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Judy, when my g.g. grandparents married in 1867 John Wallace (Wallis in the records) was 18 and a gun borer, and Jane Horah was 19, both were living in John Street which I believe was in Dale End. her father was Michael born Ireland 1821 and witnesses Catherine Horah and Barney Dolan.

John Wallace and his sister Mary Ann are on the census' as being born in Hull but parents born Ireland. Jane Horah is a mystery I have looked for more details about her for years but always draw a blank. They were catholics but married at Bishop Ryders Church.
 
Sylvia - I was hoping to have had a bit better luck in finding your Jane Horah, but no - I can't find anything on her. How annoying.

Jane and John Wallace married in Bishop Ryder. I think there must have been a requirement for all marriages at that time to take place in the Church of England for them to be legal as my Michael Martin and Jane Mackenzie were both Roman Catholic (a fact I didn't realise until I looked for the baptisms of their children) but married at St Martins in 1846. It was the marriage in the C of E that threw me off the scent. However, after years of looking I eventually found all their children christened at St Chads.

Judy
 
Judy, I must go to St. Chad's after Christmas to follow up the Wallace family and possibly others. A second cousin who has been very helpful told me my dad went to St. Chad's School starting about 1904/5 so I am hoping they still retain the school records. Thanks for looking for the elusive Jane Horah for me, I have tried different combinations of her name i.e. Moran and Horan to no avail.
 
Syvia, I looked at the St Chads baptism records by ordering the film and viewing at my local LDS Family History Centre. The records are in Latin, but easy to follow.

Judy
 
Judy and Di, thanks for your tips and suggestions I will follow them up.
Must admit I hadn't thought to try O'Hara. It is definitely Horah on the marriage certificate but as we all know mistakes are made even on them.
 
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