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Marriages at St John the Evangelist
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Marriages recorded in the Register for 1940 - 1952

Marriage: 17 Jun 1940 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Joseph Banks - 61, Policeman, Widower, 66 Kingsdown Road Abram
Sarah Smith - 40, Spinster, 42 Kingsdown Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Thomas Joseph Banks, ( Deceased ), Carter
    Bride's Father: Richard Thomas Smith, Colliery Fireman
    Witness: William Sharpe; Beatrice Smith
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 1, Entry 1
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Jun 1940 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Bond - 49, Munition Worker, Bachelor, 2 Ashton St Abram
Elizabeth Chilton - 45, Spinster, Springfield House Abram
    Groom's Father: Matthew Bond, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Bride's Father: George Chilton, Miner ( Retired )
    Witness: John Chilton; Gertrude Olive Houghton
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 1, Entry 2
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Jul 1940 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
George Banks - 21, Soldier No. 3532227 1/9 Manchester, Bachelor, 66 Kingsdown Road Abram
Mildred Townley Whitehead - 21, Spinster, 320 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Banks, Policeman
    Bride's Father: Thomas Whitehead, Colliery Contractor
    Witness: William Southworth; Marjorie Townley
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 2, Entry 3
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Jul 1940 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Hurst - 28, Motor Driver, Bachelor, 67 Liverpool Road Skelmersdale
Nancy Ridyard - 28, Spinster, 4 St John St Abram
    Groom's Father: Richard Hurst, Labourer
    Bride's Father: John William Ridyard, Miner
    Witness: Joseph Seddon; Marion Hunt
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 2, Entry 4
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Jul 1940 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Walter Sharp - 26, Joiner, Bachelor, 18 Rosewood Avenue Padgate
Marinda Hall - 28, Spinster, 28 Lily Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Henry Sharp, Foreman
    Bride's Father: William Hall, Policeman
    Witness: Harold Sharp; Edna Hall
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 3, Entry 5
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Aug 1940 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John William Nixon - 52, Colliery Carpenter, Widower, 459 Warrington Rd Abram
Daisy Owen - 36, Widow, 103 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Nixon, ( Deceased ), Farmhand
    Bride's Father: John Taylor, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Witness: Victor Nelson Taylor; Maggie Walker
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 3, Entry 6
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Aug 1940 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Laye - 52, Colliery Tub Repairer, Widower, 378 Warrington Road Abram
Margaret Battersby - 55, Widow, 105 Withington Lane Haigh
    Groom's Father: Enos Laye, Grocer Retired
    Bride's Father: William Daniels, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Witness: Enos Laye; Alice Brown
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 4, Entry 7
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Aug 1940 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Peter Taylor - 35, Colliery Worker, Bachelor, 2 Lily Lane Abram
Alice Price - 19, Spinster, 615 Bolton Road Bryn Gates
    Groom's Father: Peter Taylor, ( Deceased ), Skip Maker
    Bride's Father: Edward Price, Munition Worker
    Witness: William Edward Chippendale; Lily Price
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 4, Entry 8
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Aug 1940 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Close - 26, Steel Turner, Bachelor, 265 Warrington Road Abram
Alice Ashton - 24, Spinster, 82 Lord St. Leigh
    Groom's Father: Walter Tom Close, Collier
    Bride's Father: James Ashton, Collier ( Retired )
    Witness: Clifford Babe; Doris Bullough
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 5, Entry 9
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Aug 1940 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Joseph Hackett - 26, Coal Merchant, Bachelor, 212 Downall Green Road Bryn
Gladys Stephens - 21, Spinster, 36 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Hackett, ( Deceased ), Coal Merchant
    Bride's Father: Andrew Cliff Stephens, Miner
    Witness: William Henry Hackett; Edna Stephens
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 5, Entry 10
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Aug 1940 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James William Waterhouse - 38, Constructional Template Worker, Bachelor, 225 Lily Lane Abram
Margaret Balmer - 31, Spinster, 413 Warrington road Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Waterhouse, ( Deceased ), Police Constable
    Bride's Father: Ralph Balmer, Collier
    Witness: John Edgar Waterhouse; Mary Elizabeth Balmer
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 6, Entry 11
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Aug 1940 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Henry Meadows - 27, Soldier 3456931 Lancs Fusiliers, Bachelor, 211 Warrington Road Abram
Constance Clayton - 27, Spinster, 223 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: James Thomas Meadows, Miner
    Bride's Father: Herbert Clayton, Silk Worker
    Witness: Harold Meadows; Ivy Clayton
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 6, Entry 12
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Sep 1940 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Harold Kitchener McNamara - 23, Soldier No 1909124 R. E., Bachelor, 545 Warrington Road Abram
Hilda Mann - 22, Spinster, 15 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: James McNamara, Soldier
    Bride's Father: Ernest Mann, ( Deceased ), Coal Dealer
    Witness: Ernest Blundell; Bessie Houghton
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 7, Entry 13
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Oct 1940 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ernest Cowley - 20, Steel Worker, Bachelor, 108 Bickershaw Lane Abram
Elizabeth France - 22, Spinster, 28 Cowburn St Hindley
    Groom's Father: John Cowley, Miner
    Bride's Father: Alan France, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Arthur Owen; Eliza Bithell
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 7, Entry 14
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Oct 1940 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Allen - 27, Miner, Bachelor, 97 Warrington Road Abram
Eliza Spooner - 28, Spinster, 14 Upper Dickenson St Wigan
    Groom's Father: Hugh Allen, Collier Retired
    Bride's Father: Edward Lambeth Spooner, Miner
    Witness: Wilfred Banks; Maggie Banks
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 8, Entry 15
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Oct 1940 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Edward John Green - 27, Police Constable, Bachelor, 70 Warrington Road Abram
Alice Dickinson - 22, Spinster, 95 Lily Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: Aaron Green, Collier Retired
    Bride's Father: James Dickinson, Colliery Surface Worker
    Witness: Thomas Dickinson; Edith Dickinson
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 8, Entry 16
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Nov 1940 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Pennington - 33, Soldier RA 997331, Bachelor, 27 Whelley Crescent Abram
Frances Annie Burgess - 23, Spinster, 15 Kingsdown Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: William Pennington, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Bride's Father: Robert Burgess, Collier
    Witness: James Pennington; Elsie Burgess
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 9, Entry 17
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Jan 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Matthew Bate - 37, Carpenter, Bachelor, 42 May Avenue Abram
Isabella Sanders - 48, Spinster, 481 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Matthew Bate, Collier ( Retired )
    Bride's Father: James Sanders, Collier
    Witness: Thomas Sanders; Adeline Bate
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 9, Entry 18
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Jan 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Sharratt - 24, Soldier 3860522 11th Manchester, Bachelor, 131 Warrington Road Abram
Hilda Hulme - 27, Spinster, 296 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Benjamin Sharratt, Grocer
    Bride's Father: Joseph Edward Hulme, ( Deceased ), Carpenter
    Witness: Norman Dobson Carter; Mildred Smith Hulme
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 10, Entry 19
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Jan 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Harold Edward Brown - 24, Aircraft Fitter, Bachelor, 385 Warrington Road Abram
Ethel Dawson - 26, Spinster, 56 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: William Brown, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Ernest James Dawson, Shop Manager
    Witness: Clifford Cowell; Alice Seddon
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 10, Entry 20
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Jan 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ernest Nixon - 24, Police Constable, Bachelor, 43 Peel St Eccles
Margaretta Cobain - 25, Spinster, 16 Lily Lane
    Groom's Father: James Edwin Nixon, Miner
    Bride's Father: David Robert Cobain, ( Deceased ), Insurance Agent
    Witness: Walter Nixon; Annie Tilston
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 11, Entry 21
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Mar 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Joseph Wild Bradburn - 26, Soldier RASC 212876, Bachelor, Oak Villas St James Road Orrell
Lilian Burton - 24, Spinster, 310 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: William Bradburn, Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Burton, Miner Retired
    Witness: Horace Bradburn; Emily Bunney
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Notes: [Groom signed 'Joseph Wilde Bradburn' ]
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 11, Entry 22
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Apr 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Winstanley - 28, Soldier 13050964 Pioneer Corps, Bachelor, 23 Lord St Hindley
Betty Rainford - 23, Spinster, 81 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Robert Winstanley, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Rainford, Colliery Fireman
    Witness: George Ormrod; Emily Dearden
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 12, Entry 23
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Apr 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Taylor - 24, Engine Driver, Bachelor, 363 Wigan Road Bryn
Adeline Higson - 22, Spinster, 1 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Richard Taylor, Colliery Worker
    Bride's Father: Thomas Higson, Labourer
    Witness: William Cox; May Higson
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 12, Entry 24
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Apr 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Walter Chadwick - 25, Soldier 3454932 L. F., Bachelor, 121 Lily Lane Abram
Ann Billington - 22, Spinster, 15 Kintbury Street Abram
    Groom's Father: Roland Chadwick, Miner
    Bride's Father: Stephen Billington, Miner
    Witness: Harold Chadwick; Phyllis Billington
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 13, Entry 25
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Apr 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Vincent Ball - 26, Soldier 856619 RAF, Bachelor, 43 Edge Green Lane Golborne
Elsie Redford - 22, Spinster, 222 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Jethro Ball, ( Deceased ), Colliery Manager
    Bride's Father: Thomas Redford, ( Deceased ), Sexton
    Witness: Hilda Halliwell; Arnold Ball
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 13, Entry 26
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Apr 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Leslie Taylor - 23, Electrical Engineer, Bachelor, 1 Walthew Lane Platt Bridge
Edith Nixon - 23, Spinster, 463 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Byron Taylor, Colliery Worker
    Bride's Father: John William Nixon, Carpenter
    Witness: Hedley John Sara; Enid Taylor
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 14, Entry 27
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Apr 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Arthur Lowe - 26, Colliery Fitter, Bachelor, 5 Bryn Hall Cottages Bryn
Eleanor Morris - 24, Spinster, 9 Fourth St Bryn Gates
    Groom's Father: George Lowe, Colliery Blacksmith
    Bride's Father: John Morris, Colliery Surface Hand
    Witness: William Harrison; Marian Morris
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 14, Entry 28
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 May 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Bromilow Alker - 32, Newsagent, Bachelor, 442 Bickershaw Lane Bickershaw
Frances Norris - 26, Spinster, 462 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Robert Alker, ( Deceased ), Newsagent
    Bride's Father: Walter Norris, Labourer
    Witness: Edward Norris; Dorothy Valentine
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 15, Entry 29
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 May 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Gilbert Phillips - 24, Miner, Bachelor, 12 Cole Avenue Newton-le-Willows
Jane Taylor - 27, Spinster, 97 Lily Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: Russell Phillips, Munition Worker
    Bride's Father: Edward Taylor, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Ernest Taylor; Isabel Phillips
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 15, Entry 30
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Jun 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Stevenson - 21, Hairdresser, Bachelor, 7 Rose Avenue Abram
Alice Prescott - 26, Spinster, 32 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: John Stevenson, Bus Driver
    Bride's Father: George Prescott, Bus Driver
    Witness: Kenneth Stevenson; Edith Prescott
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 16, Entry 31
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Jul 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Arthur Bayley - 39, Crane Driver, Bachelor, 394 Warrington Road
Annie Polard - 37, Spinster, 79 Moss Lane Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: William James Bayley, ( Deceased ), Tinsmith
    Bride's Father: Robert Polard, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Witness: Harold Pollard; Ellen Hart
