John Henry Yount born 12/11/1819 Shoreditch

[Cockneyrebel]

The above was the son of John Henry Yount b1791 Spitalfields and Sarah Hopwood 1786-1852. He seems to have been known as only Henry and married Martha Stokes Horn (1819-1893) 16 May 1862 at Tower Hamlets. Now here's the tricky bit, they appear to have had 7 children before their marriage 1847-1859 does that seem likely or was he married before whilst having children with Martha until his 1st wife died or what?
Cr

[Little Nell]

Entirely likely.  My 2x gt grandparents had 6 children before they married in 1841 (just prior to the census) and as far as I can ascertain, there was no reason for them not to marry.

That said, that particular male line does seem to have avoided matrimony.  One of their sons had 17 children and never married either of his 'wives' 

Nell

[Cockneyrebel]

It's a mystery to me still as I founf another child born 1845!
Cr

[Milliepede]

Do all the children have the same mothers maiden name?

[Cockneyrebel]

Yes All mmn Horn.
Cr

[amondg]

Martha was in a Mental Hospital -Colney Hatch from 17 May 1859-6 May 1862 they married on the 16th, 10 days after her discharge from the hospital.

The marriage certificate on ancestry, he gave an address of Bath House Row, Martha's looks like  6 Lark Row. Witness is Henry Horn 

[Cockneyrebel]

Maybe due to the stress of having 8 children before marriage, amondg?
Cr

[amondg]

It was right after the birth and death of son William in 1859.
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Children
Martha Horne Yount 1845 reg. East London  possibly went to Australia
Sarah Ann 1847  married  John Davis 1869
Henrietta  1849  dies 1850 age 1
Henry John 1851  dies 1854  age 2
Eliza Jane 1854 marries Samuel Goodwin
Robert 1857  ??
William 1859  dies 1859
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The mother Martha Yount nee Horn(e) was in Colney Hatch again from 20 May 1874 - 23 October 1877.

 

[Cockneyrebel]

Thank you amondg, however they both lived on until 1893.
Cr