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Trying to find out where Frederick was after 1911, found he was married to Emma Alderton in 1892 and had an adopted daughter Mabel. I then found out that Emma had married Joseph Beasley/ Beesley in Sheffield area in 1906 and had a daughter Rosie. Emma was still married to Frederick, but didn't know if he was alive or dead at time of 2nd marriage.( Newspaper article) Frederick is in 1911 living with his brother as a lodger in Plough Inn Bury St Edmunds, but I can't find where he is in 1921 census. I think he died in 1936. Thank you for your help.

It was difficult for the ‘ordinary working man’ to afford divorce. The Beasley marriage certificate and the 1936 death certificate may answer some questions.

For our reference:

Joseph Beesley
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Name Joseph Beesley
Registration Year 1906 [1906]
Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district Sheffield
Inferred County Yorkshire West Riding
Volume 9c
Page 635
Records on Page (Name)
Joseph Beesley
Emma Purt


Fred Pert
in the 1911 England Census
Name Fred Pert
Age in 1911 42
Estimated Birth Year abt 1869
Relation to Head Boarder
Gender Male
Birth Place Bury, Suffolk, England
Civil parish Bury St Edmunds
County/Island Suffolk
Country England
Street Address Plough Inn, 83 Southgate St, Bury St Eds
Occupation Labourer General
Registration District Number 207
Sub-registration district Bury St Edmunds
ED, institution, or vessel 09
Piece 10620
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Mary Ann Loot 65 Head
Albert Appel 40 Son-in-law
May Appel 34 Adopted Daughter
Violet Appel 5 Grand Daughter (Granddaughter)
William Appel 1 Grand Son (Grandson)
Harry Pettet Poulter 33 Boarder
John Pert 44 Boarder
Fred Pert 42 Boarder - married


Frederick Purt
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name Frederick Purt
Death Age 66
Birth Date abt 1870
Registration Date Jul 1936 [Aug 1936] [Sep 1936]
Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district Bury St edmunds
Inferred County Suffolk
Volume 4a
Page 873

Yes that's right

No, I can't see him, nor his brother John, in 1921, either.

ok thank you for looking. Sorry I was a bit late in answering.

If this is him he says he is a widower

British Army Service Records
England
First name(s) Frederick
Residence town BURY ST EDMUNDS
Last name Purt
Residence county Suffolk
Birth year 1871
Residence country England
Birth town Bury St Edmunds
Series WO 363
Birth county Suffolk
Series description Wo 363 - First World War Service Records 'Burnt Documents'
Birth country England
Archive The National Archives
Age 48
Record set British Army Service Records
Year 1919
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Service number 691288
Subcategory First World War
Regiment Labour Corps
Collections from Great Britain, UK None
Unit / Battalion Eastern Command Labour Centre



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Also joined up in 1903

Says married and one child

Frederick Purt in 1903
British Army Service Records
St Johns, Burry St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
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First name(s) Frederick
Attestation corps Suffolk Regiment
Last name Purt
Discharge corps Suffolk Regiment
Birth year 1868
Document type Attestation
Birth parish St Johns
Archive reference WO 96
Birth town Burry St Edmunds
Series Wo 96 - Militia Service Records 1806-1915
Birth county Suffolk
Box 250
Birth country England
Box record number 343
Service number 6470
Archive The National Archives
Regiment Suffolk Regiment
Country England
Year 1903
Record set British Army Service Records
Attestation date 14 Apr 1903
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Attestation age years 35
Subcategory Regimental & Service Records
Attestation service number 6470
Collections from Great Britain, England
Transcriptions © brightsolid online publishing ltd
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Home address 5 chapel road .Eastgate street ,bury st edmunds
Previous occ labourer

And previously

British Army Service Records
St Johns, Burry St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
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First name(s) Frederick
Attestation service number 4578
Last name Purt
Attestation corps 3rd Bn Suffolk Regt
Birth year 1869
Document type Attestation
Birth parish St Johns
Archive reference WO 96
Birth town Burry St Edmunds
Series Wo 96 - Militia Service Records 1806-1915
Birth county Suffolk
Box 250
Birth country England
Box record number 342
Service number 4578
Archive The National Archives
Regiment Suffolk Regiment
Country England
Year 1897
Record set British Army Service Records
Attestation date 23 Mar 1897
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Attestation age years 28
Subcategory Regimental & Service Records
Attestation age months 3
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Married .1 child

