Elizabeth Sarah Buckley of Wrenbury

[fairlane]

It is interesting that the marriage in Chester took place on 18th Jan 1854 - Richard gave his residence and occupation as "Farmer of Audlem" - father William Buckley, Farmer
Elizabeth was a spinster age 36 living in Foregate Street, Chester - father William Buckley, Land Agent.

On 25th Jan 1854 Ellen Buckley was baptised at Audlem - dau of Elizabeth Buckley of Newhall, widow.
It seems that the vicar was not willing to recognise Richard as Ellen's father.

[CaroleW]

Ellen's birth was registered in the March qtr of 1854 so Elizabeth had just given birth when she married Richard

I wonder if his name is on her birth cert

[fairlane]

? 

[heatherjulie]

Hi

Until 1907, it was illegal to marry your husband's brother.

http://www.genetic-genealogy.co.uk/Toc115570145.html

Heather

[aceofspades]

Thanks to you all for your input, I was totally unaware of Ellen's existence, although I don't know why because I've found her on the 1861 census, which I've looked at before!! I should imagine there would have been some raised eyebrows in 1854 at Elizabeth's predicament. It's interesting that  the marriage details give her father's occupation as a land agent because he was a land agent, but his name was William Preston Bradbury.