In the vicinity of Melton Mowbray, Henry Lea's borth place, a manual search of the Marriage Records produces the following:
Arthur Lea, Tamworth, 6b 477 JFM 1905
Edwin Vincent Lea, Nottingham, 7b 602 AMJ 1905
Henry Lea, West Derby, 8b 755 AMJ 1905
George Lea, West Derby, 6b 655 JAS 1905
John Lea, West Derby, 8b 596 OND 1905
Thomas Henry Lea, Nottingham, 7b 321 JFM 1906
Ralph Lea, West Derby, 8b 468 AMJ 1906
Thomas Lea, West Derby, 8b 709 AMJ 1906
Walter Lea, West Derby, 8b 689 AMJ 1906
Arthur Dunstan Lea. Derby 7b 1173 JAS 1906
Fred Lea, Mansfield, 7b 221 JAS 1906
John Lea, West Derby, 8b 742 JAS 1906
William Lea, West Derby, 8b 799 JAS 1906
John Thomas Lea, West Derby, 8b 631 OND 1906
Sidney Herbert Lea, West Derby, 8b 575 JFM 1907
Robert William Lea, West Derby, 8b 626, JFM 1907
William Lea, West Derby, 8b 556, JFM 1907
George Henry Lea, West Derby, 8b 973 JFM 1907
Thomas West Lea, Nottingham, 7b 828 JFM 1907
Edith Annie Woodcock, Leicester. 7a, 636 AMJ 1907
Frederick Lea, Derby, 7b 1222, AMJ 1908
Thomas Giffiths Lea, West Derby, 8b 589, AMJ 1908
Ada Woodcock, Melton Mowbray. 7a, 765 AMJ 1908
John Lea, West Derby, 8b 510, JAS 1908
William Elkington Lea, Hinckley, 7a 134, JAS 1908
Ernest Vincent Lea, West Derby, 8b 421, OND 1908
James Lea, West Derby, 8b 580, OND 1908
Alfred Thomas Lea, 8b 334, JFM 1909
Charles Lea, West Derby, 8b 499, JFM 1909
Florrie Lea, Leicester, 7a, 331 JFM 1909
William Henry Lea, Mansfield, 7b 251, AMJ 1909
Harry Lea, Ashby Z, 7a 260, AMJ 1909
James Lea, West Derby, 8b 606, AMJ 1909
William James Lea, West Derby, 8b 659 JAS 1909
William Lea, West Derby, 8b 713, JFM 1910
Walter Lea, Leicester. 7a, 688 JAS 1910
Joseph Lea, 7b 539, OND 1910
Thomas N, West Derby, 8b 459, OND 1910
This looks like the most likely candidate. To prove it, I've plumped for ordering Harry Lea's birth certificate.
Henry Lea, Derby, 7b 1174, JAS 1909
Jane Ann Woodcock, Derby, 7b 1174, JAS 1909
Sarah Eleanor Hawthorn b1848
Sarah Eleanor Hawthorn was born AMJ 1848 in Shoreditch, Middlesex. She appears with her parents and siblings in the Census records of 1851, 1861 and 1871 and then marries John Elliott Whiddon.
Sarah appears then with husband John in 1881 but then disappears. There's a death record for John in AMJ 1885 and then a marriage record for Sarah Whiddon in JAS 1888.
Sarah then does not appear in either 1891 or 1901 with any of the three male surnames (Dealey, Roe, Turnbull) present on the same page, although there is a possible death record in 1893 for a Sarah Turnbull b c1849. There is still no matching Sarah Turnbull record in the 1891 Census though.
Grr.
Sarah appears then with husband John in 1881 but then disappears. There's a death record for John in AMJ 1885 and then a marriage record for Sarah Whiddon in JAS 1888.
Sarah then does not appear in either 1891 or 1901 with any of the three male surnames (Dealey, Roe, Turnbull) present on the same page, although there is a possible death record in 1893 for a Sarah Turnbull b c1849. There is still no matching Sarah Turnbull record in the 1891 Census though.
