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Ernest Bennett and Lillian Carr
« on: Friday 02 August 13 14:49 BST (UK) »
I wonder if anyone can help me with a marriage that may have taken place between Ernest Bennett and Lillian Carr on 24 Mar 1913 at the Church in Wetzel, West Virginia.

I am interested in the groom's details such as age, birthplace, parents, etc - if any of those are recorded.

According to one source that I have been in touch with, this is my great uncle Ernest Bennett who was always supposed to be the quiet single person who never left Lincolnshire, England all his life.

Our cosy family history will be thrown into severe disarray, if any of this is true.

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Re: Ernest Bennett and Lillian Carr
« Reply #1 on: Friday 02 August 13 14:58 BST (UK) »
You can search West Virginia marriage records here - http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx - and on www.familysearch.org.  A marriage record for the couple you mentioned isn't showing up for me on either.  I would ask the source where they got the record or if they can show it to you.

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Re: Ernest Bennett and Lillian Carr
« Reply #2 on: Friday 02 August 13 15:01 BST (UK) »
Thanks for that, I will check. I have emailed them to ask where this came from, but so far they have not replied.

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Re: Ernest Bennett and Lillian Carr
« Reply #3 on: Friday 02 August 13 15:10 BST (UK) »
According to the FreeBMD marriage index, Ernest Bennett and Lilian Carr married Jan-Feb-Mar 1913 in Rotherham.  I see a family tree that gives the location of the marriage as Wath Parish Church.  Perhaps the person typed in Wath and accidentally clicked on Wetzel, West Virginia.

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Re: Ernest Bennett and Lillian Carr
« Reply #4 on: Friday 02 August 13 15:15 BST (UK) »
It doesn't seem likely, but there is a tree at Mundia which says they were married in "Church, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States."  You could write to the owner.

http://www.mundia.com/ec/Tree/Family/13876238/10134781#
Wiltshire:  Banks, Taylor
Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire:  Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol:  Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down:  Ennis, McGee
Wicklow:  Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire:  Logan, Conning
Wisconsin:  Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine:  Ware, Mitchell, Tarr, Davis

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Re: Ernest Bennett and Lillian Carr
« Reply #5 on: Friday 02 August 13 15:30 BST (UK) »
Quote from: shellyesq on Friday 02 August 13 15:10 BST (UK)
According to the FreeBMD marriage index, Ernest Bennett and Lilian Carr married Jan-Feb-Mar 1913 in Rotherham.  I see a family tree that gives the location of the marriage as Wath Parish Church.  Perhaps the person typed in Wath and accidentally clicked on Wetzel, West Virginia.

That appears to be Ernest Blaistock Bennett b 1888 in Yorkshire. I think that some wires have been seriously crossed here.
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