Previous occ labourer

Marriage

Marriages Jun 1892
ALDERTON Emma Bury St. E. 4a 1105
PURT Frederick Bury St. E. 4a 1105

I don’t think that Beasley marriage is correct

Emma
Bride's age 33
Last name Purt
Bride's marital status Spinster
Marriage year 1906
Groom's father's first name(s) William
Marriage date 17 Mar 1906
Groom's father's last name Beesley
Marriage place Sheffield, St Philip Shalesmoor
Bride's father's first name(s) Robert
Spouse's first name(s) Joseph
Bride's father's last name Purt
Spouse's last name Beesley
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Groom's first name(s) Joseph
Country England
Groom's last name Beesley
Notes Groom & Spouse's Fathers Deceased
Groom's age 47
Record set Yorkshire Marriages
Groom's marital status Widower
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Bride's first name(s) Emma
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Bride's last name Purt
Collections from England, Great Britain

So she was a spinster and dads name was Robert Purt

However in view of Rosie birth cert now found it looks like she was lying !

1911 census

Name Rosie Beasley
Age in 1911 4
Estimated Birth Year abt 1907
Relation to Head Daughter
Gender Female
Birth Place Beighton, Yorkshire, England
Civil parish Sheffield
County/Island Yorkshire-West Riding
Country England
Street Address 7 Dunlop Street
Registration District Number 510
Sub-registration district Attercliffe
ED, institution, or vessel 04
Piece 27992
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Thomas Buckworth
37
Head
Emma Beasley
38
House Keeper
Rosie Beasley 4 Daughter
Thomas Buckworth
64
Lodger

Jackie -
you mentioned a newspaper article which (if I understood correctly) said Emma didn't know if Frederick was alive or dead at the time of the Beesley marriage.

Which newspaper, and date, please?

Ahhhhh
Place of birth incorrect on census


BEESLEY, ROSIE ALDERTON
GRO Reference: 1907 J Quarter in CHESTERFIELD Volume 07B Page 870

So mmn fits

So Emma moved on again !!

1921 Census Of England & Wales
16, Glave Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
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First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer
Sidney Holroyd Head Male 1886 34 Brightside, Yorkshire, England Labourer Steel Works Cammell Laird & Co Out Of Work
Emma Holroyd Wife Female 1875 46 Suffolk, England Household Duties -
Rosie Beasley Adopted daughter Female 1907 14 Derbyshire, England - -
Ellen Holroyd Mother Female 1847 74 Yorkshire, England No Occupation -
Arthur Holroyd Brother Male 1870 50 Yorkshire, England Labourer Foundry Brightside Foundry Out Of Work
Arthur Broadbent Cousin Male 1884 36 Brightside, Yorkshire, England Blacksmith Striker Hadfields Ltd Steel Works Out Of Work



Emma
Registration district Sheffield
Last name Holroyd
Registration district number 510
Sex Female
Sub-district Attercliffe
Birth year 1875
Sub-district number 7
Census date 19 June 1921
Enumeration district number 18
Age in years 46
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Age in months 2
Country England
Age as transcribed 46 y 2 m
Ward of borough or urban district Attercliffe
Relationship to head Wife
Parliamentary borough or division Sheffield PB, Attercliffe Div.
Marital status Married
Archive The National Archives
Birth place Suffolk, England
Archive series RG 15
Birth county Suffolk
Piece number 23135
Birth country England
Schedule number 118
Birth place as transcribed Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
District reference RD 510 RS 7 ED 18
Occupation Household Duties
Schedule type code E
Place of work At Home
Schedule type England household, single page, 10 entries
Language used to complete form English
Other household member's first name(s) Arthur, Ellen, Rosie, Sidney
Person making return Halroyd Sidney
Other household member's last name Broadbent, Holroyd, Beasley
House number 16
Record set 1921 Census Of England & Wales
Street Glave Street
Category Census, land & surveys
Address 16 Glave Street
Subcategory Census
Full address as transcribed 16 Glave St
Collections from Great Britain, England
Parish Sheffield

