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This is probably him on the 1939 Register:
10 Bessboro Mews, City of Westminster, London Alexander Grant, a motor engineer, married (wife not with him). His dob is listed as 18 Nov 1896 and transcribed as 16 August 1896! However, 18 11 00 is written above the original date.
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Thank you very much Merry
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Do you know what happened to Ellen Grant nee Smith? Have you worked out anything about her from the information on the marriage cert, such as her age and where she was from? Do you know if she had any children with Alexander before Sept 1939 who have since passed away? Their entry on the 1939 register may have been opened, but there are too many Grant/Smith births for me to look at!
As Alexander and Ellen were together in 1938 on the electoral rolls and he says he is married in Sept 1939 is that likely to be to Ellen as well?
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I finally found this address on the 1939 Register (Bellegrove not Belle Grove on FMP), but it is empty! I'd hoped to find Ellen there.
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On the 1939 Register there's:
19 West Park, Woolwich, London Ellen Grant b 10 Jan 1897 Assistant To Cook War Memorial Hospital, married No children in the house. Others in the house are Charlotte Smith single dob 31 Mar 1899 and Charlotte Smith widow dob 2 Nov 1862. Looking back at the 1901 and 1911 census the two Charlottes are Ellen's sister and mother. In 1911 their address is 2 Belle Grove Road Welling (Bexley) Kent. In 1901 they are at 2 William's Terrace, but I think this may be the same address as when Charlotte senr said Belle Grove Road in 1911 the enumerator recorded it as William's Terrace! So, I don't know that this is definitely the correct Ellen, but it looks possible! Any children may have been evacuated. If this is the right Ellen then the father's details from the marriage certificate should match with what is on the 1901 census - Alfred Smith, dock labourer. He died between 1901 and 1911. In 1901 he was aged 49 and born in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. If the father is someone else on the marriage cert then I probably have the wrong Ellen!
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Hi thank you again Merry
Ellen is my grandmother! B January (I think) 1897. She and Alexander just had my mum, Jean Margaret, 29 October 1928, but I believe he wasn’t around after a while. That is the address Mum grew up in. Interesting he was still there in 1939 as Mum doesn’t say much and I always got the impression he was only around when she was quite young. |
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Ps Merry I know lots about my Mum’s maternal side as grew up myself knowing some of my aunts and my Nan. But I do want to look at her grandmother’s family, who were Bentleys from Wiggenhall, St Germans, Norfolk.
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So were they divorced? You said something about a second marriage, but I wasn't sure if you meant for Alexander or for Ellen?
I have seen your mum's entry in 1939. Do you want me to post it here?
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Gosh you have been busy - I just saw your other post with so much info - thank you!
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The info for the 1938 eroll was probably collected in 1937, so they were at least officially at the same address until then, but he may have actually been living elsewhere.
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