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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Leicestershire => Topic started by: Dean Wells on Friday 13 October 23 08:51 BST (UK)
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Hello,I am looking for information on my great auntie May whitmee born I believe in 1896 in Leicester to Joseph Henry wells 1876-1937,could you please tell me if may ever married and had children,I believe May passed away in 1992,thank you for any help anyone can give me,kind regards Dean
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The birth registration for May Whitmee in March quarter 1896 in Wellingborough RD shows no mother's maiden name.
The only marriage entry I can see is in March quarter 1940 in Northampton RD - BUT that entry is for May F. Whitmee and the groom is said to be Walter P Mathews.
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She married John Harris 1915 registered Northampton
1901 and 1911 with her grandparents Samuel and Sarah Whitmer in Rushden, Northamptonshire
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1939 there is a Sarah Whitmer/Whitmee DOB 6 April 1856 living with them
EDITED to correct
Sarah Whitmee is 92 years old this is her grandmother.
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Baptism at Rushden, 24 January 1897
May
parent Sarah Elizabeth Whitmee, a Machinist
Abode High St
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So you are saying that Joseph Henry Wells was the Father of May?
Is this proven by DNA or other info ie naming him as her Father on her M/C ?
Sarah Elizabeth also bapt a Daug Elsie Lynes Whitmee 03 May 1900.
Address 121 Cromwell Road same as the 1901 Census.
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Thank you all for this very interesting information,I believe Joseph Henry wells and Sarah whitmee were married,I believe Joseph Henry had Joseph Henry whitmee living with him,as well as May whitmee,through family talk it is always believed that Joseph Henry and May where Joseph Henry wells children,he then went onto marry Agnes Smith and these children lived with them,kind regards
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There is a Joseph Henry Wells on the same page as Agnes Jane Smith June quarter 1905 reg. Leicester.
Is this the one?
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1911 census 18 Mellor Street.
Joseph Henry Wells 31 shoe finisher born Leicester
Agnes Jane 26 born Leicester
Joseph Henry Whitwell 8 born Belgrave
Cyril Alfred 5 born Belgrave
Leslie Joshua 3 born Leicester
Reginald George Henry 2 born Leicester
He wrote married 6 years 4 children 4 still living.
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There is a Joseph Henry Whitmee reg 1902 Leicester illegitimate CORRECTED
Get a copy of the birth certificate and find out. June quarter 1902 Vol. 07A page 227 registered Leicester.
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Since Joseph Henry Wells and Agnes Jane Smith married 1905 the son John Henry Whitwell Wells age 8
could very well be John Henry Whitmee
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Joseph Henry Whitmee - shoemaker married Frances Emily Strong 7 November 1925 at Thurmaston
both were 23 years old. Illegitimate is written where the fathers name would normally be
Her father Walter Strong - shoemaker
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Sarah Elizabeth 31 married Lloyd Gurney Bradshaw 32 - shoe riveter on 24 July 1909
His father John - Baker
Her father Samuel - Hand Hewer.
Her daughter Elsie Lines married ?Watkinson you can find her 1921 with her mother Sarah Elizabeth Bradshaw 42.
Elsie has 3 children one of whom is Chrisandria.*
1921 Sarah' husband Lloyd Gurney Bradshaw (as L G Bradshaw) age 46 shoe riveter is an inmate in the mental hospital.
Sarah Elizabeth Bradshaw died 27 August 1950 of 131 Cromwell Road. probate to **Chrisandria Elizabeth Denton wife of Gordon Walter Charles Denton and James Samuel Harris - Carriage Builder.
James Samuel Harris is probably the son of her daughter May (1896)who married John Harris 1915
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Hello amondg,yes Joseph Henry wells married Agnes Jane smith,so I am guessing that because it says illegitimate does that mean that Joseph Henry senior probably is not the father of Joseph Henry junior and May,could the junior have had his name changed from John Henry to Joseph Henry to try to hide the illegitimacy from outsiders,it is also interesting how many different variations of the name whitmee show up on different documents.
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Thank you so much for your last post amondg,I think reading all this makes things much clearer,Joseph Henry senior must have met Sarah,who had 3 children by this time,he took 2 of them on,Joseph/John and May,but then he met Agnes Jane and ultimately started a family with her,he remained with Agnes until his death
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GRO Index
John Harris and May Whitmee
James Samuel 1915 reg Wellingborough
Marie 1921 died 1921
William C 1923
Clifford 1925
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The child was registered as Joseph Henry Whitmee 1902 my typing error I have corrected it.
No name change.
I don't see that John Henry Wells ever took in May as she is always with her grandparents. 1901 and 1911, by 1921 she is married and 1939 her grandmother Sarah age 92 is living with her.
Elsie Lynes Whitmee is also with her grandparents 1901 and 1911.