Fletcher Family help

[fletch001]

New information has come to light.

The twins father is Douglas Leslie Cartlidge 1921-2010. He married Margaret Calvert Rigg 1921-2010 in Canada before he went to war, they both had a son and daughter.

Edith Anne Fletcher and Douglas fell in love in England during the war and had the two twin boys. They never married.

The problem is Edith's father was a Doctor who was looking after Douglas Cartlidge after his evacuation from Germany due to wounds. I am trying to find the correct Edith Anne Fletcher and her mother and father.

Regards
Mike

[heywood]

I was about to post.
Could it be that Edith Annie b Bury, is not the right person either?

[fletch001]

Not sure on that one, I think it is the correct one, could not find any others close to her DoB.

[Cas (stallc)]

I was thinking the same..maybe not the correct Edith

Been trying to locate electrol for the address given in 1949 it looks well to do given the prices selling today.

The Haven, Jean Avenue Leigh, maybe someone else can find who lived there around 1949.

What birthdate for Edith do you have?

Also the last country of permanent residence was Canada, could the boys have been born there?

Opps wrong rechecked states England

Cas

[Ladyhawk]

Births Sep 1922   
Fletcher    Edith A    Whitworth    Bury    8c   923

Maybe this possible marriage for parents only other in Lancs is 1913

Marriages Jun 1922   
Fletcher    Wilfred - Margaret A Whitworth    Bury    8c   1172

Cas

Not sure if this has been posted looks as if the above Edith middle name is Alice

FLETCHER   Edith Alice   
mmn WHITWORTH   
1922   Radcliffe   Bury
Lancashire BMD

WHITWORTH Margaret Alice   
FLETCHER   Wilfred   
1922   Bury Register Office or Registrar Attended   
Lancashire BMD

1939 Register Radcliffe M.B., Lancashire
Edith A Fletcher 1922
Margaret A Fletcher 1900
Joan   Balshaw (Fletcher)1924   mmn Whitworth   - Lancashire BMD
Lillian Taylor (Fletcher) 1927       mmn Whitworth       ditto

[heywood]

I can’t spot ‘The Haven’ but might be worth trying electoral registers for Leigh.
I think it will be Wigan - https://www.wigan.gov.uk/Resident/Museums-archives/Wigan-Archives/Collections/Family-history.aspx

Added - well spotted Ladyhawk.

Does the lady know where Douglas was being treated?

[Cas (stallc)]

Ok I have a theory that Edith was married or at least the one who travelled back from Canada with twins.

Marriages Mar 1943   
Fletcher    George E    Reeves    Leigh    8c   364    
Reeves    Edith A    Fletcher    Leigh    8c   364    

Births Sep 1946   
twin mmn Reeves    Warrington    10f   1135   
Another matching twin brother same birth reg

Cas

[heywood]

There is an Edith Anne Reeves b 1921 living in Leigh in 1939.
We are not allowed to post details unfortunately.

I think this may be her
Marriage Leigh St Mary’s 1943
Edith Anne Reeves and George Edward Fletcher.

There is a death for George Edward in 1996, Leigh

[heywood]

I saw your post but was too slow!
At least we are of the same mind.