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From the family photograph collection

The wedding of Eric & Kathleen

A family group wedding photograph preserved by the family, with provisional identifications supplied alongside the original image. Their marriage was registered in Lambeth in April–June 1942. The exact wedding date, venue and full names of several guests are still to be established.

Marriage registration: 1942

England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916–2005. Supplied by Antony Greenfield on 8 November 2026.

  • Indexed name: Eric W V Hawes
  • Spouse: Kathleen B Rumary
  • Registration quarter: April–June 1942
  • Registration district: Lambeth, London
  • Volume: 1d
  • Page: 321

The supplied extract displays “Registration Date: Apr 1942”. This does not establish an April ceremony: the supported date is the April–June registration quarter. The district is not an exact wedding venue. The original index image and marriage certificate have not yet been examined.

Historic group wedding photograph showing Eric and Kathleen seated together at the centre, with relatives and wedding guests around them.
Original family photograph, provided November 2026. Names below are provisional; no unidentified guest is assigned a name.

Identified by the family

  • Eric — seated, front centre-left, the groom
  • Kathleen — seated, front centre-right, the bride
  • Ellen — seated at the front, left
  • Mary, Madeline, Walter and George — named among the group in family notes; exact positions require confirmation

Still to establish

  • Exact wedding date and venue; marriage registered in Lambeth, April–June 1942
  • Full names and relationships of the guests
  • Which people in the back row correspond to Mary, Madeline, Walter and George
  • Identity of the woman seated on the bride's right
  • Identity of the two clergymen visible in the back row
Identification policy: The original note supplied with the photograph reads: “L–R Mary, Madeline, ?, Walter, ? ?, George, ? ?; Front Ellen, Eric, Kathleen, ?”. These notes are retained without pretending that all positions are unambiguous. Guest identifications remain provisional. The marriage registration quarter is documented below; the exact wedding date has not been inferred.

Why this photograph matters

This is a family gathering spanning at least two rows of relatives and guests. As the remaining names and exact wedding date are confirmed, it can be linked to the individual biographies and used to identify family branches through their shared appearance at this event.

Source: family-owned wedding photograph and accompanying oral identification, supplied by a descendant on 6 November 2026. The photograph is associated with the couple’s wedding by family identification; the marriage-index entry independently supplies the registration quarter.