Grr.
William Bound (c1823)
Delving a little deeper in to the Census records, I found William in 1851 with his mother (Annas) and four siblings, no father.
The same five siblings and the mother (Annis here) appear in 1841, although the surname has been mis-transcribed as Benne. Still no father present, and a further two siblings who aren't present in 1851.
Researching whilst blogging; if I've traced William Bound correctly, my wife's ggg grandfather, his brother Edward married Sarah (shown as Bound) and with her son, George Cutler (b. c1837).
In Boldre in 1841, Sarah appears with husband William and a daughter this time, Eliza Ann (b c1840). George is not present. It is possible that George is with his father's family in Andover at the time, although that's supposition.
The same five siblings and the mother (Annis here) appear in 1841, although the surname has been mis-transcribed as Benne. Still no father present, and a further two siblings who aren't present in 1851.
Researching whilst blogging; if I've traced William Bound correctly, my wife's ggg grandfather, his brother Edward married Sarah (shown as Bound) and with her son, George Cutler (b. c1837).
In Boldre in 1841, Sarah appears with husband William and a daughter this time, Eliza Ann (b c1840). George is not present. It is possible that George is with his father's family in Andover at the time, although that's supposition.
Elizabeth Watkinson
Elizabeth Watkinson is my great grandmother [or, my mother's, mother's mother].
When she was still alive, my grandmother told me that her parents were both killed during the war (WWII) and that she, her brother and sister were evacuated. She also said that the McCrerie name was Scottish, (although we always teased her that it was Irish), and that her father had been a tailor to the royals in London before the war.
Her parents were:
I have managed to locate a marriage record in Grimsby between January and March 1917. Grimsby is a little off track as Joseph was born in Lancashire, but I guess not out of the question.
I have also located a death record for Elisabeth M McCrerie in Epping in 1944, aged 52
Assuming that this is the same person, this helps locate a birth record. There are a few Elizabeth Watkinsons born around the same year.
When she was still alive, my grandmother told me that her parents were both killed during the war (WWII) and that she, her brother and sister were evacuated. She also said that the McCrerie name was Scottish, (although we always teased her that it was Irish), and that her father had been a tailor to the royals in London before the war.
Her parents were:
Joseph Naden McCrerie born Jun 1889 in LancashireAnnoyingly, in my early research I neglected to record the source of my information. I suspect in this case it was my Great Aunt, Jean.
Elizabeth Watkinson born c1895, died c1944
I have managed to locate a marriage record in Grimsby between January and March 1917. Grimsby is a little off track as Joseph was born in Lancashire, but I guess not out of the question.
I have also located a death record for Elisabeth M McCrerie in Epping in 1944, aged 52
Assuming that this is the same person, this helps locate a birth record. There are a few Elizabeth Watkinsons born around the same year.
Lea Research
Harry Lea, my mother-in-law's father was born 02 June 1912 in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. We don't have a birth certificate.
New information received today to assist the research:
Siblings:
Brother: Frank Lea, died 'young' and was the eldest
Brother: John Thomas Lea
Sister: Lena
Sister: Rene
Harry's mother moved to Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
Harry is believed to be the youngest, although he could be the youngest male, not the youngest child.
Possible records, unconfirmed:
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837-1983 Record about John Thomas Lea
Name: John Thomas Lea
Year of Registration: 1910
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Melton Mowbray
County: Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire
Volume: 7a Page: 334
New information received today to assist the research:
Siblings:
Brother: Frank Lea, died 'young' and was the eldest
Brother: John Thomas Lea
Sister: Lena
Sister: Rene
Harry's mother moved to Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
Harry is believed to be the youngest, although he could be the youngest male, not the youngest child.
Possible records, unconfirmed:
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837-1983 Record about John Thomas Lea
Name: John Thomas Lea
Year of Registration: 1910
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Melton Mowbray
County: Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire
Volume: 7a Page: 334
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