Hi Andrew,
Great to hear from you, again.
As you say there is a lot that fits between your William Thomas & my grandfather.
However, as you say there is nothing that I consider total proof of the matter.
It does appear that my Gran may never have married William. I, and others have been unable to find a marriage cert for them. Then when Gran married Dad's stepdad in 1910, she uses her maiden name, Gibbons, and is a spinster.
Dad never knew his father...he was told that he had died before Dad's birth, but I can find no death for a William Wyatt in the area either.
Gran was born in Rotherhithe & lived all her life there, so I cannot imagine that she would have married outside the area. Also, if she had been married, and widowed, that should surely have been the status she used when she married again.
Dad did have an older sister named Louise (possibly Louise Florence) who was born about 1907 and adopted out when she was about 10. It is believed that Loise was also the child of our mysterious William. I have not yet tried to find more about Louise.
Christine did send me some photos of William Thomas, and I was really shocked by the likeness to, not my dad, but my brother! Especially now that my brother is beginning to lose his hair! However, that is not proof, but it does make me wonder.
So you can see, I am rather stuck here and don't know where to go with it. I guess we should have started this search 50 years ago when there was still someone about who may have the answers.
I have been meaning to email Christine and must get to it. I was hoping to get my grubby mitts on a newer photo of my brother, before I did.
I also have been unwell and not on the computer, so have a big list of mail that needs answering. So if you are in touch with Christine, please apologize on my behalf and let her know that I haven't forgotten her.
I can't think of anything else at this stage.
Thanks for your response & please keep in touch. Who knows what we can turn up between us.
God bless you.
Lyn
