1900 marriage in Plaistow

[Helen Bedford]

Hi
if anyone has access to marriages in Plaistow parish in Sep qtr 1900, could they do a look up for a marriage for Henry John Smith and Alice Smith please?
I would like to know if they were brother and sister or husband and wife please as they have the same marriage reference in FreeBMD?
Helen

[Milliepede]

Also on the same page are two people called Cook.

Have you looked for Henry on the 1901 census to see if his wife is Alice or Ada? 

[Helen Bedford]

I have found a Henry John Smith in 1911 West Ham district with a wife Ada, who have been married 10 years - but there is also one with an Alice! plus many others of the same name!
Unfortunately it is too common a name to be sure of getting the right couple
Helen

[jan57]

   From  this  on Free BMD    it looks  like   2  sets of  siblings marrying


Marriages Sep 1900   (>99%)
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Cook  Ada    W.Ham  4a 47   
Cook  William James     W. Ham  4a 47   
Smith  Alice     W. Ham  4a 47   
Smith  Henry John     W. Ham  4a 47


1901    has a  William   aged 22 and Alice Cook  aged25     at 160 Rosebury  Ave  East Ham .  no children 

 Henry J Smith aged 28   born Dury  Lane   92  High St West  ham  with wife Ada  aged 27 ,     no children 

[jan57]

1881  census  RG11; Piece: 755; Folio: 18; Page: 29;

James Cook 36
Catherine Cook 36
Catherine Cook 13
Sarah A. Cook 11
James Cook 9
Ada Cook 7 ................ born Bow    on  a  later census  Ada Smith    says  she's  born Old Ford London  ( Old Ford   is  in Bow )
Louisa Cook 5
John T. Cook 3
William J. Cook 2.............. born Bow 
Richard Boyle 55

[Helen Bedford]

Many thanks Jan, looks like they're brother and sister then!