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My grandfather left his wife and family living in Watford, at the end of WW1 and he tried to marry bigamously. He was demoted in the Manchester Regiment and served one month in prison in the Manchester area for this offence around 1920.He was at this time living at 32 Randolph St. Levenshulme, Manchester.
He moved to Cleethorpes and subsequently Grimsby, where he died at 4 Charlton Street on 25th January 1933 of Bronchio-Pneumonia by Influenza at the age of 52. At the time of his death he was employed as a timber Merchants Cuttsman.
I would like to trace any living descendants from the Manchester,Cleethorpes, and Grimsby areas.

Alan Vaughan

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For reference:
Edward J Vaughan
Birth Date: abt 1881
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1933
Age at Death: 52
Registration district: Grimsby
Inferred County: Lincolnshire
Volume: 7a
Page: 972

Have you looked to see if anyone else has him in their trees on here?

Who is the informant on his death cert?

Is this his birth?

Births Mar 1881 VAUGHAN Edward James Shepton M. 5c 510

Rose

Alan,

You sent me a private message because you click on my name. You need to click on the Add Reply button at the top to add responses here"

"Yes that is my grandfather born in Ditcheat Somerset.
I have death certificate and the informant was my grandmother!,"

Rose

Which family do you know about? Presumably your aunts and uncles?
If not, could you mention some of their names?
Have you got his Father's name from the marriage certificate (to who, and when?)
If he was living with his wife at his death, were there any other (illegitimate) children at all?

Sorry I got the replies sent wrong. I have all family background back to 1700!
After WW1 he was a CSM(Warrant Officer 2nd Class) in the Manchester Regiment and they had his wife's address as 32 Randolph Street, Levenshulme, Manchester.
He was sent to join the Manchesters from the Grenadier Guards by the Secretary of State. This was when he left his legitimate wife and five children in Watford. One of the children, the youngest was my father.
The children never saw him again.
I am looking to see if the bigamous wife had any children by him and are there any descendants? regards Alan

Sorry I got the replies sent wrong. I have all family background back to 1700! His father was Hugh Vaughan who died in Portsmouth in 1902.
After WW1 Edward James Vaughan who was a CSM(Warrant Officer 2nd Class) in the Manchester Regiment, and they had his wife's address as 32 Randolph Street, Levenshulme, Manchester.
He was sent to join the Manchesters from the Grenadier Guards by the Secretary of State. This was when he left his legitimate wife and five children in Watford (1915). One of the children, the youngest was my father.
The children never saw him again.
I am looking to see if the bigamous wife had any children by him and if there any descendants? He was a devious man because when he married my grandmother the certificate has him as George Edward Vaughan, according to his children he was always known as 'Ted' and all the Army records show his name as George Vaughan. The death certificate has Edward James Vaughan!!?

Do his army records mention his other wife? What was his regimental number and who received his pension?

Rose

What was your grandmother'sname so we can find the marriage?

Rose

My grandmother was Emily Florence Lumber and she married my grandfather in Portsmouth on 5th November 1902.He used the name George Edward Vaughan on the marriage certificate.
His Manchester Regiment Army No. was 21402 and the Pension was paid to 'Mrs Vaughan' who must have been the woman he was with in Manchester. When my legitimate grandmother contacted the regiment later and asked about the pension she was not getting, they said it was being paid to Mrs Vaughan? My Gran did not go any further with her claim.
Alan

With the address you can contact the local library and look at electoral registers. You should be able to get the name of his "wife" if she were over 30 at that time.

Rose

I see his is George on his medal card too.

Rose

Last week I emailed the Levenshulme Library regarding the two electoral rolls between 1919 and 1926. They came back and advised me to contact Manchester Central Library. I emailed them last Thursday (13th).
Will advise when I get reply.
regards
Alan

Hello
try contacting
Could be an Obit in the newspaper

If your ancestors lived in the Grimsby area, the Grimsby Central Library may be a better place to look. Location: Town Hall Square, Grimsby, DN31 1HG. Tel: 01472 323642 , email: [email protected], website: www.nelincs.gov.uk. At last report, the first copy of an obit. was free to a UK address, additional copies were 30p.

I have death certificate and the informant was my grandmother!,

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So the "other" woman either died OR left him !

Strange that your Grandmother was still in touch with him to know of his death & register it as well !

When my legitimate grandmother contacted the regiment later and asked about the pension she was not getting, they said it was being paid to Mrs Vaughan? My Gran did not go any further with her claim.
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So the "other" woman must have known he had died to claim his pension ?
But she knew in the 1920's it was a bigamous marriage as her "husband" went to prison ?

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He must have made an allowance for his legitimate family from his army pay or they would jailed him for maintenance arrears.

Thanks so much Quoy, I contacted the Grimsby Library and got info that he had no notice of death or obituary in newspaper and he was buried in Scartho Road Cemetary. The name recorded was spelt as VAUGHAM.
The kind lady there also checked electoral roll for 1933 and at his address, 4 Charles Street there were three occupants.
LILY MAY VAUGHAN
ALBERT BROWN
NELLIE BEATRICE BROWN
The Vaughan could be the bigamist wife or a daughter?
My Grandfather's sister FRANCES married a DAVID BROWN so there could be a connection there.
Thanks so much for your help,I am still waiting for a reply from Manchester Library , but at least I have some information to work on.
regards
ALAN

Lily May must be his "wife". Only women over 21 appear on the electoral register.

Rose

Have you been able to find his WW1 service records or his pension records?

Rose