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Yes I can quite see that happening, if they really loved each other why not. Thank you for all your help.

Perhaps they eloped. Maybe Eva's parents weren't in favour of her marrying an Irish jockey.

It might be to do with the fact that Eva was pregnant.
Their eldest child, James, was born 25 November 1905, according to 1939 Register.
They had married only 6 months earlier.

LYNCH, JAMES mmn COOK
GRO Reference: 1905 D Quarter in BINGHAM Volume 07B Page 468

It was a Registry Office wedding, and neither of the witnesses were family members - if that means anything.

But as you say, we'll never know!

It makes more sense that they met in Cottenham as he seemed to go to a lot of Horse related things. What I would be thinking about is why she went with him to Ireland when they were not married first!! Oh well we'll never know, but thank you both for the help

His very lengthy obituary made no reference to his ever having gone to America, but, of course, the person who gave info to the press may not have been aware of any such trip

I don't see any definite sign of James going to the US - but James Lynch is a very common name.

Cottenham, where Eva's family lived, used to have a racecourse, so maybe Eva met him there.

Thank you ErikaH and ArgyllGran for your help x

Francis died aged 15 days

Birth of siblings of James:


Birth record for Patrick Lynch
/ Dunshaughlin
Name: Patrick Lynch
Year of Birth: 1872 [ 26 May ]
Group Registration ID: 10993985
SR District/Reg Area: Dunshaughlin


Birth record for Francis Lynch
/ Dunshaughlin
Name: Francis Lynch
Year of Birth: 1874 [ 1 December ]
Group Registration ID: 8541387
SR District/Reg Area: Dunshaughlin


Birth record for Peter Lynch
/ Dunshaughlin
Name: Peter Lynch
Year of Birth: 1878 [ 12 April ]
Group Registration ID: 9772208
SR District/Reg Area: Dunshaughlin


Birth record for Mary Lynch
/ Dunshaughlin
Name: Mary Lynch
Year of Birth: 1887 [1 Jan ]
Group Registration ID: 11614468
SR District/Reg Area: Dunshaughlin

All the above:
Father: James, labourer. Mother: Catharine, formerly Fulham.




Birth record for William Lynch
/ Dunshaughlin
Name: William Lynch
Year of Birth: 1881 [1 March ]
Group Registration ID: 8942507
SR District/Reg Area: Dunshaughlin


Birth record for Joseph Lynch
/ Dunshaughlin
Name: Joseph Lynch
Year of Birth: 1882 [18 March ]
Group Registration ID: 11568986
SR District/Reg Area: Dunshaughlin

The two above:
Father: James Lynch, groom. Mother: Catharine, formerly Fulham

1911 says James was born at Dunshaughlin, Ireland.


Birth record for James Lynch
/ Dunshaughlin
Name: James Lynch
Year of Birth: 1869 [15 Aug 1869 ]
Group Registration ID: 8041224
SR District/Reg Area: Dunshaughlin

Father: James Lynch, labourer.
Mother: Catharine Lynch, formerly Fullam.

Address: Dunshaughlin

Eva Cook
in the 1891 England Census
Name Eva Cook
Gender Female
Age 8
Relationship Daughter
Birth Year 1883
Father
William Cook
Mother
Ann Cook
Birth Place Willingham, Cambridgeshire, England
Civil parish Cottenham
Residence Place Cottenham, Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Registration District Chesterton
Sub registration district Willingham
ED, Institution or Vessel 19
Neighbors
Piece 1279
Folio 93
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
William Cook 37 Head
Ann Cook 35 Wife
Josiah Cook 14 Son
Charles Cook 4 Son
Eva Cook 8 Daughter
Ethel Cook 5 Daughter
Winifred Cook 3 Daughter
William Cook 1 Son


COOK, EVA ESTHER mmn BLUNT
GRO Reference: 1882 D Quarter in CHESTERTON Volume 03B Page 439

From irishgenealogy.ie:

Marriage record for James Lynch and Eva Cooke
/ Ballymena
Party 1 Name: James Lynch
Party 2 Name: Eva Cooke
Date of Event: 08/05/1905
Group Registration ID: 1970895
SR District/Reg Area: Ballymena

Married at Registrar's Office, Ballymena.

James: 30, bachelor, horse jockey. Father: James Lynch, jockey.

Eva: 23, spinster, no occupation. Father: William Cooke, farmer.

Address of both at marriage: High Street, Ballymena.

Witnesses: Nathaniel Clarke; Robert Gregg.

You don’t need a paid-for site to look for Irish BMD’s
Google Irish bmd…….can’t give you the link as I’m only on my iPad at the moment

The Irish 1901 and 1911 censuses are also FREE.

Perhaps James was already married when he met Eva……not unheard-of ;-)

I have looked as far as I can for a marriage in Ireland, but I don't have Ancestry or anything like that. Asked my friend and she can't think what her Grandma would be doing in Ireland, as you say she was born in Cambridge. I did know her maiden name was Cook/Cooke.

Kathleen’s birth has MMN Cook

Have you looked for a marriage in Ireland?

Eva was born in Cambridgeshire

1911 says married 7 full years, so could be 1903…IF they married

ErikaH, thank you for this extra information. Only thing I would like to find is the marriage of James and Eva and I have searched and cannot find it.
One of the census says they were married in 1904.

1939 Register
40 Tenter Buildings, Newark-On-Trent, Newark M.B., Nottinghamshire, England

Eva Lynch 14 Jul 1881 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 72 1
Jim Lynch 18 Aug 1869 Male Groom Married 72 2
Frank Lynch 10 Jun 1910 Male Blacksmith Single 72 3
Eva Andridge (Lynch) 28 Sep 1925 Female Machinist Single 72 4


1921 Census Of England & Wales
3, Castle Rising, Newark, Newark upon Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
James Lynch Head Male 1869 52 Meath, Ireland Labourer General Mr Straly Corn Merchant Newark
Eva Lynch Wife Female 1879 42 - House Hold Duties -
James Lynch Son Male 1905 15 Nottinghamshire, England Message Boy J Malter & Co Motor Garage Newark
Nathaniel Lynch Son Male 1908 13 Stanton, Nottinghamshire, England - -
Francis Lynch Son Male 1910 11 Stanton, Nottinghamshire, England - -
Kathleen Lynch Daughter Female 1912 9 Stanton, Nottinghamshire, England - -
Henry Lynch Son Male 1916 5 Stanton, Nottinghamshire, England - -
John Lynch Son Male 1920 1 Stanton, Nottinghamshire, England

Thanks for letting me know you were able to access it. Pleased to be able to help

ErikaH, thank you very much. Ive got it downloaded and will write it out for my friend. She is 90 yrs old and will be so pleased as will her sons.

There is virtually a full column about him

Will try to save it and send to you by PM check your inbox

should have said James was born in County Meath, Ireland and may have emigrated to America and then came back but my friend is not sure about that.