    Married by Licence by: S. Bryson Vicar of St Mary Lower Ince
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 16, Entry 32
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Aug 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Frank Smith - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 6 Montreal St Abram
Edith Powers - 20, Spinster, 464 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Jack Smith, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: James Powers, ( Deceased ), Iron Worker
    Witness: Albert Hornby; Mary Ann Powers
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 17, Entry 33
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Aug 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ernest Taylor - 31, Colliery Worker, Bachelor, 97 Lily Lane Abram
Joyce Ollerton - 24, Spinster, 41 Lily Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: Edward Taylor, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Joseph Henry Ollerton, Silk Worker
    Witness: George Hewitt Taylor; Brenda Ollerton
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 17, Entry 34
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Aug 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Barton - 25, Miner, Bachelor, 16 Chapel St Bickershaw
Martha Troughear - 23, Spinster, 81 Victoria St Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: John Barton, Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Troughear, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: William Troughear; May Barton
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 18, Entry 35
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Sep 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Fred Robinson Livesey - 25, Soldier 3455982 N.F., Bachelor, 384 Warrington Rd Abram
Millie Johnson - 23, Spinster, 20 Chapel St Lower Ince
    Groom's Father: Albert Livesey, ( Deceased ), Colliery Fireman
    Bride's Father: Ernest Johnson, Railway Signalman
    Witness: George Vincent Livesey; Florence Jane Johnson
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 18, Entry 36
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 13 Sep 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Edward Savage - 24, Soldier 2140858 RF, Bachelor, 58 Tickhill Road Maltby Nr Rotherham
Edna Barton - 21, Spinster, 251 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Savage, Miner
    Bride's Father: Sidney Barton, Labourer
    Witness: Frederick Thompson; Florence Littler
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 19, Entry 37
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Sep 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Stanley Dickinson - 26, Draughtsman, Bachelor, 56 Poolstock Lane Worsley Mains Wigan
Edna Houghton - 27, Spinster, 81 Lily Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: John Dickinson, Clerk
    Bride's Father: Oswald Thomas Houghton, Colliery Assistant Manager
    Witness: Leonard Houghton; Jean May Dickinson
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 19, Entry 38
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Sep 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Bernard Prescott - 25, Driver T / 111209 RASC, Bachelor, 32 May Avenue Abram
Mary Ann Watson - 25, Spinster, 32 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: George Prescott, Bus Driver
    Bride's Father: Joseph Watson, ( Deceased ), Colliery Worker
    Witness: Leonard Prescott; Edith Prescott
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 20, Entry 39
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Oct 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Peter Taylor - 23, 200294 R. N., Bachelor, 25 Recreation Avenue Stubshaw Cross
Maggie Grady - 21, Spinster, 16 Kintbury Street Abram
    Groom's Father: Thomas Taylor, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Paul Grady, ( Deceased ), Boot Repairer
    Witness: John Henry Hart; Alice Taylor
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 20, Entry 40
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Nov 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Robert Sutcliffe - 21, RAF 1059624, Bachelor, 83 Victoria Road Platt Bridge
Evelyn Scott - 20, Spinster, 395 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Irwen Sutcliffe, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Harold Scott, Miner
    Witness: Irwen Sutcliffe; Edna Rigby
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 21, Entry 41
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Dec 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ernest Bate - 21, Leading Aircraftsman RAF 984619, Bachelor, 158 Warrington Rd Abram
Madge Goulden - 20, Spinster, 5 Kingsdown Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Ernest Patrick Bate, Insurance Agent
    Bride's Father: Alfred Goulden, ( Deceased ), Labourer
    Witness: Albert Edward Blackthorn; Fanny Goulden; Charlie Goulden
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 21, Entry 42
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Dec 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Richard Simm - 29, Blacksmith, Bachelor, 50 Golborne Rd Stubshaw Cross
Margaret Ellen Leigh - 27, Spinster, 76 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Richard Simm, Labourer
    Bride's Father: James Leigh, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Witness: Harry Simm; Elizabeth Alice Wilcox
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 22, Entry 43
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Dec 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Rigby - 22, Miner, Bachelor, 5 Queens Rd Haydock
Irene Plater - 23, Spinster, 14 Main's Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: John Rigby, ( Deceased ), Farmer
    Bride's Father: Thomas William Plater, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: John Rigby; Jane Plater
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 22, Entry 44
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Dec 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
George Arthur Hart - 38, Brickworker, Bachelor, Critchley House Farm Golborne
Clara Annie Cupitt - 32, Spinster, 270 Crankwood Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: William Hart, ( Deceased ), Farmer
    Bride's Father: George Cupitt, Collier
    Witness: John Henry Hart; Sarah Ann Hart
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 23, Entry 45
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Dec 1941 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Joseph Taylor - 23, Munition Maintenance Fitter, Bachelor, 4 Garswood St Ashton in Makerfield
Charlotte Burrows - 24, Spinster, 4 Kingsdown Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Taylor, Munition Worker
    Bride's Father: James Reginald Burrows, Miner
    Witness: Peter Hodgkinson; Edna Burrows
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 23, Entry 46
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Jan 1942 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
George Gray - 31, Engineer, Bachelor, 11A Acorn Hill Stannington Sheffield
Florence Bertha Lowton - 23, Spinster, 367 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Walter Gray, Engineer
    Bride's Father: Harry Lowton, ( Deceased ), Baker
    Witness: John Thomas Cornish; Margaret Elizabeth Lawton
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 24, Entry 47
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Feb 1942 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Herbert Holland - 32, Colliery Fireman, Bachelor, 345 Warrington Rd Abram
Lois Whittle - 28, Spinster, 25 Winefred St Ince
    Groom's Father: William Holland, Colliery under Manager
    Bride's Father: James Alfred Whittle, ( Deceased ), Colliery Winder
    Witness: James Beamson; Emily Carter
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 24, Entry 48
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Mar 1942 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Byrne - 26, Collier, Bachelor, 14 Dale Road Golborne
Annie Houghton - 20, Spinster, 424 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: William Byrne, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Arthur Houghton, Munition Worker
    Witness: Clifford Southworth; Ellen Southworth
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 25, Entry 49
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Apr 1942 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Broad - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 500 Bickershaw Lane Bickershaw
Betsy Berry - 19, Spinster, 446 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Peter Broad, Fitter
    Bride's Father: Henry Berry, Munition Worker
    Witness: Charles Job; Lily Broad
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 25, Entry 50
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Apr 1942 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Lionel Halton - 20, Motor Driver, Bachelor, 32 Church St Golborne
Ethel Bate - 20, Spinster, 8 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Lionel Halton, Munition Worker
    Bride's Father: James Elias Bate, Colliery Worker
    Witness: Henry Harrison; Elsie Burgess
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 26, Entry 51
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Apr 1942 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Liptrot - 21, Bolt Maker, Bachelor, 436 Warrington Rd Ince
Ethel Laye - 21, Spinster, 295 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Thomas Liptrot, Miner
    Bride's Father: Benjamin Henry Laye, ( Deceased ), Boot Maker
    Witness: John Gordon Corless; Helen Draper
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 26, Entry 52
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Apr 1942 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Hiley - 28, Corporal No. 989857 RAF, Bachelor, 81 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
Hilda Houghton - 20, Spinster, 9 Westwood Terrace Ince in Makerfield
    Groom's Father: Willie Hiley, Taylor's Cutter
    Bride's Father: Oswald Thomas Houghton, Colliery Under Manager
    Witness: Leonard Houghton; Brenda Houghton
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 27, Entry 53
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Apr 1942 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Fairclough - 56, Colliery Platelayer, Widower, 425 Warrington Rd Abram
Amelia Fisher - 55, Widow, 373 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Richard Fairclough, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Bride's Father: Henry Heaton, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Witness: William Henry Bunting; Elizabeth Ann Bunting
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 27, Entry 54
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Jul 1942 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Barber - 27, RAF Fitter 983502, Bachelor, 41 Jubilee Terrace Orrell
Jean Isabell Mather - 19, Spinster, 84 Bickershaw Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: William Barber, Engine Driver
    Bride's Father: George Mather, Plumber
    Witness: Peter Pendleton Barber; Doris Jones
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 28, Entry 55
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Jul 1942 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Harrison - 26, Leading Aircraftsman 1006509 RAF, Bachelor, 12 Recreation Avenue Ashton in Makerfield
Marie Baxter - 23, Spinster, 408 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Alexander Harrison, Collier
    Bride's Father: William Baxter, Munition Worker
    Witness: Clifford Baxter; Olive Baxter
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 28, Entry 56
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Jul 1942 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Donald William Ensall - 20, Police Constable, Bachelor, 194 Warrington Rd Abram
Helen Knowles Round - 21, Spinster, 287 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Thomas Ensall, Miner
    Bride's Father: Matthew Round, ( Deceased ), Colliery Worker
    Witness: John Ensall; Edna Evans
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 29, Entry 57
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Aug 1942 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Hepworth - 25, Miner, Bachelor, 535 Warrington Rd Ince in Makerfield
Martha Evans - 27, Spinster, 444 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: John Hepworth, Bolt Maker
    Bride's Father: James Evans, Colliery Fireman
    Witness: Isaac Greenwood; Joan Evans
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 29, Entry 58
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Aug 1942 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Richard Thomas Redford - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 222 Warrington Rd Abram
Theresa Wall - 20, Spinster, 65 Millers Lane Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: Thomas Redford, ( Deceased ), Sexton
    Bride's Father: Thomas James Wall, Carter
    Witness: Benjamin Redford; Mary Clayton
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 30, Entry 59
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Aug 1942 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Herbert McEvoy - 41, Machinery Inspector, Widower, Glades Hill Farm St. Helens
Edna Smith - 39, Spinster, 177 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Edward McEvoy, Farmer
    Bride's Father: Raymond Smith, ( Deceased ), Colliery Worker
    Witness: Alfred McEvoy; Mary Greenwood
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 30, Entry 60
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Nov 1942 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Leonard Ridgeway - 21, Fitter, Bachelor, 411 Wigan Road Bryn
Irene Pennington - 21, Spinster, 13 Kintbury Street Abram
    Groom's Father: Cain Ridgeway, Joiner
    Bride's Father: Sidney Arthur Pennington, Boiler Maker
    Witness: Harry Ridgeway; Phyllis Pennington
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 31, Entry 61
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Dec 1942 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Victor Emmanuel Hayward - 20, Munition Worker, Bachelor, 32 Wigan Road Wigan
Edna Naylor - 22, Spinster, 11 Kintbury Street Abram
    Groom's Father: Alfred Hayward, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Bride's Father: James Naylor, Munition Worker
    Witness: Harold Naylor; Gladys May Hayward
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 31, Entry 62
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Jan 1943 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Lyon - 23, Motor Lorry Driver, Bachelor, 67 Station Road Garswood
Mildred Townley Litherland - 22, Spinster, 147 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: John William Lyon, Miner
    Bride's Father: William Litherland, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Albert Lyon; Edna Stringfellow
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 32, Entry 63
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Jan 1943 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Leonard Ward - 29, Farmer, Bachelor, Brookside Farm Abram
