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Have you got your mother's birth cert?

Where and when was she born?

As I said above no Hassall/Day births on freebmd

Sorry, Jacqueline, my mother was born in Toronto Canada to Florence Wright and James Hassall, I have the certificate. Not sure when John Wright died unfortunately. That might help me understand what happened.

Jacqueline I am beginning to think that, but I wanted to exhaust all avenues. Florence's first marriage was to Wright but we think there was no divorce. Hassall (Florence's second partner) was my mother's surname, no marriage there. Both Florence's and Percival, no children. I read that during the war years name change was documented, and as we can't find anything I am now assuming Florence changed her name prior to going to NZ, her passport is in the name Aldridge. Just as a footnote, Florence was a busy lady! After Percival died in NZ, she married in NZ, and I do have the certificate for that! Thank you for your persistence and time.

No marriage for Florence Wright to Hassall on freebmd

And no births for Hassall with MMN Day

When did her husband die?

Births Dec 1918 (>99%)
Wright John F Day Fylde 8e 717


Births Mar 1920 (>99%)
Wright Denis Day Fylde 8e 233

Marriages Dec 1917 (>99%)

Day Florence E Wright Fylde 8e 1066
Wright John Day Fylde 8e 1066

One of your other threads has two other possible names for the woman.............Hassall and Wright

There doesn't have to have been a legally- implemented name change

She probably just called herself Aldridge after she took up with Percival

Did they have children together?

Or is your line from one of her other relationships?

Found by googling (advanced search still not working)

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1019525

http://www.genesreunited.co.za/boards/board/records_office/thread/1037137

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_topics/thread/1069527

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/records_office/thread/1034071

Hi Jacqueline,
Her maiden name was Day, born 1896 in Lytham, Lancashire. Yes that is the correct death for the first Florence. Therefore any marriage, name change etc can only be after 1938 and before 1948 when they travelled to NZ.

HUTCHINS FLORENCE 1880 — 1880 Births & baptisms Headington, Oxfordshire, England

ALDRIDGE FLORENCE 1880 1938 1938 Deaths & burials Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England

What was the second Florence's maiden name?

Good morning, I am back (In Australia so there is a time difference).
Yes, Percival had two wives named Florence. The first, Florence Hutchins died. My grandmother was the second Florence. Yes, all the info re going to NZ and his death are correct. Percival Loe Aldridge was born in Oxford in 1877. I originally (for several years) have tried to find the second marriage but to no avail, and have had threads requesting help on that. Also tried looking for a name change by deed poll, no luck. Then thought I might be able to find electoral rolls with my grandmother's name change. Just trying to tie up loose threads, and a bit like a dog with a bone, I would love to get a result. I do know they were living in Lower End Long Crendon and I know the cottage. Maybe the South Norwood address was where they were just prior to emigration? Thank you for taking time to help.

Please tell us who you are researching (full name and birth year etc), in order that we may be better able to help

???

Florence Hutchins

in the 1901 England Census
Name: Florence Hutchins
Age: 21
Estimated birth year: abt 1880
Relation to Head: Daughter (Child)
Gender: Female
Father: Samuel Hutchins
Mother: Louisa Hutchins
Birth Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Civil Parish: St Giles
Ecclesiastical parish: St Phillip and St James
Town: Oxford
County/Island: Oxfordshire
Country: England
Registration district: Headington
Sub-registration district: St Clement
ED, institution, or vessel: 29
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1381
Folio: 76
Page Number: 5
Household schedule number: 38
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Hutchins 50
Louisa Hutchins 46
Fanny Hutchins 23
Florence Hutchins 21
Charles Hutchins 12
Robert Hutchins 1


Florence Hutchins
in the England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Florence Hutchins
Registration Year: 1880
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Headington
Inferred County: Oxfordshire
Volume: 3a
Page: 724


No middle name mentioned anywhere - not in 1881, 1891 censuses either.

Are we chasing the wrong couple, Carole?
(Though I can't see any other couple it could be.)

Marriages Jun 1903 (>99%)

Aldridge Percival Loe Headington 3a 1824
Hutchins Florence Headington 3a 1824 ************no second name
Loe-Aldridge Percival Headington 3a 1824


BUT

the woman travelling to NZ with Percival was only 52................born c1896



1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
37 Bainton Road Oxford, St Giles, Oxfordshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
Percival Loe Aldridge Head Married Male Collector To St Johns College Oxford 33 1878 Oxfordshire Oxford Transcription
Florence Aldridge Wife Married Female - 30 1881 Oxfordshire Oxford

Hardly anyone had a telephone in the 1940's

I would have suggested contacting the library, but they can't search without an exact address

How do you know they were in Bucks in the years you refer to?

The emigration info tells a different tale about the last UK address

Mr Percival Aldridge

in the UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Name: Mr Percival Aldridge
Gender: Male
Age: 71
Birth Date: abt 1877
Departure Date: 24 Sep 1948
Port of Departure: London, England
Destination Port: Wellington, New Zealand
Ship Name: Rangitiki
Shipping line: New Zealand Shipping Company Limited
Official Number: 149561
Master: E Holland


Travelling with Florence E.
Last address in UK: 61 Warminster Road, South Norwood, SW25. <<<<<<

Could have been just a temporary address before they emigrated.

I'm afraid I don't see anything on ancestry for Percival after the 1911 census, except for his death and burial records in New Zealand in 1950.

Florence and Percival are on NZ ER - Roskill, 1949

No help re Buckinghamshire, though, I'm afraid.

Ancestry has some Bucks phone records, but I don't see anything for Long Crendon or Aylesbury.

Thanks for all the help. I am in Australia so am off to bed now. Will continue searching tomorrow.

Thank you. Yes I have just been looking and realised that was the case re the electoral rolls. Her husband was Percival L Aldridge. Between about 1940 and 1948 they were in Aylesbury and Long Crendon. Is there somewhere I can look up the historic phone directories, or do I need a subscription?