10 April 1945
Alver – April 5 1945 at 29 Bowden Green, Bideford, to Mr and Mrs J Alver, a son, Keith David, a brother for Hazel
Colome – April 1 1945 to Sergt and Mrs Colome, a daughter, Marilyn Lolita, a sister for Janet, Pamela and Brian
Tucker – April 4 1945 at the Grenville Nursing Home, Bideford, to Margaret, wife of Sidney J Tucker, of Babeleigh Barton, Parkham, a son
Whitty – April 4 1945 at 31 Royston Road, Bideford, to Phyllis (nee Harris), wife of Cpl T J P Whitty, RAF, a daughter, Jean Margaret.
Barton-Baker – marriage between Eric Barton and Elizabeth J (Betty) Baker at St Mary’s Church, Bideford
Bennett-Jones – March 17 1945 at Llangeiror Church, Glamorgan, by Rev Grenfell Rees, BA, Victor Ross Bennett, son of Mr and Mrs Bennett, The Quay, Appledore, to Elsie Muriel Jones, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jones, Ogmore Vale, Glamorgan
Briscoe-Turner – April 6 1945 at St Mary’s Church, Bideford, Herbert, son of Mr and MRs Walter Briscoe, Southport, Lancashire, to Margaret Cecile, daughter of Mr and Mrs S Cecil Turner, Heathville, Westcroft Terrace, Bideford
Elkin-Matthews – March 31 1945 at St Mary’s Church, Bideford, by the Rev Prev W N Manning, Pte Ralph J Elkin RAMC of Plumstead to Winifred M Matthews, Park Lane, Bideford
Gates-Copp – April 2 1045 at the Bridge Street Methodist Church, Bideford, by Rev John K Lockeyr, Jack Trevor, son of Mr and Mrs A Gates, 55 South Way, Shirley, Croydon, and Vera Olive Joyce, daughter of Mr and Mrs W H Copp, 6 Buttgarden Street, Bideford
Heywood-Howe – March 24 1945 at Pontypool, Wales, John Thomas, son of Mr and Mrs J Heywood, Kerswell, Parkham, to Nancy, only daughter of Mr and Mrs C Howe, 7 Windsor Road, Treharris, Wales
Jenkins-Rose – April 5 1945 at St John’s Church, Cardiff, by Rev D E Lake, Albert Edwin Jenkins (Chief Officer, MN), son of Mrs and the late Mr Silas Jenkins, Appledore, to Olwen May Rose, daughter of Mrs and the late Mr Charles Rose, Cathays, Cardiff
Thatcher-Prouse – March 21 1945 at the Baptist Church, Appledore, by Rev B Hardy, Leading Seaman Brian F Thatcher, son of Mrs F Thatcher and the late Mr Thatcher, Hydesville, New Milton, Hants, to Miss Margaret Hilda Prouse, daughter of Mr and Mrs J Prouse, 11 Kimberley Terrace, Northam
Washer-Waldon – April 5 1945 (by licence) at St Mary’s Church, Bideford, by Rev Preb W N Manning, Ernest, son of the late Mr and Mrs Charles Washer, 6 Friars Walk, Exeter, to Florence Hilda, daughter of Mrs and the late Mr S Waldon, 1 Kingsley Road, Bideford
Article dated 10 April 1945