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Herbert Waddington

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Lynda

Lynda Report 8 Apr 2018 19:46

I am trying to find anyone who knows anything about Herbert Waddington born circa 1911 in the Halifax West Yorkshire area
I have found on the 1911 census 2 Herbert Waddingtons , one the son of Samuel and Clara and the other the son of Evelyn and Elizabeth ,

The Hebert Waddington I am looking for any information about was the father of my friend Chris .

Chris was born in London in 1953 and on his birth certificate his mother is Catherine Waddington nee Murphy and her address is a London address

His fathers name is on the birth certificate /Herbert Waddington and his address is a Barnsley address .

Herbert Waddington brought his wife and son to Yorkshire when Chris was nearly 3 years old .

He left them with friends and they never saw him again

.All Chris's mother told him about Herbert was that he was from Halifax and was a long distance lorry driver

Chris who is not writing this himself because of a disability would like to know more about his Ancestry

The last known address for Herbert is from 1953 /24a Doncaster Road Barnsley

We can find no record of Herbert in the 1939 register nor can we find a marriage for Herbert and Catherine [Kitty]

Chris has put his DNA on Ancestry , and has had no luck

.If any one knows of a Herbert Waddington who might fit this profile , we would be grateful

Thank you for taking the time to read this

Lynda

malyon

malyon Report 8 Apr 2018 20:02

could this be him

Deaths Sep 1978 (>99%)
WADDINGTON HERBERT 7JA1911 KEIGHLEY
or

Herbert Waddington
England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Collections from
Great Britain, England
Country
England
County
Yorkshire
Year
1968
Birth Year
1911
Age
57
Event Quarter
2
District
Leeds

Lynda

Lynda Report 8 Apr 2018 20:02

I dont know , I also found a death for Herbert in 1968

Thank you for looking

Lynda

malyon

malyon Report 8 Apr 2018 20:17

looks like the parents never married

herbert could have been married to someone else when chris was born








Rambling

Rambling Report 8 Apr 2018 20:18

Lynda have you noted that Chris' birth reg is also in the surname Byron mmn Murphy ( from freebmd.org. uk.

Rambling

Rambling Report 8 Apr 2018 20:22

There is a Catherine Murphy marriage 1950, it would appear that she was married under another name also, so it may be that she was not free to marry Mr Waddington

edit sorry pressed wrong key

Lynda

Lynda Report 8 Apr 2018 20:25

Yes thank you Malyon , we did think that Chris's Mum just took the name Murphy ,
and that Herbert left them in Yorkshire because he had a wife elsewhere

Chris just wants to know his Ancesrty

Thank you again

Lynda

Lynda Report 8 Apr 2018 20:32

Thank you Nyx

I have just found a marriage for Wiiliam Byron and Catherine Murphy /Horsefall

1950 Stepney

Catherine did get married again under the name Waddington in 1961 .

Im looking just now for a marriage to a Horsefall ,

She was a lovely lady ,,, but very secretive about her past

Thank you for your help

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 8 Apr 2018 20:35

It looks to me as if Catherine's surname at the time of Chris's birth was Byron. She was either still married to or divorced or separated from Mr. Byron.

If she was not married to Mr. Waddington at the time of the birth then Chris had to be registered in her surname at the time (Byron) but Mr. Waddington must have gone to the register office with her (or signed to admit paternity) so that Chris could be registered in his surname too.

Kath. x

Lynda

Lynda Report 8 Apr 2018 20:36

Thank you Kath x

Rambling

Rambling Report 8 Apr 2018 20:54

There is a marriage for a Herbert Waddington, Halifax 1941, a possibility that his wife re married in 1956? and again sometime later, now deceased.

will send the info in a message.

Lynda

Lynda Report 8 Apr 2018 21:02

Thank you Nyx ,, I'll look at that

Rambling

Rambling Report 8 Apr 2018 21:07

also some info re poss children to that marriage, tracing them might help eliminate if nothing else.

Lynda

Lynda Report 8 Apr 2018 21:14

Thank again Nyx , I'm looking into it

Rambling

Rambling Report 8 Apr 2018 21:24

There is a Herbert Waddington, born 1916 which could be close to the age of the one who married 1941 ?

Births Jun 1916 (>99%)
Waddington Herbert Wilkinson Halifax 9a 656

1939 reg
Household (1 Person)
6 Salvation Army Hostel Carlton Place , Halifax C.B., Yorkshire (West Riding), England

Herbert Waddington 26 Feb 1916 Male Trill Worker(Spinning) Single 1 8

First name(s) HERBERT
Last name WADDINGTON
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1916
Age -
Death quarter 1
Death year 1977
District Stepney
County London
Volume 15
Page 0361
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Collections from Great Britain, England

Lynda

Lynda Report 8 Apr 2018 22:10

Awe thank you for that Nyx , Ill take a closer look .. Ive got find my past ,, but just did'nt think of him as having died in London

Thank you so very much for all your help it is greatly appreciated .

I have to log off now ,, thank you again

Lynda


AustinQ

AustinQ Report 9 Apr 2018 06:40

I know it's not Halifax, but wondered if this one was worth considering- a Lorry driver who dies in 1956 (which might account for his disappearance?)

Record set Lincolnshire Baptisms
First name(s) Herbert
Sex Male
Last name Waddington
Baptism year 1905
Birth year 1905
County Lincolnshire
Place Skirbeck Quarter St Thomas
Mother's first name(s) Annie
Father's first name(s) Joshua Moss
Page 36
Birth date 07 Sep 1905
Baptism date 24 Sep 1905
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1939
Waddington Household (5 People) The Toss Market Place , Matlock U.D., Derbyshire, England

Herbert Waddington 07 Sep 1905 Male Petroleum Company Heavy Lorry Driver Married
Elvine Waddington 10 Jan 1904 Female Household Duties & Shop Assistant Unpaid Married
Barbara Wainwright (Waddington) 21 Jan 1930 Female At School Single 247 3
Closed Record
Barbara Anne (Ann B) Bradley (Bulliman) 25 Nov 1930 Female At School Single
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Death:
First name(s) HERBERT
Last name WADDINGTON
Gender Male
Birth year 1906
Age 50
Death quarter 1
Death year 1956
District Boston
County Lincolnshire
Volume 3B Page 10
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https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk

WADDINGTON Herbert of 7 Reform Place, Boston Lincolnshire died 14 March at The Isolation Hospital Fishtoft Boston Administration Lincoln to Evelyn Waddington Widow Effects £142.
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Possible for Catherine's husband- William John Ely Byron?

1939
Roper Household (3 People) 88 High Street , Heston and Isleworth M.B., Middlesex, England
George C Roper 03 Oct 1862 Male General Labourer- Milk Distributors(Retired) Married
Elizabeth M Roper 18 Aug 1869 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married
William J E Byron 18 Dec 1904 Male Lorry Driver Mate Single

(William's DOB was changed from original entry of 29 December 1904)

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 9 Apr 2018 13:01

Who were the friends he left Chris and his mother with? Any clues there?

Rose

Lynda

Lynda Report 9 Apr 2018 15:17

No Rose ,

The man of the house was a friend of Herberts and he died when Chris was very young

Thank you for your time
Lynda x

Lynda

Lynda Report 9 Apr 2018 15:22

I would like to thank every one for all the help you have given me here .

Lots of useful leads to follow '

I greatly appreciate all the time and effort you have put him to help me .

When I find out any thing new I will keep every one posted .

What a fantastic Community you are .

Thank you all

Lynda