Mary Alice Marshall - 28, Spinster, Leyland Mill Farm Haigh
    Groom's Father: Thomas Ward, Farmer
    Bride's Father: Stanley Marshall, ( Deceased ), Farmer
    Witness: Herbert Ward; Margaret Sharrock
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 32, Entry 64
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Feb 1943 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Craig - 21, Royal Scot's Fusiliers 3130630, Bachelor, Bine Farm Stranraer Wigtown
Alice Seddon - 19, Spinster, 397 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: John Craig, Farm Labourer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Henry Seddon, Munition Worker
    Witness: James Craig; Gladys Boyes
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 33, Entry 65
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Feb 1943 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Kinsley - 29, Turner, Bachelor, 8 Dower St Moss Lane Platt Bridge
Gladys Makin - 25, Spinster, 282 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Peter Kinsley, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Bride's Father: Samuel Makin, ( Deceased ), Colliery Fireman
    Witness: Peter Kinsley; Ethel Burgess
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 33, Entry 66
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Feb 1943 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Joseph Carrington - 23, Lancashire Fusiliers 3453407, Bachelor, 354 Warrington Rd Abram
Gertrude Liptrot - 24, Spinster, 116 Walthew Lane Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: James Carrington, Miner
    Bride's Father: Peter Liptrot, Miner
    Witness: Albert Carrington; Millicent Belling
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 34, Entry 67
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Mar 1943 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Frank Burton - 37, Miner, Bachelor, 310 Warrington Rd Abram
Margaret Mills - 35, Spinster, 4 Duke St Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: Thomas Burton, Miner retired
    Bride's Father: Robert Mills, Miner Retired
    Witness: Lewis Colquitt; Emily Bunney
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 34, Entry 68
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Apr 1943 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Leslie Liptrot - 22, Metal Worker, Bachelor, 42 Hodges St Wigan
Jessie Helton - 22, Spinster, 3 Bickershaw Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: Herbert Liptrot, Bricklayer
    Bride's Father: Manley Helton, Engineer
    Witness: William Helton; Ellen Birch
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 35, Entry 69
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 May 1943 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Arthur Vaughan - 23, Second Lieut. R. A., Bachelor, The Vicarage Abram
Edyth Marjorie Ridyard Carter - 22, Spinster, Sunningdale Lee Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: William Harold Vaughan, Clerk in Holy Orders
    Bride's Father: Thomas Carter, Colliery Agent
    Witness: Albert William Almond; Muriel Clare Vaughan
    Married by Banns by: S. Bryson Vicar of St Mary Lower Ince
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 35, Entry 70
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Jun 1943 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Moore Riley - 53, Canal Lock Keeper, Bachelor, Lower Lock Abram
Gladys Taylor - 48, Spinster, 6 Crankwood Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Jeremiah Riley, Canal Labourer
    Bride's Father: John Taylor, ( Deceased ), Farmer
    Witness: David Taylor; Mary Elizabeth Wells
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 36, Entry 71
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Jun 1943 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Maurice Jones - 25, Miner, Bachelor, 10 Cross St Abram
Ellen Hutchinson - 21, ATS W 113394, Spinster, 40 Cross St. Abram
    Groom's Father: Peter Jones, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Fred Hutchinson, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: John Percival; Alice Hutchinson
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 36, Entry 72
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Jun 1943 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Albert Ashurst - 22, RAF 1764074, Bachelor, 1 Gordon St Wigan
Elsie Mason Chapman - 22, Spinster, 162 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Harold Ashurst, Plumber
    Bride's Father: George Chapman, School Attendance Officer
    Witness: Joseph Brierley; Marian Green
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 37, Entry 73
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Jul 1943 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Albert Griffiths - 23, R. A. Machinist, Bachelor, 14 Harvey Lane Golborne
Elsie Burgess - 23, Spinster, 15 Kingsdown Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Thomas Henry Griffiths, Grinder
    Bride's Father: Robert Burgess, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Frank Minton; Bessie Burgess
    Married by Banns by: S. Bryson Vicar of St Mary Lower Ince
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 37, Entry 74
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Sep 1943 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Vincent - 23, Royal Air Force 981615, Bachelor, 3 Victoria St Newtown Wigan
Ethel Fitzgerald - 23, Spinster, 212 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: William Vincent, Moulder
    Bride's Father: Richard Fitzgerald, Munition Worker
    Witness: Gordon Meadows; Gladys Fitzgerald
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 38, Entry 75
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Oct 1943 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Robert Marshall - 20, Shoeing Smith, Bachelor, Millhouse Farm Ainsdale
Margaret Jones - 24, Spinster, 10 Cross St Abram
    Groom's Father: Robert Marshall, Blacksmith
    Bride's Father: Peter Jones, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: John Percival; Emma Marshall
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 38, Entry 76
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Oct 1943 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Henry Eckersley - 24, Royal Navy AB D/S3X27367, Bachelor, 345 Wigan Road West Leigh
Edna Draper - 23, Spinster, 25 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Eckersley, Miner
    Bride's Father: William Draper, Miner
    Witness: Herbert Draper; Elizabeth Eckersley
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 39, Entry 77
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Nov 1943 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Smith - 19, Miner, Bachelor, 46 Victoria Rd Platt Bridge
Violet Fairhurst - 20, Spinster, Field's Farm Lee Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: James Edward Smith, Collier
    Bride's Father: Peter Fairhurst, Collier
    Witness: James Fairhurst; Doris Lilian Fairhurst
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 39, Entry 78
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Dec 1943 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Eric Gordon Hill - 44, Heating Engineer, Widower, Rose Villa Moss Rd Orrell
Lily Livesey - 51, Spinster, Rose Villa Moss Road Orrell
    Groom's Father: Roland Hill, ( Deceased ), Timber Merchant
    Bride's Father: George Livesey, ( Deceased ), Colliery Fireman
    Witness: George Vincent Livesey; Mary Jane Moore
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 40, Entry 79
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Jan 1944 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ronald Howarth - 20, Leading Air Mechanic SF X2494 Fleet Air Arm, Bachelor, 145 Lily Lane Abram
Joan Taylor - 20, Spinster, 7 Kintbury St Abram
    Groom's Father: James Howarth, Colliery Winder
    Bride's Father: Tom Taylor, Colliery Worker
    Witness: William Houghton; Jenny Smith
    Married by Licence by: G. J. Howarth Priest of S. Mark Darby
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 40, Entry 80
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Feb 1944 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Walter Mertton - 23, Sapper No P 10867 Royal Canadian Engineers, Bachelor, Bordon Camp Haslemere Hampshire
Alice Winstanley - 29, Spinster, 119 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Walter Mertton, Carpenter
    Bride's Father: Joseph Winstanley, Labourer
    Witness: George Francis Dunlop; Alice Gaskell
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 41, Entry 81
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Apr 1944 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Thomas Powell - 20, Miner, Bachelor, 2 Warrington Rd Abram
Mary Wall - 20, Spinster, 10 Collinge St Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: John Powell, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Wall, Railway Worker
    Witness: John Haselden; Ellen Wall
    Married by Banns by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 41, Entry 82
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Jul 1944 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Harold Hodson - 23, Royal Corps of Signals 2382543, Bachelor, 294 Warrington Rd Abram
Molly Baxendale - 23, Spinster, 10 Hop St Spring View Ince in Makerfield
    Groom's Father: Gilbert Hodson, Colliery Surface Worker
    Bride's Father: Richard Baxendale, Wagon Builder
    Witness: Gilbert Hodson; Emma Holding
    Married by Licence by: W. H. Vaughan Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 42, Entry 83
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Jan 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Walter Gorrie - 22, RAF 1695219, Bachelor, 2 Thurston Street Lower Ince
Bessie Burgess - 20, Spinster, 15 Kingsdown Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Walter Gorrie, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Bride's Father: Robert Burgess, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Witness: Albert Griffiths; Doris Green
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 42, Entry 84
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Feb 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Grime - 24, 638242 Flt. Sgt. RAF, Bachelor, 33 Warrington Road Platt Bridge
Vera Unsworth Lancaster - 24, Spinster, 343 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: James Wilson Grime, Railwayman
    Bride's Father: George Lancaster, Over-man
    Witness: Thomas William Grime; Ethel Hart
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 43, Entry 85
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Feb 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Ascroft - 24, Engineer, Bachelor, 86 Edge Green Lane Golborne
Edna Evans - 26, Spinster, 487 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Herbert Ascroft, Silk Worker
    Bride's Father: William Evans, Stoker
    Witness: George Simm; Annie Round
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 43, Entry 86
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Mar 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Sydney Wright - 19, Miner, Bachelor, 71 North street Stubshaw Cross
Irene Darbyshire - 21, Spinster, 17 Tetley Street Bamfurlong Abram
    Groom's Father: John Wright, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Nehemiah Darbyshire, Munition Worker
    Witness: George Bolton; Pauline Clarke
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 44, Entry 87
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Mar 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Eric Lowe - 22, Washery Worker, Bachelor, 320 Ince Green Lane Ince-in-Makerfield
Margaret Alice Foster - 19, Spinster, 348 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: James Lowe, ( Deceased ), Caretaker
    Bride's Father: Edward Foster, Labourer
    Witness: Richard Lowe; Elizabeth Foster
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 44, Entry 88
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Mar 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Leonard Houghton - 21, Time Keeper, Bachelor, 81 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
Eunice Brooks - 21, Spinster, 170 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Oswald Thomas Houghton, Colliery Over-man
    Bride's Father: William Brooks, Colliery Fireman
    Witness: Kenneth Houghton; Brenda Houghton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 45, Entry 89
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Jul 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Daniel Colin Lodge - 27, Labourer Building Trade, Bachelor, 14 Orchard St Ashton-in-Makerfield
Mary Adamson - 28, Spinster, 557 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: James Lodge, Ex-Miner
    Bride's Father: Henry Adamson, Colliery Banksman
    Witness: Oliver Lodge; Selina Adamson
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman Vicar of Bickershaw
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 45, Entry 90
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Jul 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Stanley James Drummond - 21, Tool Room Fitter, Bachelor, 124 Leigh Street Earlestown
Mary Pennington - 21, Spinster, 19 Kintbury Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: William Drummond, Turner
    Bride's Father: John Pennington, Corn dealer
    Witness: Kenneth Ogden; Betty Taylor
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 46, Entry 91
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Jul 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Alfred Charles Pope - 24, Leading Stoker RN, Bachelor, R. A. Barracks Devonport
Helen Chilton - 21, Spinster, 6 Willow Street Abram
    Groom's Father: David Pope, Agricultural Labourer
    Bride's Father: Richard Chilton, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Witness: William Kenyon; Elsie Bradburn
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 46, Entry 92
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Jul 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Whareham Reeve - 24, Electrician, Bachelor, 17 Ingleborough Avenue, Lang Hall, York
Elizabeth Holland - 23, Spinster, 13 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: John Reeve, Railwayman
    Bride's Father: James Holland, Policeman
    Witness: Eric Reeve; Jane Holland
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 47, Entry 93
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Jul 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Leonard Harold Seal - 20, PO F/X 591420, Bachelor, 35 Dale Avenue Edgeware Middlesex
Dorothy Moyra Gregory - 23, Spinster, 269 Crankwood Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Lewis Harold Seal, Builder
    Bride's Father: George William Gregory, Blacksmith
    Witness: Arthur Robert Jones; Violet Whittle
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 47, Entry 94
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Aug 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Frank M. Mann - 27, Sergeant No 36182913 in 893A.A.A. Battn. U. S. Army, Bachelor, Rapid City Michigan U.S.A.
