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Detail of the 1900 marriage:

Parish Record Collection - Marriage Record

Grooms Last Name: Hughes
Grooms First Name: Evan Thomas
Grooms Fathers First Name: William
Grooms Fathers Last Name: Hughes
Grooms Parish: Northop
Grooms Age: 24

Brides Last Name: Rhodes
Brides First Name: Alice Ann
Brides Fathers First Name: Noah
Brides Fathers Last Name: Rhodes
Brides Parish: Northop
Brides Age: 22

County: Flintshire
Place / Parish: Connah's Quay
Marriage Year: 1900
Marriage Month: Mar
Marriage Day: 18

Page: 92
Record source: Flint marriages - Transcripts
Data provider: Welsh Archive Services / Gwasanaethau Archifau Cymru

ADDED:
Evan Thomas was a gardener, his father a labourer.

Alice Ann's father a gamekeeper.

Neither previously married.

Witnesses: Joseph Davies and Elizabeth Ann Williams.

National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG13
Piece: 2508
Folio: 83
Page: 11
Reg. District: Clun
Sub District: Clun
Parish: Clunbury
Enum. District: 7
Ecclesiastical District: Clunbury St Swithins
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: Ash Beds, Clunbury, Twitchen & Clunton Coppice & C
County: Shropshire
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
RHODES, Noah Head Married M 44 1857 Gamekeeper
Dawley, Shropshire
RHODES, Elizabeth Wife Married F 44 1857
Dawley, Shropshire
RHODES, Janet Daughter Single F 13 1888
Dean Parish, Lancashire
RHODES, Lucy Daughter Single F 12 1889
Dean Parish, Lancashire
HUGHES, Alice R Daughter Married F 20 1881
Staveley, Derbyshire
HUGHES, Evan Son-In-Law Married M 24 1877 Gardener
N Mole, Flintshire, Wales
HUGHES, Edward Son M 0 (2 MOS) 1901
Malpas Parish, Cheshire

Marriages Mar 1900 (>99%)
Rhodes Alice Ann Holywell 11b 280

Marriages Mar 1900 (>99%)
Hughes Evan Thomas Holywell 11b 289*

*have submitted correction to freebmd

Have you looked for/found the man's first marriage?

You say it was 'about' 1900.....................freebmd should give you accurate info

Not sure what you mean by this........

(christened Wilson on the birth certificate)

Baptism and birth registration are separate events

Under what surname was Martha's birth registered?

Suggest you try to find out what happened to Alice..........that is probably the 'key'

is this them on the 1911 census
?
1911 census transcription details for: 2 Fern Cottages Napier St Wrexham

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National Archive Reference:
RG14PN34062 RG78PN1965 RD621 SD3 ED35 SN258
Reg. District: Wrexham
Sub District: Wrexham
Parish: Wrexham Regis
Enum. District: 35
Address: 2 Fern Cottages Napier St Wrexham
County: Denbighshire
Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
HUGHES, Evan Head Married M 35 1876 Gardener Domestic Flint Northop
HUGHES, Martha Wife Married
1 years F 31 1880 Flint Bangor
HUGHES, Hugh Son M 9 1902 At School Chester Malpas
HUGHES, Lilly Daughter F 0 (6 MONTH) 1911 Denbigh Wrexham

wonder who her mum is listed as

Name: Lily Hughes
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1910
Registration District: Wrexham
Inferred County: Denbighshire
Volume: 11b
Page: 237

I have been trying to find the marriage of my Great Grand parents and seem to have hit a brick wall.

Evan Thomas Hughes born 20/06/1877, died 28/12/1927 in Whitby married Martha Higgins (christened Wilson on the birth certificate) born 15/09/1880, died 21/03/1945. DOM abt 1909.

I found a marriage certificate for a Evan Thomas Hughes and Martha Higgins on 26/11/1914. Unfortunately this Martha is too young and her parents names are incorrect.

This was Evan Thomas Hughes 2nd marriage, he previously wed Alice Ann Rhodes born 1881 abt 1900 in Holywell, Flintshire. They had 2 sons, Evan Hubert 1903 - 1966 and Edward born 1901. I am not aware of what happened to Alice Rhodes.

Evan had a further 6 daughters with Martha Higgins. I also believe Martha may have had a son out of wedlock as I have traced a Alfred Higgins Wilson born to a Martha Wilson on 27/10/1907 and he was on the 1911 census listed as the grandson of Henry Higgins who I believe was the step father of Martha.

Hopefully this all makes sense as it took quite a bit of investigation to get this far.

As I stated above I can only find one marriage between an Evan Thomas Hughes and a Martha Higgins so wonder if anyone has any other ideas. It did cross my mind that they may not have married.

Thanks Bryn