Marraige for Puxty and Wilson?

[AMR22]

According to my mother Jane was only 15 when my grandfather was born and that there is a rumour that his fathers name was Bowen. I think that the Jessie is probably the one you have and that my mother may have got the ages wrong.
Harry wasn't born until 1907 which could make the 1891 date for Jane correct. I have been unable to find his birth on freeBMD and the only Harry Puxty that seems likely in 1911 is in an institution in Tonbridge.
My mother did mention Jane's sister as Eady and assumed that her real name was Edith.
I don't know the area that you are in (I must venture that way sometime soon and have a look) but my mother used to live on the edge of Fort Halstead on land that is now part of the fort, I believe her father farmed pigs and grew strawberries there.
Harry married Laura Woolley and remained in that area until the early 1960s when he moved to Tonbridge. I don't at present have access to Ancestry at the moment but think I will be needing to sign up soon.

[casalguidi]

Hi Amr22

Do you have an exact date and place of birth for Harry which might help to pinpoint his birth certificate?  I assume you know when and where he died - this information should be on the death certificate if it was after 1969 and presuming it was known by the person who registered his death.

Also, was "Harry" his given name or was it short for Henry or Harold?

Casalguidi

[avm228]

Is he the Harry PUXTY whose death was registered Jul 1992 Tunbridge Wells, DOB given as 20 March 1907?

His name was given as Harry PUXTY upon marriage to Laura R. WOOLLEY, Sep qtr 1929 Sevenoaks.

[Barbaricbarb]

According to my mother Jane was only 15 when my grandfather was born and that there is a rumour that his fathers name was Bowen. I think that the Jessie is probably the one you have and that my mother may have got the ages wrong.
Harry wasn't born until 1907 which could make the 1891 date for Jane correct. I have been unable to find his birth on freeBMD and the only Harry Puxty that seems likely in 1911 is in an institution in Tonbridge.
My mother did mention Jane's sister as Eady and assumed that her real name was Edith.
I don't know the area that you are in (I must venture that way sometime soon and have a look) but my mother used to live on the edge of Fort Halstead on land that is now part of the fort, I believe her father farmed pigs and grew strawberries there.
Harry married Laura Woolley and remained in that area until the early 1960s when he moved to Tonbridge. I don't at present have access to Ancestry at the moment but think I will be needing to sign up soon.

Hi There

Would that be the Tonbridge Union Workhouse at Pembury 1911 census image as Harry Wilson? (I haven't found any Harry Puxty born around 1907).

Fort Halstead? I assume that would have been the Polhill end? (Jane is down as residing at the Retreat at the Polhill Arms in 1919 Register of Electors rather than Lamberhurst cottages)? I'll see if I can find any recent images of the area for you, I live down the hill from these places so am not far at all.

Barbara

[AMR22]

He is the Harry Puxty born 20/03/1907. He died at Tonbridge Cottage Hospital in 1992 which would be classed as Tunbridge Wells. To the very best of my mothers knowledge he was just Harry with no middle names.
The Tonbridge institution could well be the Union Workhouse but I can not be sure that this is the correct Harry but I think I did find the surname to be Wilson.

[philemon]

Hello,

I was delighted to read the posts regarding Alfred Edmund Puxty and Jane Wilson.

I am the Great-Great Niece of Jane Wilson/Puxty.  I am descended from Frederick Wilson.

I too have been trawling the G.R.O. Indices and other sources to find the marriage but have drawn a blank.  I too have obtained the birth certificates of a couple of the children, however, these did not give any clues.  Likewise Jane and Alfred seem to be missing from the 1911 census.  Curiously, her mother, brother and sister (Mary Ann Wilson, Thomas Wilson and Edith Wilson) are also missing.

In case it is of interest and help,

Jane Wilson was born on 12.3.1891 at 4, Prospect Cottages, Ore near Hastings.  Father :  Henry Wilson and the mother Mary Ann Wilson formerly Breeds.

Jane had six siblings:

Henry - b. 1868
William - b. 1873

Mary (known as Polly) - b.1883
Frederick - b. 1887
Edith Rose - b. 1894
Thomas - b. 1896

Henry Wilson was married twice.  First to Mary Ann Foord and Secondly to Mary Ann Breeds. Henry and Willam are from Mary Ann Foord/Wilson and the others by Mary Ann Breeds/Wilson.

My late Great-Aunts often spoke of the terrible accident when a high intensity bomb fell on the cottage and killed five members of the family.  Indeed, Grandad Wilson (Frederick) was one of the people trying to rescue the family, however, was unsuccessful. Apparently, they had suffered severe burns.   Jane, Alfred and children are buried in St. Margaret's Church, Halstead.  One of my late Great-Aunt's went to the funeral and spoke of how terrible it was.

The death certificate indicates the death "due to war operations".   Frederick Wilson was a Night-Watchman and also had other duties at Fort Halstead.

I would be happy to talk about the Wilson family, share information and also hear how we are related.   

Sarah.

[philemon]

For the Attention of AMR22

Thank you for your e-mail.     I keep receiving error messages and also cannot find a way of replying to your e-mail directly

I am very interested in the issue of the marriage of Jane Wilson/Alfred Edmond Puxty and I am intrigued by the birth of Harry Puxty.  It would be great to solve .

I have plenty of information on the Wilson family - You are welcome to contact me via my usual e-mail   email address removed by moderator - please use the secure Rootschat personal message system to exchange personal email addresses - thankyou.  The Rootschat personal message system is automatically activated once a member has posted on the boards 2 or 3 times so now should be accessible.

[squeeze]

Hi,
I wonder if anyone can help me with the Puxty family.One of my relations married Frank Puxty.Amy Sarah Dibley married him in July 1913.She died quite young and was wondering if anyone had information of her.She had one daughter.
Many Thanks
sue

[philemon]

Hello, Rather belatedly I am replying to your message.  Unfortunately, except for information obtained from the census of 1901 and 1911 plus the records of the General Records Office I do not have any other information on Amy Sarah Puxty.  I am assuming that you have obtained the birth, marriage certificate and the death certificate of Amy Sarah. Also the certificates for her parents James Dibley and Amy Dibley formerly Bailey.     Amy Sarah certainly died very young and I am sure that it would be interesting to obtain her death certificate.  I noticed on the General Records Office index that there seem to be two daughters (there are no other Puxty/Dibley marriages).  Kathleen A. Puxty (born 1914) and Alice C. Puxty (born 1916)  Both married in 1937 and 1939 respectively.  Frank Puxty seems to have re-married in 1921 to Bessie Bateup.   I will ask my elderly Uncle as to whether he knows any more about the Puxty family.  I will let you know in the event that I come across any further information.  Keep on researching.