Wife of Leonard Mapstone - Gladys A M White

[rosie99]

Thank you!
But wouldn't we expect to see a divorce paper? or not really at this time?

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/divorces/

[Cai Thomas]

Thank you!
But wouldn't we expect to see a divorce paper? or not really at this time?

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/divorces/

Thank you, nothing there but was worth a look

[Cai Thomas]

Marriage September qtr 1921   
Jim Balsdon   
Beatrice Callow
Bristol    6a   443

Beatrices first marriage though no middle initialr

Who do we think this relates to? Sorry

[KGarrad]

Are you sure we aren't looking at 2 different Leonard Mapstone's?

There's one born in 1895, and another born in 1904.

[rosie99]

Marriage September qtr 1921   
Jim Balsdon   
Beatrice Callow
Bristol    6a   443

Beatrices first marriage though no middle initialr

Who do we think this relates to? Sorry

You have mentioned a second marriage of Leonard after the war to a Baldwin,  KGarrad has suggested it may be the 1946 one but the surname of Beatrice was Balsdon not Baldwin.  That Beatrice had been married before, her maiden name was Callow.

[rosie99]

Are you sure we aren't looking at 2 different Leonard Mapstone's?

There's one born in 1895, and another born in 1904.

and another in 1906 

The death of the 1904 one
Leonard Mapstone
Birth    3 Jan 1904
Death Registration September qtr 1979
Age at Death   75
Mendip RD
23 / 1078

The death of the 1906 one
Leonard Alfred Mapstone
Birth    31 May 1906
Death Registration Dec qtr 1981
Age at Death 75
Reg district Weston-super-Mare
22 / 1257

Both of these men are on the Probate web site
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills

[LizzieL]

The Leonard born 1895 was Leonard James and may have emigrated to Canada in 1929. Record does show his name crossed out though, so maybe he cancelled at last minute. It also looks like he went out to Canada sometime earlier, because there's an incoming record in 1923.
He was listed on his own, so presumably single at this time.

added
looks like he did cancel, because he went to Australia in 1934 (if it's the same one). He is listed as Leonard J, occupation farming, right age, but address in Jersey

[LizzieL]

And also, courtesy of FreeBMD ...

Death Registration Q1 1971, Weston, 7c, 1769

MAPSTONE, Gladys Ada M, b 26 Mar 1908

The will of Gladys is also on probate site. Her address is the same as the Leonard who died in 1979,
(the one with no middle name).

So we do have two Leonards and two separate marriages, not one Leonard marrying twice.

 

[Cai Thomas]

Leonard 1904-1979 is definitely correct, not the 1906 Leonard.