The Wesleyan Methodist Mission in Rye Hill, Newcastle operated from 1838-1930s. The People’s Hall Building was still standing in the 1960s.
Bill Richardson found a wedding certificate for a wedding held in the People’s Hall in 1924. The groom was the son of Leinan Gaunt whose wife, Isabella Pallister Richardson was Bill’s great aunt who died nine months before Bill was born! Leinan Gaunt is the same man who was shown as a Trustee in Usworth in 1935.
The transcript reads:
Year 1924
Location The People’s Hall Rye Hill
Cert Number 191
Date 12 08 1924
Names John Gaunt Mary Newton
Ages 24 years 29 years
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Occupation Cabinet Maker ——–
Addresses 16 West Parade Newcastle , 23 West Parade Newcastle
Father Leinan Gaunt George Newton
Occupations Colliery Horse Keeper Commercial Clerk
Location The People’s Hall Rye Hill
Cert Number 191
Date 12 08 1924
Names John Gaunt Mary Newton
Ages 24 years 29 years
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Occupation Cabinet Maker ——–
Addresses 16 West Parade Newcastle , 23 West Parade Newcastle
Father Leinan Gaunt George Newton
Occupations Colliery Horse Keeper Commercial Clerk
Married in the “Peoples Hall” according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the “Wesleyan Methodists” be “Certificate” by me, “James MacKay (Minister) George R Johnston (Registrar)”Between John Gaunt Mary Newton
In the Presence G W Davis M P Gaunt B Mackay Leinan Gaunt
In the Presence G W Davis M P Gaunt B Mackay Leinan Gaunt
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