Have got my dads wedding certificate

[angelfish58]

And Thomas and Elizabeth in 1851 H0107 piece 2404 folio 323 page 63

Thomas Haveron age 23 occ puddler b Ireland
Elizabeth age 22                                 b Hexham
Jane age 4                                         b Newcastle
George age 2                                     b Newcastle

[silvery]

 To be certain you have the correct people,  you really need the 1887 marriage certificate which would give you the names and occupations of their fathers.

But this looks interesting

1871   RG10/5050/102/72

William STephenson 32 tinsmith b Oldham Lancs
Eleanor 29 b Heworth Durham
Catherine 8
William 5
Alice 3
Joshua 1
Alice Stephenson,67 mother b Oldham Lancs

children all b Heworth.


and on the same page - possibly brother - but a bit odd that the children are all named the same (naming pattern?) and are all the same ages. 

John Stephenson 24 engineman b Oldham Lancs
Elizabeth 24 b Felling Durham
William 5
Alice 3
Joshua 1

children all b Felling

[silvery]

Ten years later

1881  RG11/5061/96/7       32 Thornton St

William Stephenson 42 plumber b Manchester
Ellen 39
Catherine 18 dom serv
William 15 slaters lab
Alice 13
Joshua 11
Ellen 8
James 6
Mary M 4
Grace 2

all b Felling Durham

also

1881 RG11/4941/110/36      2 Brick Row Tanfield

John Stephenson 34 fireman (stationary engine) b Rochdale Lancs
Elizabeth 34 b Felling
William 15 screener in colliery (miner) b Felling
Joshua 13 driver in colliery b Felling
John 7 b Tanfield
Elizabeth 4 b Tanfield
Andrew 2 b Tanfield
Alice 1 mth b Tanfield


No way of telling if either or neither of them is the correct family.   Must get marriage cert 

[snatcher]

Thanks ever so much for your help,thats my Grandads wedding certificate now ordered 

John

[snatcher]

Hi everyone,just got back from a holiday to find my grandads wedding certificate has arrived.I cannot make out some of the writing,are there any experts out there???

Here is a photo of the full certificate,I had a bit play in Photoshop to enhance it as much as possible

Moderator comment: image removed.  Only small portions of GRO certificates may be posted.

In this section I cannot make out the fathers professions



Cannot make out the profession in this one



In this one cannot make out the bottom witness



I really have you all to thank for getting this far.Open to suggestions as to my next step.I just had to smile when I seen that my great grandfathers name was "George Stephenson"   

John

[Gillg]

George Stephenson  Miner
Thomas Haveron  Broker
William Stephenson  Stoker
Susanna Haveron  Witness

I think....

Gillg

[Aniseed]

I agree Gillg, that's what I think it says too. 

[silvery]

It looks like William's occupation may be 'stoker', but difficult to read.  It makes sense as he goes on to be a railway engine driver.

I have found 1871 a William with father George who is an engine driver for the NE railway, but the marriage cert says George is a miner. 

Keep looking............


edited:   This looks good to me, father then son on the railway.  But doesn't square with the 'miner' occupation

[silvery]

Does the marriage certificate just have his name as William?   No second name?