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On 24 Sept 1883 Alexander Letchford married Martha Eva at Holy Trinity, Bolton with James William Letchford and Mary Ann Eva as witnesses. On 8 March 1890 Martha Eva (spinster) married John William Potter. On both occasions the bride's father was given correctly as Henry Eva, Bricklayer/bricksetter. The first marriage was found on both Lancs OPC and Familysearch. I then looked for births and found 3 for Letchford with Eva as the mother's name. Next I tried the 1891 census to see if I could find the children and found them with James Letchford and his wife Mary. I then assumed that perhaps there had been a mistake in the register and the brothers and sisters had been entered the wrong way round until I found a marriage for James William Letchford and Mary Ann Eva at the same church on 20 Oct 1883 with Alexander as one of the witnesses. So perhaps between 20 Oct 1883 and 8 March 1890 Alexander had died but I haven't been able to find a death registration. I did find an Alexander Letchford in the 1891 census but his wife was Ann, born in Ireland, nothing in 1901 or 1911 so far. The waters are very muddy can anyone help to clear them.
Henderson, McCormack, Smith, Dalziel, Robison, Muirhead, Riddick, Irving, Raffle, McKeig, McGhie, McCulloch, Walker, Murray, Blacklock, Beaty. McKie, Wilson, Dickson, Holliday, Robson, Bryden, Muir - Dumfriessshire /Kirkcudbrightshire.
Tough, Gordon, Allan, Henry/Hendry, Reid, Pirie, Hardie, Longmuir, Leslie, Copland, Forbes, Thompson, Rutherford, Meldrum, Leid, Ironside, Rennie, Ronald, Thom, Simpson, Wilson, Sim and Young - Aberdeenshire/Banffshire.
Noble, Gray, Bird - Durham/Northumberland
