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I think we can rule out Albert William Kendrick. I think this could be the death of his wife:

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007

Name: Hilda Margaret Kendrick
Birth Date: 26 Feb 1900
Date of Registration: Jun 1974
Age at Death: 74
Registration District: Portsmouth
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume: 20
Page: 0558


This was his marriage, I think:

England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005

Name: Albert W Kendrick
Spouse Surname: Jupe
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1920
Registration District: Portsmouth
Inferred County: Southampton
Volume Number: 2b
Page Number: 1219

She was Hilda Margaret Jupe.

I think the Albert William Kendrick who died in 1973 was possibly too young to be Hilda Margaret's father as she would have been born 1908/09

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007

Name: Albert William Kendrick
Birth Date: 9 Aug 1896
Date of Registration: Jun 1973
Age at Death: 76
Registration District: Portsmouth
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume: 6b
Page: 1547

If Albert KENDRICK was a boilermaker in Portsmouth he could have worked at the power station in Old Portsmouth. Or, alternatively, in Portsmouth Dockyard.

I had been going to suggest contacting the Carl Rosa opera company for further info but sadly they have this on their contact page:

"We would very much appreciate anyone who has information about past relatives and family members who worked with, or were associated to, the original Carl Rosa Opera, pre 1969, to please send us copies of any information you have as we can build and expand upon our archive.

Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to supply any information to those seeking details on past performers. We receive several requests a week, and we presently are unable to deal with these without an archivist."

http://www.carlrosaopera.co.uk/admin/contact.asp

However, they may still be interested to hear from a relative.

Annna do you know who Margaret Hilda parents were and how Albert who died in Portsmouth fits in? It is just possible that he was her father.

Annina - the newspaper reports said she was unemployed.

Given the coverage that the story got, and the detail they went into about both parties, if she'd been performing as a singer that night I'm sure it would have been mentioned. The article in the Western Daily Press says that when pushed Miss Kendrick wrote down the name of the woman she had been with earlier on the night.

I've searched and searched for articles about a Maria Theresa Coppell as a singer (including variations and permutations of the names) but sadly I can't find any.

Marie,I also thought that,also the reason that she was out so late,is that she would drop in the pub after working at the theatre,I believe that the whole troupe would do that.
Anyone have any thoughts on the origins of Mr Rysart,German? German Jew?

Arn't families odd? My maiden name is not at all common in Blighty but is like Smith in Germany,despite my dad coming from a long line of Yorkshire and Derbyshire people,at least as far back as the early 1600s,I have also recently learned that my first name is German also. :-D :-D :-D

From the London Gazette. Sadly 32 years after Hilda Margarets death


Name of Deceased (Surname first)
KENDRICK, Albert William
Address, description and date of death of Deceased
5 Burrfields Road, Portsmouth, Hants., Re tired. Boiler Maker. 19th June 1973.

Names, addresses and descriptions of Persons to whom notices of claims are to be
given and names, in parentheses, of Personal Representatives

MacDonald & Co,, 143 Havant Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, Hants., Solicitors.
(Hilda Margaret Kendrick).

Edit Published 23/07/1973 claims in by 24/09/1973

ON FA BY THE TIME I HAVE TYPED THE INFO OUT TO SEARCH THE QUERIE
IS SOLVED
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If you go to the link given by LadyKira and then hold down the control key and press the plus key it increases the size of the article. You can do this as many times as you want, to decrease hold down the control key and press the minus key

This method of zooming works on most things.

Annina - if Rysart was in Bristol then he could be the man that Hilda Margaret wouldn't name in court ....

From the London Gazette 21 Oct 1919

I
HECTOR CHARLES VALENTINE RYSART,
9 heretofore known as Hector Earl Valentdne
Reisert, • of 96, Loiradne-mansdons, Wiiddenlham-road,
Holloway, in the county of Londjon, Mechanical Engineer, being a natural born British subject, do hereby
give notice, that on the fifith day of September, one
thousand nine hundred and nineteen, I renounced and
abandoned tihe use of my said surname of Reisert and
the Christian name of Karl, and then assumed and
adopited the name of Rysart instead of the name
Reiser* and the Christian name of Charles instead
of the Christian name of Earl; and I further give
notice, that by deed poll, dated tlhe fitfitih day of September, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, duly
executed. and enrolled on the Central Office of the
Supreme Court of Judicature, on tihe twenlty-lthiird day
of September, one .tihous'and nine hundred and nineteen, I renounced and abandoned the said surname of
Reisert and the Christiani name of Earl and adopted
the name of Rysant and the Chrisfeni name of Gh'aries
in substituition therefor.—Dated bhe Sbh day oi
September. 1919.
HECTOR CHARLES VALENTINE RYSART,
007 formerly Hector Karl Valentine Reisert.

Added link because computer generated not easy.
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31610/pages/12936/page.pdf

Well! Would you Adam and Eve it - dear old FBG has ventured over to the Chat board........

'scuse me whilst I mark it in my diary!


:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 about Mr H Rysart
Name: Mr H Rysart
Birth Date: abt 1886
Age: 45
Port of Departure: London, England
Arrival Date: 29 Jun 1931
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ship Name: Orford
Search Ship Database: View the 'Orford' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: Orient Steam Navigation Company Ltd
Official Number: 146026

This man is him I believe as he has the addy .......Lorrain Mansions.....He is a;;;;;;;;;;; retired Draper ........on it

I forgot to say,H CV Rysart was living in Bristol at the time of his sons birth at Wellington Gardens,Clifton and working in an aircraft factory.

Annina - the incident was reported in many newspapers. Check your message inbox so I can send them to you.

Hey, this is wonderful,never knew any of this.

Sorry for confusion,she was named Hilda Margaret on her death cert,Margaret Hilda on my mothers birth cert,and Hilda Marjorie on H V C Kendricks birth cert.

I don't know why they are different,but they do apply to the same woman of that I am certain.

I also have the death cert of the father of her second baby,1967 Hyde Kent where he is described as a civil engineer.

I do know that her stage name was Maria Theresa Copell.

The newspaper article is interesting,was this in a paper local to Bristol?

FGB - in some of the articles it states the restaurant she frequented was on Park Street ....

???
British Phone Books, 1880-1984 about Hilda Coppell
Name: Hilda Coppell
Address: 46 Park St
Exchange: Bristol
City/Town: Bristol

I can look in Folkestone area if you need help with anything for Hector.

Gwyn