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It is possible that one or both had been married before, and therefore they were unable to marry.


Try looking for a possible marriage for either one of them before 1882 ..... eg, look in the 1881 Census.

Then try looking for a much later marriage in case the partner that I've postulated died and they were then free to marry.

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John Evans
England and Wales Census, 1901

Name:
John Evans
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Bromley, London, England, United Kingdom
County:
London, Middlesex
Civil Parish:
Bromley
Ecclesiastical Parish:
All Hallows Bow Common Bromley
Sub-District:
Bromley
Registration District:
Poplar
Gender:
Male
Age:
42
Occupation:
Boot Finisher
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Birth Year (Estimated):
1859
Birthplace:
Bethnal Green, London
Schedule Type:
302
Page Number:
50
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Evans Head Male 42 Bethnal Green, London
Margerate Evans Wife Female 36 Birmingham, Warwickshire
Margerate Evans Daughter Female 15 Bow, London
Harriet Evans Daughter Female 14 Bow, London
John Evans Son Male 12 Bow, London
Henry Evans Son Male 11 Bow, London

Ah just a thought, thanks ArgyllGran :-)

Can't see a marriage then.

Sorry, RR - that's not their marriage:

Ellen Froggatt
in the London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932
Name: Ellen Froggatt
[Ellen Rice]
Gender: Female
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 11 Sep 1881
Marriage Place: St James the Great, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, England
Father: John Rice
Spouse: John Evans <<<<<<<<<<
Register Type: Parish Register

I did wonder about this one, simply because of location and time? The name is out though and I haven't looked to see who married who

Marriages Sep 1881 (>99%)
EVANS John Bethnal Green 1c 405 <<<
FROGGATT Ellen Bethnal Green 1c 405
Heath Jane Bethnal Green 1c 405
TAYLOR Richard Bethnal Green 1c 405

The 1911 census says that John and Margaret have been married for 28 years with 11 children born to the marriage. 9 are still alive at that point but 2 have died.

So IF they married, and if they had the maths right, it would have been around 1882. Perhaps they didn't marry, but they registered the children's births as if they were.

The children who died have been named on the census and scored through. They were Joey aged 4 or 14 months and George aged 4 both said to have been born Stratford (West Ham RD). Perhaps you know about them anyway? Possible that the ages are the age at which they died so would have to look through birth and death reg's. Bethnal Green and W.Ham

Sorry for the delay - thanks for looking - I had not seen the family next door, not sure if related at the moment

just really struggling with regards to the marriage

HEATH, MARGARET ANN FISHER
GRO Reference: 1862 D Quarter in BIRMINGHAM Volume 06D Page 145

HEATH, ELIZABETH ELIZA FISHER
GRO Reference: 1857 J Quarter in BIRMINGHAM Volume 06D Page 127

HEATH, SARAH ANN FISHER
GRO Reference: 1859 S Quarter in BIRMINGHAM Volume 06D Page 137

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census

Digby Street, Aston, Warwickshire, England

James Heath Head - Male 50 1821 - Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Heath Wife - Female 36 1835 - Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth Heath Daughter - Female 13 1858 - Warwickshire, England
Sarah A Heath Daughter - Female 11 1860 - Warwickshire, England
William Heath Son - Male 9 1862 - Warwickshire, England
Henry Heath Son - Male 7 1864 - Warwickshire, England
Margaret A Heath Daughter - Female 5 1866 - Warwickshire, England
Mary R Heath Daughter - Female 3 1868 - Warwickshire, England
Harriet Heath Daughter - Female 0 1871 - Warwickshire, England

Just for ref the 1891 census , note there is another Evans family next door, related? same occ.

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Hamilton Road, Bethnal Green, London & Middlesex, England

J Evans Head Married Male 31 1860 Boot Finisher London, Middlesex, England
A Evans Wife Married Female 27 1864 - Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
A Evans Daughter - Female 6 1885 - Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
H Evans Daughter - Female 5 1886 - London, Middlesex, England
I Evans Son - Male 3 1888 - London, Middlesex, England
H Evans Daughter - Female 2 1889 - London, Middlesex, England
E Evans Mother Widow Female 66 1825 - London, Middlesex, England

The marriage doesn't seem to show up on FreeBMD.

Apologies I thought I had put Margaret Annie Heath in the original note - just realised I had put her married name Evans :(

Another couple of births - confirming MMN

EVANS, HENRY HEATH
GRO Reference: 1890 M Quarter in BETHNAL GREEN Volume 01C Page 266
EVANS, RICHARD HEATH
GRO Reference: 1891 S Quarter in BETHNAL GREEN Volume 01C Page 228

Posting census for INFO


1911 Census For England & Wales
23 Lochnagar St Bromley E, Poplar Borough, London & Middlesex, England

John William Evans Head Marrid Male 52 1859 Boot Finisher Bethnell Green London
Margaret Annie Evans Wife Marrid Female 48 1863 Canvas Tent Maker Biringham
Margaret Annie Evans Daughter - Female 24 1887 - -
Harriett Evans Daughter - Female 23 1888 - -
John William Evans Son Single Male 22 1889 - Bethnell Green London
Harry Evans Son Single Male 20 1891 Hawker In Coke Bethnell Green London
Rick Richard Evans Son Single Male 18 1893 - Bethnell Green London
Lizzie Evans Daughter Single Female 16 1895 Match Box Filler For Bethnell Green London
James Evans Son Single Male 12 1899 - In Stratford Essex
Polly Evans Daughter Single Female 10 1901 - In Stratford Essex
Emily Evans Daughter Single Female 8 1903 - In Stratford Essex

Hi

Yes that is the birth for the first child

Thanks

Is this the child's birth? From the FREE GRO index

EVANS, MARGARET ANNIE (MMN) HEATH
GRO Reference: 1886 M Quarter in BETHNAL GREEN Volume 01C Page 235

Hi

I am trying to find a marriage between John William Evans and Margaret Annie Evans (he was born in Bethnal Green and she was born in Birmingham - according to the 1911 and 1901 census)

She does appear to go by Annie and Marg also on other documents for her children's baptisms - first child Margaret Annie Evans born 1886 in Bethnal Green

Going by year of birth on the Census - they would have been born 1859 (John) and 1863 (Margaret)

Any help would be great

Many thanks