South Yorkshire Times, April 14th, 1939.

Two well-known musicians were married at Wath all Saints Church on Monday. They were Miss Adderley and Mary Damon, only daughter of Mrs A.E Damon, of four, Queen’s Road, Mexborough, and Mr William Schofield Hampshire, of 64, Park Road, Wath. The bride has assisted in the organisation of the Mexborough music festival, at which she has been one of the most successful competitors, and the bridegroom is organist and choirmaster at Wath Parish Church.

The ceremony was conducted by the vicar. The rev. Betram Russell, and the Rev. E. St. Leger Blackney, Vicar of Shiregreen and at one time curate on the Wath staff, and the Rev F. J. Mace assisted. The choir attended, and in addition to the processional hymn, “leaders, heavenly Father” sang a Psalm and the Anthem “Ye bound list realms of choice” (handel) the organist was Mr F Crackle, Mus.Bac. F.R.C.O,

the bride, given away by her cousin, Mr F. G. Stapleton (Calcutta), made a charming figure in a gown of white lace, with Medidci colour and short train, and a long pole veil and headdress of gardenias; she carried a double sheaf of arum lilies. The bridesmaids were Mrs Doreen Collins and Margaret Dickinson, and the child attendance nine year old Yvonne Squires and Fay Hampshire, and the five year old twins Florence and Shirley Hampshire. They wore primrose and green organdine picture frocks with chaplets of primroses and Violets. From the bridegroom they received evening bags and gold signet rings.

The best man was Mr Irving Nicholls and the groomsmen Messrs. Owen Nicholls and John Platt.

The bride’s mother, who wore a black crepe de Chine two-piece with a spray of roses, held a reception at Church house, Wath, after which Mr and Mrs Hampshire left by car for the honeymoon. The bride travelled in a black tailored suit and fox furs.