Genealogy Chat

will let you know as soon as I find out x

It's not really complicated Diana - you will soon get used to it.

Harry's birth is registered as:-

Harry - first name
Dewhirst - middle name
Peate - surname (because his mother wasn't married at the time)

Harry's father was James Dewhirst (which is why Harry got Dewhirst as a middle name).

James and Annie then marry so on the census all the children are just called Dewhirst to make things simpler when filling in the census forms.

When Harry marries he decides that he had better use his proper full birth name.

On the marriage certificate he may give no father's name or he may name James Dewhirst as his father.

At least you can now go further back with his ancestors.

Kath. x

Thanks x

Whilst I await more certificates could anyone point me in the right direction to find George Basil Mortimer and his family in the 1911 Census. George Basil Morimer was born in Gower Eastern, 03/12/1904. Father David Herbert Mortimer, mother Eleanor Marguerite Pickles. address Spring Gardens, West Crop, Oystermouth. David and Eleanor married in Lancaster in 1903 - they moved around quite a lot and had a total of 5 children - George Basil Mortimer (known as Basil or Batch), David Geoffrey Mortimer (known as Geoff - born in Loughborough in 1911), Peter Douglas Mortimer (known as Douglas), Kathleen Mortimer, and Joyce Mortimer. Eleanor Mortimer was born Eleanor Marguerite Pickles in Lower German House, Hippersholme, Brighouse, Yorkshire in 1880 and died in Deben Suffolk in 1953. Thank you. Diana

Diana, As George Basil Mortimer appears to be a different family it may be best to remove him from this thread and start another thread for that family to save any confusion

Roy

took a bit to find them, but here they are

1911 census

Address: Moat Farm Nanpantan Near Loughborough

MONTIMER, David Herbert Head Married M 33 1878 Farmer Yorks Bradford
MONTIMER, Eleanor Marguerite Wife Married8 years M 31 1880 Yorks Lightcliffe
MONTIMER, George Basil Son M 6 1905 Glam Westcross
MONTIMER, Kathleen Daughter F 3 1908 Yorks Redcar
MELLER, Helena Servant Single F 28 1883 General Servant Domestic Leicestershire Ivy Cross
JARSON, John Servant Single M 20 1891 Waggoner On Farm Leicestershire South Croxton
HEMSTOCK, David Servant Single M 20 1891 Cowman On Farm Fiskerton Lincolnshire

Thank you so much for your hard work. This information should keep me out of mischief whilst I await the certificates. Regards Diana