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I´ve come to the same conclusion Reggie, but his granddaughter is horrified by the idea as the family were practising Jews although they are not now.
The only thing I haven´t tried is to look for a marriage much later than we think.
I have a g uncle who had 7 kids with his "wife" but they didn´t marry until the youngest was about 10. No apparent reason as they were both widowed at the beginning of the relationship. Have death certs for both partners.
There´s no accounting for folks
;-) ;-)

Perhaps they simply didn't marry......................the most unlikely people have been found - when checks are made - to have 'lived in sin'....................

Thanks RR. Will try that link.
There are several Jewish ancestry sites for Leeds, most of which we´ve looked at, but there´s a chance they could have married in Caistor. (Or anywhere else for that matter).
Family rumour apparently has it that John Marks had left a family behind in Poland.
Who knows?

The only thing I can think of is to approach the Synagogue/s? and see where the records are kept, you know the likely years. List here so maybe see which are still there?


http://www.yorkshirebmd.org.uk/marrcov.php?region=LS#ap

Max married at

Jews Synagogue Belgrave Street (The Great Synagogue)

Yes RR.
Pretty sure that´s him.
His brother Max Samuel is also on the 1891 census with his wife Matilda Ludski & their children GB 5
RFE 3
CM 9months.
Same birth details & occ. B 1865.
Also a possible much younger brother Maurice Forster b 1876 unmarried on the 1901 census in Leeds.
Extra bit of info.
John Marks & Maggie/Millie became naturalised in 1906.

take it this is him in 1891


1891 England Census about Mark Forster
Name: Mark Forster
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
Relation: Boarder
Gender: Male
Where born: Poland
Civil parish: Leeds
Ecclesiastical parish: St Matthew
Town: Leeds
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Leeds
Sub-registration district: West Leeds
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3698
Folio: 41
Page Number: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
Margaret Pickersgill 66
Mark Forster 26
Arthur Blockey 23
Mary A Waddington 22

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Solomon Cohen
England and Wales Census, 1881
birth: 1870 Hull, Yorkshire, England
census: 1881 Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
parents:Benjamin Cohen, Yetta Cohen

Annie M Cohen
England and Wales Census, 1881
birth: 1866 Poland
census: 1881 Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
parents:Benjamin Cohen, Yetta Cohen

Maggie Cohen
England and Wales Census, 1881
birth: 1868 Poland
census: 1881 Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
parents:Benjamin Cohen, Yetta Cohen

Lewis Cohen
England and Wales Census, 1881
birth: 1872 Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
census: 1881 Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
parents:Benjamin Cohen, Yetta Cohen

Abraham Cohen
England and Wales Census, 1881
birth: 1875 Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
census: 1881 Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
parents:Benjamin Cohen, Yetta Cohen

Leah Cohen
England and Wales Census, 1881
birth: 1878 Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
census: 1881 Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
parents:Benjamin Cohen, Yetta Cohen

Children were Florence 1894
Ray (Rachel) Lily 1895
Gabriel Reuben 1897
Percy 1899
Leslie 1903

just for ref while looking

Name: John Marks Forster
Age in 1911: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Russia Poland
Civil parish: Leeds
County/Island: Yorkshire-West Riding
Country: England
Street Address: 13 Grange Crescent Leeds
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Tailor (Manager)
Registration district: Leeds
Registration District Number: 500
Sub-registration district: North Leeds
ED, institution, or vessel: 21
Piece: 26964
Household Members:
Name Age
John Marks Forster 48
Millie Forster 43
Florrie Forster 16
Ray Forster 15
Gabriel Forster 13
Percy Forster 11
Leslie Forster 7

What's the name of that child born in 1894 please

This has me completely stumped.
John Marks Forster (anglicised version of unknown Polish name) married Margaret/Maggie/Millie Cohen sometime between the 1891 census & the birth of their 1st child in Leeds in 1894.
Have them both on the 1891 census. He a tailor in Leeds, she at home with her parents Benjamin & Yetta in Caistor, Gt Grimsby.
They were both born in Russia,Poland, he abt 1864 she about 1868.No clue as to where.
Have checked various Jewish ancestry sites without success. The marriage should be on the GRO indexes, but no sign.
A Maggie Coen married in Caistor in 1890 but to a different husband & "my" Maggie is with her parents in 1891.
Have suggested that they may never have married, but their granddaughter says that´s unlikely as John Marks was a pillar of the schul in Leeds.
Have them & their children in Leeds in 1901 & 1911.He died in Leeds 1935 & she in Wetherby in 1946. No sign of wills.
Please can anyone spot a marriage for these two?