Henry and Mary Ann (Wigney) BLACKOW

It's interesting to note that we had not paid a lot of attention to an interesting data point on Henry BLAKEY's marriage certificate to Jemima Thorp. In the box under "Condition" he is listed as a widower, which would obviously mean he had previously been married.

A search on Ancestry.com turned up a record listing the 4 Jun 1854 marriage of a Henry BLACKOW to a Mary Ann Wigney at the Church of St. Mary in Elland, parish of Halifax, county of Yorkshire. Mary Ann, the daughter of William and Hannah (Hitchen) Wigney, was baptized 6 Jan 1833 in Halifax.


Detail of marriage record for Henry BLACKOW and Mary Ann Wigney (4 June 1854). Image courtesy of Ancestry.com.

If we compare the two documents there are several corroborating pieces of information. Henry is listed as a silk dresser and Edward a wool comber in both. In both the residence at the time of marriage is listed as Brighouse. Brighouse is about 3 miles northeast of Elland and about 9 miles southwest of Bradford.


Church of St. Mary, Elland, Yorkshire (2012). Photo credit: Tim Green, Bradford; courtesy of Wikipedia.