My great great grandfather was William Parkin Moon and two original documents for his marriages in 1847 & 1851 were passed down the family by my Grandfather, so I know these are for the right man. Now I have found an earlier marriage record, which is puzzling me.
1841 Aug 2, St Pancras
William Parkin Moon, full age, Bachelor, Bag maker, Rose Alley, father Thos Moon, dead
Jane Thompson, Full age, Widow (and another scrawl, possibly spinster scribbled out), Rose Alley, father Robt Shipman, Labr
Witnesses William Knight & Mary Ann Moon
1847 Oct 25, St George the Martyr
William Parkin Moon, full age, Bachelor, Printer, 14 Eagle St, father Thomas Moon, Carpenter
Jane Shipman, Full age, 6 Great Ormond Yard, father Robt Shipman, Labourer
Witnesses John Chambers & Mary Connor
1851 March 24, St Pancras
William Parkin Moon, full age, Widower, Printer, Cobourg St, father Thomas Moon, Dead
Sophia Ann Darvell, full age, spinster, Stanhope St, father Edmund Darvell, Dead
Witnesses William Richard Elgie & Mary Ann Hiles
Also a few census details:
1841 In Rose Alley, St Andrew Holborn, (Address on 1st marriage record)
William Moon, 28, Bag maker, born London &
Jane, 27 born out of London
My Grandfather had a record of Jane Shipman’s baptism in 1813 in Sculcoates, part of Hull in Yorkshire
1841 French Horn Yard, St Andrew Holborn, Wm Knight, Mary Knight, Mary Moon, Susan Knight (? witnesses at first marriage)
1851 French Horn Yard, St Andrew, Holborn,
William Moon, head, 38 Paper bag maker, born St Andrews, Middlesex
Sophia Moon, wife, 26, born St Pancras,
William Moon, son, 17, paper bag maker, born Hull, Yorks
Is William Parkin Moon in the first marriage the same as in the later two? I know that mine was a paper bag maker later on as were some of his sons as I have evidence that was passed down by my Grandfather.
Is Jane the same person in the first two marriages?
If she is, then why is she a widow in 1841, but a spinster in 1847 and why is William still a bachelor in 1847?
Why did they get married twice and why two different addresses in 1847 if they were already married?
Where is the son William in the 1841 census? The only possible find for him I have so far is on the IGI, William Robert Shipman son of Jane Shipman, bap.14 Jan 1835 Sculcoates
If these are different people, then there seem to be an awful lot of coincidences.
Any suggestions or ideas on solving this would be most welcome.
Sorry it is such a long post,
Ceci