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Researching the history of John Elford Gulley revealed that he was married three times. But did he marry his third wife whist the second was still alive?

Read the full story of the research and the intriguing conclusions in ‘The Many Marriages of John Elford Gulley’ by clicking on the link below

John Elford Gulley

William was an artist although it is not clear whether he made much of a living from this occupation.  At  the 1871 census he was living in Hurst Street, Birmingham. Four of the back-to-back properties in this street have been restored by the National Trust and are open to the public.

William Henry Marshall

Ellen Marshall was born in Chester. For a short time the family lived in Wrexham and then moved to Shrewsbury where Ellen’s mother ran a commercial hotel, ‘Marshall’s Temperance Hotel’.  Ellen worked in the hotel with her mother, her sister, Carrie, and later her step-sister, Beatrice.

Ellen Marshall

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Lionel Marshall

A newspaper report of the wedding of Lionel Marshall and Charlotte Fenton

And a list of wedding presents

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