Abit of a mystery

[Helina]

I know I very likely never find out (unless I order a certificate but this person is so distant from my direct line I do not feel I can cover the cost)

George Albert Jefferies born 1921 Wandsworth, on the 1939 register he is a widower, he gets married again in 1940 to a Doris Crosby. Have found a marriage for George in 1936 to a Minnie V Leek who appears to have died in 1939 but in Bristol, why? the death was registered there. There is a 4th person on the 1939 register which could be a son also called George I found on the FreeBMD site born 1937, another child Maureen died age 0, mother's name was Leek.  Minnie was born in Greenwich and the continued to live there.  George Jefferies senior, did have relatives back in Bristol but that was back in the 1820's 


helina

[rosie99]

Where was he living in 1939

[rosie99]

His remarriage was 1943
Mar qtr 1943 
Crosby    Doris K I   
Jefferies    George A    (spouse Crosby)
Wandsworth    1d   722

George Albert Jefferies born 1921 Wandsworth, on the 1939 register he is a widower, he gets married again in 1940 to a Doris Crosby.

[Greensleeves]

If he was born in 1921, he would have been 15 if he married in 1936 - unless they married on or near his 16th birthday.  Gosh!

[rosie99]

I think the family you are referring to in 1939 are in Lewisham but the details do not agree with your posting - George was born 1915 not 1921

Perhaps Minnie /Maureen was evacuated to Bristol at the beginning of the war and that is why she died there

[Greensleeves]

If those dates are right, he was 15 or 16 when they married and she was 31!  Something doesn't seem right.

NOTE: Just seen Rosie's post - that makes more sense now. 

[Greensleeves]

Just been doing a bit of googling and they were evacuating children and mothers from Bristol rather than to it, which would make sense.  Doesn't answer why Minnie was in Bristol though.  Difficult to surmise without the death certificate, not knowing if she was suffering from a chronic illness, or died suddenly on a day out as a result of a road accident.  Wonder if there's anything in the newspapers of the time.

[Helina]

In Greenwich

[rosie99]

Can you please post the details from the 1939 register