Marriage - February 1854 - St Margaret's, Leicester.

[Dizzifish]

Hello.... 

I am hoping someone will be able to help shed some light on this for me please.

It was just by chance that I came across this newspaper article, and it has made me curious, as I can't find any marriage under either couples names in 1854, on FreeBMD or elsewhere.

Leicester Chronicle - 25 February 1854
On the 14th inst, at St Margaret's, Mr Wm. EDGSON, miller and baker, of Langham, to Mary Ann, youngest daughter of Mr Chas. ROWELL, of Ridlington.

We know that William Edgson married in 1857 and again in 1870 but nothing about the marriage in 1854.
I am wondering if I am correct in assuming they married at St Margaret's, Leicester?

Thankyou

Dizzifish

[Jomot]

I have a PDF for St Margaret covering 1854 and cant see anything even remotely similar 

[Dizzifish]

Hi Jomot,

Thanks for taking the time to look. It seems I can rule the St Margaret's theory out then 

I don't know where else it may have taken place... and then there is the puzzle of why it is not on the Marriage registration index.

It seems a bit odd to have an announcement in the newspaper, maybe they just changed their minds 

Thanks anyway 

[Bunnygirl]

Hi
Have checked my disc and there are 2 marriages for that date at St Margarets Leicester but not for this couple.
There is a Ridlington in Rutland and there are a number of  people with the name of Rowel(l).
There is a marriage for a Charles Rowell in 1803 to Ann Basset at Ridlington and they do baptize a child there with the name of Mary Ann in 1812, but if she's the one that marries William Edgson she would have been in her early 40's

Bunnygirl

[Dizzifish]

Hi Bunnygirl,

Thanks for taking a look for me.

The couple both came from Rutland, but as the announcement was in the Leicester Chronicle, I was thinking the marriage took place in Leicester.

And then there is the problem as to why the marriage does not appear to have been registered 

But thanks anyway x

[jacquelineve]

    According to Lincolnshire Chronicle.....it states St. Margarets , Leicester.

Jackie

[Dizzifish]

Thanks Jackie 

It took me a while to find the Lincolnshire Chronicle piece, and as you say it was St Margaret's Leicester.... so I wonder what happened?

I have now found the said, Mary Ann Rowell,aged 20 yrs and she is a house servant in 1851 - Piece  2088 / Folio 198 / Page 14 - 4, Millhill Lane, St Margaret, Leicester

All very strange 


Thanks for trying to help x

[keithwfhc]

I can think of two explanations, both of which you have probably had in mind long ago anyway.  The first is that the couple put a notice in to the newspaper in advance of the ceremony, which did not go ahead.  The second, which I have observed very, very occasionally, is that there was some defect in the particulars given to the clergyman, who then refused to marry them, but, having already made the entry in the register with everything on it but signatures and witnesses, struck through the entry.  Nothing can be done about the first possibility, but the second needs checking in the original register, preferably the paper version in case the whole page was deleted and consequently never filmed.  That's clutching at straws, admittedly.  Another thought is to see whether the couple posted banns.
Good luck !  Keith wfhc 

[Dizzifish]

Hi Keith,

Thank you for the response, it is always good to have others thoughts and input on a problem 

I had also been thinking it would be helpful to see the original register pages to see if there was any sign of anything filled in for 14th February.

Thanks for reminding me regarding the posting of banns, it would help at least to prove an intention to marry.
Unfortunately, I don't think I will be able to ever discover the reason why the marriage did not take place.   

I will clutch those straws and hope it gives a result!

Thanks

Dizzifish.