - [Child] of Joseph Hercules & Elizabeth
Born: 31 Jul 1883
Abode: 14 Luton Grove
Occupation: Mariner
Baptised by: J. Parker
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Eleanors marriage - Joseph has passed away by this date
Marriage: 12 Aug 1906 Christ Church, Everton, Lancashire, England
George Walker Bristow - 26, Decorator, Bachelor, 13 Aughton St.
Eleanor Hercules - 26, Spinster, 204 Netherfield Rd. N.
Groom's Father: George Bristow, Wire Worker
Bride's Father: Joseph Alexander Hercules, (deceased), Mariner
Witness: George Bristow; Elizabeth Bristow, (X)