London couple celebrates Buby wedding eloped 65 years ago . Married after an elopement in Canada 65 years ago . Mr and Mrs Robert Byford are celebrating their Ruby wedding at Plumstead , London . Mr Byford , now 87 years of age , is a native of Romford , Essex . He emigrated to Canada in 1887 and worked as an engineer on the railways . there he met his wife , who was employed at a house in Hamilton . My Byford s temper aroused the opposition of Mrs Byford s mother , so the couple had to run away . I cured his temper in three months say Mrs Byford , who is now 84 . Mr Byford worked at Woolwich Arsenal for 36 years until his retirement in 1912 . Photo shows , Mr and Mrs Robert Byford , the ruby wedding couple , out for a walkin Plumstead . 12 May 1936