SPICER, James

James married Sarah PITT, daughter of William PITT and Jane HELLYAR, on 1 Jun 1837 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England.¹ (Sarah PITT was born in 1816,⁶ died on 13 Apr 1843 in Corsley. Wilshire, England ⁷ and was buried on 19 Apr 1843 in Corsley. Wilshire, England ⁸.)

  Marriage Notes:

George Spicer witness at marriage, assumed to be younger brother.

James next married Ann PITT, daughter of William PITT and Jane HELLYAR, on 1 Dec 1845 in Lambeth, Surrey, England.² (Ann PITT was christened on 20 Oct 1816 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England ⁹ and died circa 1864 in East Stoke, Wool, Dorset, England ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

The marriage certificate states James was a widower and gentleman, whose father was Robert Spicer, yeoman. Ann was a spinster whose father was William Pitt, yeoman. Both were of full age, residences of Sutton Street and the witnesses were Thomas and Isabella Dowie. The marriage was by banns.
By law this was an illegal marriage between a widower and the sister of the deceased, although it was common to ignor this prohibited relationship, but might explain why they married in London rather than Dorset or Wiltshire. ⁷