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Thomas Woan and Ethel Harrison

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PatW

PatW Report 25 Mar 2021 15:30

I would be grateful if someone could help me with the above.
Thomas Woan was born about 1910 in Preston lLancashire and married Ethel Harrison born about the same time also in Preston in 1934 at St Mary’s church, Preston but who were Thomas and Ethel’s parents.
There are several Thomas’s born about the same time and unfortunately none of the have a second Christian name which would be helpful.
Many thanks.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Mar 2021 15:39

Thomas Woan
in the Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936
Name: Thomas Woan
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1908
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 1 Oct 1934
Parish: Preston, St Mary, Lancashire, England
Spouse: Ethel Harrison
Spouse Age: 26
Father: Thomas Woan <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Spouse Father: Henry Harrison <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Register Type: Parish Register

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Mar 2021 15:42

Thomas Woan
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Thomas Woan
Age in 1911: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1908
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Preston, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Preston
Country: England
Street Address: 16 Arch St
Registration District Number: 476
Sub-registration District: East Preston
ED, institution, or vessel: 06
Piece: 25249
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Woan 26
Margaret Woan 25
Agnes Ann Woan 4
Thomas Woan 3
James William Woan 1



Thomas Woan
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Name: Thomas Woan
Registration Year: 1906
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration District: Preston
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8e
Page: 1353
Records on Page:
Name
Margaret Livesey
Thomas Woan


Birth:
WOAN, THOMAS mmn LIVESEY
GRO Reference: 1908 J Quarter in PRESTON Volume 08E Page 538


WOAN, JAMES WILLIAM mmn LIVESEY
GRO Reference: 1910 M Quarter in PRESTON Volume 08E Page 500

WOAN, AGNES ANN mmn LIVESEY
GRO Reference: 1907 M Quarter in PRESTON Volume 08E Page 525

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Mar 2021 15:47

Ethel Harrison
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Ethel Harrison
Age in 1911: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1908
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Preston, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Preston
Country: England
Street Address: 20 Disreali St
Registration District Number: 476
Sub-registration District: East Preston
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Piece: 25253
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Harrison 45
Elizabeth Harrison 36
William Harrison 17
Bertha Harrison 7
Ethel Harrison 3


Henry Harrison
in the England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
Name: Henry Harrison
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 18 Aug 1894
Marriage Place: St Matthew, Preston, Lancashire, England
Father: James Harrison
Spouse: Elizabeth Hayes [ Father: Henry Hayes ]
FHL Film Number: 1471022 IT 1


Ethel's birth:

HARRISON, ETHEL mmn HAYES
GRO Reference: 1908 S Quarter in PRESTON Volume 08E Page 551


HARRISON, BERTHA mmn HAYES
GRO Reference: 1905 M Quarter in PRESTON Volume 08E Page 502

HARRISON, WILLIAM mmn HAYES
GRO Reference: 1895 M Quarter in PRESTON Volume 08E Page 588

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

PatW

PatW Report 25 Mar 2021 15:47

ArgyllGran.
I don’t know what we would do without people like you. A lot to look into now. The help is appreciated.
Many thanks.
Connie

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Mar 2021 15:49

You're welcome!

All thanks to Ancestry and GRO.

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 25 Mar 2021 16:55

Connie

If most of your antecedents are from Lancashire, make yourself familiar with:

http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html


Baptism: 19 Jul 1908 St Matthew, Preston, Lancashire, England
Thomas Woan - [Child] of Thomas Woan & Margaret
Abode: 63 Tennyson Rd.
Occupation: Grinder
Baptised by: R. J. Cross
Register: Baptisms 1899 - 1920, Page 140, Entry 1119
Source: Original register at Lancashire Archives


Marriage: 13 Aug 1906 St Matthew, Preston, Lancashire, England
Thomas Woan - 21, Piercer, Bachelor, Tennyson Rd
Margaret Livesey - 21, Ring Spinner, Spinster, Chester Rd
Groom's Father: William Woan, Minder
Bride's Father: James Livesey, Grinder
Witness: Hezekiah Ainsworth; Elizabeth Ainsworth
Married by Banns by: James Pimblett
Register: Marriages 1901 - 1917, Page 71, Entry 141
Source: Original Register at Lancashire Archive

and with

http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/

WOAN Thomas LIVESEY 1908 East Preston Preston EP/10/92


Both sites are FREE

PatW

PatW Report 25 Mar 2021 17:30

Thank you for that ErikaH
Connie