2 German, Christian, Immigrants, married in a Synagogue in Montreal??? Is this possible?

Question

Meier-2913, and Bösch-1862 the only Marriage documentation I can find is for a marriage in a German and Polish Synagogue in 1883... I cannot read the 1891 Census Religion, 1901 & 1911 say Lutheran, & 1921 Church of England... Is this even possible?

Answer 1

I think something is not right with that marriage source. It seems they married in an Evangelical Lutheran church.

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2809114:1091

And I think the 1891 census entry says (rightly or wrongly) d'Angleterre, i.e. Church of England.

Comments

ThanksMatthew! I included a thank you in my research notes.

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Thanks Matthew! I included a thank you in my research notes.

Answer 2

Wow, this is unusual! It seems to me that Anna must have been Jewish, and Christian married her in a Jewish ceremony -- exceptional for that time period.

The odds of Jewish parents naming a child Christian must be negligible. By the way, his religion in that French document seems to be "L'angleterre" -- England. Church of England? It would match up with the later record.

Comments

Thanks Jessica! I included a thank you in my research notes.