some witnesses please

[kylejustin]

good morning!! today i received the marriage cert for john morton and marian vye gadd, at st mary's in marylebone on 16 aug 1865. john was the son of richard william morton and mary wyatt. marian was the daughter of thomas gadd and mary ann wills.

i would like some help with the marriage witnesses please.
they are francis wills, j.gant, henry george sutton, katie gadd, eliza snowden and henry wills.

francis and henry are most likely cousins of marian, or her uncles.
j.gant is john gant, marian's future brother in law.
katie gadd is most likely a cousin of marian, or her sister catherine ellen, who married john gant in 1869.

i have no idea who henry sutton or eliza snowden is. can anyone help me find out who they are?

[Merry Monty Montgomery]

This is the only Henry George Sutton I can see who was old enough to be a witness in the 1860's:

Deaths Jun 1905
Sutton Henry George 78 Fareham 2b 343

But of course he might now have always used his middle name!

[Merry Monty Montgomery]

He's on the 1901 census in Fareham, but no place of birth. Seems to have a son Wm H G Sutton aged 45, no place of birth (they are both listed as visitor to Laura M Sloane-Stanley - very hard to read though! lol)

[kylejustin]

i hate it when they're middle names don't appear on the census.
he was born 1827, so he could be an uncle, or maybe a family friend?
laura doesn' ring any bells either.

[Merry Monty Montgomery]

No sign of any entry for William H* G* Sutton anywhere :(

[kylejustin]

might this be him merry?
birth Dec 1855
Sutton William Henry Johnson Leicester

[Merry Monty Montgomery]

Possible! There ought to be a marriage too as the 1901 "son" was listed as married.

[Merry Monty Montgomery]

I had focussed on him being named for his "father"!

[kylejustin]

i couldn't see a birth reg for a william h g sutton, closest was the j.

i found this, not sure if it's the same one though.
Marriages Sep 1879
Ball Adam Kirk Hackney 1b 691
BYNE Alice Gertrude Hackney 1b 691
Marks Maude Sophia Hackney 1b 691
RAPER Walter Hackney 1b 691
SUTTON William Herbert J Hackney 1b 691

[kylejustin]

i think this might be george sutton's marriage.
Marriages Mar 1849
Heneage Matilda Harriet Walker Calne 8 401
Sutton Henry George Calne 8 401

but im not having any luck with my other witnesses.

[Jane Richards]

I'm sorry this wont help you find the missing witnesses but please remember not all witnesses were friends or family of the bride and groom. Sometimes they are just members of that particular church or Parish. A lot of the witnesses at my family weddings in Somerset were not related in anyway, it was just their job.

Jane