Grandfather jailed for bigamy - missing link

[M3D1C_Dan]

I had an email today to inform me that the marriage certificate of Gordon to Phyllis will be dispatched on the 26th if this month due to a back log

[ljuk]

Thanks Dan,
Please keep us informed ...

[M3D1C_Dan]

I messaged WYJS Archive Services to ask if they had any further information on Gordon Rowland Markeson. This was their reply received today:

I am afraid there are no details listed for the home address of Gordon Rowland Markerson.  The only other information listed is that he was committed at Leeds and was born in Newark.
 
In terms of information held in other sources it would be possible to trace George Rowland Markerson through the electoral registers, this would give you an idea who he was living with at that time.  This collection is held at our Wakefield office and is open to the public.
 
We also hold the West Riding Registry of Deeds which consists of memorial copies of deeds for land that was registered between the dates of 1704 and 1970.  It is therefore possible that you may be able to find out if Mr Markerson owned any land in the county.

I'm hoping to receive the marriage certificate for this chap any day soon to add to this. Not sure what to make of this though if I'm honest. Newark certainly wouldn't be classed south enough for him to have had a 'southern' accent, not unless he moved their shortly after he was born.

Does anyone have access to registries for this area to seek information as to whether he owned land or not?

[Milliepede]

Oh gosh Newark now?  I don't even know where that is except in America and presume they don't mean that one or he would indeed have an accent!

Hope the certificate is more enlightening Dan. 

[carol8353]

Newark is in Nottinghamshire and would definitely be considered to be farther south than Yorkshire 

[jorose]

Newark was also a target of German bombing in WWII.  However, none of the CWGC's lists of civilian deaths in Newark match with the details mentioned earlier in the thread:
http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/4004969/NEWARK%20ON%20TRENT,%20MUNICIPAL%20BOROUGH

Have you tried contacting the MOD for a copy of his service records for WWII?
http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/service_records.html
 at least perhaps to confirm if he can be found under the name/birthdate you have for him.

[M3D1C_Dan]

just got the marriage cert for Gordon and Nora:

information from marriage certificate which I purchased last week:

Married: 3 February 1934 - The Registry Office, Aylesbury, Buckingham
Gordon Roland MARKESON
Born: 1905
Profession: Engineer
Residence at time of marriage: Swan House, Holly Tree Lane, Cuddington, Buckingham HP18 0BG (still standing apparently - Grade 2 listed building)
Father: George MARKESON (his profession: buarker) apparently a buarker is a soldier???

Spouse: Phyllis Emily OAKLEY
Born: 1917
Residence: she also lived at Swan House
Fathers name: William his prefession was builder.

Was at the registry office witnessed by H MARTIN and l MARTIN (or could be MASDIN)

what does any one think? Same man?

[M3D1C_Dan]

I'm actually struggling to read Gordon's profession now I look at it again. Looks like it's 'Coelum Breaker'.
Can we post images up on here?

[jorose]

You can post images, but preferably just the part of the image you're having trouble with, not the whole certificate.  When you post, click "Attachments and other options" to add an image.

In common with earlier mentions that his father was a horse trader, could it be something like "colt breaker"?

It could be the same man.  We have the father as George; the occupation as generic "Engineer" which could fit with his later work as a platelayer.  The age variation is not unexpected, either.  Witnesses could possibly be Phyllis's sister/brother in law as I can see a Martin/Oakley marriage.