Marriage at Northam look up please

[trish1120]

If no one can find Sidneys Christening with Fathers Occp or the Marriage Record, I think you will have to buy some Certs.
He may have been a Seaman and or born Wales as Rosa is there in 1891.

[lynne_uk21]

Thank you  all so much,Yes thats the Rosa Jane Cox she is my husbands side of the family and the information I have is as follows Rosa Jane Cox  married John henry Layton October 1888, he was a master mariner on his sons marriage certificate, Rosa`s parents were Rueben cox and Elizabeth Parkin, I found rosa on the 1871 census with both her parents,Rueben died between 1871-1876 when she remarried Wiliam John Colenso,Elizabeth is a widow again by 1877. I found Rosa with her mother on the 1881 census along with her brothers,1891 census in Monmouthshire Wales I think  is Rosa with her Sidney born 5th October 1889 Bideford (I take it John was at sea then) by 1901 Rosa is back in Bideford with Sidney so John must have died between 1901 (after the census )as she is down as married up to 1904 when she marries William Henry Shortridge,I know Sidney her son didnt get on with Rosa`s new husband and as soon as he could he join the navy on the 1911 census Rosa does not acknowledge Sidney by declaring she had no children,Sidney finally settled in South shields Durham and married martha Tait I know Rosa was still alive in 1935 as she sent Sidney a random postcard, I cant find any information at all on John Henry Layton when he was born or when he died he doesnt show on any census with Rosa and there are a few John Layton`s on census records but I dont have any information on him to be able to say I have the correct one,would John have been from Northam the place he married or would it be some where else?

[lynne_uk21]

I dont have any idea which church they were married I am not familiar with Devon at all I found the piece in the North devon Journal and it just said at Northam John Henry Layton to Rosa Cox from Bideford,

[trish1120]

Only 1 I can find who is a Mariner in the 1891 Census;
John Layton, 36, (1855) Mar, Crew, Master of Vessel, born Upton on Severn, Worcestershire
Joseph Layton, 31, Mar, Crew, Mate, born Upton on Severn, Worcestershire
On the Anglesea Basin Vessel in Hammerwich, Staffordshire

[lynne_uk21]

Thank you  Trish  I wonder if that could be him ,Rosa was in Mommouthshire in the 1891 census

[scuda-j]

I imagine this marriage took place at St Margaret's, Northam. I hope to have the chance to check this out tomorrow - will get back to you asap.

Jane

[scuda-j]

1911 census Rosa does not acknowledge Sidney by declaring she had no children

You are wrong on this. The census column is headed "Children born alive to present Marriage", so she would have been wrong to count Sidney.

Jane

[scuda-j]

There is a reference to John Henry Layton in the Western Daily Press of 30th January 1901, at the inquest in Bristol on two drowned sailors. The only sentence of interest is:

 “The two men were last seen alive on the night of Saturday last, by a man named John Henry Layton, a Bideford seaman, of the ketch Ouse.”

Jane

[scuda-j]

From the marrige register of St Margaret's, Northam:

11th October 1888

John Henry Layton, 20, ba, sailor, of Bideford
   father John Henry Layton, engineer

Rosa Jane Cox, 19, sp, of Northam
   father Ruben Cox, sailor

By Licence

Witnesses: Frank Symons, Agnes Edith Parkin

Jane