Charles Collins b 1856

[callbrian]

Hi
I am in a bit of a quandary re the above named Charles Collins b 1856 Folke/Alweston Dorset.
On his marriage details both on Ancestry and findmypast it states his marital status as “widowed”.
He married Anna Ridout April 1876. Is it mis transcription? I have searched for another marriage for him without any success. He was just 20 when he married Anna, so I assume he married between 18& 20, if at all.
I am only interested in any possible other marriage, Please only info on this, I have all the detail I need on Charles and Anna.
Regards
Brian

[rosie99]

DorsetOPC does not give marital status on that entry, other entries on the same page indicate whether they are widowed. 

I can't see the record you are referring to on FindMyPast

ADDED Ancestry have the parish register image and it does state widower

[Dundee]

Is it mis transcription?

The original church record is on Ancestry and it does say that he is aged 20, widower.

Debra 

[callbrian]

Hi
Thanks for looking, Rosie99 and Debra...this is the transcription from Findmypast.

Charles
Last name   Collins
Sex   Male
Marital status   Widowed
Age   20
Birth year   1856
Marriage year   1876
Marriage date   17 Apr 1876
Marriage place   Folke
Father's first name(s)   Joseph
Father's last name   Collins
Spouse's first name(s)   Anna
Spouse's last name   Ridout
Spouse's sex   Female
Spouse's marital status   Single
Spouse's age   21
Spouse's birth year   1855

Regards
Brian

[chempat]

On October 29th 1874, same parish register, Bernard Collins, of full age, father Joseph Collins, marries, he is also described as a widower, so it looks like an unfortunate family.

Added:
On June 15th, 1869, Thomas Collins, 21, same father, marries.  He is a bachelor. However, he was initially described as a widower, and this has been crossed out.

Added: Bernard's 1st marriage in 1870 to Charlotte.

[Magiccat1978]

I found a marriage that may be of interest on Free BMD. In the Dec Q of 1871 Charles Collins married a Elizabeth Mary Lethey in Dorchester Volume 5,  Page 765.

Its the only other one in Dorset that I can find

Magiccat 

[Mabel Bagshawe]

I found a marriage that may be of interest on Free BMD. In the Dec Q of 1871 Charles Collins married a Elizabeth Mary Lethey in Dorchester Volume 5,  Page 765.

Its the only other one in Dorset that I can find

Magiccat 

This Charles has father William and was born c1836, so he's out!

[callbrian]

Thanks for the replies.
I think there were a few widowers marrying in my family, perhaps they were “unlucky”
I found the marriage in Frome, they were still together later, so not them.
Brian