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My second great grandmother Esther married her lodger Edward Littler, (born in budworth cheshire) in St Helens 1874 after her first husband died approximately 1866? her son my great grandfather may be the son of the lodger as he was born in 1868 but on his birth certificate it says father unknown. I had been trying to confirm the death date for her first husband John Wilson who was born in warrington. according to a family story John apparently was hit by a railway truck which damaged his legs and he died days later. I haven't been able to find a record confirming this. However I was having a browse on a local history site called Sutton beauty and heritage and I came across a suicide report for an Edward Littler. for sept 1905. this man had died on the train tracks. after the story of the first husband dying after an accident i wondered if the stories had got mixed up and maybe this Edward Littler could possibly be my relative. I cannot find a death record for him on lancashire bmd or a church burial. I would appreciate any help trying to find any information for either of these men   

We know he was jailed twice..on the sutton beauty site it  names his legal wife as mary and the year of the marriage https://www.suttonbeauty.org.uk/suttonhistory/crime3/

Sorry Rosie just noticed you said 1891.... I haven't got a census record for that year so not sure where they were at that time 

Kit the wedding for james and mary ellen wilson is correct. Her dad was john wilson and was deceased at the time of her marriage. The mary ellen hughes 1884 marriage does fit in with date mentioned on st helens beauty site ......I was searching last night and came across a james harrison and mary ellen hughes but on this link his father name was different and he died later so that threw me and wondered if I was barking up the wrong tree