But didn't marry until 1929:

Marriages Dec 1929 (>99%)
Beesley Emma Holroyd Sheffield 9c 1318
Holroyd Sidney Beesley Sheffield 9c 1318

Name Emma Holroyd
Birth Date 1873
Death Date 10 Jan 1938
Cemetery Tinsley Park Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Has Bio? N
URL
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223183431/emma-holroyd



Gravesite Details
Age: 65, Occupation: wife of Sidney, Abode: 16 Glave St, District: Sheffield, Death date listed may be the interment date


So same address as 1921 census

Just for info

1939 Reg
Name Sydney Holroyd
Gender Male
Marital Status Widowed
Birth Date 27 Nov 1886
Residence Date 1939
Address 115 Bramber Street
Residence Place Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Occupation Electric Furnace Pitman Production Armament Tsli??
Line Number 39
Schedule Number 106
Sub Schedule Number 9
Enumeration District Kiob
Borough Sheffield
Registration district Sheffield 510/4
Household Members (Name) Gender
Frank Fletcher
Male
Ivy Fletcher
Female
Frank J Fletcher
Male
John W Fletcher
Male
Doreen Fletcher
Female
Barbara May Fletcher
Female
Peter L Fletcher
Male
This record is officially closed.
Sydney Holroyd Male


Death

Name Sydney Holroyd
Death Age 60
Birth Date abt 1886
Registration Date Apr 1946
[May 1946]
[Jun 1946]
Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun
Registration district Sheffield
Inferred County Yorkshire West Riding
Volume 9c
Page 436

Fred's army records say he served in England 7/8/14-29/7/15. Gallipoli Aug-6/10/15. Malta 7/10/15-25/10/15. England 27/10/15-5/2/18. France 6/2/18-3/12/18.

Prisoner of war from 26/3/18-3/12/18. He took a wound to his left hip in Gallipoli.

He signed up to the labour corp on 22/5/19 and was discharged 5/4/20. His address was 3 Church Terrace, Bury St Edmunds.

Thank you all for your help.

MATRIMONIAL TROUBLES. BEIGHTON AND MOSBRO' CASES DISMISSED


MOSBRO' CASES DISMISSED. There were two applications for separation and maintenance orders at the Eckington Petty Sessions on Monday. The first was that of Emma Beasley against a Beighton miner named Joseph Beasley, and was a somewhat unusual case. Mr W Tottle (Eckingt on ) defended in both cases. Complainant said that her husband had turned her out because she reproved his daughter for dirty habits a month ago, and he told her that his daughter was his wife. Cornplainant had to sleep in an outbuilding for that night till four o'clock in the morning, when she got into the house through a window. The following day she had to get out of his way as he threatened her.
By Mr Tottle: She had been married before, but she could not swear whether her husband, whose name was Purt. was alive or not.
Mr Tottle: When did you last see him?
Complainant: On the 22nd of September, 1901, and that man (the defendant) knew he was alive when he put the ring on my finger.
Have you had any correspondence with your husband since then?
—No. When did you marry this man
—ln 1906.
Didn't you know that you were not a spinster?
—l knew that I was a married woman.
Why did you call yourself a spinster in this marriage certificate?
—That man (defendant) put me up to it.
Further replying to questions, complainant admitted that she wrote a letter to her niece in March, 1907, From Mrs E. Purt, care of Mrs Beasley, in which it said: I want you to do me a kindness: write and tell me where your uncle Fred is. She admitted that the person referred to was her husband.
Mr Tottle: So you had doubt as to whether he was alive or dead?
Complainant: I wrote to see if he was alive or dead, but he (the defendant) pulled the letter off the table and it never got sent,.
So there is a considerable doubt as to whether you are the defendant's wife or not?— l can't say.
Lydia Herberts, a neighbour, gave evidence for the complainant, who was then re-called, and in answer to the Magistrates' Clerk, said that she was married to the defendant in March, 1906, and at that time did not know if her husband was alive or dead.
Robert Anderton, complainant's brother, said it was seven or eight years since he last saw his sister's husband, this being at Bury St. Edmunds.
The Bench dismissed the case..

Published: Saturday 05 October 1907
Newspaper: Derbyshire Times

That’s a good find Argyll .explains a lot too