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Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 11 Send Message	Jennyliz	Report	17 Jul 2011 15:54
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 11 Send Message	Any help please to unravel marriage(s) of Arthur Southeron. There are 2 record matches for 1891 marriages in Whitechapel. First to Emma King. then to Ada Brown. Both have reference no 1c, volume 591. Emma King appears in my Family Bible tree. Do I have a bigamous grandfather? Jennifer
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	17 Jul 2011 15:57
	Only one on London marriages: London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 about Arthur Southeron Name: Arthur Southeron Age: 30 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861 Spouse Name: Emma King Spouse Age: 22 Record Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 25 Oct 1891 Parish: Christ Church, Spitalfields County: London Borough: Tower Hamlets Father Name: Smauel Southeron Spouse Father Name: Samuel King
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	17 Jul 2011 16:01
	Is this what has confused you? Frederick Davey and Ada Brown are just the other couple registered on the same page. Marriages Dec 1891 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown Ada Whitechapel 1c 591 Davey Frederick Whitechapel 1c 591 King Emma Whitechapel 1c 591 Southeron Arthur Whitechapel 1c 591
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	17 Jul 2011 16:03
	you are misreading the info..theres two marriages to the one ref Ada Brown Oct-Nov-Dec 1891 Whitechapel London View Record Frederick Davey Oct-Nov-Dec 1891 Whitechapel London View Record Emma King Oct-Nov-Dec 1891 Whitechapel London View Record Arthur Southeron Oct-Nov-Dec 1891 Whitechapel London So as Arthur married Emma King, then the other couple are Frederick Davey to Ada Brown
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	17 Jul 2011 16:06
	this is that couple on the 1901 Name: Frederick Davey Age: 33 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Ada E Davey Gender: Male Where born: Rochester, Kent, England Civil parish: Wandsworth Ecclesiastical parish: St Anne County/Island: London Country: England Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Wandsworth Sub-registration district: Wandsworth ED, institution, or vessel: 30 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 215 Piece: 484 Folio: 187 Page Number: 37 Household Members: Name Age Frederick Davey 33 Ada E Davey 28 Percisal G Davey 5 Vera M Davey 4 Months Kate E Betchey 26 Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 484; Folio: 187; Page: 37.
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	17 Jul 2011 16:13
	Arthur and Emma 1901 Name: Arthur Southeron Age: 40 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Emma Southeron Gender: Male Where born: Ipswich, Suffolk, England Civil parish: Ratcliff Ecclesiastical parish: St James Ratcliff County/Island: London Country: England Street Address:37 Duncton Place Occupation:Labourer(stevedore) Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Stepney Sub-registration district: Ratcliff ED, institution, or vessel: 9 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 182 Piece: 319 Folio: 83 Page Number: 28 Household Members: Name Age Arthur Southeron 40 Emma Southeron 31 b Maldon Essex Jane F M Southeron 8 b Whitechapel Mary E A Southeron 6 b Whitechapel Dorothy J R E Southeron 2 b St Georges( may St George in the East Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 319; Folio: 83; Page: 28.
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 11 Send Message	Jennyliz	Report	17 Jul 2011 16:13
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 11 Send Message	Thank you for all your help. Yes, I was confused by the same reference number for both postings- glad to know he wasn't a bigamist! Jennifer

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