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Old 28-05-21, 10:28
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Marriage cert arrived today:

I Jan 1931 after banns
Thomas Connolly, 22, Bachelor, Labourer, 4 Station Cottages, Heswall
Father Thomas Connolly, Market Gardener
Edith Mary Sharratt, 28, Spinster, 1 Walker Street, Hoylake
Father John Sharratt, Labourer
Witnesses John Sharratt, Ellen Price
W.F. Warburton, Vicar

So it looks like I've spent many hours researching the wrong family!
I think what threw me was the ages. I just assumed her husband would be of the same age or older.

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Old 28-05-21, 10:32
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There's a tree here:

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tr...15880807/facts

with photos of some of the people you are interested in and also info on the son b 1932.
That would be really interesting to look at but I only have FMP.
I would take out a one month subscription on Ancestry to view it, but I've heard that it's not straightforward trying to cancel a subscription with them?
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Old 28-05-21, 11:06
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Marriage cert arrived today:

I Jan 1931 after banns
Thomas Connolly, 22, Bachelor, Labourer, 4 Station Cottages, Heswall
Father Thomas Connolly, Market Gardener
Edith Mary Sharratt, 28, Spinster, 1 Walker Street, Hoylake
Father John Sharratt, Labourer
Witnesses John Sharratt, Ellen Price
W.F. Warburton, Vicar

So it looks like I've spent many hours researching the wrong family!
I think what threw me was the ages. I just assumed her husband would be of the same age or older.

Message to self: Don't assume anything!
Don't worry think we've all done that, I know I have but you are on the right track now. Not wasted its all good experience and yes don't assume. Its okay to be speculative as long as all avenues taken are researched until confirmation which you now have.

Looks like it could be the one I found and well done Merry for spotting that Thomas wasn't the Thomas. Joseph and Elizabeth's marriage will remain a mystery.

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Old 28-05-21, 11:23
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That would be really interesting to look at but I only have FMP.
I would take out a one month subscription on Ancestry to view it, but I've heard that it's not straightforward trying to cancel a subscription with them?
In case you decide not to bother, ths is what it says about the son, 1932:

(first names) Connolly was known as (middle name) and he was in the Merchant Navy and emigrated to Australia, last known address was Christies Beach, South Australia.

They have a photo of him and a poor one of his father. Also a photo of his step-mother, Gladys. They may be more connected to the Twist family as they have a lot more info on them (no parents for 1908 Thomas C), but that could just be because the name Twist is easier to research!
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Old 28-05-21, 11:27
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There's a tree here:

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tr...15880807/facts

with photos of some of the people you are interested in and also info on the son b 1932.
John

Because you can't see it from that tree Edith's son looks like he may have emigrated to South Australia and was in the Merchant Navy but remember that is that person's research so you would need to confirm all of that. I am not putting his name he may still be alive.

Snap Merry has already posted.
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Old 28-05-21, 11:40
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There is a death on Ancestry for the correct full name, b 1932 died 1969 but it's in Western Australia. This might be a red herring!
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Old 28-05-21, 11:43
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Marriage cert arrived today:

I Jan 1931 after banns
Thomas Connolly, 22, Bachelor, Labourer, 4 Station Cottages, Heswall
Father Thomas Connolly, Market Gardener
Just curious now where the Thomas Patrick came from in his marriage to Gladys Twist?
Birth reg and marr to Edith both had just Thomas.
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Old 28-05-21, 11:52
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Patrick might be a name given at confirmation, or a self-bestowed name. I have ancestors who picked up names as they went along.
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Old 28-05-21, 11:55
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It's also on his death reg:

Name: Thomas Patrick Connolly
Death Age: 73
Birth Date: 3 Jul 1908
Registration Date: Jul 1981
[Aug 1981]
[Sep 1981]
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration District: Wallasey
Inferred County: Merseyside
Volume: 37
Page: 0937
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Old 28-05-21, 17:54
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Well that marriage to Gladys Twist has his age 25 and father Thomas Connolly.

Name Thomas Patrick Connelly
Sex Male
Age 25y
Father's Name Thomas Connelly
Marriage Date 02 Apr 1934
Marriage Place , Moreton, Cheshire, England
Age (Formatted) 25y
Spouse's Name Gladys Lilian Twist
Spouse's Father's Name Thomas Harop Twist
Another twist in the tale (pun intended)
I cannot find a birth registration for Gladys Lilian Twist
I have her baptism 29 Dec 1909 St Peter, Liverpool, parents Thomas & Annie

I have the marriage of Thomas Harop Twist & Annie Foreman Powell 1907
Also the births of Maud Evelyn Twist (1908) & Thomas H Twist (1912) both with mother's maiden name Powell, but nothing for Gladys Lilian.

Maybe it's just missing off FMP?
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