Harry William Hailstone's wife

[hookleg]

Looking for the maiden name of Harry Hailstone's wife. Harry was a career soldier from Pakenham, Suffolk. Born in 1873 he died in Feb 1920 with his wife at his side. War related injuries. Her first two names were May Kathleen ?? Can anyone help with any wedding details and her maiden name and place of birth.

[groom]

Oh dear, doesn't look as if they were married for long

Marriages Dec 1918 

Hailstone    Harry W   
Peck    May K       
Bury St.E.    4a   1950

[hookleg]

Thanks for that. I'll see if I can locate her birth place.

[groom]

Of course this may not be her maiden name, it could be a second marriage - the marriage certificate would tell you that.

[hookleg]

Think I've found her as Kathleen May Peck of Pakenham. She'd have been 21 when she married and he would have been 45!! Perhaps they both knew that he hadn't long to live and she'd get a widow's pension or is that me being cynical?

[gortonboy]

his army record states he married Ellen Elmer in 1905 at St Johns,Burt St Edmunds.

[gortonboy]

unless the army record has been mixed up with another chaps,,as the index is


First name(s)   HARRY EDWARD
Last name   HAILSTONE
Marriage quarter   4
Marriage year   1905
Registration month   -
MarriageFinder™   HARRY EDWARD HAILSTONE married one of these people
SARAH ANNIE POTTER, ELLEN ELMER
District   BURY ST. EDMUNDS
District number   -
County   Suffolk
Country   England
Volume   4A
Page   1701

[groom]

His army record says he is married to May Kathleen Peck and they married 21.10 1918.

I was looking at a tree on Ancestry which has a Harry Edward Hailstone, so perhaps there are two people with similar names?

[hookleg]

Thanks, I have come across Harry Edward Hailstone, but the one I'm looking at is Harry William Hailstone.
Kathleen May Hailstone may have married Charles R Nevard in Tendring Essex in 1921. Name of bride Kathleen M Hailstone.  Not 100% sure as I have also come across a Kathleen Maud Hailstone. Not sure about the 'M'.