12 March 1843 at St John's Chester
William Dodd 22 shoemaker, Seaville Street,
father John Dodd, labourer
Elizabeth Meacock, 19 1/4 , servant St John's Street,
father Thomas Meacock, coachman
witnesses John Cotgreave and Emma Ellis
by 1885 William has married Martha Ward
25 Jan 1886 St Augustine, Pendlebury, Lancashire
William Dodd - 59 Chemist Widower of Pendlebury
Martha Ward - 25 Domestic Servant Spinster of Pendlebury
Groom's Father: John Dodd, Labourer
Bride's Father: Henry Ward, Blacksmith.
& as seen Elizabeth is living with her son Matthew in 1891.
i actually think William is telling Porkies!
I wonder if the clues lie in 1881?
I can see the 1843 marriage cert. for William Dodd to Elizabeth Meacock, both signed their names
Is that an initial E in front of William’s signature? - perhaps Elizabeth went to sign her name on the wrong line
The marriage details you transcribed for William Dodd occ Chemist to Martha Ward
Is this available to view on line?If so, have you compared the two signatures of both William's to see if they differ?
Dau Jessie Dodd bn 1885 Lancashire and on the censuses with William Dodd, shoemaker & Martha –
I haven’t found her birth on GRO indexes showing mmn WARD,
the only one I could find
mmn RYE Jessie DODD, 1885 J Quarter in WEST DERBY Volume 08B Page 564
Have I missed something
Jessie Dodd married 1904 and father William's occ shoemaker
one of the witnesses is William Dodd (might be her father)
Does anyone see any similarities between these two signatures for William Dodd 1843/1904?
For info. one of the witnesses to William & Martha's marriage was a Boyd Allen, if this is
the correct person might be a connection with occupations
1881 census St Augustines Lodge Lancashire Parish of Pendlebury
Boyd Allen age 60 born Waterford Ireland
occ Appraiser ChemistRG11; Piece: 3950; Folio: 64; Page: 13;
The above occ. was transcribed as Chemist but on 1901 census
St Augustines Lodge, 376, Bolton Road, Pendleton
Boyd Allen is retired Apparitor (Church Off.)
RG13 Piece 3720 Folio 168 Page 27