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Im looking for the wife of Walter Morrallee. I cant find a marriage certificate but as far as i know he did marry.

Name Walter Morrallee
Year of Registration 1882
Quarter of Registration Apr-May-Jun
Registration District Llanfyllin
Registration County Montgomeryshire
Mother's maiden name
Volume Number 11B
Volume Page 226





Name Walter Morrallee
Year of Registration 1918
Quarter of Registration Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration District Biggleswade
Registration County Bedfordshire
Age at Death: 35
Volume Number 3B
Volume Page 657

His Army pension records show him as single in 1916. Next of kin is his mother Jane Morrallee of Tygwyn, Llanfechan(?).


British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920

Name: Walter Morrallee
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Age at enlistment: 30
Birth Parish: Llansaintffraid
Document Year: 1914
Regimental Number: 3432
Regiment Name: 7th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Number of images: 4

His death certificate might provide more information as to his marital status.

From CWGC....

Walter is Buried in Biggleswade Cemetery


Son of Uriah and Jane Morrallee, of Ty-Gwyn, Llansaintffraid, Montgomeryshire; husband of Emma Morrallee, of Biggleswade

A lady has come forth and said her grandmother married Walter Morrallee. Her name was Emma - she remarried and became Emma Woodward.

I just wanted to make sure this was correct before i replied to her.

Thank you Choccy & Eringobragh!

CWCG is very interesting... suppose i will just have to keep on searching for the marriage certificate

I cannot find any MC for the couple anywhere have tried various permutations of surname etc....

Emma would be the one who should have received his pension....

Marriages Jun 1922 (>99%)
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MORRALLEE Emma Woodward Biggleswade 3b 941

WOODWARD Harry Morrallee Biggleswade 3b 941

Ann-Marie - can the lady who is Emma's granddaughter give you Emma's surname before she married Walter?

She could but i haven';t yet contacted her. Would rather have the facts first.

UK, Silver War Badge Records, 1914-1920
Name: Walter Morrallee
Discharge Unit: 7th R. W. F.
Regiment Number: 3432
Rank: Pte.
Badge Number: 167971
Unit: Infantry (Shrewsbury)
Piece: 3101
List Number: TJ 0301-0513
Record Group: WO
Record Class: 329

(Discharge date 13/6/16 cause, Sickness, served Overseas, No)

Chris :)

The British Empire lost more than 700,000 service personnel killed in World War 1. An even greater number were discharged because of wounds or illness. In September 1916, King George V authorized the Silver War Badge (SWB) to honor all military personnel who had served at home or overseas since 4 August 1914 and who had been discharged because of wounds or illness. The SWB was a small, circular badge made of sterling silver, bearing the king’s initials, a crown, and the inscriptions ‘For King and Empire’ and ‘Services Rendered’.
The SWB was not simply an honor; it also served a practical purpose. At the time, men of military age who were not obviously in the service were sometimes accosted or insulted by civilians presenting them with white feathers — a symbol of cowardice — for shirking their patriotic duty. The badge served as an outward symbol that the wearer’s duty to country had been honorably fulfilled.

I have now found out he married Emma Walker though there is still no marriage certificate.

Anyway apparently he had 2 children with Emma named Douglas Pennant and Violet Ena... thing is i now cannot find their birth, marriage or death certificate on here and unfortunately i do not have access to Ancestry..

Can anyone help??

Just found this on Violet
http://www.quarlton.org.uk/ruth/tng/getperson.php?personID=I603&tree=Ruth

Births Jun 1917
Morrallse Violet A G E Walker Northampton 3b 69

Rose

Violet's birth:

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page
Births Jun 1917
Morrallse Violet A G E Walker Northampton 3b 69

Brilliant. Thank you Rose & MarieCeleste!

Don't suppose anyone could help me see if she had any children? :)

I think I see a Gillian but MMN is Morrlle

Rose

What's the name of the woman who contacted you?

Rose

Also a Caron, Karen, Michelle, Elaine and Anne?

Rose