This morning while doing some searches on Ancestry.ca I found a record for a marriage of Arthur Owen and Elizabeth Lee at St. Mary, Whitechapel, London on 2 July 1786.
So is this for our Arthur Owen and Elizabeth Lee?
We know that their first child, Arthur Lee Owen, was baptised at St Mary, Rotherhithe so having Arthur Owen living there before his marriage would make sense. Family stories also have them being married in London, but at St Martin in the Fields. However, baptism entries from Exeter, Devon would indicate that Elizabeth was from there, so how and why was she in London? But, for me, the clincher was that the signature for Elizabeth Lee in the marriage record is very similar to a copy of her signature that I found this summer at the PEI Archives and Record Office, particularly the ‘E’ and ‘iza’.
Thus I believe this is the marriage entry for our Arthur Owen and Elizabeth Lee.
I would appreciate any comments you may have concerning my assessment of this document.
Hello Arthur– after looking at your site and reading this posting I would say that this certificate is the correct one.All the information you have certainly lends itself to this certificate being the correct one. How wonderful to find this marriage record. Your family trees are very thorough and most enjoyable to read. Thank you for sending me the link.
Best regards, Pat