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Albert A Cooper

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enna

enna Report 22 Mar 2013 15:59

I have my Uncle married in Chelsea 1948, is there a way please to find out if he had been married before?
Regards and thanks.
anne

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Mar 2013 16:04

The marriage cert should give his marital status .providing he was being truthful.

Sometimes when someone was divorced they forgot about the previous marriage and reverted back to being single!

enna

enna Report 22 Mar 2013 16:06

Thank you Shirley, we wonder if that was the case as rumour had it!

enna

enna Report 22 Mar 2013 16:13

Shirley,got dates for Fahse? Any other info too?
anne.
:-)

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Mar 2013 17:20

Dont understand your post ??

Andrew

Andrew Report 22 Mar 2013 19:12

Looks like his spouse may have married before

England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005
about Albert A Cooper
Name: Albert A Cooper
Spouse Surname: Cooper Or Collins Or Payton
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1948
Registration district: Chelsea
Inferred County: London
Volume Number: 5c
Page Number: 545



Andy

enna

enna Report 22 Mar 2013 20:28

No, I think that was the lady he DID marry. There seems to be a mix up with the names. He married Phyllis Payton.
Thanks Andy.

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 22 Mar 2013 21:08

Anne, on the marriage that Andy posted it means that Phyllis was also known, or had been known, by those surnames.

This is the FreeBMD version:

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1948

Collins Phyllis Cooper Chelsea 5c 545
Cooper Albert A Cooper Chelsea 5c 545
Cooper Albert A Collins Chelsea 5c 545
Cooper Albert A Payton Chelsea 5c 545
Cooper Phyllis Cooper Chelsea 5c 545
Payton Phyllis Cooper Chelsea 5c 545

The fact that one of the surnames listed for her (Cooper) implies she was already using Albert's surname before they married. The other surnames given for her could be her maiden name and most possibly a previously married surname.

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 22 Mar 2013 21:14

A possible for her previous marriage:

England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name: Phyllis Payton
Spouse : Roland G Collins
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1943
Registration district: Southend on Sea
Inferred County: Essex
Volume Number: 4a
Page Number: 1399

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 22 Mar 2013 21:24

Possible birth:-

Name: PAYTON, Phyllis
Registration district: Wandsworth
County: London
Year of registration: 1921
Quarter of registration: Apr-May-Jun
Mother's maiden name: Martin
Volume no: 1D
Page no: 1378

Kath. x

enna

enna Report 22 Mar 2013 23:29

Thanks Kath and MarieCeleste. The plot thickens. lol