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Title: Groom's Occupation as listed on 1915 Marriage Cert
Post by: AlanR83 on Tuesday 03 January 17 23:10 GMT (UK)

Hello,

I am looking to decipher what the Groom's Rank or Profession is listed as on the attached marriage cert. Any ideas?

Also the Bride's name looks like Mary Reece however there is no record of her on the 1911 census - could her surname be anything else?

Title: Re: Groom's Occupation as listed on 1915 Marriage Cert
Post by: artisann on Tuesday 03 January 17 23:14 GMT (UK)

Carter ?   :)

Title: Re: Groom's Occupation as listed on 1915 Marriage Cert
Post by: Greensleeves on Tuesday 03 January 17 23:39 GMT (UK)

I agree - I thought Carter, albeit that the first letter looks more like an 'F'.....   :o

Title: Re: Groom's Occupation as listed on 1915 Marriage Cert
Post by: youngtug on Tuesday 03 January 17 23:59 GMT (UK)

Maybe Porter.

Title: Re: Groom's Occupation as listed on 1915 Marriage Cert
Post by: sami on Wednesday 04 January 17 00:16 GMT (UK)

I lean to Carter for the profession, but not sure since all the other 'C' letters are done so much clearer.

Not sure about the Bride's name, but wondering if it starts with a 'V'.

sami

Title: Re: Groom's Occupation as listed on 1915 Marriage Cert
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 04 January 17 00:22 GMT (UK)

I would say it could be Vreece....although it doesn't sound right and I thought it looked like Paster.
Carol

Title: Re: Groom's Occupation as listed on 1915 Marriage Cert
Post by: Sinann on Wednesday 04 January 17 01:00 GMT (UK)

I see Thomas Doyle's father is a gardener, is this the family in 1911?
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Rathmines___Rathgar_East/Charlemont_Villas/51497/
If so could it be anything to do with butchering or had he given that up.

Title: Re: Groom's Occupation as listed on 1915 Marriage Cert
Post by: Sinann on Wednesday 04 January 17 01:15 GMT (UK)

Mary's father just has Army, there is a birth of a Mary Reece to David a Soldier in 1893. He was in Aldershot at the time.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1893/02305/1864421.pdf

Title: Re: Groom's Occupation as listed on 1915 Marriage Cert
Post by: crowsfeet on Wednesday 04 January 17 01:18 GMT (UK)

I think the surname is Reece - note Father's name is clearer and seems to me to be Reece

The Occupation I think is Porter

Regards Crowsfeet

Title: Re: Groom's Occupation as listed on 1915 Marriage Cert
Post by: crowsfeet on Wednesday 04 January 17 01:23 GMT (UK)

Look at how the 'B' is formed for Witness name which I think is James Brough.

Seems to me that the penmanship of the 'R' for Reece and the 'B' for Brough have the same separation from the upright part of the capital

Regards Crowsfeet

Title: Re: Groom's Occupation as listed on 1915 Marriage Cert
Post by: Sinann on Wednesday 04 January 17 01:30 GMT (UK)

There is a Mary Reese 17 working as a servant in 1911
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Kingstown_No__4/Newtown_Smith/97381/

Title: Re: Groom's Occupation as listed on 1915 Marriage Cert
Post by: youngtug on Wednesday 04 January 17 07:39 GMT (UK)

I agree with Reece, and I am even surer of my  earlier suggestion of Porter.

Title: Re: Groom's Occupation as listed on 1915 Marriage Cert
Post by: AlanR83 on Wednesday 04 January 17 18:24 GMT (UK)

Thanks Sinann - that Mary Reese age 17 in the census must be her.

Title: Re: Groom's Occupation as listed on 1915 Marriage Cert
Post by: Sinann on Wednesday 04 January 17 18:45 GMT (UK)

If that birth is correct and her father was in the Army it might be worth have a look at the English 1901 Census for the family.

Title: Re: Groom's Occupation as listed on 1915 Marriage Cert
Post by: Rhododendron on Wednesday 04 January 17 18:51 GMT (UK)

I agree with Porter.

But Bride's surname looks to me like Preece.