Did this actually happen? Or am I missing something here...
Brownlow Hides (Hydes) married Ada Blackburn on the 17th March 1898 at Jarvis, Haldimand, Ontario.
I was researching Brownlow who had an accident at the Jarvis GTR Yard. A kind rootschat member sent me images of two newspaper articles re the accident. It turns out that Brownlow was a Sexton (caretaker) of the St Pauls Church in Jarvis. Upon his death, he was laid to rest in the church grounds.
Another kind Rootschat member visited the churchyard on his passings and sent me a few photographs of the headstone.
Ada, his wife died in 1958. The Headstone inscription reads:
Thy will be done.
BROWNLOW HYDES
1867-1914
ADA. His wife
1867-1958
NATIVES OF YORKSHIRE
ENGLAND
This Ada Hydes on the marriage record states her parents as William Blackburn and Sarah Ann Green.
Now the bit that confuses me, I wanted to close the research that I had so far and am trying to finish Ada on my tree as much as could. But all of a sudden I find a marriage record dated 21st June 1916 in Haldimand, Ontario for a Robert John Watson. He married a widow by the name of Ada Hydes. This Ada Hydes has the same parents, William Blackburn and Sarah Ann Green.
So if Ada Hydes married again, surely she would become Ada Watson. So why as Ada Watson, would she be buried as Ada Hydes with her 1st husband Brownlow. I understand being buried with Brownlow, its the surname throwing me off.
The Jarvis Record had an article on the 3rd January 1924, titled "Gives Service Book To St Paul's Church". (This is not the whole article) A revised prayer book of the Church Of England in Canada has been presented by Mrs R WATSON. An inscription read in loving memory of Brownlow Hydes. The Gift of His Widow.
Am I missing something?