Marriage Cert Question

[Necromancer]

Turning to Mary E Wardle - theres 5 Mary Wardles born in that District of Basford from 1880 to 1894

but only one with an 'E' middle name ... and of almost same age as yer maun ...

Births Jun 1884   

Wardle  Mary Elizabeth     Basford  v7b p148

sadly, she's not using a middle initial in 1901, so of 3 candidates in the area (if she was ! ) I cant be sure.

[shirls15]

Heres yer maun Meshak in the 1901 census

1901 - RG13/3145; Folio: 87; Page: 19 - Selston, near Greasley
Underwood

All children born in Selston

James H Moss 54  Head Coal Miner / Contractor (Hewer) born Notts, Underwood
Martha H Moss 56  Wife Notts, Eastwood
John H Moss 25  son Coal Miner Hewer
Meshack H Moss 18  son do
Clara H Moss 16   dau
Florence H Moss 13  dau
Ethel H Moss 11 dau

are they MESCHAK's brother and sisters?
and what does 'yer maun' mean? 

[Necromancer]

just a way of saying 'your man' in the vernacular - ie the chap you were looking for 

[shirls15]

ooh i see haha

[Galium]

The 'H' in Meschach's name, and the rest of his family in 1891, is probably for HOUSELY.

This is the family in 1881:

Selston, Nottinghamshire


James Housley    34 Coal miner
Martha Housley    35
Mary A. Housley    9
Ruth Housley    8
John Housley    6
James Housely 4
Mark Housley    2
Meshach Housley    8m

Class: RG11/ Piece: 3323/ Folio: 149/ Page: 33

The Meschach here died not long afterwards.

Deaths Jun quarter 1881
Moss    Meshach Housley    0    Basford    7b   65     
   

[shirls15]

that sthe wrong meschak then isn't it because we have marriage records for him in 1912

[Necromancer]

It wasnt uncommon after an infant death that the next (male in this case) child would be given the same name .... 

[shirls15]

true... maybe that was the case

[Necromancer]

I think it must have been, or he wouldnt have been having all those kids