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Susan

Susan Report 8 Nov 2007 20:47

John Henry Wells was born 1891 Marylebone London. Father James , mother Phyllis Allaway. John is on 1891 and1901 census with brother James Ernest my grandfather and sister Mary Elizabeth.Does anyone know what happened to him after these dates please.

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South Wales London area

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 8 Nov 2007 21:32

A couple of marriages might be of interest -- the only ones in St Marylebone in the likely time period:


Name: Mary Elizabeth Wells
Year of Registration: 1906
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: St Marylebone (1902-1977)
County: Greater London, London
Volume: 1a
Page: 1227

married Albert Edward Gordon or William Cole


Name: John H Wells
Year of Registration: 1918
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Spouse's Surname: Sharp
District: St Marylebone (1902-1977)
County: Greater London, London
Volume: 1a
Page: 1613

married Jane Sharp.


There are no Wells-Sharp births, at least as transcribed by FreeBMD to date.


There are no Gordon-Wells children after the point in 1911 when mother's birth surnames were included in records, but there are these Cole-Wells births:

Benjamin Cole 1912 Apr-May-Jun
Paddington Greater London, London, Middlesex

Violet Cole 1916 Jan-Feb-Mar
Hampstead Greater London, London, Middlesex

Albert E Cole 1913 Jul-Aug-Sep
Hendon (1837-1947) Middlesex


And there's someone with a tree at GR that has all three of those Wells-Cole children in it, so that might be an easy confirm/deny situation!

Aha, I just confirmed. The same person has Mary Wells born 1884, Eastbourne, Sussex, which matches your Mary in 1901.

Didncha search trees first?! Go make a contact now!

Oops, unless that person is you-by-another-name, or a cousin you know already ... ;)

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