Can anyone help on the above. I have his marriage certificate dated the 13.9.1939 when he married Jessie Ann Ritchie, she was born in 1910 at Macduff, Banarkshire.
What I have on the certificate is that William John Williams was 67 years old? It states that he was formerly married to Alice Elizabeth Williams, formerly Hunter. I have never seen that before on a certificate. Also the age difference, 67 to 29 years. They were married in Surrey. William was a Chief Steward Mercantile Marine. His father was Albert Williams (deceased) also a Chief Steward. He was also known as William Williams.
From Williams daughter after the marriage, the couple moved to Rock Ferry, Birkenhead. Jessie her Mum was a school teacher.
William worked for the Ellerman Shipping Line and his ship was sunk in the WW11. The ships he worked on were The City of Dunkirk or The City of Lillie. Neither were sunk according to the Ellerman Line website. From his daughter, he was rescued and taken to Brazil, where he was there for about 3 months? He returned home and was to ill to carry on in the Merchant Navy, so he worked on local ships in the Birkenhead area. She questions the age on the marriage certificate?
He died around 1950ish in the Birkenhead area. His daughter was a little girl.
Can anyone help in tracing this man?