Gladys Boyes - 22, Spinster, 312 Warrington road Abram
    Groom's Father: Alexander Camel Mann, ( Deceased ), Farmer
    Bride's Father: Harry Boyes, Electrician 's Labourer
    Witness: Daniel Ernest Bateson; Alice Craig
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 48, Entry 95
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Sep 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ernest Milton Chapman - 21, Bus Conductor, Bachelor, Clifton Aberanth Cardiganshire
Gwendoline Margaret Parry - 18, Spinster, 475 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Sydney Taberham Chapman, Captain M. N.
    Bride's Father: Isaac Llewellyn Parry, Carpenter
    Witness: Stanley Hollingsworth; Phyllis Ward
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 48, Entry 96
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Sep 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Epp Gid. Lawson - 20, Corporal No.34771891 American Medical Corps, Bachelor, Lawsonville North Carolina Stokes County USA
Ivy Rigby - 19, Spinster, 477 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Epp Gid. Lawson, Farmer
    Bride's Father: Edward Rigby, Miner
    Witness: Ernest Charles Antoine; Maria Wilson
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 49, Entry 97
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Sep 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Cragg - 25, Corporal No 3461400 Leicestershire Regt., Bachelor, 2 Syresham Street Platt Bridge
Fanny Goulden - 21, Spinster, 5 Kingsdown Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Cragg, ( Deceased ), Labourer
    Bride's Father: Alfred Goulden, ( Deceased ), Labourer
    Witness: Albert Cragg; Beatrice Mary Holding
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman Vicar of Bickershaw
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 49, Entry 98
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Oct 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Bob Hesford - 29, Lance Bombardier No 3530820 R. A., Bachelor, 355 St Helen's Road Leigh
Marie Birchall - 23, Spinster, 13 Whitley Crescent Abram
    Groom's Father: Edward Hesford, Collier
    Bride's Father: James Birchall, Labourer
    Witness: Fred Hesford; Hilda Briscoe
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 50, Entry 99
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Oct 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
David Thomas Lewis - 30, Private No 2110483 Army Catering Corps, Bachelor, 6 Chester Row Vulcan, Newton-le-Willows
Olive Baxter - 23, Spinster, 408 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: David Lewis, ( Deceased ), Store-keeper
    Bride's Father: William Baxter, Haulage Contractor
    Witness: Sydney Baxter; Marie Harrison
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 50, Entry 100
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Nov 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Henry Huntington - 23, Private No 14058465 Loyal Regt., Bachelor, 580 Liverpool Road Platt Bridge
Irene Bretherton - 21, Spinster, 7 Dootson Street Abram
    Groom's Father: Walter Huntington, ( Deceased ), Foreman
    Bride's Father: Alfred Bretherton, Chargeman
    Witness: Joseph Bretherton; Eileen Mary Huntington
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 51, Entry 101
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Nov 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Clarence Roy Best - 20, Sergeant No 34890613 91st Ordnance Ammunition Coy. U. S. Army, Bachelor, 2 Owen Street Balfour North Carolina USA
Eva Loxley - 18, Spinster, 491 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Hilliard Best, ( Deceased ), Mill-worker
    Bride's Father: Bernard Loxley, Soldier
    Witness: Richard Augustus Poole; Isabel Heaton
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 51, Entry 102
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Nov 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Alan Haines - 26, Private No 3858852 Army Catering Corps, Bachelor, 318 Warrington Road Abram
Ethel Hart - 24, Spinster, 4 Firs Lane Leigh
    Bride's Father: James Hart, Caretaker
    Witness: William Grime; Edna Hart
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 52, Entry 103
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Nov 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Gregson - 30, 2658714 Guardsman Coldstream Guards, Bachelor, 24 Cross Street Bamfurlong
Margaret Day - 21, Spinster, 22 Winyard Road Benchill Withenshaw Manchester
    Groom's Father: William Gregson, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Day, Railwayman
    Witness: Horace Rigby; Olive Mabel Beaney
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 52, Entry 104
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 Dec 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Ashcroft - 30, 3652331 Driver R. A., Bachelor, 26A Bank Street Golborne
Margery Harter - 26, Spinster, 1 Simpkin Street Abram
    Groom's Father: John Ashcroft, ( Deceased ), Soldier
    Bride's Father: William Harter, Gardener
    Witness: Leslie Steele; Esther Harter
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 53, Entry 105
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Dec 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Alexander Lymer - 21, P.O. FX 608580 Fleet Air Arm, Bachelor, 139 Old Road Ashton-in-Makerfield
Evelyn Speakman - 19, Spinster, 141 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: John Lymer, Cinema Operator
    Bride's Father: Robert Speakman, Miner
    Witness: Stanley Warren; Margaret Lymer
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 53, Entry 106
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Dec 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ernest Blundell - 24, Moulder, Bachelor, 526 Warrington Road Abram
Frances Dale - 20, Spinster, 297 Crankwood Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Christopher Blundell, ( Deceased ), Coal Merchant
    Bride's Father: Alfred Dale, Striker
    Witness: Harold Kitchener McNamara; Marjorie Blundell
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 54, Entry 107
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Dec 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Pimblett Bate - 42, Turner Chargehand, Bachelor, 26 Ashton Road Golborne
Fanny Evans - 40, Spinster, 489 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: James Bate, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: William Henry Evans, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Hugh Pimblett Bate; Sarah Jane Evans
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 54, Entry 108
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Dec 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Stanley Howarth - 26, 2000592 R. E., Bachelor, 148 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
Edith Dickinson - 25, Spinster, 95 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: James Howarth, Colliery Winder
    Bride's Father: James Dickinson, Colliery Surface Labourer
    Witness: James Dickinson; Alice Green
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 55, Entry 109
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Dec 1945 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Pantalion Jaromio Gomez - 27, Private 1st Class No. 39690030 US Army, Bachelor, Fresno California USA
Magaret Emily Wolsey - 24, Spinster, 478 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Drotoeo Gomez, Farmer
    Bride's Father: John Wolsey, Screen-hand
    Witness: Peter Bent; Marian Brown Holcroft
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 55, Entry 110
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Apr 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Alan Darwell - 24, Engineer, Bachelor, 187 Warrington Road Abram
Evelyn Ashurst - 23, Spinster, 187 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Arthur Darwell, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: William Ashurst, Engine Winder
    Witness: Joseph Pilkington; Ellen Mort
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 56, Entry 111
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 May 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Albert Chilton - 29, S Petty Officer RN, Bachelor, 6 Willow Street Abram
Irene Lowcock - 28, Spinster, 31 Wilson Street St. Helens
    Groom's Father: Richard Chilton, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Alfred Lowcock, Labourer
    Witness: Henry Chilton; Mary Howarth
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman Vicar of Bickershaw
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 56, Entry 112
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Jun 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Frank Leslie Skeath - 22, Miner, Bachelor, 568 Bickershaw Lane Bickershaw
Ivy Clayton - 22, Spinster, 223 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: James Harold Skeath, Miner
    Bride's Father: Heber Clayton, Caretaker
    Witness: James Eric Skeath; Eva Ryder
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 57, Entry 113
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Jun 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ronald Charles Arthur French - 24, Draughtsman, Bachelor, Brook House Sutton Manor St. Helens
Emma Ingram - 25, Spinster, 449 Bickershaw Lane Bickershaw
    Groom's Father: James Henry French, Colliery Agent
    Bride's Father: Edwin Ingram, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Witness: Arthur Lymer; Dorothy Beatrice French
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 57, Entry 114
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Jun 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Alfred Chick - 24, Railway Worker, Bachelor, 58 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
Nellie Rowley - 25, Packer, Spinster, 508 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: James Alfred Chick, Crane Driver
    Bride's Father: John Rowley, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: John Rourke; Harriet Chick
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 58, Entry 115
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Jul 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John McDermott - 21, Stoker R. N., Bachelor, 444 Bolton Road Ashton-In-Makerfield
Elizabeth Taylor - 22, Spinster, 107 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John McDermott, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Harry Taylor, Air Ministry Constabulary
    Witness: Edward McDermott; Edith Helen Taylor
    Married by Licence by: John Speakman Vicar of Bickershaw
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 58, Entry 116
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Jul 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Frederick Prescott - 27, Miner, Bachelor, 112 Station Road Garswood
Eleanor Bennett - 23, Spinster, 47 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: James Prescott, Miner
    Bride's Father: Sydney Bennett, Fish and Fruit Dealer
    Witness: James Prescott; Elizabeth Bennett
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman Vicar of Bickershaw
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 59, Entry 117
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Jul 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Harry Dale - 28, Teacher, Bachelor, 69 Victoria Road Newton-le-Willows
Joan Burrows - 27, Teacher, Spinster, 3 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Harry Dale, Wheelwright
    Bride's Father: Horace Chadwick Burrows, Insurance Agent
    Witness: Jack Dale; Rita Johnson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 59, Entry 118
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Jul 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Harold Andrew Elliott - 26, Research Chemist, Bachelor, 406 Crankwood Road Leigh
Eleanor May Rudd - 24, Teacher, Spinster, 406 Crankwood Road Leigh
    Groom's Father: Robert Elliott, Chartered Accountant
    Bride's Father: William Rudd, Miner
    Witness: Frederick Charles Wickens; Beatrice May Backhouse
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 60, Entry 119
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Aug 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Davenport - 24, Locomotive Fireman, Bachelor, 24 Malvern Crescent Spring View Wigan
Mary Scott - 27, Spinster, 26 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: John Davenport, Locomotive Driver
    Bride's Father: John Scott, Labourer
    Witness: John Gore; Alice Scott
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 60, Entry 120
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Aug 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Phillips - 21, Engineering Draughtsman, Bachelor, 23 Birch Road Atherton
Theresa Carney - 20, Spinster, 80 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: James Phillips, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Carney, Miner
    Witness: William Phillips; Lucy Carney
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 61, Entry 121
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Aug 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Dearden - 57, Storekeeper, Widower, 311 Warrington Road Abram
Annie Smales - 54, Spinster, 311 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: William Dearden, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: William Smales, ( Deceased ), Colliery Clerk
    Witness: Albert Dearden; Rose Grimshaw
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 61, Entry 122
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Sep 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Stanley Atherton - 26, Railway Worker, Bachelor, 53 Malvern Crescent Lower Ince
Evelyn Evans - 22, Spinster, 146 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Harry Atherton, Painter
    Bride's Father: William Evans, Miner
    Witness: Thomas Atherton; Hilda Evans
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 62, Entry 123
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Sep 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Holme - 25, Baker, Bachelor, 19 Stonecross Lane Lowton
Annie Davies - 22, Spinster, 10 Cross Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Joseph Henry Holme, Watchman
    Bride's Father: William Davies, Storeman
    Witness: Maurice Jones; Joan Aspinall
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 62, Entry 124
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Sep 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Harry Melling - 23, Driver, Bachelor, 68 Downall Green Road Bryn
Brenda Allerton - 21, Spinster, 41 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Richard Edward Melling, Surface hand
    Bride's Father: Joseph Henry Allerton, Clerk
    Witness: William Richardson; Hilary Jean Ollerton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 63, Entry 125
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Sep 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Harold Heath - 23, Haulage Hand, Bachelor, 58 Morden Avenue Ashton-in Makerfield
Jessie Heaton - 26, Spinster, 491 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Harold Heath, Time-keeper
    Bride's Father: James Heaton, Miner
    Witness: William Heath; Mabel Heaton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 63, Entry 126
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 Sep 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Joe Hull - 27, Time Keeper, Bachelor, 22 Seed Street Wigan
Dorothy Fallowfield - 24, Spinster, 51 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Joe Hull, Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Thomas Fallowfield, Shopkeeper
    Witness: Benjamin Hull; Christine M. Shepherd
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman Vicar of Bickershaw
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 64, Entry 127
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Oct 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Benjamin William - 19, Private No. 14133665 King's Own Scottish Borderers, Bachelor, 9 Ingram Street Platt Bridge
Dorothy Marion Redford - 18, Spinster, 222 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: Benjamin William, ( Deceased ), Painter
    Bride's Father: Thomas Redford Redford, ( Deceased ), Sexton
    Witness: Vincent Ball; Laura Williams
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 64, Entry 128
