Edward Arthur and Mary Ann ? Stourbridge

[ROSEPIP]

Edward Arthur born in Berriew Montgomeryshire circa 1840
marries
Sarah Humphreys in 1863
they have the following 4 children
Sarah Ann  1863   dies 1879
Isaac and Harry   1870 and 1873
Sarah   1878  (my grandma)

he moves about as he was a carter and moved to the Stourbridge area with his family


on the 1891 census appears with a Mary Ann (wife) and son harry
also on 1901 census with Mary Ann
Edward dies in 1905 and Mary Ann is the notifier on the death certificate

i cannot find a marriage anywhere  , has anyone got any ideas .
perhaps they never married
i have a photo of  Edward  my grandmother and her stepmother taken about 1900

rosepip

[Kloumann]

Edward Arthur, born J quarter, 1839, MMN either Waters or "Bomford", Montgomery.

[CaroleW]

Have you found a death for Sarah?  If not - there won't be a marriage to Mary.

Have you checked the 1891 for Sarah?

He was a railway porter in 1891 & 1901 - where are they in 1881? 

Please post Sarah's details - birthyear & birthplace

[Kloumann]

Sarah Arthur, died, M quarter, 1879, age 40, Stourbridge.

[ROSEPIP]

yes correct sarah died at the age of 40 of peritonitis in stourbridge

[mutchall]

1871 Census
Mary Ann Hingley, High Street, Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Staffordshire, England
Father Joseph Hingley, born 1825, Worcestershire
1881 Census
Mary Ann Hingley, 6, Derry Street, Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Staffordshire, England
Father Joseph Hingley, born 1825, Cradley, Worcestershire
1911 Census
Mary Ann Arthur, 8 Derry St Brierley Hill, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England
Brother Alfred Hingley, born 1854, Quarry Bank, Staffordshire

There's no "correct" marriage entry on West Midlands BMD / FreeBMD

but there is this entry which is worth a look at

West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1890
Surname   Forename(s)   Surname   Forename(s)   Year   Church / Register Office   Registers At   Reference
HINGLEY   Mary A   ARTHUR   Henry   1890   Lye, Christ Church   Dudley Register Office   011/001/327

https://blackcountryparishregisters.weebly.com/stourbridge-christ-church.html

appears to indicate that the records are transcribed for FreeREG - perhaps contact them to see if they can be uploaded?

https://www.freereg.org.uk/freereg_contents/5e5e42d4f493fdaa71d155be/show_church?locale=en

[ROSEPIP]

thanks for the reply
i am going to look at the black country site, never used that one before.
the free bmd and reg , i cannot access as it comes up with an unsafe site for me

[trish1120]

I use FreeREG all the time and have had no problem;
www.freereg.org.uk

A register office marriage would not be on FreeREG though.

Marriage Reg FreeBMD;
Dec 1890 Stourbridge    6c 317
Henry ARTHUR/Mary Ann HINGLEY on same page


Trish

[mutchall]

The potential marriage was at Lye, Christ Church, now kept at Dudley Register Office. The parish register site indicates it's already been transcribed.