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I have been researching Jane S Villers (sometimes written Villiers), Henry's mother. Jane S Villers,  or Sophia Jane Villers as she was sometimes known, born in Bromley in 1858. She was one of the 73 victims of the Silvertown explosion on 19 January 1917. Looking back over earlier posts, you already have some facts about this family and have eliminated them? In case it is helpful to others, it might help if I fill in some of the gaps. Jane S Villers was identified at the Coroner's inquest by her son, Harry Johns. The 1911 census shows Jane had been married to John Villers for 13 years with no children. They are living in Knights Road West, Silvertown in 1911.  John Villers had at two sons living at home and a stepson, Harry Johns, born in Shaftesbury Avenue, Middlesex. The 1901 census shows the same family unit but with a Henry Villers, whose place of birth is Soho, Middlesex. Dates and mother's details match for this Henry Villers to be Henry Johns whose father was the shop keeper from the Channel Islands.