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Sidami

Sidami Report 3 Jan 2025 14:36

Can any one give me any more info on a marriage I am doing some research for a friend she has given me her grandparents wedding year and place Daniel J O’Neill to Maria Litton 1915 Whitechapel London many thanks both born 1879

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Jan 2025 14:48

Find it on freebmd.....then order a copy cert

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Jan 2025 14:50

UK, British Army World War I Pension Records 1914-1920
Name Maria Litton..........WIDOW
Gender Female
Marriage Date 23 Jun 1915
Marriage Place Whitechapel
Document Year 1915
Relationship to Soldier Spouse
Number of Images 15
Household List (Name) Relation to Soldier
Daniel Joseph O'Neill
Maria Litton Spouse
Emma Florence O'Neill
Child
Catherine Ellen O'Neill
Child
Thomas James O'Neill
Child
David John O'Neill
Child
John Daniel O'Neill
Child

ONLY the last-named child born after the marriage

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Jan 2025 15:03

Births Mar 1916 (>99%)
O'Neill John D Litton Bethnal G. 1c 287

BUT......as she was a widow when she married Daniel, her maiden name was NOT Litton

The woman's first marriage

Name Maria Holland
Gender Female
Marriage Age 20
Record Type Marriage
Birth Date abt 1879
Marriage Date 27 Sep 1899
Marriage Place Saint Philip, Stepney: Newark Street, Tower Hamlets, England
Father David Holland
Spouse Thomas James Litton.age 25
Father Thomas Litton

1911 Census For England & Wales
17 Coventry St Bethnal Green, Bethnal Green, London & Middlesex, England
Thomas James Litton Head Married Male 37 1874 Dock labourer Limehouse
Maria Litton Wife Married Female 31 1880 - Whitechapel
Master Thomas J Litton Son - Male 5 1906 - Bethnal Green
Emma Florence Litton Daughter - Female 8 1903 - Bethnal Green
David John Litton Son - Male 0 1911 - Bethnal Green

4 children born........1 has died

LITTON, EMMA FLORENCE HOLLAND
GRO Reference: 1903 M Quarter in BETHNAL GREEN Volume 01C Page 175

LITTON, THOMAS JAMES HOLLAND
GRO Reference: 1905 D Quarter in BETHNAL GREEN Volume 01C Page 151

LITTON, DAVID JOHN HOLLAND
GRO Reference: 1910 S Quarter in BETHNAL GREEN Volume 01C Page 161


The one who died
LITTON, THOMAS HOLLAND
GRO Reference: 1900 M Quarter in BETHNAL GREEN Volume 01C Page 194
LITTON, THOMAS 0
GRO Reference: 1900 M Quarter in BETHNAL GREEN Volume 01C Page 151

Deaths Dec 1914 (>99%)
Litton Thomas J 40 Bethnal G. 1c 25

Name Thomas Jas Litton
Age 40
Birth Date abt 1874
Burial Date 21 Nov 1914
Burial Place London, England

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Jan 2025 15:15

O'NEIL, CATHERINE ELLEN KELLY
GRO Reference: 1903 S Quarter in ST. GEORGE-IN-THE-EAST Volume 01C Page 328

1911 Census For England & Wales
16 Buckhurst St Bethnal Green, Bethnal Green, London & Middlesex, England
John O Neil Head Single Male 34 1877 Labourer London Bethnal Green
Catherine O Neil Mother Widow Female 63 1848 - Cork Myros Resident
Daniel O Neil Brother Widower Male 32 1879 Labourer London Whitechapel
Catherine O Neil Niece - Female 7 1904 - London Stepney

Marriages Sep 1902 (>99%)

Kelly Elizabeth Ellen Whitechapel 1c 498
O'Neill Daniel Joseph Whitechapel 1c 498

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Jan 2025 15:20

What info do you actually want?

You say you are 'doing the research', so what have you found yourself???

Maddie

Maddie Report 3 Jan 2025 15:20

Maria Holland
Gender Female
Marriage Age 20
Record Type Marriage
Birth Date abt 1879
Marriage Date 27 Sep 1899
Marriage Place Saint Philip, Stepney: Newark Street, Tower Hamlets, England
Father
David Holland DECEASED
Spouse
Thomas James Litton
Father Thomas Litton deceased
Register Type Parish Register

Maria Holland
Gender Female
Record Type Baptism
Baptism Date 10 Aug 1879
Baptism Place St Mary, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, England
Father
David Holland
Mother
Jane Holland
Register Type Parish Register

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Jan 2025 15:38

1921 Census Of England & Wales
14, Buckhurst Street, Bethnal Green, London & Middlesex, England

Daniel O'Neil Head Male 1879 41 Bethnal Green, London, England Dock Labourer St Catharines Dock
Maria O'Neil Wife Female 1879 41 Whitechapel, London, England H Duties -
Emma Litton Step-daughter Female 1903 18 Bethnal Green, London, England General Clerk Gibbs & Son
Thomas Litton Step-son Male 1905 15 Bethnal Green, London, England Vanguard Webster
David Litton Step-son Male 1910 11 Bethnal Green, London, England - -
John O'Neil Son Male 1916 5 Bethnal Green, London, England - -
Eileen O'Neil Daughter Female 1921 0 Bethnal Green, London, England

O'NEILL, EILEEN MARGARET HOLLAND
GRO Reference: 1921 J Quarter in BETHNAL GREEN Volume 01C Page 284

Maddie

Maddie Report 3 Jan 2025 15:46

Daniels service record is on find my past

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 4 Jan 2025 11:56

1939 Register
30 Dinmont House, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, Bethnal Green, London, England

Daniel J O'Neill 31 Jul 1879 Male Wharf Labourer Married 89 1
Maria O'Neill 18 Jul 1879 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 89 2
John D O'Neill 11 Dec 1915 Male Baker's Roundsman Single 89 3
Eileen Chambers (O'Neill) 26 Mar 1921 Female Fur Trade Finisher Single 89 4

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 4 Jan 2025 12:07

Name Emma Litton
Gender Female
Age 4
Birth Date 10 Dec 1902
Admission Date 10 Jun 1907
School Somerford Street School
Father Thomas Litton
Notes Somerford Street School (0519) opened in 1881. Renamed Stewart Headlam School (see separate list) in 1924

Name Thomas Litton
Gender Male
Age 3
Birth Date 22 Aug 1905
Admission Date 19 Apr 1909
School Somerford Street School
Father Thomas Litton
Notes Somerford Street School (0519) opened in 1881. Renamed Stewart Headlam School (see separate list) in 1924

Name David John Litton
Baptism Age 0
Record Type Baptism
Birth Date 19 Jun 1910
Baptism Date 10 Jul 1910
Baptism Place St Mary, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, England
Father Thomas James Litton
Mother Maria Litton

Sidami

Sidami Report 4 Jan 2025 13:56

OMG you are amazing where do you find all of this please?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 4 Jan 2025 14:30

On the paid-for sites FMP and Ancestry. The FREE GRO site for births with MMN pre-1911.

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

Also freebmd………..which anyone can access, and you must know about ;-) ;-)