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Whilst checking Jazzy's info i found the follwing:-
Marriage: 21 Apr 1906 St James, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Robert Melling - 19, Collier, Bachelor, 130 Enfield St Pemberton
Eliza Oddie - 20, Weaver, Spinster, 58 Pool St
Groom's Father: Robert Melling, Collier
Bride's Father: George Oddie, Warper
Witness: George Melling; Charlotte Alice Catterall
Married by Banns by: James Thompson Curate
Register: Marriages 1902 - 1914, Page 79, Entry 158
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Baptism: 16 Oct 1907 St James, Poolstock, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Robert Melling - [Child] of Robert Melling & Eliza
Abode: 58 Pool St.
Occupation: Collier
Baptised by: J. Thompson
Register: Baptisms 1902 - 1919, Page 82, Entry 652
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
Burial: 4 Aug 1908 St John the Divine, Pemberton, Lancashire, England
Robert Melling -
Age: 10 months
Abode: 154 Scot Lane Newtown
Buried by: E. F. Forrest
Register: Burials 1902 - 1909, Page 263, Entry 2098
Source: Original register at Wigan Archives
groom's father is not listed as deceased, maybe oversight. I wonder if witness George is brother,uncle or cousin?
Is the burial related to baptism? Dates suggest a probable link.
Replied: 9th Jun 2015 at 15:27