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This guy fathered a son (Ryamond Henry James) with Vera Amelia Hewitt (formerly Whilley)

They lived at 10 Hessel Road, Ealing in 1920.

I am unable to find out what happened to James and would appreciate any information that you have to offer.

Thank you

Where have you looked?

When was James born?

This is the marriage:-

First name(s) JAMES W
Last name HEWITT
Marriage quarter 1
Marriage year 1920
Registration month -
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JAMES W HEWITT married one of these people

Vera A Whiley

Spouse's last name Whiley
District Brentford
District number -
County Middlesex
Country England
Volume 3A
Volume as transcribed 3A
Page number 208
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

The marriage certificate would give you his age which would help in the search for his death.

Kath. x

Births Mar 1921 (>99%)
Hewitt Raymond H J Whilley Brentford 3a 255

There is this birth (but only a possibility because it is in the county that he married in):-

First name(s) JAMES WILLIAM
Last name HEWITT
Birth year 1893
Birth quarter 1
Registration month -
Mother's maiden name Crockett
District Shoreditch
County London
Country England
Volume 1C
Page 79
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Births

Kath. x

??? Probably not, as no Raymond with them, but will post in case:

EDIT:
NO, this William is probably this Vera's father.
A Vera Marjorie Hewitt was born in Coventry in 1903, and her father was William, per 1911 census..


Vera Hewitt
in the UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Name: Vera Hewitt
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Birth Date: abt 1903
Departure Date: 21 Jul 1928
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: New York, USA
Ship Name: Aquitania
Shipping Line: Cunard Line
Official Number: 135883
Master: E G Diggle

Travelling with William Hewitt, age 56, secretary.
Address: The Hillman Motor Co, Coventry.






Your Vera?

??
Births Sep 1902 (>99%)
Whiley Vera Amelia H Woolwich 1d 1308

Vera Amelia Whiley
in the London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932
Name: Vera Amelia Whiley
Marriage Age: 17
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1903
Marriage Date: 11 Feb 1920
Marriage Place: St Mellitus, Hanwell, Ealing, England
Father: Henry Whiley
Spouse: James William Hewitt
Register Type: Parish Register

James was aged 28, a tramcar conductor.
Father: James Hewitt, off-licence.

Name: Vera Amelia Whiley
Marriage Age: 17
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1903
Marriage Date: 11 Feb 1920
Marriage Place: St Mellitus, Hanwell, Ealing, England
Father: Henry Whiley
Spouse: James William Hewitt
Register Type: Parish Register

Name: James William Hewitt
Marriage Age: 28
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1892
Marriage Date: 11 Feb 1920
Marriage Place: St Mellitus, Hanwell, Ealing, England
Father: Laura Hewitt --- image says james
Spouse: Vera Amelia Whiley
Register Type: Parish Register

??????
1911
Name: Henry Whiley
Age in 1911: 37
Estimated birth year: abt 1874
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Oulton, Lincoln, England
Civil Parish: Lewisham
Search Photos: Search for 'Lewisham' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street address: 29 Ennersdale Rd, Lewisham, London S E
Marital status: Married
Occupation: SOLDIER SERGT MAJOR
Registration district: Lewisham
Registration District Number: 29
Sub-registration district: Lewisham
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Piece: 2767
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Whiley 37
Maude Whiley 29
Gladys Whiley 11
Vera Whiley 8
Marjorie Whiley 0
Stanley Whiley 6

I thought the OP was looking for James Hewitt?

You say you can’t find what happened to James, which implies that you do know about his wife and son.

Please tell us ALL you know

A tree on Ancestry has him dying as follows -


James William Hewitt died on 15 August 1941 when he was 49 years old.

15 Aug 1941 • Bow and Bromley, Poplar, London, England


(presumably this one - Hewitt William J 48 Poplar 1c 242 )

Although very soon after first marriage, this could be possible -


Marriages Dec 1921

EDWARDS Frederick Whiley Brentford 3a 431
Whiley Vera Edwards Brentford 3a 431



England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995

Name: Vera Amelia Henrietta Edwards
[Vera Edwards ]

Death Date: 8 Jan 1965
Death Place: Middlesex, England
Probate Date: 26 Feb 1965
Probate Registry: London, England

of 28 Croyde Avenue, Greenford, Middx
Administration (with Will) to
Raymond Henry James Edwards (Electrician)


(Raymond Henry James Hewitt was the child of the first marriage)

British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920

Name: James William Hewitt

Gender: Male

Document Year: 1919

Residence Place: 2 Clanville Gardens, Hanwell

Regimental Number: 2954

Regiment Name: Batt Res Midd Regt

Number of Images: 14

Form Title: Territorial Force Attestation

possibly - (based on the family tree I found on Ancestry)


England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016

Name: William James Hewitt

Age: 48

Birth Date: abt 1893

Death Date: abt 1941

Burial Date: 21 Aug 1941



Burial Place: Waltham Forest, Greater London, England

Cemetery: Chingford Mount Cemetery

Cemetery Section: G13

Grave Number: C/R 38683

Interment Number: C/R 38909

Wow, thank you so much for your help everyone.
All I have had to go on before now was my fathers birth certificate that had Hewitt as the father. This I never knew until my mother gave me the certificate.
Learning that Fred Edwards was not my true grandfather came as a shock.
For some time I could not come to terms with this knowledge. I tried unsuccessfully a few years ago to learn what you good people have found out.

It seems that the stories surrounding Hewitt were the stuff of fiction and led me on wild goose chase.

I need to go through the information you have provided.
Are any of you related to Hewitt?

Thank you

None of us are related to you, John.

We're just people who enjoy the detective work of researching other people's family trees!

You might want to read this article which seems to be about 'your' Mr. Hewitt:

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/100051908

He is being proscecuted by the Canine Defence League........................

Dea x

Another article of interest - this time regarding a Maintenance Order

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/100052466

Again from:
Ealing Gazette and West Middlesex Observer - London - (04 June 1921 )

Dea x

This death mentioned in posts above is NOT the correct one.......
Name: William James Hewitt
Age: 48
Birth Date: abt 1893
Death Date: abt 1941
Burial Date: 21 Aug 1941
Burial Place: Waltham Forest, Greater London, England
Cemetery: Chingford Mount Cemetery
Cemetery Section: G13
Grave Number: C/R 38683
Interment Number: C/R 38909

His address on the register was 6 Comboss Rd., Bow........


William J Hewett's life in 1939
6 Comboss Road, Poplar, London, England

(4 people)
First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
William J Hewett 04 Aug 1893 Male Wharf Labourer Heavy Worker Married 49 1
Susane (Susannah) Hewett 14 Apr 1900 Female Hoffman Presser Mantles Married 49 2
The record for this person is officially closed. Can I get around this?
The record for this person is officially closed. Can I get around this?



Marriages Dec 1920
Hewitt William J Watson Poplar 1c 1057
Watson Susannah E Hewitt Poplar 1c 1057


Probable birth?
HEWITT, WILLIAM JAMES CANNON
GRO Reference: 1893 S Quarter in SHOREDITCH Volume 01C Page 126


His parents marriage:
Marriages Sep 1889 (>99%)
CANNON Elizabeth Bethnal Green 1c 612
Hewett Edward James Bethnal Green 1c 612


Baptisn shows birthdate matches 1939 register:
Name: William James Hewitt
Gender: Male
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 27 Aug 1893
Baptism Place: Haggerston All Saints, Hackney, England
Father: Edward James Hewitt
Mother: Elizabeth Hewitt
Register Type: Parish Registers
Born 4th August !!!

SO, the death in 1941 is NOT the man you are looking for!

Dea x