Saddington Marriages in the West Ham Registration District

The following 15 marriages come to you courtesy of Peter Copsey's West Ham Marriage Challenge. I hope to be able to expand further on some of them in future posts.

1) Parish Church of All Saints, West Ham

No. 84
February 16 1857
James Gladman, 37, Widower, Pork Butcher, West Ham, John Gladman, Pork Butcher
Frances Saddington, 41, Widow, -, West Ham, George Cooper, Foreman
After banns by me, A. F. Raine, Vicar
Both bride and groom signed.
Witnesses: Samuel Calver, Fanny Calver

2) Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Woodford

No. 319
November 16th 1867
George Saddington, years 26, Bachelor, Grocer, Chelsea, Middlesex, Edward Saddington, Deceased
Harriett Blond Fear, years 23, Spinster, -, Woodford, William Fear, Gent [?]
After banns by me, Joseph Clarke, Curate
Both bride and groom signed.
Witnesses: William Fear, Emma Eliza Fear, Mary Ann Mitchell Fear

3) Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Plaistow

No. 270
2 October 1870
Joseph Saddington, full, Bachelor, Blacksmith, 24 Abbey Street, Thomas Saddington, Blacksmith
Sarah Wood, full, Spinster, -, 24 Abbey Street, George Wood, Blacksmith
After banns by me, N.W.B. Marsh
Both bride and groom signed.
Witnesses: George Parry, Elizabeth Coy.. [?]

4) Parish Church of Holy Trinity, Canning Town

No. 23
10th June 1878
Edwin Bennett, 21, Bachelor, Carpenter, 47 Bidder Street, James Bennett (deceased), Carpenter
Priscilla Saddington, 20, Spinster, -, 47 Bidder Street, William Saddington, Blacksmith
After banns by me, George Soden
Both bride and groom signed.
Witnesses: William Saddington, Emma Saddington

5) Parish Church of St Luke, Victoria Docks

No. 208
March 28 1880
David Saddington, 23, Bachelor, Gas fitter, 37 Vincent Street, William Saddington, Blacksmith
Elizabeth Haley, 21, Spinster, -, 37 Vincent Street, John Haley, Labourer
After banns by me, H. S. Brooks, Curate
Signed: Elizabeth Haley, Elizabeth Haley's x mark [don't know what happened to groom's signature]
Witnesses: Henery Goodchild, Emma Saddington

6) Parish Church of Holy Trinity, Canning Town

No. 183
18th July 1880
James Henry Goodchild, 23, Bachelor, Lighterman, 23 Hermit Street, Charles Goodchild (deceased), Lighterman
Emma Saddington, 19, Spinster, -, 1 Hampden Villas, William Saddington, Blacksmith
After banns by me, L. M. Dalton
Both bride and groom signed.
Witnesses: Edwin Bennett, Priscilla Bennett

7) Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Plaistow

No. 424
August 17th 1885
Harry Saddington, 21, Bachelor, Planer, Plaistow, William Saddington, Blacksmith
Mary Morison, 20, Spinster, -, Plaistow, George Morison, Clerk
After bannns by me, A. StLege Westall
Both bride and groom signed.
Witnesses: Alice Morison, Annie Morison

8) Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Plaistow

No. 420
September 1st 1889
William Saddington, 23, Bachelor, Engineer, 5 Avenons Road, Barking Road, William Saddington, Blacksmith
Elizabeth Allen, 21, Spinster, -, 52 Newman Road, James Allen, Stoker
After banns by me, Richard H O'Reilly
Both bride and groom signed.
Witnesses: Thomas William Mason, Agnes Saddington

9) Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Plaistow

No. 450
December 25th 1889
Thomas William Mason, 26, Bachelor, Lighterman, 336 Barking Road, Thomas James Mason, Lighterman
Agnes Saddington, 19, Spinster, -, 5 Avenons Road, William Saddington, Blacksmith
After banns by me, Richard H. O'Reilly
Both bride and groom signed.
Witnesses: William Saddington, Ada Saddington

10) Parish Church of All Saints, West Ham

No. 244
March 20th 1890
Simeon Cundy, 36, Bachelor, Manager, Prince Regent Lane, Isaac Cundy (deceased), Coal Merchant
Elizabeth Ann Saddington, 28, Spinster, -, 14 Baron Road, John Saddington, Blacksmith
After banns by me, John I Mitchell
Both bride and groom signed.
Witnesses: John Saddington, Clara Saddington

11) Parish Church of All Saints, West Ham

No. 33
25th Dec 1890
Robert Henry Whitaker, 29, Bachelor, Engineer, 30 Parker Street, Thomas Whitaker, Engineer
Clara Jane Saddington, 26, Spinster, -, 14 Baron Road, John Saddington, Blacksmith
After banns by me, Deans Cowan
Both bride and groom signed.
Witnesses: John Saddington, Jane Saddington

12) Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Plaistow

No. 422
October 8th 1892
John George Saddington, 30, Bachelor, Carpenter, 14 Baron Road, John Saddington, Blacksmith
Bessie Allen, 27, Spinster, -, 42 Ordnance Road, John Allen (deceased), Saddler
After banns by me, C. Pierrepoint Edwards
Both bride and groom signed.
Witnesses: John Saddington, Rosa Crush, Janice McBride

13) Parish Church of All Saints, West Ham

No. 331
May 3rd 1896
James Henry Holdgate, 50, Widower, Labourer, 19 Beaconsfield, Henry Holdgate (Deceased), Bricklayer
Sarah Saddington, 49, Widow, -, 18 Liverpool Road, George Wood (Deceased), Blacksmith
After banns by me, W. R. Morrow
Both bride and groom signed.
Witnesses: S. Brenster, Eleanor Brenster

14) Parish Church of All Saints, West Ham

No. 331
Septr 5th 1897
John Thomas Moore, 26, Bachelor, Lighterman, 42 Amelia Street, Thomas Wormsley Moore, Chemical Worker
Sarah Jane Saddington, 20, Spinster, -, 14 Baron Road, John Saddington, Blacksmith
After banns by me, Henry G. W. Cooper
Both bride and groom signed.
Witnesses: John Saddington, Grace Maud Saddington

15) Parish Church of St Thomas, West Ham

No. 138
June 18 1899
William Saddington, 20, Bachelor, Fireman, 35 Langehorne Street, Richard Saddington, Labourer
Florence Archer, 18, Spinster, -, 37 Langehorne Street, George Archer (Decd), Bricklayer
After banns by me, J. W. Eisdell, Vicar
Both bride and groom signed.
Witnesses: Emily Gardiner, E. Bewick [?]

If any of these couples belong in your family tree, please do get in touch.

Wanted! - Descendants of John Jonathan and Jane (nee Hewlett) Saddington

Firstly, please accept my apologies for the lack of posts this month. Full-time job, part-time study, family commitments and getting ready for Christmas have all got in the way of research and posting.

Secondly, I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year full of successful research. If there is anyone out there who is planning to attend the Family History Conference at University of Essex, Colchester at the end of August 2008, let me know and we can arrange to meet up.

Now to the post itself. Following the creation of the Saddington DNA Project last month, I am now looking for direct male line Saddingtons from my own Saddington family tree. The ideal is to test two distant males from each tree to validate the common ancestor. So my current plan is to work backwards through the generations in the hope of finding distant Saddingtons in my own tree that will agree to be tested.

John Jonathan Saddington (1831-1912) and his wife, Jane Hewlett (1839-1899) are my 2x great grandparents. They had 10 children, 5 sons and 5 daughters. Of these, 4 sons and 4 daughters had children. For some reason, my line lost touch with the majority of the rest, so what I am hoping is that descendants of the other children may have kept more in touch.

So, taking the children from the top, here goes:

Elizabeth Ann (1861-1912) married Simeon Cundy, and had three children: Elizabeth Clara (1893), Simeon (1894) and Jenny Louisa (1897). Elizabeth married Len Woods, Simeon married Nellie Pamplin and Jenny married Cecil Roberts.

John George (1862-1928) married Bessie Allen, and had five children: George Henry (1893), Winifred (1896), Frank Alan (1898-1905), John Philip (1905-1934) and Maisie. George married Mary Elizabeth Price.

Clara Jane (1864-1950) married Robert Henry Whitaker, and had four children: Robert Henry Hewlett (1891), Thomas John (1893), Clara Elizabeth (1895) and Grace Jane (1899). Robert married Ruby Florence Lane, Thomas married Mabel Bentley, Clara married Harold Higginbottom, and Grace married Harold Turnbull.

Joseph Walter (1866-?) is believed to have married, but to have died without issue.

John (1868-1947) married Mercy Simpson, and had nine children: John Charles (1892-1901), Elsa Mabel Grace (1893), William Edwin (1894), Elizabeth Amelia and Sarah Jane (1897-1897), Mercy Gwendoline (1898-1902), Robert Crispin (1899-1899), Lilian Blanche (1900), and Frederick Archibald (1905). Elsa Mabel Grace married (1) Thomas Anthoney and (2) Henry Cowland, Lilian Blanche married Philip Marshal Hall. William Edwin married, but his wife's name is as yet unknown.

Albert Edward (1872-1949) married Rosa Crush, and had five children: Albert E (1895), John (1896), William T (1899), Constance (1901) and Clara (1909-1926). Constance married a Mr Bailey.

William James (1874-1973) married Emma Leonard, and they were my great grandparents.

Sarah Jane (1877-1906) married John Thomas Moore, and died without issue.

Grace Maud (1879-1921) married Alexander Brown, and had three children: Alec (1908), Cyril (1909) and Peter Kinnear (1914).

Mabel Gertrude (1883-?) married David Brown, and had two children: David (1909) and Mabel (1915).

So, if any of these names are familiar to you, do please get in touch - there's no such thing as too many relatives!