Leslie A Jay b.1923 England

[Chooch]

Hi Chris

Unfortunately no I haven't got any further with Leslie and the information that I had about the Rhodesia angle came from a family member.
Where did your 'Jays' come from? 

Regards
Pamela

[Chooch]

Hi all

Not sure if I'm losing the plot or not but this morning on this board I received a message from 'Chris/CJay' enquiring as to whether or not I had any more information on Leslie Jay. My answer to Chris is on this board but his/her message has disappeared and I rec. notification that the subject has been moved - to 'Quarantine'. Can someone please explain to me what all this means.

Cheers
Chooch

[JayEV91]

Hi,
Jean and Leslie jay had a son in Rhodesia. Leslie left them, they returned to England. The son reached out to Leslie during his military time which came back "with no findings". The son has not seen Leslie since he was 7. Jean did remarry. The son went on to have a family of his own who grew up having family on only their mothers side as Jean passed before their birth.

I'd say Leslie seems to be a pro at disappearing. As for Cjay - I'd say it runs in the family...

[Chooch]

Thank you for your reply.
This is indeed very sad, I hope Jean and her sons family found happiness though.

Chooch

[Familytrees1811]

He does appear in a small family tree on ancestry.com. It appears to be the same Leslie that married a Jean Cardwell now deceased. It records their son Steve Leslie Jay and his family who seem to be based in Bucks.
I cannot find anything regarding Leslie Jay’s death or transit between Rhodesia and England.

[Chooch]

Thank you for your interest and the information. I can only hope that Jean and Leslie's son and his family have a happy life.
My connection is through Leslie's mum ( Steve's grandmother) who was sister to my grandfather and the family always wondered what had become of them.

[Jaylaj]

Hi, my daughter came across this and passed this to me.

I am Leslie and Jeans son, they divorced in 61 having moved to Mufulira, Rhodesia (Now Zambia, so that's North Rhodesia as was), myself and mum spent the next 6 years on our own then we flew back to UK and initially stayed with my granmother Jeans mum in Morecombe.

My mum remarried 'Arthur' in Whitehaven, Cumbria, then they divorced in about 82/83, then mum married again 'Alex' (unknown to me), he passed away mid 80's then mum passed away 87.

My main contacts where on my mums side, her gran and occasionally mums relatives in Cumbria, never knew much about the Jay's, i first ever saw a picture of my Dad in around early 80's me Gran gave me a picture of their wedding, i still keep it on cabinet with my wife's family pictures.

[Chooch]

Hi Steve
Welcome to RootsChat and thank you for making contact and the information you provided.
If you would like I can fill you in somewhat on the Jay family, as I said your grandmother on that side was my grandfathers older sister and I can remember visiting her in Cheshunt Hertfordshire as a small girl.

If you would like to know more you need to place two more messages ( a total of three altogether ) on rootschat and then I can personal message you. They can be just a short reply to this message and one other.

Chooch

[Jaylaj]

Hi Chooch,
I last saw Leslie in 61, i beleive me mum divorced him  rather than other way around.