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There are loads of Henry Greens born in London around 1911. Was he born before 1911 or after? It does make a difference if we are to find him in 1911.

I think Maureen you've hit the nail on the head. I've just got off the phone to my mum, and Henry as she knew him went by the name of Harry throughout his life to his friends and he had an older brother and sister named george and Rose.
Roseina Maude Whatton! I think we've found her! Time for more digging!

yes meg that's why i wonder if we find a death index it might help with a birth index

these 2 have mmn Whatton
Elizabeth Green 1911 Jul-Aug-Sep Greater London, London, Middlesex Alfred J Green 1914 Jan-Feb-Mar

But he's a water fitter! Hardly a Harley Street Doctor.

so 1909 birth and father not a doctor is that right

Harry/Henry James is born 1909 it seems. But it is mother Rosina whose father is supposedly a doctor.

Sarah, please tell me why you think Rosina's father was doctor? Do you have a certificate showing that?

I strongly advise that you get the marriage certificate of your grandparents before we continue further. We could be working on heresay and supposition. I'm sure there were lots of families with children called George, Rose and Harry. And possibly Elizabeth and Alfred too.

Just been on the phone to my mum again, she said the dr line could've been a story from my nan, as it's the only link that she had to her past.
Basically all records of marriages, births and deaths were destroyed in a house fire so we have nothing from that side of the family.
My mum thinks this Roseina could be the one, as the area is right, the dates are right, and it makes sense with the names in the family.
Rosina supposidy had more children though liley/Elizabeth , violet, James/Jim, Alfred, Louie, Daisy.

Just a good thing she threw the Whatton part in on the 1911 census!!

Births Sep 1911 (>99%)
GREEN Elizabeth WHATTON Islington 1b 429

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page
Births Mar 1914 (>99%)
GREEN Alfred J Whatton Islington 1b 365
Births Jun 1916 (>99%)
Green Louisa D Whatton Islington 1b 382
Births Jun 1919 (>99%)
Green James C Whatton Islington 1b 252
Births Mar 1922 (>99%)
Green Violet Whatton Islington 1b 417
Births Sep 1925 (>99%)
Green Daisy K Whatton Islington 1b 332


Maureen

Well done, Maureen.

Seems to tie up.

No Harley Street Doctor though. I guess George and Benjamin were renovating the doctor's house, and parents hoped Rosina would marry the doctor, but she chose George instead.

Sarah, people have done good work here, we are "probably" right, but I'd be happier if you got the birth cert of your grandfather Harry, to prove his father was George and his mother was Rosina Whatton. If it were me, I'd also get the marriage cert of Rosina and George to prove her father was not a doctor. I really couldn't rest until I had it.

I definately will see if I can find the certificates, birth death and marriage, and get them reprinted. Especially now I've got some idea of who they could've been.
Thank you all so much! This has opened a whole new can of worms for me to investigate :)

Good advice,Meg. Shame the marriage wasn't on the London marriages on Ancestry.
Good luck,Sarah!
Maureen

Sarah, if the original certificates were destroyed, you will need to apply for new ones from the GRO. I don't think they offer any service to "reprint" them, and they will cost you £9.25 each.

I am not advocating spending money willy-nilly, but I just feel that to be on the safe side you should at least have something that proves the names of the people we have found.