Edith Maude Moorhead

[Belfast Gail]

I am very keen to learn more about Edith Maude Moorhead.
She was born approx 1874 in Clapham, Surrey, and died 18 October 1954 in Sussex.
Her parents were William Moorhead, born approx 1837 in Co Down, Northern Ireland, and Jane, born in Govan, Scotland.
She married John Rutherford Moorhead (my great grandfather) between 1931 and 1935. They may have been 1st cousins. I understand they lived in Belfast until she was widowed in 1935, at which time she may have returned to her family in England.  She had a brother, Hercules Walter Moorhead who died in 1963.
This search is more complicated for me as I live in Belfast, so any help anyone can give me would be most gratefully received.
Thank you
Gail

[giggsycat]

Hi

The marriage is on FreeBMD: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl


Marriages Mar 1933   
Moorhead    Edith M    Moorhead    Marylebone    1a   869    
Moorhead    John R    Moorhead    Marylebone    1a   869    

[JJen]

Probate record for Edith -

Edith Maud Moorhead of Corryard, Crawley Down, Sussex widow died 18 October 1954. Probate to Victor Unsworth, company director and Lena Suttie, married women. Effects £13630 7s 8d.

JJ

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Moorhead John Rutherford of Hazelbank King's Road Belfast retired chief crown solicitor died 3 July 1935 Probate Belfast 5 March to Edith Maude Moorhead the widow and Victor Unsworth manager. Effects £5993 4s. 10d.

[Belfast Gail]

Thank you everyone - it never ceases to amaze me how generous people are with their time and knowledge 

The info on Edith's will is not new to me and I have contacted the church which holds her burial record to see if I can get more into there. Victor Unsworth was my great uncle, and Edith's husband's son-in-law.

It was great to get a date for her marriage, though - I hadn't managed to track that down.

Thank you all
Gail

[Ladyhawk]

Edith's marriage cert. would confirm both their father's names

Don't know if this  Moorhead family has any connection to yours posting due to middle name....

Marriage 1887 Banbridge Ireland

John Rutherford MOOREHEAD
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FYW5-75Q

same vol & page
Sarah Dickson Moorehead
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FYW5-757

1911c Ireland Kings Road http://www.rootschat.com/links/01f8q/
John R MOORHEAD age 53 Solicitor wife Sarah D two children at home

1901c Ireland http://www.rootschat.com/links/01f8p/
Knock Church Road
John R(utherford) born 1900 Belfast (died 1901) son of John R Moorhead Solicitor & Sara D

[aghadowey]

Edith Maude Moorhead's burial listed here-
http://www.allsaintscrawleydown.org.uk/burials.php?start=1325

[Belfast Gail]

It is indeed the same family, thank you.
John Rutherford Moorhead was married first to Sarah Dickson Moorhead (his cousin) in 1887.  After her death in 1931, he married Edith Maude Moorhead, and I am speculating she was another cousin.  Her father was William Moorhead, born in Co Down; at this point I would like to find out more about him to establish whether the 2 Moorhead families were connected.
How would I go about requesting a copy of the marriage record at Marylebone, I wonder?
Thank you for all those links, Ladyhawk; and thank you too, Aghadowey - great to see your name popping up again!  I have contacted the parish office of the church to see if they can share some information with me.
Gail

[aghadowey]

Probate of the Will of The Reverend Robert Moorhead late of Fedney Garvaghy County Down Presbyterian Minister who died 18 April 1898 granted at Belfast to John R. Moorhead Solicitor. Will mentions son Thomas William, son Robert Lowry, son James, son John Rutherford ... [three pages of difficult writing].
http://applications.proni.gov.uk/DCAL_PRONI_WillsCalendar/WillsSearch.aspx

Rev. Robert Moorhead "of Garvaghy; died 15 Apr 1898; buried Garvaghy Presbyterian graveyard; minister of the church 1844- 1887"
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/M/MooMoy.htm

According to Presbyterian records, Rev. Robert Moorhead was from Moira.

Added- see http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=648133.0