Genealogy Chat

Raymond William Chester
4 Jan 1918 Lambeth reg - 12 Jun 1994 Bromley Reg
Probate says he lived at 64 Brockley Grove, London SE4 which 'fits'.

He may have married Joan Berger in 1940, Lewisham reg.

Now the crux - FMP UK Companies House Directors 2002-2014 has an entry for a person of the same name. The street is the same, but a different house number.

https://companycheck.co.uk has a listing for a Raymond William Chester who resigned in 1994 which would tally with his death - the company address is in Herne Bay, Kent

So is the 2002-2014 entry for a son (can't spot a birth) or an automatic listing for R W Chester died 1994?
...........

Will be going out later, but not sure when

Joan Berger

mentioned in the record of Chester and Joan Berger

Name Joan Berger
Event Type Marriage Registration
Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year 1940
Registration District Lewisham
County London
Event Place Lewisham, London, England
Spouse Name (available after 1911) Chester
Volume 1D
Page 2969
Line Number 57

Joan Berger probably married one of the following people
Name Raymond W Chester

Yes Ann - that's the probable marriage. FreeBmd isn't showing any male Chester/Berger births.

roughly the right age

Name Joan Berger
Event Type Birth Registration
Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year 1915
Registration District Camberwell
County London
Event Place Camberwell, London, England
Mother's Maiden Name (not available before 1911 Q3) Bayliss
Volume 1D
Page 1489
Line Number 131

Raymond William Chester

England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007

Name Raymond William Chester
Event Type Death Registration
Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year 1994
Registration District Bromley
County Kent
Event Place Bromley, Kent, England
Birth Date (available after June quarter 1969) 04 Feb 1918
Volume 2221A
Page A19

Raymond W Chester

England and Wales Birth Registration Index

Name Raymond W Chester
Event Type Birth Registration
Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year 1918
Registration District Lambeth
County London
Event Place Lambeth, London, England
Mother's Maiden Name (not available before 1911 Q3) Deschamps
Volume 1D
Page 513
Line Number 42

Raymond William Chesters

England and Wales Birth Registration Index

Name Raymond William Chesters
Event Type Birth Registration
Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year 1907
Registration District Middlesbrough
County Yorkshire
Event Place Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England
Volume 9D
Page 594
Line Number 266

The FMP entry is definitely misleading. You could order a copy of the 1994 resignation documents direct from Companies House for £3 which may give more information.

Looking at the listing of officers for the company on Companies House website, it appears that a current director is a son who was born in 1951 (won't post details on here).

https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

That's brilliant MC! Thank you.

The FMP entry threw me because it states 2002-2014, at least 8 years after Raymond W Chester died.

AnnCardiff - I was working on the Lambeth birth. As you say, Joan's birth is the right sort of area. Thank you

As a follow up - one of the other 'Officers' is R W Chester's daughter ;-)