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Sam, on Cert it says 34 which ties in with the year of birth that i have which is 1876 Leah

Leah, how old was Richard on the 1910 marriage cert? I can see his birth, no one on 1901 corresponds with the age he should be though

I'm pleased i am not the only one who is going barmy by this!!!

If you were going to commit bigamy, it would be a bit difficult to marry both women in the same 3-month period, wouldn't it? You couldn't marry them both in the register office, surely as the registrar might very likely remember your name and face. If you married in church, it would be risky having the banns called. nell

LOL Nell............ If you're going mad...Join the queue!! This hobby sends you cuckoo ;) That marriage is on FreeBMD, but not Ancestry yet Sam

Nell, Ancestry civil reg. is not complete, but 1837online is supposed to be. Kath. x

Smiley Sammy I think I am going mad. I have just looked again on Ancestry civil reg and they have no results for Kate Hawkings married June 1910? nell

I'm going to have a look for him in 1901. I looked for Helena in Edmonton 1901, although I realise she may no have actually been there then. She'd be around 17yrs old, I have discounted helena Metcalf & Helena Flint. They did not marry Richard... although it seems half the female population of Edmonton DID! :¬O

well i only knew that he was married to kate hawkings i got this info from either 1837 or bmdindex cant remember which. i requested the certificate of this marriage and when i received it, it was for the marriage between adelaide and richard. When i checked there details thoughit would have been on 1837.

The thing is, if he was a bigamist, you would expect to find him listed twice. I would be tempted to ring the register office that deals with Edmonton and ask them to check the registers for him. They should do this as they only have to look in one quarter. Kath. x

Can you tell us where you got the info from that he was married to both Adelaide and Kate? Anne.

do you think its just a transcription error then smiley?

Smiley - Yes they are his parents but do not know where he was at the time of that census. Kath - that is why i am so confused a si have been checking on lots of different sites but can only find him once too. Nell - Kate hawkings married richard cobbin in edmonton so think the grooms that you mentioned are not the right ones. Thanks anyway. Anne - yes i am beginning to think i have a bigamist in the family. Also i said earlier he was my GG granddad hes not hes just my great granddad. Thanks for your help though ladies. kepp you thoughts coming i do appreciate this Leah

FreeBMD has Kate Hawkings & Richard Cobbin together Marriages Jun 1910 ______________________________________ COBBIN Richard William Edmonton 3a 952 HANCOCK William Webster Edmonton 3a 952 HAWKINGS Kate Edmonton 3a 952

Kathleen My apologies, she's not on Ancestry civil reg. nell

Nell, There is definitely a plain Kate Hawkings married in the June qtr. of 1910, Edmonton district, vol 3a, page 952 Kath x

Could he have been a bigamist??? lol So Jane Warby was married to Richard and they were who? His parents? Anne

Kate Hawkings marriage: Name: Hawkings, Kate Susan Record Type: Marriages Quarter: March Year: 1910 District: Bromley County: Greater London Kent Volume: 2a Page: 812 Bridegroom might be John Stone, but there is an extra lady on the page and no other man, so possibly her husband hasn't been transcribed yet. nell

This is Adelaide Collins marriage 1910: Name: COLLINS, Adelaide Maude Record Type: Marriages Quarter: June Year: 1910 District: Edmonton County: Essex Hertfordshire Middlesex Volume: 3a Page: 962 Her groom is one of these fellows: GODDARD, Bertram 1910 June Marriages Edmonton Essex Hertfordshire Middlesex Hey, Percy 1910 June Marriages Edmonton Essex Hertfordshire Middlesex nell

I have checked both Kate and Adelaide on 1837online for marriages. Both in Edmonton, 2nd qtr of 1910, but Kate is on page 952 and Adelaide on page 962. However Richard Wm, Cobbin is only on the index once. Kath. x