James Russell married Margaret Ellen Longworth, Q2 1884 - somewhere where a Registrar attended.
In 1891 Margaret (age 27) and her children were living with her mother Annie Longworth in Leven Street, Kirkdale and in 1881 she was of course, unmarried and the family were living in Croylands Street, Kirkdale. Margaret and her sisters were baptised in St Mary's, Walton on the Hill (thanks to the Lancs OPC site).
Her father Thomas Longworth is variously noted as being an Engine Stoker or Engine Driver and although he's not at home in 1891, he is back in 1901.
So far James Russell doesn't seem to show up on any censuses with Margaret and children. By 1901 Nellie is with her grandparents, still in Leven Street, another child Agnes, is in the Liverpool Seaman's Institute, the son I'm interested in John Henry (b 1886) is so far not found, nor his mother Margaret Ellen.
John married in 1906 St Mary's Kirkdale, living in Barry Street, naming his father James, deceased, an Engineer, as did Margaret Helen (Nellie) later that year.
The baptisms and marriage places of the above lead me to think that the marriage probably didn't take place in an RC church.
A family member suggests that the Russells originated in Scotland, so apart from St Andrews, Rodney Street, can anybody suggest which other Churches I should try - alternatively how likely was it that they actually did marry in a Register Office? You may remember my question on the Not Genealogy board about this.
I've waffled on a bit here but I suspect if I didn't give you as many answers as I could think of, you'd ask questions anyway
Thanks for reading and for any suggestions you might have for me.
...((apologies if you have)) 
