missing marriage record?

[Patricia jackson]

Thanks Michael for your reply, not really sure where to go next. Thanks also BrianS for your  reply. there must be some missing marriages. I knew there were some, but wasn't sure how many.  I too have been searching for many months now, and yet I have had no problem finding  his 2nd marriage which was in 1875.

[katherinem]

Hi,

What was the name of Henry's father?  It may be possible that he was born 'out of wedlock' and was baptised with his mothers maiden name, but brought up as a Fenwick, but used his baptised name when he married (the 1st time).  It happened with one of my ancestors!!

Kath

[Patricia jackson]

Hi Kath, many thanks for your reply, Henry's father was called william he married so it seems but I am not 100% sure an Isabella Clark.  He was a shoemaker by trade, where as Henry was first a joiner and then a mrkt gardener.I must admit I never thought of that. I have Henry on the 1851 census as an apprentice  joiner aged 18,  but I never found him on the 1841 census He was born in about 1831,on the other census details he was a married man, first to Isabella, and then to a Sarah Todd

[katherinem]

Hi,

Here's your Henry on 1841, if you use ancestry he is transcribed as Fennick:

Newgate Street, Morpeth (H0107/835/12, Page 2, Folio 34)
William Fenwick, 45, Shoem (all born in county)
Isabella    "       , 45
James       "       , 20 Shoem
William      "       , 15
Isabella     "      , 14
Henry        "      , 12
Rachel       "      , 8
Solomon    "      , 6

Looking at where he is in the order of the siblings, probably not born 'out of wedlock', but I suppose there is still the possibility that his mum was married before and William is her second husband.  I'll dig around some more.

Kath

[Patricia jackson]

Hi Kath.
and many thanks for your reply, and also the info on the 1841 census, I had looked under Ferwick but not Fennick it is most definately the right one. The only marriage I could come up with for William Fenwick to an Isabella  [Clark}is I think wrong it was at Tynemouth but the year was 1808, and I do not think that will fit in with childrens ages - or their ages.

[katherinem]

How sure are you that it was Isabella Clark?  I ask because there is a marriage between a William Fenwick and Isabella Jackson on the 20th Feb 1815 at Morpeth (on the IGI).

Kath

[Patricia jackson]

Hi Kath and thankyou for your reply. I do not  think it was Isabella Clark,the years do not seem to tie up, the Isabella Jackson one seems to fit the bill more  - re the dates and ages, did not see that on the IGI will check, and it is at Morpeth too.