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Marriage at St John's Church, Railway Street, Luton, Chatham, Kent, England · 26 August 1855 — Local Past

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Marriage at St John's Church, Railway Street, Luton, Chatham, Kent, England · 26 August 1855

26 August 1855 · Marriage

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Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026

Marriage of Richard Durrant and Ann Shires

Groom: Richard Durrant
Age: 22. Bachelor. Mariner
Chatham, Kent
Bride: Ann Shires
Age: 20. Spinster
Chatham, Kent
Date: 26 August 1855
Place: St John's Church, Railway Street, Luton, Chatham, Kent
Groom's father: Thomas Durrant
Mariner, deceased
Bride's father: John Shires
Shoemaker
Witnesses: Alexander Young
Eleanora Young