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Re: William Alfred Hyde Manchester
« Reply #18 on: Saturday 26 March 16 00:46 GMT (UK) »
The 1911 has an entry for him in the Navy

I have a feeling he was illegitimate and made up a fathers name when he married to appear "respectable".   Quite a common practice in those days.
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