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dotti34 · 22-09-2016, 23:16

Hi M Ex Pat. As you know there are a few variations of this name including Westall, Westell, Westwell and even Westrell. I will look through a heap of information I have later today which was kindly send to me by Roy Westall and if I come across anything to do with your search I'll let you know.

In the meantime, you mention that this couple were married at a Registry Office. Although this is how it is recorded on Lancashire BMD (and I'm assuming that is where you found the information) and quite possibly this is what happened, it could alternatively mean that they were actually married in a Roman Catholic Church and that the registrar attended the ceremony, etc., but that this was not necessarily carried out in the actual office. That might help you find more information when you are digging deeper.

I've come across this when researching my own family but don't know when marriages in the Catholic Church were recognised as such.

22-09-2016, 23:16	#2
dotti34 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,189 Blog Entries: 80 Liked: 1480 times Rep Power: 833512	Re: Ward / Westwell Hi M Ex Pat. As you know there are a few variations of this name including Westall, Westell, Westwell and even Westrell. I will look through a heap of information I have later today which was kindly send to me by Roy Westall and if I come across anything to do with your search I'll let you know. In the meantime, you mention that this couple were married at a Registry Office. Although this is how it is recorded on Lancashire BMD (and I'm assuming that is where you found the information) and quite possibly this is what happened, it could alternatively mean that they were actually married in a Roman Catholic Church and that the registrar attended the ceremony, etc., but that this was not necessarily carried out in the actual office. That might help you find more information when you are digging deeper. I've come across this when researching my own family but don't know when marriages in the Catholic Church were recognised as such.