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I have found out that my Mother Irene Reeve nee. Bird was previously married to a Fredrick Atkinson and I think that the marriage took place in 1942 in Smethwich, West Mids. but as I dont know anything else about him, nor a marriage record can anyone please help ?
Thank you...... :-S

Have you looked on freebmd for the marriage

You may have to get the cert for its info

Here is the marriage
Marriages Dec 1942
Atkinson Frederick G E Bird Smethwick 6b 2049
Bird Irene M Atkinson Smethwick 6b 2049

Maybe they divorced or she had to wait till after he passed away to remarry


Name: Frederick G E Atkinson
Death Age: 69
Birth Date: abt 1899
Registration Date: Jun 1968
Registration district: Bournemouth
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume: 6b
Page: 161

Remarriage

Marriages Dec 1968
ATKINSON IRENE M REEVE WARLEY E 9D 604
REEVE WALLACE F ATKINSON WARLEY 9D 604

On his own in 1939

Atkinson Household (1 Person)
125 Marcot Road , Solihull U.D., Warwickshire, England
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FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB OCCUPATION
Frederick G E Atkinson 13 Jun 1898

Looks like he has been married before


First name(s) FREDERICK G E
Last name ATKINSON
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1933
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ FREDERICK G E ATKINSON married
Florence D Hitchenson
Spouse's last name Hitchenson
District Sutton Coldfield
District number -
County Warwickshire
Country England
Volume 6D
Page 1349

Possible birth

Births Sep 1898
Atkinson Frederick George E Islington 1b 353

ATKINSON, FREDERICK GEORGE EDWIN GRIFFITHS
GRO Reference: 1898 S Quarter in ISLINGTON Volume 01B Page 353

First wife

Births Dec 1910
HITCHENSON Florence D Aston 6d 255

are you sure that is the right marriage as Irene would have been very young for a 1942 marriage if you have your mothers birth year correct on your tree as 1926? and that Frederick a great deal older?

Marriages Sep 1897 (>99%)
ATKINSON Frederick John Holborn 1b 1411
Griffiths Mary Ann Holborn 1b 1411

With his parents

Frederick George Edwin Atkinson
Year: 1927
County or Borough: Hammersmith and Fulham
Ward or Division/Constituency: Fulham East and West
Street address: 11 Parfrey street

Frederick John and Mary ann Atkinson

Did your Mum marry Wallace Fletcher Reeve in 1968? Looks like she was born 1916:-

She was with Mr Reeve quite a while before she married him.

Irene's birth:

First name(s) IRENE M
Last name BIRD
Birth year 1916
Birth quarter 4
Mother's last name Wood
District Kings Norton
County Worcestershire
Country England
Volume 6D Page 194
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Irene on 1939 register with family- the register was continually updated to show a change in surnames:

Bird Household (5 People) 78 Hurst Road , Smethwick C.B., Staffordshire, England

Victor C Bird 11 Nov 1892 Male Foreman Electrician Married
Beatrice M Bird 20 Sep 1893 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married
Irene M Reeve (Bird, Atkinson) 24 Sept 1916 Female General office clerk Single
Leonard Bird 26 Jun 1919 Male Plumber & Zinc Worker (Builder Single
Frederick J Bird 27 Apr 1868 Male Electric Fittings Storekeepe Retired Widowed
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Irene's death

First name(s) IRENE MAUD
Last name REEVE
Gender Female
Birth 24 Sept 1916
Death quarter 1
Death year 1995
District Haverfordwest
District number 8192
Register number 24D
Entry number 146
Date of registration mm/yy 0195