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Morton Britton. b 1876, Mile End Old Town. He had a daughter Adelaide born about 1904. In the 1911 census he was living at 85 Wellington Road, Stoke Newington, Hackney, with his wife Hannah and 5 children. I can't find a marriage for Morton and Hannah or a birth for Adelaide.
Adelaide went on to marry Archibald Victor Otway, 25 Dec 1924 • Shoreditch, London.
Any help with the marriage of Morton and birth of Adelaide would be appreciated. Thank you.
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Hannah’s maiden name seems to have been Quaife, from the later birth registrations.
Annie Elizabeth Britton, mmn Quaife, Dec qtr 1907 Islington
Rosalie Britton, mmn Quaife, Jun qtr 1909 Hackney
Marie Britton, mmn Quaife, Sep qtr 1911 Hackney
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So are these the earlier girls in disguise?
Winifred May Britton, mmn Quaife, Sep qtr 1903 Hackney - Adelaide?
Gladys Maud Britton, mmn Quaife, Sep qtr 1905 Islington - Hester/Esther?
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Puzzling isn't it.
Are Morton and Hannah together in 1901 or separate?
Not the right names but there is this marriage in Dec 1899 Islington
Harry Morton Britton
Stuart Noble
Charlotte Fanny Quaife
Florence Wells
They may not pair up together but unusual names.
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From the marriage on 24 Dec 1899 at St John, Highbury:
Harry Morton Britton was 27, a cook, son of Samuel Britton, commercial traveller.
Charlotte Fanny Quaife was 21, daughter of Stephen William Quaife, a baker.
Residence of both: 27 Myrtle St.
Witnesses: Stephen William Quaife, Florence Quaife.
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Harry and Charlotte had a daughter Florence Caroline born 2 Jul 1900, baptised 12 Aug 1900.
Harry was now a waiter, of 128 De Beauvoir Rd.
Florence Caroline Britton, mmn Quaife, Sep qtr 1900 Hackney.
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Must be a connection.
The birth reg for Morton Dec 1876 has mothers maiden name Levy so if we could confirm who his father was.
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1881 has Morton 5 son of Samuel and Adelaide
Marriage 1863 Samuel Britton Adelaide Levy
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Morton Britton of 40 Beaumont Sq was admitted to Stepney Jewish School on 26 Feb 1883.
His birthdate was stated as 15.8.77 - a year out I think.
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Harry and Charlotte had a daughter Florence Caroline born 2 Jul 1900, baptised 12 Aug 1900.
Harry was now a waiter, of 128 De Beauvoir Rd.
Florence Caroline Britton, mmn Quaife, Sep qtr 1900 Hackney.
Death: Florence Caroline Britton aged 0, Mar qtr 1901 Hackney.
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So do we have a situation where these are all the same people, with names being changed?
Charlotte Fanny becomes the more Jewish-sounding Hannah (did she convert to Judaism?)
Winifred b 1903 becomes Adelaide - after Morton’s mother
Gladys b 1905 becomes Esther/Hester - after Morton’s sister
???
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1901 128, De Beauvoir Road, Hackney,
Harry M Britten 28 City of London, Middlesex - Waiter
Charlotte Britten 22 Islington, Middlesex
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Birth: Samuel Arthur Britton, mmn Quaif, Dec qtr 1901 Islington
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Hey guys, thanks a lot for all this info it helps to explain some things and gives me paths to follow. The name changes are interesting. Thank you.
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A bit more help please.
Adelaide Britton married Archibald Victor Otway. 25 Dec 1924 • Shoreditch, London.
They don't appear to have had any children, well I can't find any. Perhaps because Archibald was a sailor and away at sea, he last served on Vivid I, Aug 1928, he died Mar 1968 • Yarmouth, Norfolk.
He was born in Norfolk so I would assume that he and Adelaide lived there but I am probably wrong.
Looking for children. Thanks.
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Can you find them on the 1939 register? That might indicate if they had children but bear in mind those children could still be living if born after 1924 so we cannot name them :)
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A bit more help please.
Adelaide Britton married Archibald Victor Otway. 25 Dec 1924 • Shoreditch, London.
They don't appear to have had any children, well I can't find any. Perhaps because Archibald was a sailor and away at sea, he last served on Vivid I, Aug 1928, he died Mar 1968 • Yarmouth, Norfolk.
He was born in Norfolk so I would assume that he and Adelaide lived there but I am probably wrong.
Looking for children. Thanks.
Did this Archibald remarry in Liskeard to Winifred R C Luby or Luly (indexed both in Jun qtr 1941 and Dec qtr 1942 - not sure what’s going on there)?
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Hi avm228, I'm not sure of any thing with this lot with all the name changes. All I know about Archibald is that it seems that he was still in the navy up to at least 1940 when he got a long service award. Nearly all his family were and still are in Norfolk, I can't see him having any time to re marry as it looks like he was at sea most of his life.
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Well there’s only one birth ever of an Archibald V Otway on FreeBMD, so I wouldn’t rule out too quickly the possibility that he is the person marrying Winifred Rhoda Charlotte Luly in Liskeard in the 1940s. It looks as though they had a son in Plymouth in 1942. Winifred (b 21.03.1909) died in Plymouth in 1983.
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I'll look into it, maybe your right but what happened to Adelaide?
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I don’t know. Can’t see any trace of her after marriage.
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Maybe they divorced?
Don't know if this is her marrying in Sep 1943 Exeter
Adelaide Otway to Alfred E Badge
Perhaps if we could find a death for Adelaide Badge and her age it might help to rule her out.
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Oh I just clicked on the marriage record on Alfred's name and it says spouse
Adelaide Otway or Britton
Wasn't really expecting that!
Alfred Ernest Badge born 1907 Plymouth perhaps.
Stuck again after that :(
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Hey thanks Milliepede, thats a big help. ;D
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“... Darite Divorce Case Mr. Archibald Victor Otway. leading seaman in the Navy, who gave his home address as the Sun Inn, Darite, near Liskeard, was granted a decree nisi by Lord Merriman (the President), in the Divorce Court, yesterday, on the ground of of the misconduct of his wife, Mrs. Adelaide Otway. with the co-respondent, Mr. A.- E. Badge. The suit was ...”
September 23, 1942 - Western Morning News - Plymouth, Devon,
Maureen
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MaureeninNY your a star ;D I've been looking for the past hour for a possible divorce. All fits together nicely now and Archibald even has a son. Thank you.