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Briefly going back to verify all those Spratt children , now that we have the benefit of the GRO website:

SPRATT, CHRISTINA ELIZABETH mms ROOK
GRO Reference: 1873 M Quarter in WOOLWICH Volume 01D Page 1036

SPRATT, PHOEBE mms ROOK
GRO Reference: 1875 J Quarter in WOOLWICH Volume 01D Page 968

SPRATT, MARTHA ANN mms ROOK
GRO Reference: 1868 S Quarter in WOOLWICH Volume 01D Page 882

SPRATT, ELLEN JANE mms ROURKE
GRO Reference: 1870 S Quarter in WOOLWICH Volume 01D Page 889

SPRATT, ADA mms ROOK
GRO Reference: 1877 J Quarter in WOOLWICH Volume 01D Page 1060

SPRATT, JOHN mms ROOK
GRO Reference: 1879 M Quarter in WOOLWICH Volume 01D Page 1151


Parents' marriage:

Marriages Mar 1865 (>99%)
Rook Mary Ann Greenwich 1d 779
Spratt William Greenwich 1d 779

Now back to Patrick and Ellen:



Patrick A Lindsay
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name: Patrick A Lindsay
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 17 Mar 1867
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 167 Westmount Road
Residence Place: Woolwich, London, England
Occupation: Torpets Fitter (Retired)
Line Number: 29
Schedule Number: 307
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: AZSD
Borough: Woolwich
Registration district: 29-3.
Inferred Spouse: Helen Lindsay
Household Members:
Name
Patrick A Lindsay
Helen Lindsay - 23 Nov 1873, Matron, nursing home
Mary Pook - widow, 11 Nov 1859, retired housekeeper
Louisa E Westover - widow, 14 Oct 1848, independent
Jessie L Court - widow, 11 Oct 1862, retired housekeeper
Agnes MacKenzie - widow, 28 Dec 1852, retired housekeeper



Three possibilities for Ellen/Helen's birth:

DIXON
HELEN KEIG
F
1874
638/1 129
Larkhall


DIXON
HELEN MITCHELL
F
1873
644/6 499
Blythswood


DIXON
HELEN GIBSON
F
1874
851/ 17
Tundergarth

There are no births of an Ellen Dixon in Scotland c1873.
Ellen is often a "pet" name for a Helen.

To recap - the two marriages:

Marriages Jun 1887 (>99%)
Lindsay Patrick Alexander Woolwich 1d 1645
Spratt Ellen Jane Woolwich 1d 1645


Marriages Sep 1896 (>99%)
Dixon Ellen Woolwich 1d 2196
Lindsay Patrick Alexander Woolwich 1d 2196

Apologies if posted already - it's easier just to start from scratch than to keep trawling back and forwards:

EDIT:
Yes, already posted by Greyghost on page 2

Alex Lindsay
in the 1891 England Census
Name: Alex Lindsay
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Relationship: Head
Birth Year: 1866
Spouse: Nellie Lindsay
Child: Alex Lindsay
Nellie M Lindsay
Birth Place: Woolwich, Kent, England
Civil Parish: East Ham
Ecclesiastical parish: St John
Residence Place: East Ham, Essex, England
Registration district: West Ham
Sub registration district: East Ham
ED, Institution or Vessel: 23
Neighbors:
Piece: 1341
Folio: 161
Household Members:
Name Age
Alex Lindsay 25
Nellie Lindsay 21 - Plumstead
Alex Lindsay 3
Nellie M Lindsay 1


LINDSAY, ALEXANDER SAMUEL mms SPRATT
GRO Reference: 1887 D Quarter in WOOLWICH Volume 01D Page 1269

LINDSAY, NELLY MAUD mms SPRATT
GRO Reference: 1889 D Quarter in WOOLWICH Volume 01D Page 1233




The first wife's death????

Deaths Mar 1894 (>99%)
Lindsay Ellen Jane 23 W. Ham 4a 83


Births Sep 1870 (>99%)
Spratt Ellen Jane Woolwich 1d 889

For our reference, the Eleanor Lindsay you mentioned, with Patrick and Helen at 167 Westmount Road in 1937:

Eleanor Lindsay
in the London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965
Name: Eleanor Lindsay
Electoral Date: 1937
Ward or Division/Constituency: Woolwich
County or Borough: Newham, England