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Where and when did William marry?

Rose

Thanks Kay for that info. I really appreciate everyones help with this brick wall.
Many thanks
Sarah x

I found a marriage for an Ann Elizabeth Moorhouse in Wortley Jun 1879 9c 282 but I looked for a partner in the name of KING because of the witness name.
Sounds as if this maybe another brick wall if she cant be found on other census years. Must be a family trait!!!
Sarah x

seems very likely

Maybe Ann Elizabeth wasn't married???Just said she was a widow for the officials????

Thanks for that ref.
The area Keighley is a new one to me. All the family I have found so far have been in and around Bradford.Having said that my William Henry (1865) was known as a wanderer within the family, so it's likely he didn't come from Bradford, just left his family there!!!!

I can't find a marriage of Ann Elizabeth Moorhouse,doesn't mean she didn't marry again of course. I can't find them before or after 1871 :( they could be mistranscribed of course!

Births Jun 1853 (98%)
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Moorhouse William Henry Keighley 9a 170

I think the only way of finding the answer will be to order a birth cert.

Thanks for that Sam
I didn't get chance to look for the family in other censuses - my booking time ran out and I dont have access at home.
I had thought Ann Elizabeth may have been married on the 1861 census because of Clara's age on '71.
Do you think I may be on the right lines?

I cant find Ann Elizabeth on the 1861 census have you looked at the 1881,91,1901?

Think ordering clara's birth cert might answer a few questions.

goodness me what a name!!!

Births Dec 1861 (>99%)
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MOORHOUSE Clara Ann Priscilla Fieldhouse Duckworth Keighley 9a 163

Hello Sam
Many thanks for replying
I looked at 1871 census on Ancestry at local library registration district Keighley.
Ann Elizabeth is listed as a Worsted weaver which fits what I do know about the family

which census returns have you looked at?

the only reason for not having a fathers name on the wedding cert that i can think of is he didn't know who his father was. if his dad was dead by then it should have his name then deceased written underneath.

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Please would someone advise me if I am thinking correctly.
I have my great grandfathers marriage cert and there is no fathers name on it. I have so far been unable to find him anywhere.
His name William Henry Moorhouse c1865.
The 2 witnesses are named as John Henry Moorhouse and Ann Elizabeth King.
Today I have been to the library and found on 1871 census in Keighly

Ann Elizabeth Moorhouse (widow) 36
Clara Ann Priscilla Moorhouse 9
William Henry Moorhouse 5
John Henry Moorhouse 2

My hunch is the witnesses were his brother and mother (I'm guessing she'd remarried by 1888 (when William married Sarah Mason)

Am I on the right track, or completely off the wall.
I haven't been able to find a remarriage for Ann Elizabeth.

Your thoughts would be very much appreciated.
Thankyou for reading this.
Kind Regards, Sarah