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Hi Youdy. If you can find out what Church she was getting married at, they should have a record of the Marriage Banns, which were usually read out at several Services before the Wedding Day. That will give you his name.

What's The title of the book Youdy?

Muriel's grave is in Shiregreen Cemetery, Shiregreen Lane, Sheffield. I was hoping that there might have been mention of her spouse....

So this is quite interesting @Youdy. In the 1939 register, Muriel was recorded as living with her sister and brother-in-law at 31 Bolsolver Road. Perhaps she was only staying at her parents house because it was the night before her wedding? If so, the situation is even more tragic! The record has her birthdate as 17 Feb 1911 and her occupation was Tool Inspector (temporarily incapacitated). The second snippet is a record of her death.

That pentacle inside a pentagon looks familiar from somewhere. Could it be masonic?

You're welcome I must say I have never seen a photo frame like that one before. It's very elaborate. There might be a lot of clues in that. For example are they pineapples? Lots of organisations used them in their symbolic ways. As for the man, a pin stripe suit was not the average clothing for a person to dress up in. So more than likely a person of means, middle class to above level. The quality of the frame also suggest wealth.

I found this piece of information on The History of Sheffield Fire Brigade website: HALL, Muriel, age 29; of 210. Worthing Road. Daughter of Hayden and Amy Hall. September 11, 1940, at 210A, Worthing Road.

Have you tried searching google for the address?

Your best bet then is to look at the newspaper archives for Sheffield. I don't know if the Local Studies Library is open yet, but you could search there. Otherwise the only way is to try and get access to Find My Past, who have lots of Sheffield Newspapers from 1940 available. Or there's a payable Newspaper archive that's online. You might need to track the family down, the 1939 census could pin down where they lived and you give you an address to work with.

Have a look at Picture Sheffield that's the best place. Picture Sheffield - Air Raid Damage