[Angela]

Dave.

The Births and Deaths Act of 1874 stated that all births had to be registered within 42 days and a penalty was introduced for non-registration within this period.

 

[Angela]

Hi.

The marriage took place at Sheffield parish church of SS Peter & Paul (later cathedral) The certificate image is on FindMyPast.

17 May 1875 Robert Wildsmith aged 26 a Bachelor. Occupation Farmer of Spital Hill. Father: Joseph Wildsmith a Farmer.

Maria Derry aged 32 a Widow of Spital Hill. Father Thomas Newton a Farm labourer.

Her previous marriage was in the June Q of 1865 to Frederick Derry registered in Belper Vol 7B Page 694. This was at Duffield parish Church (Image available on Ancestry)

19 June 1865 Frederick Derry aged 21 a Labourer of Windley. Father: Thomas Derry. deceased.

Maria Newton aged 23 Spinster of Windley. Father: Thomas Newton. Deceased.

I cannot find a death for Frederick Derry between 1865 and 1875 when she married Robert Wildsmith. Although Robert states that his father was Joseph on the Sheffield marriage certificate, I am only coming up with a father George Joseph on the census. I am wondering now if Maria’s second marriage was bigamous and that is why they married in Sheffield.

Angela

 

• This reply was modified 8 years, 1 month ago by Angela.

[Angela]

Hi

Sheffield Local Studies have an index to obituaries and death notices in the Sheffield newspapers. You can download the index here:
https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/content/sheffield/home/libraries-archives/access-archives-local-studies-library/collections/obituaries-death-notices.html

It is to the right of the screen in green.

After this date a search would have to be carried out manually.

Angela

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