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Kathleen Mary Whistler

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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 17 Mar 2011 09:56

So there were lots of siblings born in the Brentford reg district where the parents were married. The fact that Kathleen was born in West Ham may or may not be significant, Have you got her birth cert ? Her mum may have been visiting when she had her ,the address on the cert may hold a clue. There seems to be some reason for Kathleen to be fostered out Maybe they just couldnt affford to keep another child and had lined up possible foster parents. I guess you wont ever know unless someone in the family knows the story.

It may be worth getting one of the other childrens birth certs to confirm its the same parents

Patricia Kay

Patricia Kay Report 16 Mar 2011 23:53

shirley you have the right person

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 16 Mar 2011 23:37

seems to have kept her birth name if this is her
Name: Kathleen M Whistler or Partridge
Spouse Surname: Johnson
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1941
Registration district: Thurrock
Registration county (inferred): Essex
Volume Number: 4a
Page Number: 1570
Find Spouse: Cyril A Johnson


so was she brought up by the Partridge family ?

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 16 Mar 2011 23:33

She was West Ham reg district not East Ham
Name: Kathleen M Whistler
Mother's Maiden Surname: Smith
Date of Registration: Apr May Jun 1921
Registration district: W Ham
Registration county: Essex, Suffolk
Volume Number: 4a
Page Number: 536

There were no legal adoptions till 1927

Patricia Kay

Patricia Kay Report 16 Mar 2011 23:10

Kathleen was adopted at about 6 months think it could be the family just the birth in east ham has me puzzled thank you

Lynski

Lynski Report 16 Mar 2011 22:27

Here is the marriage of Rose and Arthur in Brentwood -

Marriages Jun 1911 (>99%)

Smith Rose Brentford 3a 157
Whistler Arthur H Brentford 3a 157

I will send a personal message to you regarding possible births of children.

Patricia Kay

Patricia Kay Report 16 Mar 2011 22:00

Can you help please i am trying to find siblings of Kathleen Mary Whistler born 20th march 1921 reg north east ham london mother Rose Smith father Arthur H Whistler