Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

Hi
Was it common practice for parents to marry in a C of E Church such as Our Lady, St Nicholas and St Anne-John Monaghan and Mary Scott 1882

Yet have their children baptised in St Peter

I have found 1 other marriage for a John Monaghan and Mary Scott but that is in Bootle

Lorraine

I suppose it all boils down to where they were living at the time and which was the parish (or nearest) church. Some of my ancestors had some children baptised in one church and some in another.
Emeltee

Do you mean was it common for people to marry in a C of E church but to be RC and have their children christened in an RC church? If that's what you mean - I've come across it on many occasions, perhaps less questions were asked at the C of E church or one partner may not have been RC.

As regards the 2 possible marriages. The one at St Nicholas appears to have then had the following children christened at St Peter Seel St. Parents John Monaghan and Mary Scott

1887 John Benedict
1889 William
1891 Catherine
1895 Ann

The one at St James Bootle had the following children all christened at St James Bootle. Parents John Monaghan and Mary Ellen Scott

1894 Susannah Margaret
1895 Gertrude Ann
1898 Stephen Francis
1900 John Isaac

All the baptisms were taken from the www.liverpoolhistoryprojects.co.uk website

From the above you should be able to work out which is your couple and then hopefully the correct marriage.

Hilary
Ed Officer

There was also a certain prestige associated with marrying in the Parish Church, which was at one time or another either St Nick's or St Peters - not the RC one in Seel Street, but the one in Church Street, and I have certainly come across children being baptised in an RC church subsequently.

Hi

Thankyou Hilary for the information on the Bootle marriage
This now confirms that the my ancestors were the John and Mary whose children were the 4 you mentioned and who I have noted previously
I have noted also in the 1911 census that they had 6 children all together 4 lived and 2 have died. I think Ann died so there may be 2 more who lived
Also John is written down as MONGOHAN!

Lorraine

Thankyou all for your replies
Lorraine

Hello Lorrain, I know this is along time after your posting and I am sorry if I cause you any pro elms. Are you still researching this. I have a David Scott in Nestor St, Bootle,je was a joiner journeyman born in Scotland. If you are interested could we stop info please.. looking forward to hearing from you
Regards
Barbara

Hello I k ow it is a while since your post but I have o my just made a conne tion. For the marriage of John Monaghan and Mary Scott do you know her father's name a d where they were born? I am hoping that I have found a brick out of my wall at long last
regards Barbara

The 1882 marriage at St Nicholas, parents Patrick Monaghan, Blacksmith. Michael Scott, Labourer.

John Monaghan/Mary Scott, both born Liverpool.

1892 marriage, Bootle, St James is not online. I assume records will be at Liverpool records office.

Bertieone wrote: ↑

09 Jan 2020 07:18

1892 marriage, Bootle, St James is not online. I assume records will be at Liverpool records office.

Probable, although not all Bootle parishes are. I can check next week if it's important.

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St James, Bootle
1892, 19th October by Joannes Unsworth
Joannem Monaghan of 124 Peel Road, father Isaac Monaghan
and
Mariam Helenam Scott of 20 Delaware Street, father Petre Scott

Witnesses Gulielmo Grisdale of 47 Salisbury Road
and Susanna Holt of 110 Canal Street