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Oct 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Howard Peter Ernest Gates - 22, Engineering Draughtsman, Bachelor, Geraldine Staff Club Great Malvern
Gladys Crompton - 25, Spinster, 13 Kingsdown Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Alec John Gates, Civil Servant
    Bride's Father: James Crompton, Grocer
    Witness: Charles John Gates; Kathleen Dixon
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 65, Entry 129
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Oct 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Glyn Bayliss - 24, Assembler, Bachelor, 283 Warrington Road Abram
Alice Scott - 22, Spinster, 26 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Thomas William Bayliss, Farmer
    Bride's Father: John Scott, Labourer
    Witness: Oscar Ivor Bayliss; Mary Davenport
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 65, Entry 130
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Nov 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Wesley Roby - 46, Labourer, Widower, 31 Balcarres Road Aspull
Mary Elizabeth Hart - 34, Spinster, 56 Bickershaw Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: George Roby, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Bride's Father: Edward Hart, Collier
    Witness: William Churton; Millicent Mary Sharratt
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 66, Entry 131
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Nov 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Gustave Charles Antoine - 24, Chef, Bachelor, 38 Parchmore Road Thornton Heath Surrey
Emily Dearden - 22, Spinster, 62 Bickershaw Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: Charles Antoine, Traveller
    Bride's Father: William Dearden, Miner
    Witness: George Dearden; Doris Meadows
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 66, Entry 132
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Dec 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Wilson - 30, Storehouse-man, Bachelor, 30 Kinfauns Newchurch Hall Risley
Rhoda Brett - 24, Spinster, 76 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Robert James Wilson, Woodturner
    Bride's Father: Henry Brett, Labourer
    Witness: Reginald Brett; Gladys Wilson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 67, Entry 133
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 21 Dec 1946 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Joseph Edward Dudley - 21, Wagon-builder, Bachelor, 6 Crankwood Road Abram
Annie Thomas - 21, Spinster, 56 Kingsdown Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Frank Dudley, Grocer
    Bride's Father: Llewelyn Lloyd Thomas, Postman
    Witness: Kenneth Dudley; Sarah Ann Brown
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 67, Entry 134
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Jan 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Jack Bennett - 22, Process Worker, Bachelor, 68 Petticoat Lane Higher Ince
Rose Ella Foster - 24, Spinster, 348 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John Bennett, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Edward Foster, Process Worker
    Witness: James Halliday; Lilian Bennett
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 68, Entry 135
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Feb 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Robert Talbot - 23, Joiner Trainee, Bachelor, 10 May Avenue Abram
May Stubbs - 20, Spinster, 1 Burland Street Wigan
    Groom's Father: Joseph Talbot, Civil Servant
    Bride's Father: William Stubbs, Munition Worker
    Witness: Harvey Talbot; Evelyne Stubbs
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 68, Entry 136
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Apr 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Alfred Jesse Fishwick - 24, Stoker No C/SKX 389 R. N., Bachelor, 379 Warrington Road Abram
Ethel Jenkins - 21, Spinster, 379 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Stephen Fishwick, Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Jenkins, Labourer
    Witness: Harry Meadows; Annie Jenkins
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 69, Entry 137
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Apr 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Thomas Johnson - 24, Munition Worker, Bachelor, 44 Oxford Street Wigan
Annie Parr - 25, Spinster, 137 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Albert Johnson, Fruiterer
    Bride's Father: Robert Parr, Labourer
    Witness: Albert Johnson; Edna Parr
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 69, Entry 138
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Apr 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Edwin Hodson - 22, Clerk, Bachelor, 14 Byron Street Wigan
Amy Close - 21, Spinster, 265 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Edwin Hodson, ( Deceased ), Labourer
    Bride's Father: Walter Tom Close, Store-keeper
    Witness: Thomas Hodson; Edna Close
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 70, Entry 139
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Apr 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Waterworth - 32, Labourer, Bachelor, 83 Lily Lane Abram
Alice Howarth - 23, Spinster, 54 Kendal Street Wigan
    Bride's Father: John Howarth, Miner
    Witness: Kenneth Houghton; Mildred Howarth
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 70, Entry 140
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Apr 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Powell - 26, Miner, Bachelor, 2 Warrington Rd Abram
Bridget Griffin - 23, Spinster, 15 Union Street Wigan
    Groom's Father: Thomas Powell, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Charles Griffin, Munition Worker
    Witness: John Edward Powell; Elizabeth Griffin
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 71, Entry 141
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 1 May 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Walls - 61, Grocer, Widower, 499 Warrington Road Abram
Mary Jane Smith - 59, Widow, 298 Crankwood Road Abram
    Groom's Father: William Walls, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Bride's Father: Richard John Scaddon, ( Deceased ), Contractor
    Witness: William Walls; Margaret Walls
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 71, Entry 142
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 May 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Raymond Robinson - 21, Collier, Bachelor, 446 Bickershaw Lane Bickershaw
Joan Clayton - 21, Spinster, 512 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Peter Robinson, Miner
    Bride's Father: Joseph Clayton, Miner
    Witness: Ernest Walford; Ivy Clayton
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 72, Entry 143
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 May 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Richard Black - 23, Miner, Bachelor, 8 Whitley Crescent Abram
Elsie Eden - 24, Spinster, 39 Kingsdown Road Abram
    Bride's Father: James Eden, Colliery Surface Hand
    Witness: Frederick Richardson; Mary Bolton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 72, Entry 144
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Jul 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Edwin Morris - 26, Cleaner, Bachelor, 168 Bolton Road Ashton in Makerfield
Annie Melling - 22, Spinster, 86 Bickershaw Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: John Morris, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Lewis Melling, Miner
    Witness: Alfred Sandland; Gertrude Travis; C. Greenwood
    Married by Banns by: T. E. Allen Vicar of Hindley Green
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 73, Entry 145
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Sep 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Charles Frederick Ridley - 31, Motor Mechanic, Bachelor, 8 Stoneyhurst Avenue Ince-in-Makerfield
Alice Gaskell - 33, Spinster, 315 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Ernest Ridley, Rly. Guard
    Bride's Father: William Gaskell, General Foreman
    Witness: Walter Unsworth; Joyce Austin
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 73, Entry 146
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 13 Sep 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ernest Walford - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 471 Bickershaw Lane Bickershaw
Irene Seddon - 25, Spinster, 249 Crankwood Road Abram
    Groom's Father: James Walford, Labourer
    Bride's Father: James Seddon, Hair-dresser
    Witness: Raymond Robinson; Joan Robinson
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 74, Entry 147
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Sep 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Oakes - 27, Constructional Engineer, Bachelor, 8 Kintbury Street Abram
Elsie May Banks - 21, Spinster, Platt Bridge Inn Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: Peter Oakes, Fireman
    Bride's Father: Reginald Banks, Licensee
    Witness: William Arthur Hames; Joan Haselden
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 74, Entry 148
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Sep 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Albert Jones - 23, Civil Servant, Bachelor, 431 Warrington Road Abram
Marjory Ethel Owen - 22, Spinster, 53 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Charles Henry Jones, Collier
    Bride's Father: Percy Owen, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Arthur Higson; Hilda Blundell Owen
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman Vicar of Bickershaw
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 75, Entry 149
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Oct 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Walls - 27, Constructional Plater, Bachelor, 378 Warrington Road Abram
Annie Round - 27, Spinster, 292 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: William Walls, Water man
    Bride's Father: William Silas Round, ( Deceased ), Blacksmith
    Witness: Arthur Wm. Walls; Edith Round
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 75, Entry 150
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Nov 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Clarence Hornby - 24, Motor Driver, Bachelor, 257 Crankwood Road Abram
Anneliese Else Hingel - 24, Spinster, 11 Montreal Street Plank Lane near Leigh
    Groom's Father: James Hornby, Miner
    Bride's Father: Albert Ramp Hingel, ( Deceased ), Shop Manager
    Witness: Arthur Hornby; Frances Mary Hornby
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 76, Entry 151
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Nov 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Churton - 19, Miner, Bachelor, 32 Twist Avenue Golborne
Millicent Mary Sharratt - 20, Spinster, 82 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: William Churton, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: John William Sharratt, Fitter
    Witness: Joseph Clegg; Ellen Churton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 76, Entry 152
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Dec 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Taylor - 23, Haulage Miner, Bachelor, 62 Victoria Road Platt Bridge
Alice Gerrard - 25, Spinster, 32 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: William Taylor, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Ernest Gerrard, Council Labourer
    Witness: Thomas Ronald Alker; Hannah Mather
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 77, Entry 153
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Dec 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Daniel Jones - 26, Bus driver, Bachelor, 501 Atherton Road Hindley Green
Sophia Gerrard - 23, Spinster, 32 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John Jones, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Ernest Gerrard, Council Labourer
    Witness: Jack Jones; Hilda Rafferty
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 77, Entry 154
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Dec 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Lewis Edward Jones - 21, Coal Sampler, Bachelor, 494 Bryn Road Ashton-in-Makerfield
Florence Walsh - 20, Spinster, 398 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Richard Evan Jones, Foreman
    Bride's Father: Joseph Thomas Walsh, Labourer
    Witness: John Richard Jones; Ellen Leather
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 78, Entry 155
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Dec 1947 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Albert Billington - 32, Miner, Bachelor, 90 Poolstock Lane Wigan
Dorothy Wood - 26, Spinster, 234 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: William Ewart Billington, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Richard Mills Wood, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Walter Latham; Hilda Wood
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 78, Entry 156
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Mar 1948 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Albert Edward Rimmer - 23, Transport Driver, Bachelor, 25 Taylors Lane Lower Ince
Eileen Mary Huntington - 22, Spinster, 580 Liverpool Road Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: Albert Edward Rimmer, ( Deceased ), Railway Signalman
    Bride's Father: Walter Huntington, ( Deceased ), Foreman
    Witness: Frank Rimmer; Irene Huntington
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 79, Entry 157
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 27 Mar 1948 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Harry Housley - 24, Miner, Bachelor, 33 Church Street Golborne
Helen Dearden - 22, Spinster, 311 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Robert Housley, Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Dearden, Store-keeper
    Witness: Joseph Dearden; Hilda Dearden
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 79, Entry 158
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 May 1948 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Hubert Gore - 32, Fitter, Bachelor, 190 Plank Lane Abram
Catherine Mary Marsden - 31, Industrial Nurse, Spinster, 201 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Peter Gore, ( Deceased ), Grocer
    Bride's Father: Samuel Marsden, ( Deceased ), Colliery Secretary
    Witness: Harry Davies; Mary Elizabeth Bennett
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 80, Entry 159
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 May 1948 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Cunningham - 27, Miner, Bachelor, 1 Winchester Grove Lower Ince
Laura Sharples - 24, Spinster, 5 Dootson Street Abram
    Groom's Father: William Cunningham, Colliery Worker
    Bride's Father: John Sharples, Miner
    Witness: John Kenneth Sharples; Ellen Cunningham
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 80, Entry 160
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Jun 1948 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ernest Alker - 23, Nut & Bolt Maker, Bachelor, 94 Bickershaw Lane Abram
Marion Green - 24, Spinster, 11 Culcheth Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: William Alker, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Harold Green, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Frank Green; Catherine Blears
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 81, Entry 161
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Jun 1948 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Harry Hogan - 25, Electrician, Bachelor, 6 Brown Street Astley
Hilda Foster - 25, Spinster, 586 Bolton Road Bryn Gates
    Groom's Father: Martin Hogan, Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Foster, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: James Hogan; Mary Jane Dootson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 81, Entry 162
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Aug 1948 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ernest Beckett - 58, Boot Repairer, Widower, 10 Ince Street Heaton Norris
Elsie Alice Mary Laye - 58, Spinster, 380 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Edwin Beckett, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Bride's Father: Enos Gunter Laye, ( Deceased ), Fruit Hawker
    Witness: John Laye; Catherine Elizabeth Hardey?
