Mary Ann Amelia MOORCRAFT and Alfred John PETERS both born 1859

[Petros]

Mary Ann Amelia MOORCRAFT was born in Otham in 1859, the second daughter of William Richard Moorcraft and Mary Ann Flanagan. She married Alfred John Peters, a baker from Chatham, at Frindsbury Parish church on 18 October 1879.  The son of John Peters

In the 1881 census Mary Ann is shown as a married woman at her parents address, while Alfred is nowhere to be seen. I can find no trace of either, or evidence of any children born to them after this date

[Milliepede]

Do you know how old Alfred John was when he married?

There is a John Peters death in Sevenoaks Kent 1885 age 24    so if we could find him in 1881 to rule in or out it might help

Mary Ann could have remarried before 1891 if widowed

[Milliepede]

Just in case there is a Mary Ann Peters marriage in Greenwich in 1889

Caroline Haarer
William Jaeger
William John Lower
Mary Ann Peters

[CaroleW]

MoorcrAft or MoorcrOft??  1859 birth is MoorcrAft but 1879 marriage reg shows Moorcroft

What is Alfreds fathers occupation on the marriage cert? 

Have you looked for him on the 1871 census to establish his birthplace - there are 2 Alfred John Peters births on freebmd - one in 1859 & one in 1861

How are they connected to your FH if no children are known

[CaroleW]

Not the 1889 marriage.

Tree on Ancestry - The 1889 marriage shows father as John Valentine Peters.  Spouse was Wm John Lower

[softly softly]

The 1879 marriage records Alfred's age as 20.

PETERS, ALFRED  JOHN     mmn CULLUM 
GRO Reference: 1859  J Quarter in PLYMOUTH  Volume 05B  Page 229

He appears in 1861 aged 12 months   with mother Margaret (widow) and sister Amelia.

FindMyPast has a wealth of documents re his "activities" between 1880-96 in Plymouth. Believe he died 1902 Plymouth aged 43.

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[heywood]

Presumably Petros has sight of the marriage certificate as father is stated as John in the first post.

[softly softly]

It would appear that Alfred probably did not know who his father was. Going by his sister Amelia Sarah's baptism the father was Thomas Gould/Gold Peters. Thomas was a Butcher.

PETERS, AMELIA  SARAH     CULLUM 
GRO Reference: 1856  S Quarter in PLYMOUTH  Volume 05B  Page 215

Marriages Sep 1846   
Collum    Margaret Mary Rixon        Plymouth    9   447    
Peters    Thomas Gold                Plymouth    9   447    

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[softly softly]

Presumably Petros has sight of the marriage certificate as father is stated as John in the first post.

Image is available on FindMyPast

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