Marriage?

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Hi I have been trying to find a marriage between my grandparents Ethel Purvis-Anthony Mckeeganey from lanchester,consett,durham but to know avail, they had 3 children togetherfrom 1932-1937 the childrens surnames McKeeganey.Ethel died in 1955 surname McKeeganey so does that mean they married?
I do know that they was both married before they met each other Ethel married in 1913 married name Kane, but dont know what happend to Anthonys first wife?
Thanks
Weetabix

[c-side]

Hi there,

It may be that they were never married.  If they lived together, unmarried, then it's likely that Ethel would use Anthony's surname for respectability - they would not let anyone know that they weren't married.

Have you looked for deaths of the first spouses?  It could be that at least one of them was still alive and marriage was therefore not possible.

Christine

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Hi C-side I have found the death of Ethels first husband he went on to marry another 2 times, I will see if I can find  when Anthonys first wife died.
Thank you for your help.
Weetabix

[c-side]

So, if Ethel's first husband married another two times this would indicate that he lived longer than Ethel.  If this is so then she would not have been free to marry Anthony.

Christine

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Ethel ran away from first husband leaving a son with him , when the son was older he tryed to find Ethel with out any sucess so im wondering if Ethels husband divorce her and Ethel never knew

[MissBea]

Looks like Anthony was in WWI:

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=View&r=5538&dbid=1262&iid=30850_A001012-00247&fn=Anthony&ln=McKeeganey&st=r&ssrc=&pid=404657

[MissBea]

I can't find a marriage for Anthony at all, there are no Mckeeganey marriages on ancestry prior to 1953 other than Mary Ann in 1905

[MissBea]

Hi
I couldn't find a Kane, but found a Cain marrying in 1936 & 1944 in Chorley, is this the right person? If so it was before Ethel died in 1955

[MissBea]

I have found the child surname Kane, very confusing