2 members of the Weiss family - appear as marriage witness - nowhere to be found

[Keith Bateman]

Hi All,

On the marriage of my cousin Eliza Mary Ann Westwood to Alfred Charles Shelley at St Barnabas Church, Cambridge on July 7th 1898 appear 4 witnesses !!
Lucky me!! - 2 are family members - the other two are:
Elsa Rose Weiss & Gladys Weiss - obviously I no nothing about these 2 ladies.
I can't find them on FreeBMD or on the IGI 1881 census or the 1901 census - can anyone trace either/both of them for me?

Any help appreciated!!

Cheers

Keith

[Mobo]

 

This is a strange one Keith - can't find them on the 1871, 1881 or 1891 Census (using all possible variations).

As far as I'm aware 'Gladys' isn't a German or Swiss name, but Elsa Rose is, so perhaps they were related through marriage - ie. Elsa might just have been visiting her brother or cousin 



     

[Keith Bateman]

Hi Mobo,

Many thanks for looking - yes I thought Gladys didn't seem to go with Weiss - but as you say it was probably hers by marriage!

Surely they couldn't have "flown in" just for the marriage - they may have been just friends of the bride or groom - and therefore nothing to do with my family history - but I hate a mystery!! 

Their name may have been altered - but from what??

Ne'er mind  - I have enough trouble with definite relatives.

Cheers

 Keith

[Mobo]

Hi Mobo,

Many thanks for looking - yes I thought Gladys didn't seem to go with Weiss - but as you say it was probably hers by marriage!

Surely they couldn't have "flown in" just for the marriage - they may have been just friends of the bride or groom - and therefore nothing to do with my family history - but I hate a mystery!! 

That's what I thought Keith, perhaps Gladys was a friend who had married a Weiss, and perhaps her sister-in-law Elas was in England visiting and got asked to the wedding on the spur of the moment. 

As you say, you have enough trouble with your own rellies.