William Watts Spencer London / Sarah Steward Stokesby Norfolk

[wivenhoe]

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[Dundee]

You have two marriage certificates for William Watts SPENCER with signature on each.

Do the signatures match?

Debra 

[Girl Guide]

I would say yes they do match, so same man.

How many unrelated William Watts Spencers are there?  Unusual middle name which is probably a maiden surname from his family somewhere.

[Girl Guide]

There is a William Watts Spencer who died on 28 October 1932.  Buried in West Terrace Cemetery in Adelaide, Australia.  No age stated.  Is this the 1854 one?

[Bonniest]

Wow! Thank you all so much for your prompt replies!

Answers to the questions as I know them:
William Watts Spencer is not listed as deceased on marriage certificate of Alice
No trace of Sarah in census
1901 and 1911 census for Alice and Henry George in  Gt Yarmouth, Sarah not with them
Watts was surname of mother several generations previous
Residential address on birth certificate of Alice is Rainbow Square- lovely name but was a slum area!
Birth registered on 29th November 1876 by mother, Sarah
Witness on marriage certificate is Elizabeth George, sister of groom Henry George. don't know about other witness.

I'll have a look at all the info that's been suggested - I now feel I'm getting somewhere
Thank you

[osprey]

22 Nov 1887 the will of Emmanuel Heape late of Gorleston in the county of Suffolk who died 23 Oct 1887 at Gorleston was proved at Ipswich by Sarah Heape of 2 Lower Cliff Road Gorleston widow the relict the sole Executrix.

Personal Estate £271 13s. 6d.

Gorleston was in the registration of Mutford so that would appear to be the correct death reg.