Marriage of Marjorie Wilkins to George Frederick Marsh

Marjorie Wilkins was born in 1923, the fourth of the six children of Herbert George Wilkins (1888-1951) and his wife Mary Allan Wilkins nee Kennedy (1889-1967). Herbert was a brother of my grandmother Gertrude Amy Taylor nee Wilkins (1890-1919). Marjorie was a cousin of my father Eric William Taylor (1913-2003).

Marjorie married George Frederick Marsh at All Saints Church, Upper Belvedere on 23 August 1947. This Anglican church is close to 60 Stapley Road, where Marjorie was living with her parents.

All Saints Church, Belvedere

Record of the wedding in the church register

Philip May, a grandson of Herbert George Wilkins, has kindly sent me photos taken at the wedding.

Wedding group : Left to right : Frederick Marsh (the groom’s father), Violet Marsh, Jack Woodger (who married Marjorie’s sister Mary in 1948), George Frederick Marsh, Marjorie Marsh nee Wilkins, Herbert George Wilkins, Mary Allan Wilkins.

Larger wedding group

George and Marjorie had a son (Clive) in 1953 who died before his first birthday. They had no other children. 

George Frederick Marsh died in 2009 aged 85. His widow, Marjorie Marsh died in 2017 aged 94.

Wilkins Photo

I believe that the photo below was taken in the early 1950s :

Front row, left to right

- Beatrice Louisa Wilkins then Nicolls nee Tothill (1885-1959), who married Albert Henry Wilkins (1877-1928) in 1910. An item about their lives is on this blog.

- Florence “Florrie” Graham then Hales then Trollope nee Wilkins (1903-88). She was a daughter of Cecilia Mary Wilkins (1884-1952), who was a sister of Albert Henry Wilkins.

- Marjorie Marsh nee Wilkins (1923-2017), who married George Frederick Marsh in 1947. Marjorie was a daughter of Herbert George Wilkins (1888-1951), who was a brother of Albert Henry Wilkins.

Back row, left to right

- Albert Edward "Eddie" Wilkins (1923-2014), the only child of Beatrice Louisa Wilkins. An item about his life is on this blog.

- Mary L Colegate nee Rogers. This photo was taken before she became Eddie’s second wife in 1955.

- This is probably William Thomas Hales (1892-1954), second husband of Florence Wilkins.

- George Frederick Marsh (1924-2009), husband of Marjorie.