Living in Wirral but marrying in Liverpool early 1800s

[Harpist]

Another thing about marrying at St Nick's or anywhere else it seems is that a lot of people used addresses of convenience nearby while the banns were read.

Harpist.

[celia]

people used addresses of convenience nearby

  Thats probably why some bright spark named the church "The Gretna Green Of Liverpool" Because in Scotland you had to reside in the area for a given time.Has anyone been to Gretna Green Museum.I have about three times it is fascinating.Did you know they have the original  wedding dresses that were hired I think? to the runaway bride so they could have a white wedding There is a bedroom where they were allowed to spend the their first night,to consummate! their marriage if i remember rightly the door was locked.Before the errate father caught up with his his daughter.So there was nothing he could do then once the deed was done

Sorry i have gone off topic here,but i thought you might find that snippit interesting

Celia

[Heather58]

Hello, I am wondering if your Povalls were James and mary, had children Joseph, John, Edward, George, Sarah Ann and James.

Regards

Esther
 

[purplekat]

Hi all

Thanks for this post, it's been very informative as my gg grandparents lived in Wallasey but married in 'St Nicks',  Liverpool also g g grandfather was a merchant seaman.

Another thing about marrying at St Nick's or anywhere else it seems is that a lot of people used addresses of convenience nearby while the banns were read

Explains why said gg grandparents where living in Paradise St at the time of their marriage 

Jean

[ronyag54]

Hello, I am wondering if your Povalls were James and mary, had children Joseph, John, Edward, George, Sarah Ann and James.

Regards

Esther

Hi Esther,
My Povall ancestors include James` brother Henry born 1806. Apologies for the delay
 

[celia]

Its amazing how old topics gets revived, a few short weeks ago on a beautiful day i decided to take the ferry to liverpool.I know so much more about St Nicholas than i did when this topic was started and had wanted to see this famous church. It wasn't at all what i expected which was the usual all oak everything when i walked in it was like a small cathedral all stone it took my breath away The only original thing in the church is the Christening font all else was lost in the fire.I have some postcards from the church one shows that the sea practically came up to it at one time.I will be going again soon because i didn't take my camera.There are three huge brass plaques high up the wall with hundreds of names on. So i will pack my sarnies and a bottle of  lemon & Lime water to keep me happy for a couple hours

Celia

[Certacito]

There was a big disaster there once Celia.  Roof fell in I think and many people were killed.  That's probably what the plaques commemorate?

Edit to add this bit I found.

The most notable and disastrous event in its long history occurred in 1810 on Sunday February 11 when the spire of St Nicholas' Church fell and 25 people, mainly young children under the age of 15 from Moorfields Charity School were killed, crushed under the rubble.

[celia]

Yes i know about that awful roof Fall, the poor church seemed to have  gone through a disaster zone over time.I don't think the Plaques are for the people who were killed by the roof fall there are to many names.They are enormous they are high up on the wall and not easy to see.I think they will be marinas,but i will see when i go

Celia

[fredandora]

Hi everyone - I thought I'd chip my bit in... St Nicholas may have been the area's equivalent to Manchester Cathedral in that it was much cheaper for marriages than the local parish church was, so folks flocked (to the Cathedral) to marry.  I believe that Moxley's parish church in the Darlaston-Willenhall area also provided a similar cheaper marriage.  I have ancestors who used each one of the three, despite living within another parish church boundary. 

All the best, Anne.