Brick Wall: Thomas Webb

[softly softly]

He's back to being Mr Webb in 1916.

Wallsall Observer 22 July 1916

JenB, is that article on FindMyPast please.

John

[softly softly]

Your tree is going to be real fun now. It appears that Thomas Harold's father married 3 times, had 1 child with first wife, 3 children with his second and 4 with his 3rd wife of whom Thomas was one.

Happy researching.

John

[TheOnlyRogueAngel]

@Johnhood,

I've just discovered that... thanks friend... LOL 

My family have always kept me busy in one way or another... I can't say they're boring...

Alexa

[JenB]

Father's name has been recorded as Thomas Raymond Webb, and mother's name as Doreen Nellie Webb, nee Siddons. Father's occupation is Ice Cream Salesman.   

Who was the informant on this certificate?

[heywood]

This links to JenB’s post

Debra posted these children :

The children's births:

1928 Male (UDALL)  Bournemouth
1930 Female (UDALL) Sturminster
1932 Female (UDALL) Sturminster
1933 Male (SIDDONS) Poole (with Raymond and Doreen in 1939)
1938 Male (UDALL) Poole
1939 Male (SIDDONS) Poole
1942 Female (UDALL) Poole

As I said, I have followed and found it confusing. I am sure I must have missed this but why is a Siddons child with Doreen?  Is Doreen the mother of all these above?

[JenB]

Is Doreen the mother of all these above?

I think that must be the case.

As you suspect, that's why I asked who registered the birth with the mother's name given as Doreen Nellie Webb Siddons    If it was Raymond, perhaps he'd had had too much to drink that day.

[TheOnlyRogueAngel]

@JenB, @heywood,

Doreen registered the births where her maiden name was recorded as Siddons. She registered herself as Doreen Nellie Webb, and her 'husband' as Thomas Raymond Webb.

She used the name of her 'husband's' wife, Nellie M Siddons, who I'm assuming he hadn't divorced before getting together with Doreen. Although Doreen and Raymond were never married.

[heywood]

Thanks.
So the other births were registered with the mother as Doreen Udall - was that by Doreen too?
Interesting...

[JenB]

Interesting to note that when Nellie's father died in 1944, it was specified on the probate index that Nellie was 'the wife of Thomas Webb'.
Or was that standard wording?