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Bill and May Bartley get married"

Bistre Emmanuel Parish Church, Mold Road, Buckley

1945

These are the details of William E. Bartley's first wedding in 1926:

 

Ada Peters, only daughter of George Peters, Brunswick Road

married at the "United Methodist Church"

William E. Bartley, fourth son of Mr and Mrs W. Bartley, Nant Mawr

Officiated by the Reverend F. A. Page

 

The bride wore a dress of beige crepe de chine with matching hat. Her bouquet was of pink carnations. She was attended by MIss Alice Gittins, who wore a dress of bois-de-rose and tuscan hat. She wore a gift of the bridegroom, a gold pendant, and her bouquet was of cream rosebuds.

Best man - Latham Bartley, the bridegroom's brother

Groomsman - Percy Peters, the bride's brother

Organ played by Mr L. Downey

The reception was a the bride's home. The bride wore a going-away outfit of a blue two-piece. They honeymooned in Blackpool.

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Ada died aged 35 of breast cancer.

Author: Coleby, Doris

Tags

Year = 1945

Building = Religious

Event = Wedding

Gender = Mixed

People = Couple

Extra = Fashion

Extra = Formal Portrait

Extra = 1940s

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