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thanks for all your help. any info or help appreciated.

I did find a marriage for a Charles hicks 1908 in islington to possible Mary Brown or Emily Lydia Law.

Couldn't find Charlie Hicks or legg in 1911 census.

Maryb

Thanks Mary
I think this is right - Charley/Charles Francis 1877 he married Mary Ann and had Robert 1897.They also had 6 other children but all died apart from my grandad Robert. Charley then went on to commit bigamy and fled over to islington, calendodian rd and married again and had another 7 children. He may have changed his name to Hicks and i am not 100% but he may have married another Mary.

My dad always said the lady called Fanney (his nan?) surname was truelove.?

So is it John 1854 and Fanny had Charley/Charles Francis 1877 he married Mary Ann and had Robert 1897.Charley then went on to commit bigamy??

1911 Robert 1897 living with his grandad,who on original view says he is married not a widow.The original is a bit messy ,they look as though they were a little confused as to who was who.

Had another look at 1911 there is Legg married from Guilford ,that is Fanny.

Charles francis Legg married Mary Ann Alden O/N/D 1894 Wandsworth 1d 1027.

Maryb

Could this be Charleys 1st wife

1911 43 Winstanley Rd Wandsworth.

Mary Ann Legg 1877 Battersea S W house work married 16years so matches 1894 O/N/D marriage.
4 children born 2 died.
Edwin Edward 1904 son battersea.Actually born and reg Sept 1903 maybe died 1917 in Wandsworth 1d 515.

I think this is Charles;

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
about Robert Legg
Name: Robert Legg
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1897
Baptism Date: 13 Oct 1897
Father's Name: Charles Francis Legg
Mother's Name: Mary Ann Legg
Parish or Poor Law Union: Battersea Christ Church
Borough: Wandsworth

(living at 83 Ingrave St. occupation of Charles, Carman)

Thats what is says on the marriage cert

ooh i am getting confused.. sorry.
My dad always said that we were not part of the legg family who were the coal porters...

Sorry i cant help you there.

PM me your email if you want a copy of the marriage

Helen this is a possilbilty, but as i said, Charles commited bigamy. It maybe that my Grandad Robert said he was dead? I'm not sure? Charley Boy throws a spanner into the works every time!.
Not sure if you are able to look at calendonian rd and the name Hicks or poss cope?

His father John was also a coal porter, so the marriage of john and Fanny may not be right as he was a shoe maker

This is my grandad Helen, he died during one of the bombings.

So charles must have died before 1915?

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Robert Legg
Name: Robert Legg
Death Registration Month/Year: 1940
Age at death (estimated): 43
Registration district: Battersea
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1d
Page: 504

Helen, this is it!
My nan elizabeth Burridge and my grandad Robert.

And you 've told me something not even my dad would ve known. As when we lived in London Battersea we used to say that there was 2 lots of Leggs, one of which was well known in Battersea as the coal porters. We didn't think we were part of the coal porters side and now it looks like we were. I wish you could see my smile x

oh i really appreciate this, in a short matter of minutes i have found out so much through your selves. I only wish i had posted something earlier, so that i could've told my poor old Dad.
Any info still please keep it coming. i am truely grateful to everyone.

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Robert Legg
Name: Robert Legg
Age: 21
Estimated birth year: abt 1894
Spouse Name: Elizabeth Annie Burridge
Spouse Age: 19
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 24 Oct 1915
Parish: St Mary, Battersea
County: Surrey
Borough: Wandsworth
Father Name: Charles Legg
Spouse Father Name: George Burridge

Is this Roberts marriage? Says Charles the father is deceased, a coal porter?

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
about Charles John Legg
Name: Charles John Legg
Estimated birth year: abt 1896
Year of Registration: 1898
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at Death: 2
District: Wandsworth
County: Greater London, London, Surrey
Volume: 1d
Page: 431 (click to see others on page)

His possible death

helen i can't thank you enough.

are you able to find out if he had any children in North london. and if he married another Mary? I also notice his name didn;'t change. My dad was sure he'd changed it to Hicks.

Yes his brother