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Julie

Julie Report 22 Sep 2008 17:12

My G Grandad's name was Manouvrier. He married in 1893 in Chatham Kent and was a sailor. I assumed he docked in Chatham and then met his bride to be. Have since found out that he used/bought another man's identity to serve in the Australian Navy. Have found him on the Australian Archives. It tells me his height, colour of eyes etc and the ships he sailed on from 1912 -1917. So he used the name of Allen, but he registered his 3 children as Manouvrier, albeit different spellings of it. Cannot find anything else on him. He used Henry, William and Thomas as his name. He served in the navy as Thomas Allen. If anyone has any ideas I would be very grateful.

Jayne

Jayne Report 22 Sep 2008 17:15

What sort of information does it have on his marriage certificate ? Does it give a father's name and an approximate age for himself ? Or an address where he was living when he married ?

Also, have you found him on any census in the UK ?

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Sep 2008 17:18

so he was Henry

Henry Manouvrier
Year of Registration: 1893
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Medway (1837-1941)
County: Kent
Volume: 2a
Page: 990

spouse Mary Brain or Sarah Todd

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Langdon Lass

Langdon Lass Report 22 Sep 2008 17:20

His marriage - his name sounds French.

Marriages Dec 1893
Brain Mary Medway 2a 990
Clift John Medway 2a 990
Manouvrier Henry Medway 2a 990
Todd Sarah Medway 2a 990

Possible birth of his child?

Births Mar 1911
Manouvrier Ernest J Medway 2a 713

Julie

Julie Report 22 Sep 2008 17:21

He is Henry on the wedding certificate and his father is listed as Harry and is deceased. He is on the 1901 census as Thomas and Sarah Allen. Stoker in the Royal Navy.