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Stuart thanks very much for your help.
Its all very strange.
John Speakman was a bachelor on marriage and Mary was a Widow.
Now to find the death of John Booth

Thanks Stuart.
All very strange.
Mary was a widow when she married.

the marriage info was from lan-opc.org.uk

have you found Florence in 1911?

she does not seem to be with her mother

edit - sorry missed that death on p1

I think this is florence

Deaths Sep 1901 (>99%)
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Booth Florence May 1 Bolton 8c 265

A point worth remembering is that divorce was really only the prerogative of the wealthy back then so when a marriage broke down the couple would often simply move into another relationship. The fact that Mary declared herself as a widow when she married John Speakman may or may not have been true. The fact that the couple had a child together in 1906 whilst unmarried would indicate that in all probability John Booth was still alive at that time. I would look for him in the 1911 census.

there is this death which would be the right age

Deaths Mar 1918 (>99%)
Booth John 40 Prestwich 8d 480

Gail

You have sent me a pm? saying my post is not showing maybe you have not clicked on page two?

lol what a silly billy I am