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Having trouble finding John Demment & Mary Ann on any records, but wonder if this could be his death?

Name: John Demment
Birth Date: abt 1838
Date of Registration: Dec 1926
Age at Death: 88
Registration district: Lexden
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 827

First name(s) John
Last name Demment
Sex Male
Church St John the Baptist
Denomination Anglican
Death year 1926
Place Layer-De-La-Haye
County Essex
Country England
Memorial inscription reference 56
Record set Essex Memorial Inscriptions

Probate
Name: John Demment
Death Date: 26 Oct 1926
Death Place: Essex, England
Probate Date: 19 Jan 1933
Registry: Ipswich

DEMMENT John of Layer de la Haye Essex died 26 Dec 1926 Probate Ipswich 19 January to John Demment carpenter. £216 2s 8d

This could be the John named as Executor

Name: John Demment
Birth Date: abt 1885
Date of Registration: Mar 1938
Age at Death: 53
Registration district: Lexden
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 1060

John
Last name Demment
Sex Male
Church St John the Baptist
Denomination Anglican
Death year 1938
Place Layer-De-La-Haye
County Essex
Country England
Memorial inscription reference 65
Record set Essex Memorial Inscriptions

Probate
Name: John Demment
Death Date: 19 Jan 1938
Death Place: Essex, England
Probate Date: 22 Feb 1938
Registry: Ipswich

DEMMENT John of Layer de la Haye Essex died 19 Jan 1938 Probate Ipswich 22 Feb to Gertrude Jemina Demment widow and Basil Cyprian Prior solicitor. £558 11s 1d

John Jr?

John Demment

in the Web: UK, Royal Naval Division Index, 1914-1919
Name: John Demment
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1882
Service Number: R/280
Rank/Rating: Ordinary Seaman, Able Seaman
URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7268639#imageViewerLink

Images have deliberately distorted, but do indicate that he might have been born in Layer de la Hay

Birth for Jessie

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Mar 1872 (>99%)
DEMMEN Jessie Lexden 4a 352

DEMMEN, JESSIE FENNING Order
GRO Reference: 1872 M Quarter in LEXDEN AND WINSTREE UNION Volume 04A Page 352

and her parents marriage

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Jun 1858 (>99%)
Demmen John Lexden 4a 386
Fenning Mary Ann Lexden 4a 386


1861

John Demmond 23
Mary Ann Demmond 20
Elizabeth Demmond 3
Jane Demmond 1

1871

John Domon 35
Mary Ann Domon 31
Jane Domon 10
Florence Domon 5
Harry Domon 2

1881

John Demon 45
Mary Ann Demon 39
Elizabeth Demon 23
Jane Demon 21
Harry Demon 12
Lissie Demon 9
Fred Demon 5

'Lissie' is Jessie

1891

John Damant 56
Harry Damant 23
Jessie Damant 19
Fred Damant 16
John Damant 9


Occupation for John is Carpenter on all census here

Andy

Found him

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Malting Green, Layer de la Hay, Lexden, Essex, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
John Demont Head Widower Male 65 1836 Carpenter Essex, England
Jesse Demont Daughter Single Female 29 1872 Housekeeper Essex, England ***
Fred Demont Son Single Male 25 1876 Carpenter Essex, England
John Demont Son Single Male 19 1882 Carpenter Essex, England

** Jessie Cansdale nee Demment

Mary Ann's death??

MARY ANN
Last name DEMMANT
Gender Female
Birth year 1848
Age 42
Death quarter 3
Death year 1890
District Lexden
County Essex
Volume 4A
Page 292

How many variations of the surname are there?

Andy

too many variants of surnames, but thankyou all for your help. :-D :-D

Now trying to find address for Leonard arther cansdale brother of hilda cansdale born 12/11/ 1906 died Feb 1984 in Colchester. On 1939 register he was a labourer. But I can't find him anywhere else, not on census/electoral roll, military. Any help please?

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