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Devon / Re: What was the St Mary Major Institute in Rack Street ,Exeter
« on: Monday 16 October 17 19:06 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for the information.  Seems really strange that they both state their residence as the institute on their wedding certificate.  Maybe he was the caretaker !  I did spend quite some time looking for information about the place but didn't come up with much hence wondering if someone else knew.
Thank you again
Jenn

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Devon / What was the St Mary Major Institute in Rack Street ,Exeter
« on: Monday 16 October 17 17:21 BST (UK)  »
I have the marriage certificate of my ancestors and it states their residence at the time of the marriage in 1913 was the St Mary Major Institute in Rack Street.  Any idea what kind of institute it was.  I found a lot of interesting information on Rack St but no mention of the St Mary Major Institute.
Any information on it would be really welcomed
many thanks
Jenn Morgon

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Devon / Re: Brick wall help needed please
« on: Tuesday 10 October 17 21:24 BST (UK)  »
Oh no.. Just realised you meant the sexton had a son called Jonas !!!   
Jenn

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Devon / Re: Brick wall help needed please
« on: Tuesday 10 October 17 21:21 BST (UK)  »
If Jonas had a son named Jonas then the marriage is for two different people.  Thank you everyone for your help. 
Jenn Morgon

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Devon / Re: Brick wall help needed please
« on: Tuesday 10 October 17 18:50 BST (UK)  »
Jonas is quite an unusual name and that kind of misunderstanding is more than possible.  Although the bride could sign her name - it doesn't mean that she would have been a skilled reader - so may not have noticed the mistake when she signed the register - especially given the bridal nerves.  I think I am going to accept this as their marriage until/unless I find out otherwise.   I have done a search on Find My Past to see if there is a Dark / Darke family - with a wife called Ann in other census returns.  Nothing has come up - but I feel the FindMyPast search engine is not as easy to get results as Ancestry.  I haven't got a current ancestry subscription to check.
Thank you once again for your help and guidance.
Jenn Morgon

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Devon / Re: Brick wall help needed please
« on: Tuesday 10 October 17 17:17 BST (UK)  »
There are certainly very compelling reasons to believe that this is the correct couple.  It is also possible that Josiah had hurt his hand and was unable to sign the register.  I will try investigating the witnesses and will see if there is any sign of Jonus Dark of Dawlish with a wife called Ann in subsequent census returns.  It is interesting that the baptism record for both bride and groom confirm that their fathers name.  I will also try and find out what a time keeper on the railway actually did.  Thank you again for your help, it really is appreciated as I am fairly new to family history research
Jenn

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Devon / Re: Brick wall help needed please
« on: Monday 09 October 17 22:29 BST (UK)  »
Still not sure if I have the right marriage.  Jonus Dark could not sign his own name on the marriage certificate in 1846 but Josiah is working as a time keeper on the railways by 1848.  I would have thought a job as a time keeper would have demanded a basic degree of literacy...   I am thinking now, that maybe Josiah and Ann simply did not marry !
Jenny

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Devon / Re: Brick wall help needed please
« on: Monday 09 October 17 22:24 BST (UK)  »
That makes a lot of sense.  Thank you so much for your help
Jenn Morgon

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Devon / Re: Brick wall help needed please
« on: Monday 09 October 17 22:09 BST (UK)  »
The 1851, and subsequent census all show he worked for railways as a labourer - and later as a nightwatchman.  My thinking is that he moved to Devon as part of the building of GWR.  The first children of the marriage, and the wife Ann, are listed consistently as being born in Teignmouth Devon.  Indeed, in one census it actually say Tinmouth.  I was born, and grew up in Exeter - so I realised that Tinmouth is the local way of saying Teignmouth.  I live in North Wales now - but can clearly visualise Dawlish and Teignmouth railway lines
Jenn

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