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which one did he marry?

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Elaine

Elaine Report 7 Aug 2007 18:51

john spears married in 1889 to either a frances gardner (june)or a frances wilkie(december) in northumberland.please how do i detrmine which one it was, tried looking on ancestry but still cant find the answer. any suggestion? thanks elaine

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 7 Aug 2007 18:53

It's pretty obvious if you look at the 1891 census: 1891 England Census about John Spears Name: John Spears Age: 30 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Francis Gender: Male Where born: Newcastle Upon Tyne Civil Parish: Byker Ecclesiastical parish: St Michael Town: Newcastle Upon Tyne County/Island: Northumberland Country: England Registration district: Newcastle Upon Tyne Sub-registration district: Byker ED, institution, or vessel: 19 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Francis Spears 34 John Spears 30 Anthony Wilkie 14 son Lilly Wilkie 8 dau William Wilkie 12 son Rose

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Doesn't look like Wilke was her maiden name. Rose

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1881 England Census about Frances Wilkie Name: Frances Wilkie Age: 27 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854 Relation: Wife Spouse's Name: Matthew Gender: Female Where born: Newcastle On Tyne Street address: 4 Albion Yard New Rd Condition as to marriage: Married Education: Registration district: Newcastle Upon Tyne Sub-registration district: All Saints ED, institution, or vessel: 15a Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age William Headley 23 Anthony Wilkie 4 Eleanor Wilkie Frances Wilkie 27 Matthew Wilkie 34 William Wilkie 3 Rose

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 7 Aug 2007 19:00

Marriages Sep 1876 Scott Frances Newcastle T 10b 199 Wilkie Matthew Newcastle T 10b 199 Rose

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 7 Aug 2007 19:01

From the 1881 census it looks as if she was married to Matthew Wilkie first:- Name: Frances Wilkie Age: 27 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854 Relation: Wife Spouse's Name: Matthew Gender: Female Where born: Newcastle On Tyne Civil Parish: Newcastle On Tyne All Sts County/Island: Northumberland Country: England Street address: 4 Albion Yard New Rd Condition as to marriage: Married Education: Employment status: View Image Registration district: Newcastle Upon Tyne Sub-registration district: All Saints ED, institution, or vessel: 15a Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age William Headley 23 Anthony Wilkie 4 Eleanor Wilkie Frances Wilkie 27 Matthew Wilkie 34 William Wilkie 3 UPDATE - you beat me to it Rose, LOL. Kath. x

Elaine

Elaine Report 7 Aug 2007 19:09

thanks to you both, think ive been looking too long and cant see further than the end of my nose,cheers elaine