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Hi Julie

You mention that on the Census he keeps putting Bow - is that consistent across all years? Where was he living in Bow - and who was with him?

What about Eliza - where was she,do you know? Also her age only seems to be a couple of years different from his - perhaps she knocked a couple of years off, or didn't know for sure!

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Elizas status at marriage was Spinster and her age is 55 but that doesnt match as her records have her birth 9/5/1862 christened 29/6/1862 St Mary, Dover. I did think that about a first spouse dying but not sure how I would try and work that one out. Also a comment my mum said years ago was that one of her family was a foundling/illegitamate my mums dead so cant ask about that but Ive been increasingly thinking this may be the problem. Julie

Ooh, Julie - there were a lot of fibbers back then!

One or other of them may have been already married so they weren't legally free until 1919 (perhaps when they found a first spouse had died).

What did it give for Eliza's status on the marriage cert?

Hi MarieCeleste On Marriage Cert he was a General Dealer and the address for both he and Eliza is Victoria Hotel Town Quay, His fathers occupation is Bricklayer, Age on cert is 56 Batchelor, witnesses Elizabeth Guy and Daisy Guy dont know if related, only know he was born Bow because he keeps putting that on census not totally sure its true because on census he says married 30yrs which wasnt true, he died 15/2/1936 @ 124 Heath Road,Twickenham. Yes thats the correct marriage details. Julie..

Is this the correct marriage:

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1919
Batchelor Eliza E Harrison Southampton 2c 92
HARRISON William H Batchelor Southampton 2c 92

Hello Julie, who did he marry in 1919? What was his occupation and address at time of marriage? Although his father was dead, did it give a former occupation?

You say he married 1919 - he would have been 57 if born 1862. What was his marital status on the certificate, e.g. bachelor, widower?

Who were the witnesses - do any of them look like they could be family members?

How do you know he was born in Bow?

Whereabouts did he die (there were quite a few of that name died the same year, but none with birth year of 1862).

Sorry for barrage of questions, but it's not an unusual name so need to narrow it down as far as possible.

Has anybody any ideas how I can find details about my G Grandfather cant find a birth cert (born Bow London) or any trace of him before he had children his marriage cert is dated 1919 Southampton (His father is Albert deceased) after the children all born I just dont know what to try any suggestions would be great :-S