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Family History Beginners Board / Walker/Bolton Marriage Record Middlesex 1877-1898
« on: Thursday 19 July 18 00:34 BST (UK) »
William Walker (b: 1841 Southwark d: 1914 London) son of Charles Walker, married Margaret Donolly at St. George the Martyr in 1863. Margaret died 1877 in Bethnal Green. They had one daughter Elizabeth b:1862 in Dublin (that's a post for another day ...)
William's 2nd wife was Elizabeth Bolton b: 1859 Woodford, Essex and died 1898 Whitechapel.
Census lists them as married and living in West Ham, Mile End, Tottenham...
They had 8 children together. Birth records list the mother Elizabeth Walker as 'formerly Bolton'.
I have found many COE baptisms for the children.
I find it strange that the census records list William and Elizabeth as 'married', the children are recognized by the COE, birth records list Elizabeth's former name as Bolton, but there is no marriage record to be found from 1877 - 1898 (first wife's death - Elizabeth's death)
Would the church agree to baptize the children if the parents were not married?
I have searched again and again on Ancestry, Find My Past, Free BMD, BMD UK... using phonetics, same surnames, similar sounding, initials...
Are online records incomplete for Middlesex parish/civil marriages?
I am not in the UK and so am relying on online resources. Is my last resort a trip to the UK to search records?
Any suggestions/help would be most appreciated.
Apologies for a very long winded first ever post
William's 2nd wife was Elizabeth Bolton b: 1859 Woodford, Essex and died 1898 Whitechapel.
Census lists them as married and living in West Ham, Mile End, Tottenham...
They had 8 children together. Birth records list the mother Elizabeth Walker as 'formerly Bolton'.
I have found many COE baptisms for the children.
I find it strange that the census records list William and Elizabeth as 'married', the children are recognized by the COE, birth records list Elizabeth's former name as Bolton, but there is no marriage record to be found from 1877 - 1898 (first wife's death - Elizabeth's death)
Would the church agree to baptize the children if the parents were not married?
I have searched again and again on Ancestry, Find My Past, Free BMD, BMD UK... using phonetics, same surnames, similar sounding, initials...
Are online records incomplete for Middlesex parish/civil marriages?
I am not in the UK and so am relying on online resources. Is my last resort a trip to the UK to search records?
Any suggestions/help would be most appreciated.
Apologies for a very long winded first ever post