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 82, Entry 163
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Sep 1948 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Frederick Grundy Benson - 21, Box Repairer, Bachelor, 98 Bickershaw Lane Abram
Joan Aspinwall - 20, Spinster, 20 Cross Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Joseph Benson, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Aspinwall, Glass Worker
    Witness: Richard Evans; Lilian Gregson
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman Vicar of Bickershaw
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 82, Entry 164
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 13 Oct 1948 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Frank Fletcher - 19, Apprentice Mechanic, Bachelor, 8 Druid Street Ashton-in-Makerfield
Jean Presho - 20, Spinster, Buck's Head Hotel Abram
    Groom's Father: John William Fletcher, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Harold Presho, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Frederick Fletcher; Edna Fletcher
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 83, Entry 165
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Oct 1948 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Wells - 22, Barge Builder, Bachelor, 464 Warrington Road Abram
Hilda Sanders - 22, Spinster, 531 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: William Wells, ( Deceased ), Boat-man
    Bride's Father: Thomas Sanders, Miner
    Witness: Frank Smith; Martha Wells
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 83, Entry 166
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Oct 1948 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Alan Belch - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 12 Windermere Road Abram
Millicent Chapman - 19, Spinster, 223 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: George Belch, Miner
    Bride's Father: Herbert Chapman, Baker
    Witness: Gordon Belch; Elizabeth Hilton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 84, Entry 167
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Dec 1948 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Eric Richardson - 23, Pharmacist, Bachelor, 214 Ince Green Lane Ince
Margaret Mary Higson - 22, Spinster, 39 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Joseph Richardson, Schoolmaster
    Bride's Father: James Higson, Fireman
    Witness: Joseph Arthur Richardson; Doris Mary Higson
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 84, Entry 168
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Dec 1948 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Leonard Hampson - 27, Engineman, Bachelor, 156 Withington Lane Wigan
Elizabeth France - 33, Spinster, 290 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Frederick Hampson, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Adam France, Process Worker
    Witness: William Hampson; Gladys Green
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 85, Entry 169
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Dec 1948 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Kenneth McQuade - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 38 Victoria Terrace Bickershaw
Gladys Cunliffe - 19, Spinster, 92 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Peter McQuade, Surface Worker
    Bride's Father: John Cunliffe, Miner
    Witness: Alec Taylor; Olive Green
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 85, Entry 170
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Dec 1948 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Edward Rotheram - 23, Miner, Bachelor, 101 Walthew Lane Platt Bridge
Mildred Fitzgerald - 20, Spinster, 212 Warrington Rd Abram
    Groom's Father: William Rotheram, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Richard Fitzgerald, Labourer
    Witness: William Rotheram; Gladys Fitzgerald
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 86, Entry 171
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Feb 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Joseph Holland - 25, Fitter, Bachelor, 13 May Avenue Abram
Margaret Pugh - 24, Spinster, 22 Collinge Street Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: James Holland, Miner
    Witness: Herbert Holland; Cissie Stretton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 86, Entry 172
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Feb 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James McGeorge - 29, Milk Roundsman, Bachelor, 49 Neville Street Platt Bridge
Joan Ellison - 20, Spinster, 12 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Robert McGeorge, Policeman
    Bride's Father: Thomas Ellison, Steel Worker
    Witness: Clifford Ellison; Irene Ellison
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 87, Entry 173
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Mar 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Charles Appleton - 33, Collier, Widower, 11 Westminster Street Newtown Wigan
Edna Parr - 25, Spinster, 137 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Samuel Appleton, Collier
    Bride's Father: Robert Parr, Labourer
    Witness: William Tarbuck; Annie Johnson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 87, Entry 174
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Mar 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Norman Allan Elliott - 28, Plumber, Bachelor, 135 Warrington Road Abram
Edna Gertrude Bentham - 28, Spinster, 72 Manor Road Haydock
    Groom's Father: William Atkinson Elliott, Joiner
    Bride's Father: William Bentham, Labourer
    Witness: Samuel David Pickton; Hilda Mary Bentham
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 88, Entry 175
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Apr 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William James Ormesher - 21, Miner, Bachelor, 4 Frog Lane Wigan
Ivy Aspinall - 21, Spinster, 56 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: William Ormesher, Caretaker
    Bride's Father: Edward Aspinall, Labourer
    Witness: Stanley James Wolsey; Annie Wolsey
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 88, Entry 176
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Apr 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Albert Briscoe - 22, Labourer, Bachelor, Farmyard Hotel Hindley Green
Mary Winifred Williams - 21, Spinster, 88 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: John Thomas Briscoe, Publican
    Bride's Father: Thomas Williams, Miner
    Witness: Horace Wood; Jean Williams
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 89, Entry 177
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Apr 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Robert James White - 24, Farm Labourer, Bachelor, 38 Chapel Lane Wigan
Clarice Mary Bretherton - 23, Spinster, 3 Tenement Street Abram
    Groom's Father: James Hodge White, Architect
    Bride's Father: James Bretherton, ( Deceased ), Fireman
    Witness: Arthur Ankers; Thelma Bretherton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 89, Entry 178
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 23 Apr 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Robert Eyre - 26, Basket Maker, Bachelor, 326A Ormskirk Road Pemberton
Mabel Heaton - 25, Spinster, 491 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Herbert Eyre, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: James Heaton, Miner
    Witness: Norman Dickinson; Gladys Hayes
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 90, Entry 179
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 May 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Sydney Roby - 20, Miner, Bachelor, 116 Bickershaw Lane Abram
Jean Gerrard - 18, Spinster, 32 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: George Roby, Steel Worker
    Bride's Father: Ernest Gerrard, Council Labourer
    Witness: Edward Farrell; Annie Roby
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 90, Entry 180
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 28 May 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Harold Garside - 26, Production Clerk, Bachelor, 9 Powell Street, Old Trafford, Manchester
Maggie Green - 30, Spinster, 176 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Thomas Garside, Painter
    Bride's Father: Moses Green, ( Deceased ), Colliery Rope Inspector
    Witness: Thomas Gardside; Mary Pye
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 91, Entry 181
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Jun 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Melia - 28, Cutter, Bachelor, 9 Manor Place Higher Ince
Bessie Swift - 20, Spinster, 387 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John Melia, ( Deceased ), Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Swift, Labourer
    Witness: James Swift; Mary Shields
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 91, Entry 182
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Jun 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ronald Brannan - 21, Cotton Operative, Bachelor, 10 Corporation Street, Pendleton, Salford
Joyce Brown - 23, Spinster, 535 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Henry Brannan, ( Deceased ), Dock Labourer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Brown, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Richard Allen Hooley; Louisa Brown
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 92, Entry 183
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Jun 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Frank Eaton - 21, Joiner, Bachelor, 673 Leigh Road Leigh
Alice Orrell - 26, Spinster, 2 Montreal Street Leigh
    Groom's Father: Harry Eaton, Miner
    Bride's Father: John Orrell, ( Deceased ), Lock keeper
    Witness: Leonard William; Doris Hart
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 92, Entry 184
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Jul 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Norman Horton - 22, Miner, Bachelor, 12 Vine Street Wigan
Mildred Smith - 23, Spinster, 14 Vicarage Road Abram
    Groom's Father: David Horton, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Herbert Smith, Labourer
    Witness: Arthur Horton; Edith Smith
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman Vicar of Bickershaw
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 93, Entry 185
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 30 Jul 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Roy Britton - 21, Loom Overlooker, Bachelor, 13 Bennett Street Salford
Lily Pinder - 21, Spinster, 474 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: James Britton, ( Deceased ), Assistant Manager
    Bride's Father: Harold Pinder, Sheet Iron Worker
    Witness: Herbert Withers; Jean Pinder
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 93, Entry 186
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Aug 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Benjamin Reeve - 22, Railway-man, Bachelor, 22 New Street Platt Bridge
Jennie Stanley - 25, Spinster, 34 Bickershaw Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: James Reeve, Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Edward Stanley, Lamp-man
    Witness: Joseph Reeves; Elsie Ridyard Stanley
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 94, Entry 187
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Aug 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Kenneth Lancaster - 24, Engineer, Bachelor, 5 Park View Abram
Edith May Pemberton - 22, Spinster, 361 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: George Lancaster, Under-manager
    Bride's Father: Peter Pemberton, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Witness: George Maurice Unsworth Lancaster; Jessie Holland
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 94, Entry 188
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 6 Aug 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Peter Brennan - 22, Plumber, Bachelor, 189 Bryn Road Bryn
Evelyn Pennington - 22, Spinster, 13 Kintbury Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: James Brennan, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Sidney Arthur Pennington, Boiler Maker
    Witness: Thomas Pennington; Ethel Pennington
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 95, Entry 189
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 Aug 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Fisher - 26, Bus Driver, Bachelor, 479 Warrington Road Abram
Winifred Ryan - 31, Spinster, 100 Lily Lane Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: Richard Fisher, Stoker
    Bride's Father: John Ryan, Labourer
    Witness: Ernest Sandelands; Alice Edna Rogers
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 95, Entry 190
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Aug 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Joseph France - 73, Salesman, Widower, 77 Warrington Road Abram
Agnes Leontine Williams - 64, Widow, 289 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: George France, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: William Tipton, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: George Bate; Elsie Leontine Bate
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 96, Entry 191
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Sep 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ronald Fox - 22, Electrical Fitter, Bachelor, 34 Lessingham Avenue Wigan
Jean Hughes - 22, Spinster, 167 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Edward Arthur Fox, Moulder
    Bride's Father: William Alfred Hughes, Labourer
    Witness: John Hughes; Joyce Mangnall
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 96, Entry 192
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Sep 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Dennis Houghton - 22, Warehouse-man, Bachelor, 279 Warrington Road Abram
