Themes

Marriage

Image of Mrs Khadijah Begum

Mrs Khadijah Begum

'There were a lot of proposals for my husband, but he told my dad that he’d marry Khadijah.'

Listen to Mrs Khadija Begum (mp3 238kb)

Image of Mrs Khadijah Begum with Mr Ghulam Hussain

Mrs Khadijah Begum

'I got married when I was 15, and my mother-in-law passed away soon after I got married, so I had three young sister-in-laws aged four, eight and 12 and I brought them up.'

Listen to Mrs Khadijah Begum (mp3 562kb)

Image of Mrs Santok Wanza in a photography workshop

Mrs Santok Wanza

'I had a very big wedding, and my daughter had a very big wedding in Dagenham - there were 2000 people there.'

Listen to Mrs Santok Wanza (mp3 303kb)



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