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Topic: Surname Harlow, pre and post WW2 (Read 230 times)
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casalguidi
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Hi wmouse
The commonwealth war graves gives the following info:
Name: HARLOW, JOHN C.
Initials: J C
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Warrant Officer Class II (B.S.M.)
Regiment: Royal Canadian Artillery
Unit Text: 6 Field Regt.
Age: 35
Date of Death: 10/08/1944
Service No: K/8019
Additional information: Son of Charles William and Alice Theresa Harlow; husband of Lillian Maud Harlow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: VIII. E. 3.
Cemetery: BENY-SUR-MER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY, REVIERS
http://www.cwgc.org
Is this the one you are looking for?
Casalguidi
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casalguidi
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Hi
I'm sorry I can't help you directly but if a lawful marriage took place then it would be recorded in the GRO indexes. They are available to view online at http://www.1837online.com (pay per view £5 for 55 credits). They are arranged quarterly so probably a total of 20 pages to view (1 credit per page) over a period of 5 years. If you look for John then the maiden name of the female will be in brackets - you then look up that surname to get the forename and ensure that the ref. numbers for the couple match.
Best wishes
Casalguidi
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Wmouse
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Hi
Thanks for the information. Would they have the information for the years 1940 - 1944? Here in Canada marriage records have to be 75 years old before they will release the information.
With John having a wife in Canada, that he hadn't divorced yet, he could not legally marry a second time, so I am wondering if the marriage in England was more of a common - law thing. There was talk that after the war he was going to come back to Canada and ask my grandmother for a legal divorce. Then he was killed, so we will never know the answer to that one.
Thanks again for the information. I will look into it and see. Is this the route to go if it was a common-law marriage?
wmouse 
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Padbury, Buckinghamshire - Biddlecombe, Bull
Romsey, Hampshire - Biddlecombe
Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire - Gardner, Wright,
Northampton - Edmonds
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casalguidi
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Hi
Yes you can get a marriage certificate for the 1940s - view the indexes at 1837online and then purchase from http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ for £7.
However, there won't be any record if it was a common-law arrangement.
With regards to finding the family other than via a marriage certificate it's a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack especially in wartime when people moved around quite a bit to escape/due to enemy invasion.
You can also use 1837online to view birth indexes for the 1940s but if the child was registered in the name of the mother (as it should have been if they were illegitimate) then there's not much hope. Don't suppose you even have a town or village name in Sussex?
There appears to be no Rosemary or Sophi(a/e) HARLOW death registered 1983 to 1902. They are the only later years that are online - otherwise it's searching the indexes again. They may have a copy of the indexes in an LDS family history centre near you - it's worth checking out - see locations http://www.familysearch.org
Best wishes
Casalguidi
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