Doris Thompson Ashcroft - 22, Spinster, 280 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Henry Houghton, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Bride's Father: Arthur Ernest Ashcroft, Foreman Plate Layer
    Witness: Leslie Clayton; Marjorie Houghton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 97, Entry 193
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Sep 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Harold Rogerson - 22, Bricklayer, Bachelor, 9 Leigh Street Ashton-in Makerfield
Brenda Houghton - 24, Spinster, 81 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Thomas Rogerson, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Oswald Thomas Houghton, Colliery Overman
    Witness: Ernest Jameson; Maureen Eastley
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 97, Entry 194
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Oct 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Neville Fairclough - 17, Colliery Trainee, Bachelor, 46 Tyldesley Old Road Atherton
Irene Molyneux - 18, Spinster, 267 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: George Henry Fairclough, Miner
    Bride's Father: Albert Molyneux, Blacksmith
    Witness: Henry Fairclough; Vera Fairclough
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 98, Entry 195
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Nov 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Norman Kynaston - 30, Colliery Engineer, Bachelor, 22 Church Road Platt Bridge
Bessie Houghton - 31, Spinster, 447 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Edward Kynaston, Colliery Engineer
    Bride's Father: James Richard Houghton, Colliery Fitter
    Witness: Richard Stuart Houghton; Annie Kynaston
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 98, Entry 196
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Dec 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Sydney Marsden - 28, Musician, Bachelor, 201 Warrington Road Abram
Eva Margareta Larson - 20, Spinster, 201 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Samuel Marsden, ( Deceased ), Colliery Secretary
    Bride's Father: Johan Arvid Larson, ( Deceased ), Sea Captain
    Witness: Fred Taylor Marsden; Catherine Mary Gore
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 99, Entry 197
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Dec 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Ashton - 23, Labourer, Bachelor, 6 Sydney Street Platt Bridge
Mary Higginson - 21, Spinster, 219 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: James Ashton, Miner
    Bride's Father: Thomas Higginson, Labourer
    Witness: Stanley Dodd; Mary Greenwood
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 99, Entry 198
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Dec 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Jack Heath - 24, Fitter, Bachelor, 5 Stapleton Street Platt Bridge
Ivy Clayton - 22, Spinster, 512 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John Heath, Miner
    Bride's Father: Joseph Clayton, Miner
    Witness: Raymond Robinson; Joan Robinson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 100, Entry 199
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Dec 1949 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Houghton - 36, Bus Driver, Bachelor, 7 Heywood Street Lower Ince
Ellen Mort - 31, Spinster, 178 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Ernest Houghton, Miner
    Bride's Father: Richard James Mort, ( Deceased ), Farmer
    Witness: William Meadows; Alice Holliday
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 100, Entry 200
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Mar 1950 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Barker - 23, Draughtsman, Bachelor, 259 Crankwood Road Abram
Doris Berry - 21, Spinster, 446 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John William Barker, Under-manager
    Bride's Father: Henry Berry, Miner
    Witness: Thurston Gregory Laland; Betty Sanders
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 101, Entry 201
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 18 Mar 1950 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Eric Gibson - 22, Electrical Fitter, Bachelor, 13 Whistley Street Platt Bridge
Joyce Mangnall - 22, Spinster, 127 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: James Gibson, Pipe Fitter
    Bride's Father: William Mangnall, Colliery Worker
    Witness: Thomas Ronald Mangnell; Ada Cartwright
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 101, Entry 202
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 25 Mar 1950 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Arthur Stanier - 22, Labourer, Bachelor, 60 Leigh Street Golborne
Florence Chilton - 22, Spinster, 10 Whitley Crescent Abram
    Groom's Father: Paul Stanier, Labourer
    Bride's Father: John Chilton, Baths Attendant
    Witness: James Stanier; Jean Chilton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 102, Entry 203
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 May 1950 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ewart Dickinson - 29, Shop Keeper, Bachelor, 4 Wigan Road Ashton-in-Makerfield
Hilda Hitchen - 26, Spinster, 222 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Arthur Dickinson, ( Deceased ), Shop Keeper
    Bride's Father: Arthur Hitchen, ( Deceased ), Groundsman
    Witness: Roy Dickinson; Vera Hitchen
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 102, Entry 204
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 20 May 1950 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Gordon Jones - 20, Bus Conductor, Bachelor, 56 Park Avenue Golborne
Lilian Holland - 19, Spinster, 356 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Arnold Jones, Chargehand
    Bride's Father: John Holland, Miner
    Witness: Derek Jones; Madge Hallsworth
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 103, Entry 205
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 10 Jun 1950 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Wilhelm Eduard Lange - 26, Farm Labourer, Bachelor, 271 Warrington Road Abram
Margaret Mary Wolsey - 19, Spinster, 390 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Paul Lange, ( Deceased ), Railway Foreman
    Bride's Father: William Henry Wolsey, Weighman
    Witness: Fred Kenyon; Brenda Evans
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 103, Entry 206
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Jul 1950 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Robert Hedley Hilton - 29, Electrician, Bachelor, 6 Warnford Street Wigan
Margaret Norman - 26, Spinster, 32 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Robert Hilton, Winder
    Bride's Father: William Norman, Colliery Worker
    Witness: Eric Hilton; Marian Norman
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 104, Entry 207
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 12 Aug 1950 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Brian Crompton - 19, Miner, Bachelor, 54A Manchester Road Higher Ince
Doreen Fairhurst - 19, Spinster, Fields Farm, Lee Lane, Abram
    Bride's Father: Peter Fairhurst, Miner
    Witness: James Seddon; Margaret Seddon
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 104, Entry 208
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 19 Aug 1950 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ernest Murray - 37, Male Nurse, Bachelor, 66 Lily Lane Platt Bridge
Irene Mary Walsh - 36, Spinster, 95 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Ernest Murray, Railway Worker
    Bride's Father: Henry Walsh, ( Deceased ), Under Manager
    Witness: Peter Howard; Lilian Murray
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 105, Entry 209
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Aug 1950 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Edwards - 22, Salesman, Bachelor, 38 Lord Street Hindley
Joan Prescott - 18, Spinster, 32 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: William Edwards, Watchman
    Bride's Father: George Prescott, Driver
    Witness: Leonard Leslie Prescott; Lavinia Mary McDonnell
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 105, Entry 210
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 Sep 1950 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Picton - 22, Silk Worker, Bachelor, 228 Warrington Road Abram
June Darbyshire - 18, Spinster, 18 Vicarage Road Abram
    Groom's Father: James Picton, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Fred Darbyshire, Railwayman
    Witness: Patrick Maguire; Veronica Heyes
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 106, Entry 211
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 Sep 1950 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Frederick Albert Taylor - 29, Wagon Repairer, Bachelor, 107 Warrington Road Abram
Edna Whittle - 21, Spinster, 33 Clayton Street Wigan
    Groom's Father: Harry Taylor, Boiler Stoker
    Bride's Father: Peter Whittle, ( Deceased), Miner
    Witness: John Taylor; May Whittle
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 106, Entry 212
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 16 Sep 1950 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
George William Bentham - 20, Fitter, Bachelor, 224 Liverpool Road Haydock
Margaret Mann - 21, Spinster, 11 Tetley Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Alfred Bentham, Miner
    Bride's Father: George Mann, ( Deceased), Miner
    Witness: Daniel Eric Mann; Doris Brogan
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 107, Entry 213
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Dec 1950 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Charles Herbert Rudd - 25, Draughtsman, Bachelor, 41 Brook Glen Road Stafford
Joyce Grady - 22, Spinster, 16 Kintbury Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Herbert Rudd, ( Deceased ), Butcher
    Bride's Father: Paul Grady, ( Deceased), Boot Repairer
    Witness: Brian Eric Templeton; Marjorie Blundell
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 107, Entry 214
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Feb 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Green - 28, Fitter, Bachelor, 87 Liverpool Road Haydock
Marjorie Harrison - 29, Spinster, 1 Bickershaw Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: John Green, Miner
    Bride's Father: Joseph Harrison, Wagon Repairer
    Witness: Leslie Green; Hilda Ethel Burgess
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 108, Entry 215
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Mar 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Webb - 21, Bus Conductor, Bachelor, 509 Liverpool Road Platt Bridge
Hilary Jean Ollerton - 21, Spinster, 41 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: James Webb, Miner
    Bride's Father: Joseph Henry Ollerton, Manager
    Witness: Ernest Taylor; Phyllis Pearson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 108, Entry 216
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Mar 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Donald Traynor - 23, Miner, Bachelor, 22 Pickup Street Higher Ince
Ivy Evans - 19, Spinster, 146 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: John Traynor, Labourer
    Bride's Father: William Evans, Labourer
    Witness: James Thomas Howarth; Hilda Swann
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 109, Entry 217
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Mar 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Arthur Wright - 28, Sales Clerk, Bachelor, 99 Bolton Houses Bickershaw
Hilda Rundell Owen - 22, Spinster, 9 Grasmere Terrace Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Wright, Clerk
    Bride's Father: Percy Rundell Owen, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Witness: John Frederick Clark; Marjory Ethel Jones
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 109, Entry 218
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Mar 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Kenneth Collier - 24, Bricklayer, Widower, 34 Rose Hill Avenue Pemberton
Constance Latham - 23, Spinster, 6 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Arthur Collier, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Frederick Latham, Winder
    Witness: Arthur Collier; Jean Latham
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 110, Entry 219
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Mar 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Swift - 28, Process Worker, Bachelor, 3 Tetley Street Bamfurlong
Mary Jane Dootson - 39, Spinster, 27 Kintbury Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: James Ralph Swift, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: John Thomas Dootson, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: James Ralph Swift; Esther Grey
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 110, Entry 220
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Mar 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Leonard Chamberlain - 22, Miner, Bachelor, 7 Brockstedes Avenue North Ashton
Renee Pilling - 20, Spinster, 9 Thirlmere Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: James Chamberlain, Highway Worker
    Witness: John Alfred Chamberlain; Marjorie Roden
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 111, Entry 221
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 24 Mar 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Bretherton - 24, Clerk, Bachelor, 5 Dixon Place Abram
Margaret Ann Bullen - 24, Spinster, 22 Vicarage Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Alfred Bretherton, Foreman
    Bride's Father: William Bullen, ( Deceased ), Farm bailiff
    Witness: William Bullen; Edna Bullen
