Edna Florence Marie Leslie 1926

[avm228]

A possible with initials switched round?

1965 RAY FLORENCE E 76 ENFIELD 5B 309

Annie

This may be the Florence E Ray from the “wrong” Ray family found in the Enfield electoral rolls earlier in the thread (before we knew about Errol).

[GerryMcOhKami]

ok

[avm228]

I don’t know how you would trace a mid-20th century death in India, but others might.

Are there any further clues in family lore?  Was the marriage rushed into because Errol was on the way, and repented at leisure?

Did Henry Charles Ray ever remarry?

[GerryMcOhKami]

Hi
No - Marriage Xmas, Jubbulpore, 1926 was 10 Months before birth of Errol Oct 1927 - but would still like to see her mentioned in the marriage.
Birth of Errol was Rangoon where HC was stationed, at that time
again can't find her mentioned at his Errol's birth, only HC mentioned
They were back in Jubbulpore, led to believe, when HC and EC left India, for good.
Was there any registration of people pre post independance ?
Can't trace her birth - assuming she's younger that HC - so after 1899
Thought she was to have involvement in army - nurse etc - but nothing
a complete mystery !

[Rosinish]

"Trying to trace Edna Florence Marie Leslie who married Henry Charles Ray, in Jubbulpore, India, xmas 1926, I believe, and her death, which may be India 1960's,70's"

Can you be specific as to how/where the info. on Edna was found if you have no paperwork for her?

Annie

[dawnsh]

The baptism record for Errol has been redacted by FindMyPast as his birth was less than 100 years ago.

I can check the full entry at the British Library this week.

I can't find the marriage online at FindMyPast but it is estimated that only 70% of the British India parish records were deposited before 1948, the remaining 30% are permamnetly lost or not deposited.

Records after Independence in 1948 are kept and maintained by the authorities in India.

[GerryMcOhKami]

Hi Dawnsh
Many many thanks for this - really appreciate it.
Best regards

[avm228]

I see that much of what we have found was already known to you from a thread elsewhere:

www.british-genealogy.com/archive/index.php/t-91381.html?s=75ceb0a49fabd123c883725c6c8475ce

Have you got anywhere on Andrew Charles Leslie, the possible father of Edna?  What’s the source for his name - is it an annotation on a photograph?

[GerryMcOhKami]

Hi
"Andrew Charles" was on a piece of paper along with a photo of Edna standing with an older man - purely speculation that it's her father's name