Mary Ann Amelia MOORCRAFT and Alfred John PETERS both born 1859

[heywood]

So are you saying that Alfred married Mary A A Moorcroft in 1879 and then married Mary Strowbridge in Stoke Damarel in 1880?

[softly softly]

1871 census--Morice Street, Stoke Damerel, Devon

John   Webber Head - 68 Butcher b Devonport, Devon
Margaret Peters Servant   - 46 Servant b Tavistock, Devon
Ellen   Peters Daughter    14 -   b Plymouth, Devon
Alpha Peters Son - 11 - b Plymouth, Devon

This is why he may have said John was his father at marriage ??

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1861--14, White Cross Street, Charles, Plymouth, Devon

Margaret Peters   Wife - 36 -   b Tavistock, Devon
Amelia Peters Daughter - 4 - b Plymouth, Devon
Alfred Peters Son - 1   - b Plymouth, Devon

[heywood]

Sorry, I am still not understanding this but you must have access to those records on FindMyPast which indicate it is the right person.
Petros says that Alfred was a baker ‘from Chatham’ on marriage but Alfred in Plymouth is a labourer.
What is the father‘s occupation on the marriage certificate?

[softly softly]

Hi heywood, the fathers occupation was recorded as "book Binder".
I have purely gone by age at marriage(20) in 1879. There are only 2 births between 1857-62, 1 in 1859, and 1 in 1862 who I have discounted.

I did not look or see the 1880 marriage until you pointed it out. I'm more than happy to be shown I have gone down a rabbit hole.

SS

[heywood]

I could see your reasoning, but that Alfred seemed rooted in Plymouth.
The difficulty is that this Alfred from Chatham might only be living there at the time.

[softly softly]

OP states in opening post that by 1881 Mary (1879 wife) was back home with parents,

SS

[amondg]

Thomas Gould Peters married Margaret Mary Rixon Collum 1846 reg. Plymouth

They had
Thomas Edwin 1846
Edmund 1848   -- buried 14 October 1848
Amelia Sarah 1850 (born 26 November , bap. 11 December 1850) must have died before 1856
William Henry 1854  death reg. 1858 age 3 in Plymouth
Amelia Sarah 1856
Alfred John 1859**
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Possible death for Thomas Gould Peters 1859 reg Plymouth age 36
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1851 Census  7 Green Street Plymouth
Thomas Gould Peters 27  Butcher
Margaret   26
Thomas 4
Amelia 4 months   (1850 - ?)  possible death 1855 age 4 recorded as Ellen Peters

The second Amelia Sarah 1856 is called Ellen in 1871 Census found by softly softly

[amondg]

FindMyPast has Electoral registers for Kent and Alfred John Peters is only listed 1880 and 1881.

All other listings are for Alfred Peters, who I expect is the person in the newspapers.

[amondg]

Did they emigrate ?

I cannot find her with any of the brothers and sisters.

Rebecca married William Vaughan

Amy married George Lester

Walter married Ellen