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Does anyone have any information on the family of Lizzie Rawes born in November 1921 in Pontefract but "adopted" a couple of months later by William and Lily Linsley in Haltwhistle taking the name Rene. I think her natural parents may have been John H Rawes and Janet May Coward from Windermere. She later married Norman Claridge in Banbury and was my mother. Many thanks

Rene Claroge (Lensley) on the 1939 Register

1939 Register Transcription

Household (1 Person) War Memorial Hospital , Haltwhistle R.D., Northumberland, England
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First name(s) Last name(s) Role DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Rene Claroge (Lensley) Servant 23 Nov 1920 Female House Maid Single 133 9

Ref: RG101/3016D/014/14 Letter Code: © Findmypast Ltd
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Births Dec 1921 (>99%)
RAWES Lizzie Coward Pontefract 9c 248

Marriages Dec 1914 (>99%)
Coward Janet M Rawes Kendal 10b 1477
RAWES John H Coward Kendal 10b 1477

Possible siblings


Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page
Births Jun 1916 (>99%)
Rawes May H Coward Kendal 10b 1400
Births Mar 1920 (>99%)
Rawes Thomas Coward Kendal 10b 1725

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Births Sep 1885 (>99%)
Rawes John Henry Kendal 10b 730

Births Jun 1886 (>99%)
COWARD Janet May Kendal 10b 735

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Marriages Dec 1924 (>99%)
Heaton Herbert Rawes Doncaster 9c 1685
Johnson Richard Simons Doncaster 9c 1685
Rawes Janet M Heaton Doncaster 9c 1685
Simons Esther A Johnson Doncaster 9c 1685

Janet M Heaton on the 1939 Register

1939 Register Transcription

Spruce Household (5 People) 72 Cooper Street , Doncaster C.B., Yorkshire (West Riding), England
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First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Janet M Heaton 21 Mar 1886 Female Unemployed Housekee Married 73 5
Alfred Spruce 01 Jan 1873 Male Labourer (Raily Carri Work Married 73 1
Lillie Spruce 13 Nov 1884 Female Udd Married 73 2
Alfred W Spruce 19 Feb 1915 Male Commercial Trans Dri Single 73 3
Kathleen Hooson (Wells) 11 Sep 1916 Female Domestic Servan Single 73 6

Ref: RG101/3386A/008/34 Letter Code: KDBG© Findmypast Ltd
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1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Beech Street, Applethwaite, Kendal, Westmorland, England

Hartley Coward Head Married Male 27 1864 General Labourer Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Coward Wife Married Female 34 1857 - Applethwaite, Westmorland, England
Janet M Coward Daughter - Female 5 1886 Scholar Windermere, Westmorland, England
Sarah W Coward Daughter - Female 2 1889 - Windermere, Westmorland, England
- Coward Daughter - Female 0 1891 - Windermere, Westmorland, England

Sadly,

England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription
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First name(s) THOMAS
Last name RAWES
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1920
Age 0
Death quarter 1
Death year 1920
District KENDAL
County Westmorland
Volume 10B
Page 946
Country England
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
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England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription
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First name(s) MAY H
Last name RAWES
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1934
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ MAY H RAWES married
JOHN G KEMSHALL
Spouse's last name KEMSHALL
District DONCASTER
District number -
County Yorkshire
Country England
Volume 9C
Page 2116
Record set England & Wales marriages 1837-2008
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
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John G Kemshell on the 1939 Register

1939 Register Transcription

Kemshell Household (3 People) 16 Milton Street , Doncaster C.B., Yorkshire (West Riding), England
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John G Kemshell 23 Oct 1911 Male General Labourer Married 162 1
Mary H Kemshell 15 Mar 1916 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 162 2
Ronald H Kemshell 06 Mar 1936 Male Under School Age Single 162 3

Ref: RG101/3386J/013/10 Letter Code: KDBM© Findmypast Ltd
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1901 for Janet's parents and sisters,

England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
12, Cross Street, Windermere, Kendal, Westmorland, England

Hartley Coward Head Married Male 36 1865 Woodman Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Coward Wife Married Female 44 1857 - Windermere, Westmorland, England
Sarah W Coward Daughter Single Female 12 1889 - Windermere, Westmorland, England
Maggie J Coward Daughter Single Female 9 1892 - Windermere, Westmorland, England

Possible death of John Henry Rawes ??

John Rawes
in the England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: John Rawes
Birth Date: abt 1884
Date of Registration: Jun 1936
Age at Death: 52
Registration district: Warrington
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 133


I can't see John Henry in any censuses.

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Jerry Cottages, Deer Park, Preston Richard, Kendal, Westmorland, England

Henry Dennison Head Married Male 31 1860 General Labourer Westmorland, England Transcription
Eliz Dennison Wife Married Female 31 1860 - Westmorland, England
John Dennison Son Single Male 7 1884 Scholar Old Hutton, Westmorland, England Transcription
Mary E Dennison Daughter Single Female 5 1886 - Westmorland, England
John H Rawes Boarder Single Male 5 1886 - Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England Transcription <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Robert Rawes Boarder Single Male 19 1872 General Labourer Stanton, Westmorland, England <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
New Row, Stainton, Kendal, Westmorland, England

John Rawes Head Married Male 59 1822 General Labourer Old Hutton, Westmorland, England
Isabella Rawes Wife Married Female 37 1844 - Kendal, Westmorland, England
John Rawes Son Single Male 12 1869 Scholar Stainton, Westmorland, England
Robert Rawes Son Single Male 10 1871 Scholar Stainton, Westmorland, England
James Rawes Son Single Male 7 1874 Scholar Stainton, Westmorland, England
Richard Wilson Step Son Single Male 4 1877 Scholar Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England
Ester H Rawes Daughter Single Female 2 1879 - Stainton, Westmorland, England
Mary A Rawes Daughter Single Female 0 1881 - Stainton, Westmorland, England

Robert Rawes

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
15, Charles Street, Town, Lancaster, Lancashire, England


Robert Rawes Head Married Male 29 1872 General Labourer Stainton, Westmorland, England
Isabella Rawes Wife Married Female 27 1874 - Kendal, Westmorland, England T
Annie E Rawes Daughter - Female 1 1900 - Lancaster, Lancashire, England

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
4, Grove Street, Nelson, Burnley, Lancashire, England


Isabella Rawes Head Widow Female 53 1848 - Kendal, Westmorland, England
Esther E Rawes Daughter Single Female 22 1879 Confectioner's Assistant Stainton, Westmorland, England
Caroline S Rawes Daughter Single Female 14 1887 Confectioner's Assistant Stainton, Westmorland, England T
James W Rawes Son - Male 10 1891 - Stainton, Westmorland, England
George W Carnley Son-In-Law Married Male 21 1880 Insurance Agent Waterford, Lancashire, England
Mary A Carnley Daughter Single Female 20 1881 Confectioner's Assistant Stainton, Westmorland, England
John T Carnley Grand Son - Male 1 1900 - Cloughfold, Lancashire, England
Herbert Carnley Grand Son - Male 0 1901 - Cloughfold, Lancashire, England
Thomas H Swailes Boarder Single Male 23 1878 Weigher Coal At Station Yard Colne, Lancashire, England

There is this Marriage?

Marriages Jun 1933
Bailie Beatrice D Hawes Warrington 8c 423
Rawes John H Bailie Warrington 8c 423

Which may be connected to the death of John Rawes in 1936

It seems unlikely, due to the expense, but would Janet M & John H have divorced?

Wow!Thanks for the swift responses and all this information. Much to ponder. I only discovered Mum's birth certificate recently when Dad died.