Saddington - Walton Marriage - 24 April 1905

This post comes to you courtesy of Joan Rowbottom and her Barrow upon Soar Marriage Challenge.

The marriage took place in the Parish Church of St Mary, Queniborough, Leicestershire.

No. 218
24th April 1905
Joseph Edward Saddington, 27, Bachelor, Labourer, Queniborough, Edward Saddington (deceased), Labourer
Mary Alice Walton, 22, Spinster, -, Queniborough, Alfred William Walton, Parish Clerk
After banns, by T H Austin, Vicar

Both the bride and groom signed the register.

The witnesses were Ernest Saddington and Annie Walton.

And now for a little background information. On checking my records, I found a Joseph Edward Saddington born in the Grantham Registration District in the December quarter of 1877 (Vol 7a, Page 499), which corresponds with the groom's age at marriage.

I then checked the 1881 census for a Joseph Saddington, son of Edward, on the basis that people often didn't use their middle names. FamilySearch provided me with the family of Edward and Mary Ann Saddington, living at Scutchel, Saltby, Leicestershire (RG11/3185, Folio 46, Page 6). I am reasonably certain that this is the correct Joseph Edward Saddington in both instances for the following reasons.

Firstly, the family of Edward and Mary Ann Saddington in the 1881 census comprises the married couple themselves (aged 41 and 40 respectively) and the following children: William (11), James (10), John (7), Emma (5), Joseph (3) and Ernest (1). One of the witnesses at the wedding was an Ernest Saddington.

Secondly, all of the children present in the 1881 census were born in Wyville, Lincolnshire, which happens to fall into the Grantham Registration District. [Edward was born in Market Overton, Rutland, and Mary Ann was born in Saltby, Leicestershire.]

Naturally, further research is required to dot all the i's and cross all the t's. However, if this branch of the Saddingtons appears on your family tree, please do get in touch.