Grandfather jailed for bigamy - missing link

[dawnsh]

There are even fewer Markerson entries in the bmd indexes

[avm228]

Well that's certainly an intriguing development

You've probably already seen this, but the bridegroom referred to in the archivist's email as George M________.  was in fact Gordon R. M______ (Aylesbury, Mar qtr 1934).

[Milliepede]

Oh that's quite some news isn't it.  Similar names indeed and the dates fit between when he was between fathering children.

There are a few Markerson marriages in Aylesbury say no more. 

[alpinecottage]

I wonder if the Oakley/Markerson marriage ended in divorce if she remarried in 1950's?
 It would also be interesting to learn the other details given at the time of the 1934 marriage eg groom's  father's name and occupation and grooms age.

[avm228]

It would also be interesting to learn the other details given at the time of the 1934 marriage eg groom's  father's name and occupation and grooms age.

Agreed - also any other details appearing in the Armley records kept at Wakefield - possibly DOB etc?

[Milliepede]

Hang on a second though births from the Markerson marriage go right up to Jun 1945 so can he really be the same man who moved to Leeds and married in the next quarter 

Not much time to meet anyone else let alone court and marry them is it - just not sure this is the same man.

Plus if he got divorced from first wife he can't have committed bigamy.  If they didn't get divorced then she (Phyllis) shouldn't have been remarrying either.  What a tangle.

Finding a death for this chap before she remarried would be a bonus and rule him out as the man we are after.

[avm228]

Definitely more needed to say it's the same man - but it may be that the Armley records can link the two satisfactorily.  If he is the same man, it may be that in wartime he spent time away from his Aylesbury home & developed another relationship in parallel to his marriage.

[alpinecottage]

Freebmd has no Markerson deaths after 1934.

[alpinecottage]

Just wanted to say that these are rare names, and a casual google by a family member or neighbour will come straight to this thread.  We must be very careful what is posted.