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Morning everyone,
I am trying to find the birth of Ada M Miller/Millar. She married my Grandad Walter Sidney Heavens in Lewes, East Sussex in Dec 1937,
vol 2b pg 477 his registration of Marriage says Miller, Ada's says Millar!
I know she was a lot younger than Walter, his year of birth was 1877 in Lewes.
Ada had 2 children prior to marrying Walter, there names are Charlie Miller/ Millar and Mollie Miller/Millar. I was told this by my cousin who knew them, she met them regularly as a child, she says they were born in the 1920's but doesn't know where, she also says she doesn't know if Ada was married to a Miller or if that was her maiden name.

I have sent off for my Grandads marriage certificate but was wanting to find Ada's birth and when she died if possible.

I have been searching for a while for all 3 of these people without success.
Any help would be most appreciated.
Many thanks for taking time to read my post.
Dolly.

The marriage cert is going to be your best bet as a starter as it will give her age at marriage and her dads name if known

your parent birth reg will give her maiden name so you will know if she was a spinster on marriage

Do you know where the family lived?

Ada and the children lived with my Grandad in Lewes East Sussex,

so grandad died in Sussex
Name: Walter S Heavens
Birth Date: abt 1877
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1953
Age at Death: 76
Registration district: Brighton
Inferred County: Sussex
Volume: 5h
Page: 130

I do have my Grandads birth and death certs, he was married before in 1902, but his 1st wife died February 1937, he then married ada in Dec of that year.

???
Name: Ada Mary Heavens
Birth Date: 29 Oct 1918
Date of Registration: May 1988
Age at Death: 69
Registration district: Wandsworth
Inferred County: London
Volume: 15
Page: 931


too young to have children in the 20,s tho

One of their children was your parent . have you looked for their birth cert?

Walters death cert was registered by his son in law V Debronz I have no idea who he is.
I was expecting it to be registered by Ada

One of Walters children to his first wife was my parent, I am not a blood relative of Ada,

My cousin who has the info on Charlie and Mollie Millere was herself born in 1932, she says they were a about 4 years older then her, but looking at your info you have found I am now wondering if they were Adas siblings rather than her children?

Dolly

Oh Shirley, I think you may have found out something, It is now making sense!

There doesnt seem to be any births Heavens/Miller so maybe she was a widow .

I think you need the marriage cert info otherwise its all a stab in the dark .

You need her marital status and age at marriage and her dads name

The informant as a SIL was married to one of grandads daughters

Thank you for your help, I will await the certificate!

Many thanks again

Dolly

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Name: Heavens
Mother's Maiden Surname: Whitley <<<<<<<<
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1941
Registration district: Oxford
Inferred County: Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Middlesex
Volume Number: 3a
Page Number: 3168



Births Dec 1918 Whitley Ada M Simmonds Wandsworth 1d 833

This is the marriage for the above

Marriages Dec 1938
Heavens Charles A Whitley Wandsworth 1d 1068
Whitley Ada M Heavens Wandsworth 1d 1068

So I don't think that the death posted above is your Ada.

dont know if you have this so posting for info
1911
HEAVENS, Walter Sydney Head Married M 33 1878 Grocers Manager Lewes Sussex VIEW
HEAVENS, Jessie Maud Wife Married
8 years F 32 1879 Dover Kent VIEW
HEAVENS, Edmund Charles Son M 7 1904 Guildford Surrey VIEW
HEAVENS, Jessie Emma Amelia Daughter F 5 1906 Guildford Surrey VIEW
HEAVENS, Sydney James Son M 3 1908 Brighton Sussex VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
5010 Reference:
RG14PN5010 RG78PN221 RD76 SD1 ED12 SN69

Registration District:
Cuckfield Sub District:
Cuckfield Enumeration District:
12 Parish:
Balcombe

Address:
Little Bowder Balcombe County:

Looking at the children from his first marriage, he only had one son-in-law.

Marriages Sep 1927
Gant Ernest F Heavens Hailsham 2b 225
Gaut Ernest F Heavens Hailsham 2b 225
Heavens Jessie E A Gant Hailsham 2b 225


Name: Jessie E A Gaut
Birth Date: abt 1905
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1959
Age at Death: 54
Registration district: Eastbourne
Inferred County: Sussex
Volume: 5h
Page: 254


Do you think that the informant of Walters death may have been a stepson-in-law?


I don't see anything for the surname Debronz on either FreeBMD or Ancestry.

Shirley, Thanks, I do have that info on Walter and his blood family,

Rootgatherer, I don't think that is the Ada I am looking for either. I will await Walter and Adas marriage cert and see what comes from that.

I think you may be right, I know Walter only had one daughter called Jessie as above, and its her daughter that gave me the info on Charlie, Mollie and there mother Ada
I think perhaps the V Dabronz may be Mollie's husband as I have never heard that name associated with the Heavens family before.
Thank you for looking the info out for me

Dolly