Wheathampstead/Gustard Wood

[marie5w]

I'm trying to trace my husband's family, any help in tracing any information about the family would be gratefully received.
Before ordering the B.C I found the transcript of where his birth had been added by hand into the registration & thought no more about it.

Last week , my father in law's birth certificate arrived & has thrown up a few questions as well as answers!
Patrick John Windmill born March 1925 son of Percy Windmill (Postman) & Harriett Hyett nee Wren
The birth certificate says that the birth was registered on 18th of May 1932 on the authority of the Registrar General.
I have also found that Patrick John's brother born 1922, has been added again by hand instead of typed in like the rest.
What does this mean, I don't understand what took them so long to register the birth of their children.

Thanks,
E

[MaureeninNY]

The births have been re-registered-they were originally registered as HYETT.

It looks as though Harriet's first husband (Arthur Charles HYETT) died in WW!.

Maureen

[JJen]

Following on from Maureen's post r.e death of Harriett's first husband -

Info from CWGC -

Private Arthur Charles Hyett
Service No 5399
Date of Death - 14/10/1918
Age 33
Leinster Regiment "C" Coy. 2nd Bn.
Grave Reference II. A. 29.
Cemetery - Dadizeele New British Cemtery, Belgium

Husband of Harriet Hyett, of Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead. Herts

JJ

This link may be of interest in answer to your question, however I cannot find a marriage of Percy Windmill to Harriett 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legitimacy_Act_1926

[marie5w]

Hi,
Thanks for the replies, they've given us something to think about!
As I understand it then, in 1932 Percy & Harriett 'legitimised' their 2 sons & you could do this if you married?
But we are unable to find a record of a marriage between Percy & Harriett.

The plot thickens,

thanks again,
 
E

[MaureeninNY]

I don't see a marriage either. Was Percy already married? And is that Harriet's death in 1967 as HYETT?

Maureen

[marie5w]

I believe that Percy Windmill was married to a Winifred according to the 1911 Census.

I'll look up the Harriet Hyett death 1n 1967.

Unfortunately we know nothing about my husband's Paternal side of the family, Patrick John Windmill died in December 1963 when my husband was 4 months old, his mother didnt keep in touch with her in laws & later remarried.

Thanks for all help & suggestions.

Ellen

[MaureeninNY]

Just wanted to put this here in case my computer crashes again.

This looks like Harriet:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J95P-8YC

Listed on A*try 1891 as Harriett TRENN.

Maureen

[marie5w]

Hi,

Yep, that's the Harriett Wren that I've traced too.!

Ellen