On 10th December, 1888 George MACHIN,Labourer aged 49 years, widower,son of John Machin labourer, married Jane RODDIS, 26 years, spinster
Witnesses: George Avill & Sarah Goucher
George Machin, Jane Roddis and their witnesses, George Avill & Sarah Goucher, all did not sign the register, but made a mark X. This leads on to the question, how many people in Wickersley in 1888 could read and write? I suspect the answer is, the vast majority.
In the Wedding Registers for 1889-1900, only one person
is recorded a making a mark, rather than signing their name, and in the Wedding Registers for 1880-1887,
only three people are recorded as making a mark.
Source: Glimpses
Thomas MACHIN married unknown. Children, born Wickersley:
John¹ MACHIN, born 1729 married 29 AUG 1758 at Wickersley to Mary LIVERSIDGE. Children, born Wickersley:
Maria MACHIN. Children, born Wickersley:
Source:IGI
See also Machen of Whiston