An Intriguing Marriage Certificate

[Rowan Tree]

Edward and Alice LEAF are proving quite mysterious 

I think the deaths you suggested look like potential fits. Have you come across matching burials?

[Rowan Tree]

Alice LEAF

Name:   Age at Death (in years): 
   LEAF, ALICE       68 
GRO Reference: 1921  D Quarter in SELBY  Volume 09C  Page 1183

Burial in the Parish of Carlton-juxta-Snaith (West Riding of Yorkshire)
Alice LEAF - 71 Brook Street, Selby - 5th Dec 1921 - age 68

*Modified to correct county

[Rowan Tree]

Only death record I coudl find for Edward LEAF, b.c. 1852

   Name:   Age at Death (in years): 
   LEAF, EDWARD       71 
GRO Reference: 1922  D Quarter in BRENTFORD  Volume 03A  Page 102

I'm pretty sure I've just found this Edward LEAF on the 1921 census.

He was born in Yorkshire and is living in Islesworth, Middlesex.
He's married to Elizabeth

[PatLac]

I am in Brazil and don't have access to many UK records.

Have you read these newspaper articles? I don't have a subscription. Maybe they say something about his marital status?

HALIFAX WEST HIDING COURT

— ALLEGED ASSAULT. - - Thomas Fairbank, delver, Greetland, was Charged with having unlawfally as- saulted Wellington Ellis, delver, of the same place, on April 3rd.—Complainant said he went into the Cherry Inn, Barkisland, where the defendant ...

Published: Saturday 14 April 1877
Newspaper: Halifax Courier
County: Yorkshire, England

HALIFAX WEST RIDING COURT

... Shaw, W. Rothwell, Esq , and H. A. Ridgway, Esq. CHARGE OF ASSAUL. Fairbank, delver, Barkisland, with assaulting Wellington Ellis, on the 3rd April. The complainant (for whom Mr. Holroyde appeared) said that he was in the Cherry Inn on the evening ...

Published: Saturday 21 April 1877
Newspaper: Halifax Courier
County: Yorkshire, England

[Rowan Tree]

You're in Brazil! Wow! Prazer em te conhecer 

I've read some of the newspaper articles featuring Wellington ELLIS, but I don't think I've read them all. From what I have read, it sounds like Wellington ELLIS and other members of his family were frequently getting themselves into bother. I'd wondered if this was why Alice left.

[PatLac]

Prazer em te conhecer também 

I think it could be interesting to look for other members of the family in the newspapers.

[Rowan Tree]

That's good advice.

I'm going to put some more effort into newspaper research. I think I stopped too soon. There might be something very revealing just waiting for me to discover.

Thanks so much for all your amazing help 

[PatLac]

You're welcome! I'll let you know if I find anything interesting.

[MollyC]

Burial in the parish of Carlton-juxta-Snaith (West Yorkshire)

Calton-juxta-Snaith was in the county of the West Riding of Yorkshire.  Since 1974 it has been in North Yorkshire.  (West Yorkshire was also created in 1974 and does not extend so far east.)