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Thank you Potty for that

From Lancashire-bmd - gives MMN as Wild:

WHITEHEAD Harry Bramhall Oldham East Oldham WILD

from the same site - shows that Ross's name was actually Roscoe:

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1903
WHITEHEAD Roscoe WILD Ann Oldham, St. James Oldham

The marriage took place in 1915 and Harry was born10 years before. Alberta shown as a spinster. According to his marriage on Ancestry, Ross was a widower, so Henry was probably from his first marriage.

Manchester, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930
about Ross Whitehead
Name: Ross Whitehead
Birth Year: abt 1881
Age: 34
Marriage Date: 5 May 1915
Parish: Oldham, St Stephen and All Martyrs
Parish as it Appears: S Stephen, Oldham
Father's Name: John Henry Whitehead
Spouse's Name: Alberta May Blackburn
Spouse's Father's Name: Thomas Blackburn
Reference Number: L228
Item Number: 2
Archive Roll: 634

Is Bramhall a middle name do you think as the father is Whitehead and the mother is Blackburn

Hi Mark, the children are

Harry Bramhall born 12/05/1905 Oldham East
Ethel born 26/11/1915 same place

Is anybody able to assist in being able to read the names of the children on this army document. i dont understand the dates at the side of the names.

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=1114&path=W.Wh.Whi.43532&sid=&gskw=Ross+Whitehead

sorry got my date wrong he would be 26

Widowerin 1911:

1911 England Census
about Orlando Blackburn
Name: Orlando Blackburn
Age in 1911: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Oldham, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Oldham
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street Address: 23 Cecil St Oldham Lancashire
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Gas Works Labourer
Registration district: Oldham
Registration District Number: 469
Sub-registration district: Oldham South
ED, institution, or vessel: 25
Piece: 24524
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Blackburn 63
Lucy Jane Blackburn 60
Orlando Blackburn 36
Maria Alice Bally 26
Alberta May Blackburn 18
Thos William Blackburn 16
John William Blackburn 9
John Bally 36
John Bally 2/12

If the spouses named father is Tomlinson that must be Mary's maiden name yes

Hi his first wife was hannah McCarthy or eleanor ward married June Q 1901 Oldham as far as I can .and he would have been 16!

Looks like he married 3 times:

Name: Orlands William Blackburn
Birth Year: abt 1875
Age: 52
Marriage Date: 14 May 1927
Parish: Glodwick, Christ Church
Parish as it Appears: Glodwick
Father's Name: Thomas Blackburn
Spouse's Name: Mary Elizabeth Healey
Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Tomlinson
Reference Number: L47/2/2/5
Item Number: 3
Archive Roll: 549

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Deaths Sep 1905 (>99%)
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Blackburn Eleanor 24 Oldham 8d 447

name: John William Blackburr
gender: Unknown
baptism/christening date: 15 Dec 1901
baptism/christening place: Oldham S Mary's, Oldham, England
father's name: Orlando William Blackburr
mother's name: Eleanor Blackburr
indexing project (batch) number: C03045-8
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1656225
reference number: 487

Did he have a third wife?

Manchester, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930

Name: Orlands William Blackburn
Birth Year: abt 1875
Age: 52
Marriage Date: 14 May 1927
Parish: Glodwick, Christ Church
Parish as it Appears: Glodwick
Father's Name: Thomas Blackburn
Spouse's Name: Mary Elizabeth Healey
Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Tomlinson
Reference Number: L47/2/2/5
Item Number: 3
Archive Roll: 549

name: Orlando William Blackburn
event: Marriage
event date: 24 Aug 1912
event place: St Thomas, Werneth, Lancashire, England
gender: Male
age:
marital status: Widowed
estimated birth year:
father: Thomas Blackburn
mother:
spouse: Martha Elizabeth Williams
spouse's age:
spouse's estimated birth year:
spouse's marital status: Widowed
spouse's father: William Pybus
spouse's mother:
film number: 2357948
digital folder number: 004497928
image number: 00053

Have you looked on 1911 to see who Frederick Cowley married ?

Hannah McCarthy or Eleamor Ward

Thank you AnnCardiff and Glitterbaby

groom's name: Orlando William Blackburn
groom's birth date: 1875
groom's birthplace:
groom's age: 26
bride's name: Eleanor Ward
bride's birth date: 1880
bride's birthplace:
bride's age: 21
marriage date: 15 Jun 1901
marriage place: Oldham, Lancashire, England
groom's father's name: Thomas Blackburn
groom's mother's name:
bride's father's name: Thomas Ward
bride's mother's name:
groom's race:
groom's marital status: Single
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status: Single
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M00858-0
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1656160
reference number: p164, n328

Just to show dates

Name: Orlando William Blackburn - gas labourer
Birth Year: abt 1874
Age: 38
Marriage Date: 24 Aug 1912
Parish: Werneth, St Thomas
Parish as it Appears: S Thomas Werneth
Father's Name: Thomas Blackburn
Spouse's Name: Martha Elizabeth Williams
Spouse's Father's Name: William Pybus
Reference Number: L219
Item Number: 1
Archive Roll: 902

In 1912 he married Martha Elizabeth Williams