Married in France?

[AntonP]

Leonard Harvey born 12/8/1871 (Father Daniel W Harvey and mother Eleanore) supposedly married a French girl and lived in France. I have no details as to where they lived in France. They had one son. Could members please advise what are the French records that are available via the internet that would enable me to follow up and find out more details about this man and his family? Many thanks

[Kay99]

Just to clarify - was Leonard baptised George Leonard??   

George Lenard Harvey
Baptism Date:    15 Sep 1871:    Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Father:    Daniel Whittle Harvey
Mother:    Eleanor

There is a George L Harvey with the same birth date you give living in Buckinghamshire in 1939??

Kay

Added just in case

George Leonard Harvey Age 32  Civil Engineer
Marriage:    11 Feb 1905 - South Wimbledon, Holy Trinity and St Peter, Surrey
Father:    Daniel Whittle Harvey - Independant Means
Spouse:    Beatrice Mary Clarke

[pb_devon]

You will need to know the locality of the marriage as all BMD records are locally held. Once you have that info from other records then advice can be given on where to look.

[AntonP]

Kay 99. Thank you for this info.

Yes that is the Lenard with the correctly named parents.

Baptism date shown is some month after birth. Also never recorded as a 'George' in family records and the 'Lenard' is differently spelt.
Beatrice Mary Clarke does not seem to be a very French name.
Family story could be mixed up over time (It does happen often in my search!!!!) and they could then have gone to live in France for some time. Maybe the son was born in the UK? I have no name for any son.
pb_devon at least as the marriage is in the UK so that is one hurdle less but the story is vague and there is no info on where or when they were in France.

[Kay99]

He appears to have travelled abroad a few times

George Leonard Harvey  - travelling from Nigeria - port Lagos  - Colonial Servant
Arrival Age:    46
Birth Date:    abt 1872
Port of Departure:    Africa
Arrival     24 Feb 1918 Liverpool, England
Ports of Voyage:    Calabar; Bonny; Lagos; Victoria; Accra; Sekondi; Freetown
Ship Name:    Akabo
Shipping Line:    British and African Steam Navigation Company Ltd
Official Number:    115268

George Leonard Harvey - Civil Servant
Arrival Age:    42
Port of Departure:    Lagos Africa
Arrival Date:    29 Dec 1914
Port of Arrival:    Liverpool, England
Ports of Voyage:    Calabar; Forcados; Lagos; Lome; Accra; Sekondi; Grand Bassam; Sierra Leone; Plymouth, Devon, England
Ship Name:    Tarquah
Shipping Line:    African Steamship Company Ltd
Official Number:    115293
Travelling with wife Beatrice Mary age 29

[manukarik]

Plenty of Leonard Harveys in France but none with that birth date. Could they have married in UK and moved to France? Can't see anything that fits in French censuses either.

What was son's name (or is he still alive, hence not specified?)

[Kay99]

He was living with his wife in Nottingham in 1921

Kay

[manukarik]

He was living with his wife in Nottingham in 1921

Kay

If that's the right man then his wife was British - Beatrice Mary born in Bowdon, Cheshire.

[Kay99]

I can't see George Leonard Harvey and wife on the 1911 census - maybe they were abroad.   I see his occupation is listed as a Pupil to a Cilvil Engineer in 1901 which ties in with his occupation as Executive Engineer Public W(orks?) Dept Nigeria Retired

Kay