"Lacey"
 

Any ideas what the name "Lacey" (male) might be short for or derived from?

I have a Lacey Turner who married twice but doesn't appear to have been born or died.

Thanks

Could be taken from a family surname, perhaps given to him as a middle name. But of course then he should appear in the records. Do you want to give us more info so we can look for him, Terri?

Thanks Kate, but I have almost no information! His wife was called Margaret Clift, born c 1909, probably Surrey, daughter of Eleanor Clift (no father) and coincidentally, Margaret doesn't seem to have been born either!

Neither Lacey nor Margaret show on 1911 census but they married in Surrey in 1930, both remarrying in 1940's.

Is Margaret's mother the Eleanor Clift born in Esher in 1878, father John and sister Ada (amongst others)?

Margaret is listed as Peggy on the 1930 electoral register, if that's any help.

If I'm looking at the right Eleanor, she is with her parents in 1881 and 1891 and is Ellen Clift servant in 1901. Always says b Esher. Cant find her in 1911.

I wondered if she was living with a man as his wife and the dau, Margaret (Peggy), was going by his name in 1911 (and registered in his name) but the relationship broke down and Eleanor and Marg reverted to the name Clift? Having the idea hasn't helped though!

Eleanor died in 1957 still single (mentioned her sister Ada in the probate entry)

Do we know Margaret's second married surname? I was wondering if we could find her death and it might give a dob.

There are some male Lacey Turners in the USA but if he was American, I don't know whether he would be on the UK electoral register (and he was). Shame we don't have his father's name etc from one of the marriage certs.

If Lacey Turner was from the USA, he could still appear on the electoral register, but his franchise would be limited to local elections (I think!).

Sorry I had to go out. The name McFarland/McFarlane has been bandied about within the family as potential father for Margaret, but with no information whatsoever on him, or even if he actually existed.

Her second marriage was to a Herbert Brewer, about 1945 or 47 I think. She died 1981? (not got the notes to hand)


All the other info you have supplied is correct. Margaret stayed in the area all her life as far as can be told.

Thanks for looking too x

PS Lacey remarries to Celia Honey in Portsmouth. I did wonder if they emigrated from there.