Rescued - H E Flavell - Royal Warwickshires - In India

[jim1]

1 ancestry tree with Lucy ( & that stops at her marriage ) but nothing for Harold.Apparently their father William was the illegitimate son of a Priscilla Flavell.So not a big family.

[Tyrannosaurus]

The signature on the document is definitely Colonel F. C. Roberts.

If Harold was born 1912, married1926, and had kids in 1927 and 1929 he got off to a pretty early start. There’s a 1942 marriage at Rugby followed by birth of two children. There’s a possible death of the wife in 1952. And there’s another Harold marriage in 1953 followed by one child. There’s also a probable death of Harold age 50 in 1963.

In case it’s relevant the 1st Battalion, The Warwickshire Regiment, left the UK in 1931 and did not return until 1947.
http://web.archive.org/web/20071018072644/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/006-1.htm

Rex

[jim1]

My subtraction seems to have let me down.I think the census is right but not the 1926 marriage.
Although Harold E married 4th. Q 1926 & their 1st. child was born 2nd. Q 1927 so he may have been pushed into it.
I can't find any BMD or census that might refer to anyone else.

[Paul Caswell]

If the Harold Jim found is no longer a candidate (or perhaps a lower likelihood) perhaps we could also consider the Eric Harold Flavell aged 6 in the 1911 census (therefore born 1905ish) living in Rugby. We all know how often a boy swaps his names around whenever he likes. How would being aged 6 in 1911 fit in with our time-frame?

[jim1]

I can't find Eric in 1911 however he may be the Harold E marrying in 1926 & the other Harold E marrying 1942 & 53 & dying in 1963.
I still think the Harold you have is the same as the one I found earlier.
There's a will for Harold Edward Flavell died 21/11/1963 Rugby & probated 1965 after a previous will was revoked.Left it all to a widow Ada Kate Taylor.

[Paul Caswell]

I can't find Eric in 1911 ...

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First names: E H
First names Algorithm: Prefix
Last names: FLAVELL
Last names Algorithm: Exact
Residence: RUGBY

[jim1]

I know FindMyPast have him but I can't see him on ancestry.
In his will he left £4736 which was a sizeable sum at the time but none of his family are mentioned.
It looks like they've separated some time after 1959 & his original will was revoked in favour of the one leaving it all to someone else.
If I was a surviving child of his I don't think I'd want this which is probably why it ended up in a car boot sale.