Look-up wanted 1907 marriage Melton Mowbray

[keithwfhc]

Would someone be very kind, please, and look up the following marriage in Melton Mowbray parish church in the last quarter of 1907:  Charles Whitehouse to Annie Pollitt.  If it is there, please extract the whole entry as it stands.  If it is not there, please take the "cardinal points", that is to say the names of the groom and bride and date (but nothing else) of the first and last marriages performed in that church and in that quarter of 1907.
Keithwfhc

[Jomot]

I have a transcript if that's of any use?

18 Dec 1907
Charles Whitehouse, 32, bachelor, lace manufacturer of Park Road, Senton, Nottingham.  Father's details blank.
Annie Pollitt, 30, Spinster.  Abode not transcribed. Father = James Pollitt, Dairyman
Witnesses: Tom Belfield Hayward & Mary E Pollitt

[keithwfhc]

Thank you so much, Jomot.  That will suffice for my most urgent purpose, thank you.  For another purpose, of no urgency at all, I would like to know also (a) whether "Senton" is readable as "Lenton", which is the expected place; (b) whether Annie Pollitt's residence is blank or unclear (sometimes the clergyman or clerk just writes one address in the middle of the column) or, if legible, what it is, (c) whether the marriage was by licence, banns, certificate or unclear and (d) the church register entry number in the left column.  So, if you or anyone else has time to look at the film or fiche, these would be helpful additions to have.

Charles Whitehouse was illegitimate by a married man, so the father's details being blank was only to be expected, sadly.
Kind regards and very many thanks, Keith

[LizzieMay]

I’ve only this month started seriously researching online and noticed this post. I hope the information below on your look-up request is still useful.

From the Certificate - married after banns; Page 95.  56 Park Road Lenton (first letter is quite similar to the L in Lace; matches census addresses).  Father’s details and profession – clear horizontal line across the middle of both boxes (explained to me, after I asked why Charles had taken his mother’s surname).  Annie’s address was 131 Thorpe Road Melton Mowbray. While the 131 is not that clear, this matches 131 on a letter Annie’s mother wrote following her engagement and the 1911 census.  Father’s previous occupations - working backwards - Late Clothier, Clothes Dealer, Broker, Engine Driver and Groom; b. 1841 Ardwick, Manchester; d. 1924 Notts.

The witnesses: Tom Belfield HAYWARD was from Nottingham and married to Florence E FLEWITT.  Mary E[lizabeth] POLLITT was Annie’s older sister (Tizzy), who married in Melton Mowbray a year later.  There were already close links between the WHITEHOUSE, POLLITT and FLEWITT families.  This is clear from letters and a notebook of Annie’s containing birthdays and addresses. 16 Oak Street and 47 Edge Street Manchester were shared addresses, the latter appearing on Annie’s parent’s marriage certificate as their address.

Will continue in a second post ...

[LizzieMay]

Your very comprehensive Whitehouse research has been very helpful to me – thank you Keith.  I’ve cross referenced your tree and notes, with my own recent internet research (BMD’s, Census, etc).  I’ve now collected together and compared this with several non-internet sources: my own notes from the early 70’s; a tree drawn for me by Rene Whitehouse; details from other family members; recently found documents I was given in the 70’s (including Annie’s notebook, certificates and two letters); and family photos from different sources.

If would be helpful, I have further details on the following:

•   If you are not already aware) Charles’s mother Sarah had a younger sister and brother (i.e. Edwin WHITEHOUSE had three children). Charles WH appears as a visitor in Gunthorpe in the 1891 Census at the home Sarah’s sister, Emma SAXBY (c.1854-1909); James died as a teenager (c.1866-1880) – I was told “of fever”.

•   Annie’s POLLIT/GODSALL tree backwards (Ardwick, Manchester & Much Cowarne, Herefordshire).

•   photos (probably from around 1910, 1917) of Charles; his mother Sarah WHITEHOUSE/COOPER; Annie; her father, James POLLITT – some may be copyright; those taken by Charles probably aren’t, as he died in 1922.

[keithwfhc]

Hi Lizzie May,
I was surprised and delighted to read your two posts this morning.  Clearly, you are descendant of Charles & Annie Whitehouse and therefore an extremely distant cousin on the basis of the reasonable probabilities expressed in the notes to the tree.  I was about to publish the tree in hard copy for the benefit of my family, a few cousins and posterity, but delayed doing so when I learned of the new GRO indexes.  I have yet to apply these to this tree to check for extra children, verify maiden names and so on. 

First of all, please reply to this post so that you have 3 posts to your name, as it will then be possible for you to receive a personal message.  Alternatively or additionally send me a private e-mail:  my website tells you how to do this.  This will avoid clogging up the RootsChat board with stuff that is of no general interest.

Many thanks, Keith

[LizzieMay]

Hi Keith

Thanks for your quick reply and good to be able to make contact through the RootsChat Board.  I'm sending you an email; with Charles and Annie Whitehouse in the subject line.

Regards

[keithwfhc]

No e-mail yet received, Keith.