Marriage Certificate of George English and Katherine Alice Ricketts
29 October 1916


1916 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of St James Hatcham in the County of London

Number 343
When Married October Twenty ninth
Name and Surname George English Katherine Alice Ricketts
Age 31 38
Condition Bachelor Divorce Person
Rank or Profession Labourer
Residence at the time of Marriage 56 Goodwood Rd. 56 Goodwood Rd.
Father's Name and Surname John English (deceased) Thomas John Davis
Rank or Profession of Father Ganger of Plate layers Laundry Proprietor

Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns by me, G H Long Curate

This Marriage was solemnized between us George English
Katherine Alice Ricketts
in the Presence of us R.A. Ricketts [Katherine Alice]
J English

This marriage is puzzling. The Church of England did not allow the marriage of divorced people until 2002.


Source: London Metropolitan Archives; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P75/JS1/068
Source: Ancestry - London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938

GRO Ref: D1959 - Lewisham 5d 31