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 111, Entry 222
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Mar 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Roy Stapleton - 23, Farm Hand, Bachelor, Delph Farm Delph Lane Winwick
Marjorie Hurst - 23, Spinster, 14 Main's Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: William Henry Stapleton, Farm Bailiff
    Bride's Father: John William Hurst, Civil Servant
    Witness: Herbert Quinton Dowland; Rita Stapleton
    Married by Banns by: Arthur Dean Vicar of Platt Bridge
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 112, Entry 223
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 31 Mar 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John William Quinlan - 46, Railway Goods Checker, Bachelor, 9 Chancery Street Wigan
Sarah Elizabeth Clayton - 39, Spinster, 516 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: William Quinlan, ( Deceased ), Labourer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Clayton, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Thomas Quinlan; Esther Roby
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 112, Entry 224
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Jun 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Derek Mills - 23, Driver, Bachelor, 52 Hindley Road Westhoughton
Muriel Evelyn Diskin - 22, Spinster, 18 Kintbury Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Cornelius Mills, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Bride's Father: Sydney Joseph Diskin, Collier
    Witness: Sydney John Diskin; Lorraine Mills
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 113, Entry 225
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Jul 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Harold Meadows - 29, Brakesman, Bachelor, 211 Warrington Road Abram
Nellie Isabel Lightfoot - 29, Spinster, Bankfield Childrens Home Ainsworth
    Groom's Father: James Thomas Meadows, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Bride's Father: Christopher Lightfoot, ( Deceased ), Blacksmith
    Witness: George Sharratt; Olive Rosina Lightfoot
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman Vicar of Bickershaw
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 113, Entry 226
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 7 Jul 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Thomas Taylor - 23, Mine Worker, Bachelor, 103 Warrington Road Abram
Doris Littler - 19, Spinster, 38 Cross Street Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Thomas Taylor, Labourer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Littler, Miner
    Witness: Ronald Ashcroft; Bessie Jones
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman Vicar of Bickershaw
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 114, Entry 227
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 14 Jul 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
John Grundy - 25, Fitter, Bachelor, 5 Bank Street Platt Bridge
Evelyn Gregory - 21, Spinster, 12 Bickershaw Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Grundy, Collier
    Bride's Father: Christopher Henry Gregory, Miner
    Witness: William Grundy; Mary Grundy
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 114, Entry 228
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 4 Aug 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Leslie Billington - 29, Process Worker, Bachelor, 15 Kintbury Street Bamfurlong
Gladys Chick - 27, Spinster, 58 Lily Lane Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: Stephen Billington, Surface Hand
    Bride's Father: James Alfred Chick, Crane Driver
    Witness: Walter Chadwick; Harriet Richardson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 115, Entry 229
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 11 Aug 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Andrew Hill - 23, Labourer, Bachelor, 27 Mary Street Salford, 5
Louisa Brown - 19, Spinster, 535 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Frederick Hill, ( Deceased ), Labourer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Brown, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Ronald Brannan; Joyce Brannan
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 115, Entry 230
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 Aug 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Edward Lewtas - 31, Civil Engineer, Bachelor, 1 St. Philip's Avenue Liverpool 21
Doris Dainty - 22, Spinster, 466 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Harry Lewtas, Builder
    Bride's Father: Harold Dainty, Colliery Contractor
    Witness: Leonard Lane; Marian Dainty
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 116, Entry 231
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Sep 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Arthur Burgess - 23, Fitter, Bachelor, 18 Golborne Road Ashton-in-Makerfield
Lilian Banks - 22, Spinster, Platt Bridge Inn Platt Bridge
    Groom's Father: James Henry Burgess, Fitter
    Bride's Father: Reginald Banks, Licensee
    Witness: Ellen Roscoe; Elsie May Oakes
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 116, Entry 232
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Sep 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
George Ernest Clements - 22, Welder, Bachelor, 110 Bridgewater Avenue Latchford
Edith Bate - 24, Spinster, 551 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: George Henry Clements, Labourer
    Bride's Father: John Archibald Bate, Labourer
    Witness: John Heaton; Elizabeth Bate
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 117, Entry 233
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Sep 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
William Edward Addison - 26, Machine Shop Foreman, Bachelor, 94 Penny Lane Collins Green
Mary Hughes - 25, Spinster, 10 Mains Avenue Bamfurlong
    Groom's Father: John Thomas Addison, Works Manager
    Bride's Father: Edwin Hughes, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: John Robert Addison; Doris Lowe
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 117, Entry 234
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 15 Sep 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Duxbury - 23, Miner, Bachelor, 26 Greenland Avenue Standish
Jean Latham - 21, Spinster, 6 May Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: James Duxbury, Textile Operative
    Bride's Father: Frederick Latham, Winder
    Witness: Clifford Duxbury; Constance Collier
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 118, Entry 235
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 22 Sep 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Richard Miller - 28, Engineer, Bachelor, 310 Manchester Road Blackrod
Ellen Huyton - 42, Widow, 3 North Avenue Crankwood Road Leigh
    Groom's Father: John Smethurst Miller, ( Deceased ), Cotton Spinner
    Bride's Father: John Griffiths, Miner
    Witness: Edwin Gregson; Hilda Foster
    Married by Banns by: John Speakman Vicar of Bickershaw
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 118, Entry 236
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Sep 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Alfred Norman Baldwin - 32, Farmer, Bachelor, Park Style Farm, West Derby, Liverpool
Cathlyn Owen - 24, Spinster, Scotsons Farm Crankwood Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Charles Baldwin, ( Deceased ), Farmer
    Bride's Father: Thomas Owen, Farmer
    Witness: Charles Frederick Baldwin; Anne Derbyshire
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 119, Entry 237
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Sep 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Harry Jones - 24, Bus Driver, Bachelor, 32 Warrington Road Abram
Ella Winifred Thompson - 20, Spinster, 90 North Street Ashton-in-Makerfield
    Groom's Father: John Jones, Bus Driver
    Bride's Father: William Thompson, Collier
    Witness: David Jones; Sophia Jones
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 119, Entry 238
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Sep 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Joseph Farrell - 28, Bricksetter, Bachelor, 21 West Avenue Golborne
Jean Pinder - 21, Spinster, 474 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Michael Farrell, ( Deceased ), Collier
    Bride's Father: Harold Pinder, Sheet Iron Worker
    Witness: Harry Farrell; Lily Britton
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 120, Entry 239
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Sep 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Wilfred Booth - 25, Joiner, Bachelor, 565 Knutsford Road Latchford
Marian Brown Holcroft - 29, Spinster, 492 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Alfred Booth, Railway Worker
    Bride's Father: John Holcroft, Miner
    Witness: Albert Booth; Marion Forster
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 120, Entry 240
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 3 Nov 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
James Aspinall Marland - 23, Concrete Mixer Driver, Bachelor, 2 May Avenue Abram
Jean Baker - 22, Spinster, 24 Windermere Road Abram
    Groom's Father: William Marland, Motor Driver
    Bride's Father: Herbert Binkley Baker, Civil Service Stores Officer
    Witness: William Marland; Lena Brooks
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 121, Entry 241
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Dec 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Brian Parkinson - 20, Apprentice Joiner, Bachelor, 38 May Avenue Abram
Betty Gaskell - 18, Spinster, 8 Thirlmere Avenue Abram
    Groom's Father: Samuel Parkinson, Agent's Clerk
    Bride's Father: Herbert Gaskell, Collier
    Witness: William Thomas Parkinson; Lily Harter
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 121, Entry 242
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 8 Dec 1951 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Benjamin Taylor - 39, Steel Worker, Bachelor, 31 Lower Morris Street Wigan
Jane Elizabeth Price - 30, Widow, 50 Bickershaw Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: Joseph Taylor, ( Deceased ), Labourer
    Bride's Father: James Kelly, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Albert Halsall; Olive Kelly
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 122, Entry 243
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 5 Jan 1952 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Frank Turner - 28, Tailor 's Cutter, Bachelor, 97 Woodhouse Lane Wigan
Sarah Aspinall Ainscough - 29, Spinster, 375 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Samuel Turner, ( Deceased ), Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages
    Bride's Father: Robert Ainscough, Miner
    Witness: John Robert King; Margaret Elizabeth Ainscough
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 122, Entry 244
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Jan 1952 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Douglas Cooper - 20, RAF Engineer, Bachelor, Reservoir House Bolton Road Aspull
Alice Southern - 23, Spinster, 5 Coniston Drive Abram
    Groom's Father: Douglas Cooper, Reservoir Keeper
    Bride's Father: Albert Southern, Mine Worker
    Witness: Ian Cooper; Jean Higham
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 123, Entry 245
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 9 Feb 1952 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Alfred Stanley Jenkins - 38, Labourer, Bachelor, 89 Wigan Road Hindley
Mary Ellen Dainty - 48, Widow, 466 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Alfred Jenkins, Gas Meter Inspector
    Bride's Father: John Holden, ( Deceased ), Spinner
    Witness: Robert Gore; Doris Lewtas
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 123, Entry 246
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 26 Feb 1952 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
George Chamberlain - 65, Railway Labourer, Widower, 28 Marlborough Avenue, Ince-in- Makerfield
Annie Bailey - 56, Widow, 42 Bickershaw Lane Abram
    Groom's Father: John Chamberlain, ( Deceased ), Railway Signalman
    Bride's Father: Edward Halliday, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: Richard Ince; Mary Elizabeth Halliday
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 124, Entry 247
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 29 Mar 1952 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Fred Kenyon - 46, Costing Clerk, Bachelor, 271 Warrington Road Abram
Cecily Churchward - 41, Widow, 2 Park View, Lee Lane, Abram
    Groom's Father: Henry Kenyon, ( Deceased ), Colliery Blacksmith
    Bride's Father: Joseph Smith, Spinning Master
    Witness: Clifford Smith; Doris Smith
    Married by Licence by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 124, Entry 248
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 17 May 1952 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Robert Ward - 50, Farmer, Widower, 99 Bolton House Road Bickershaw
Louisa Brown - 46, Widow, 535 Warrington Road Abram
    Groom's Father: Thomas Ward, ( Deceased ), Farmer
    Bride's Father: Charles Hatton, ( Deceased ), Miner
    Witness: George Ward; Maria Wilson
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 125, Entry 249
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
 
Marriage: 2 Jun 1952 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Walter Unsworth - 23, School Master, Bachelor, 188 Warrington Road Abram
Dorothy Winstanley - 23, Spinster, 16 Kingsdown Road Abram
    Bride's Father: John Winstanley, Foreman
    Witness: Kenneth William Hurley; Marie Butler
    Married by Banns by: R. H. Dowthwaite Vicar
    Register: Marriages 1940 - 1952, Page 125, Entry 250
    Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
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