Family:John Overton and Ellen Blunden (1)

Family History

On 19 December 1931, John William Overton of 1 Flower and Dean Street, bachelor, dock labourer and son of John Overton, deceased, and Ellen Blunden of the same place, widow and daughter of William Cook, deceased, were married by banns by George Bartle in the parish church of Christ Church, Spitalfields, co. London. Their ages were stated to be 59 and 71 respectively. The marriage was witnessed by George Hill and Elizabeth Sopha Hill.^[1]

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Church of England. Parish of Christ Church, Spitalfields (Middlesex). Parish registers, 1729–1998. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969–2001)
   London Metropolitan Archives, City of London: P93/CTC1/216 [Register of Marriages, June 1928–July 1938], p 19, no 38.

   Digital image in London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754–1932 (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1623/31280_198267-00300 : accessed 23 Aug. 2018).
   
   “1931. Marriage solemnized at Parish Church in the Parish of Christ Church, Spitalfields in the County of London Dec 19^th 1931; John William Overton, [age] 59, Bachelor, Dock Labourer, 1 Flower & Dean St, [father] John Overton (Decd); Ellen Blunden, [age] 71, Widow, 1 Flower & Dean St, [father] William Cook (Decd); Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns by me, George Bartle”; John William Overton signed, Ellen Blunden her mark; wit. George Hill, Elizabeth Sopha Hill.