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I am totally stuck, my aunt Joan lara died 1957 aged 13 but I cannot find her birth mothers maiden name violet shuttlewood from West Ham I can find a birth for a Ivan lara 1943 West Ham but no death also nobody knows about this person, I’m very confused any help appreciated

For background, Violet F Shuttlewood married Albert A W Lara in 1929

Could the name Ivan be a mistranscription? Have you considered getting a copy of the cert?

Equally, could Joan be a mistranscription?

Edited Post.

maybe there has been a mix up,,as apart from a birth entry for Ivan,,,there is no other index with that name,

his birth reg would be the same time as Joan.?1943.

marriage===none,
death===none,

Age at death 13 , so could not be either of those

You need the certs, I’m afraid

Deaths Mar 1957 (>99%)
LARA Joan 13 Essex S.W. 5a 257

Births Sep 1908 (>99%)
Shuttlewood Violet Frances W. Ham 4a 132

The only Lara/Shuttleworth birth I can see on FreeBMD:


Births Dec 1937 (>99%)

Lara Doris R Shuttleworth W.Ham 4a 5

Edit: Sorry just realized it should be Shuttlewood not Shuttleworth.

Violet F Lara Senior

in the 1939 England and Wales Register
View 1939 England and Wales Register

Name: Violet F Lara Senior
Gender: Female
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 28 Jul 1908
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 102 Rokeby Street
Residence Place: West Ham, Essex, England
Occupation: Unpaid Domestic Duties
Schedule Number: 66
Sub Schedule Number: 2
Enumeration District: CBAP
Registration district: 188-1
Inferred Spouse: Albert A W Lara
Inferred Children: Albert Lara
Christopher W Lara
Jean E Lara
Household Members:
Name
Albert A W Lara
Violet F Lara
Albert Lara
This record is officially closed.
Christopher W Lara
Jean E Lara

All below are Lara/ Shuttlewood births

June Lara
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
birth registration: 1939
West Ham, Essex, England
mother: Shuttlewood

Christopher W Lara
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
birth registration: 1931
West Ham, Essex, England
mother: Shuttlewood

Vera Lara
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
birth registration:1942
West Ham, Essex, England
mother:Shuttlewood

Joyce Lara
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
birth registration:1945
West Ham, Essex, England
mother:Shuttlewood

Stephen G Lara
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
birth registration:1935
West Ham, Essex, England
mother:Shuttlewood

Ivan Lara
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
birth registration:1943
West Ham, Essex, England
mother:Shuttlewood

Grace E Lara
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
birth registration:1933
West Ham, Essex, England
mother:Shuttlewood

Iris Lara
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
birth registration:1940
West Ham, Essex, England
mother:Shuttlewood

Violet F Lara
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
birth registration:1930
West Ham, Essex, England
mother:Shuttlewood

Jean E Lara
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
birth registration:1932
West Ham, Essex, England
mother:Shuttlewood

could not see a marriage or death for a ivan lara

Many mistakes are in the indexes when they were transcribed from the GRO ledgers,,,,,

Ivan and Joan couldn't have been born in the same birth year unless a twin?

I looked at the image on Freebmd ............ It is definitely Ivan on there, and there is no other Lara birth on that page.

If Ivan isn't known to the family then a mistake has been made between the registrar office and the GRO transcript.

It was WW2 mistakes could slip by.

Applying to the GRO.for a copy of Ivans birth may shed light if there was ever such a person or Joan may have been born in another name.?

It’s a typed list on the birth record so would say it’s a typo

The obvious solution is to get the birth cert and find out the infant’s gender. Badly-written, Joan could look like Ivan.

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Thank you everybody for your help, I am now in receipt of the birth certificate and it was mis- transcribed, it was in fact for Joan mystery solved! And Ivan never existed

Seemed like the most plausible scenario.

Glad it's resolved to your satisfaction, and thanks for letting us know