Hi I'm looking for my G.Grandfather's 1st marriage; he was born 9th September 1854 to Robert and Susan Hicks (formerly Wiltshire) at Fishponds Stapleton Gloucestershire. He appears on the Censuses up to 1871 living at home in Stapleton with his parents and siblings. On the 1881 census he is lodging in Deptford with Julia Hicks my G.Grandmother He is listed as married and Julia is listed as Single, they went on to have at least 5 children, eventually moving to Green Street Green in Kent. I have their marriage certificate dated 20th February 1930 in which Joseph is listed as a widower and Julia as spinster, I have made the assumption that he waited for his 1st wife to die before marrying my G.Grandmother. I have not been able to find a record of Joseph's 1st marriage I assume between 1871 and 1881. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Marian Reader

Marian, Here's a possible in 1872.  Jeff HICKS  Joseph    Clifton  6a 195    HILLIER  Eliza    Clifton  6a 195 ----- Original Message ---- From: Colin Reader <c.n.r@blueyonder.co.uk> To: gloucester@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, 17 January, 2011 17:00:43 Subject: [GLS] Lost Marriage Hi I'm looking for my G.Grandfather's 1st marriage; he was born 9th September 1854 to Robert and Susan Hicks (formerly Wiltshire) at Fishponds Stapleton Gloucestershire. He appears on the Censuses up to 1871 living at home in Stapleton with his parents and siblings. On the 1881 census he is lodging in Deptford with Julia Hicks my G.Grandmother He is listed as married and Julia is listed as Single, they went on to have at least 5 children, eventually moving to Green Street Green in Kent. I have their marriage certificate dated 20th February 1930 in which Joseph is listed as a widower and Julia as spinster, I have made the assumption that he waited for his 1st wife to die before marrying my G.Grandmother. I have not been able to find a record of Joseph's 1st marriage I assume between 1871 and 1881. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Marian Reader _____________________________________________ Gloucestershire Family History Society: www.gfhs.org.uk Gloucestershire Archives: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=15434 Gloucestershire BMD Index 1837 to 2005:  http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message