My Nanna definitely existed - but I can't find her Birth Records anywhere?

[Neale1961]

Another Hutchinson - Herron daughter born 23 May 1918 in Birkenhead named Edith May Hutchinson.

Did you know your grandmother had a sister?
She married in 1938 to Thomas Frederick Evans.
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Added link to marriage of Albert Hutchinson to Margaret Ellen Herron in 1913
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3XN-1P8
Confirms fathers’ names for both bride and groom.

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Arthur Conway Hutchinson
Service Number    30848
Royal Army Service Corps
Other Ranks Survived

(I don;t have a sub to access this pension record)

There's also a Robert Hutchinson aka Harry Conway Hutchinson aka Harry Conway on service records. His address is 65  (possibly Alen St or F/len St) West Derby Road Liverpool service no 30477

[Neale1961]

Albert Hutchinson
Baptism: 22 Jan 1888,  Everton Lancashire
Father Samuel Hutchinson (occ. Porter)
Mother Elizabeth (nee Conway)

[Neale1961]

Elizabeth Ann CONWAY (age 20, spinster) MARRIAGE to Samuel HUTCHINSON (20, porter)
3 Nov 1881 Everton, Lancashire
Parents – Edwin Hutchinson (book binder)  and Robert Conway (joiner)


Their children born Everton: (Samuel’s occupation - railway porter)
•   Thomas John 1882
•   Samuel 1883
•   Mary Elizabeth 1884
•   Albert 1887
•   Robert 1891
•   William 1895
•   Charles 1898
•   Edith 1900

[Neale1961]

Margaret Ellen Herron
Baptism Birkenhead St Paul
18 Aug 1895
Parents William James and Margaret Ellen Herron

William James HERRON (20 yrs) MARRIAGE to Margaret Ellen OLIVE (20 yrs)
13 May 1892 Birkenhead, St. John
Parents: John Herron and John Olive

The 1901 census for Birkenhead shows William James Herron age 28, working as  butcher / slaughterman, born in Jersey.
Wife Margaret Ellen age 26 born in Birkenhead
2 children – William J age 7, and Margaret E age 5

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Just a bit more about
William James HERRON
Born 12 Nov 1871 St Helier, Jersey
Parents: John Herron (Private in 30th Reg of Foot) and Mary Jane (nee Lawless)

A military family with children born in different places depending on where the father was stationed.
The census shows John and Mary Jane were both born in Ireland. She was younger than her husband.
This is a link to their marriage in 1865 Belfast. He was a widower when married. (To open you need to prove you are not a robot)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1865/11559/8251884.pdf

John Herron was pensioned out of the army on 8 May 1877. His pension records shows birth abt 1832 in Banbridge, Seapatrick, Down.

[CharleneM85]

Oh my goodness everyone! I'm in absolute shock, I just cannot believe how much you have all managed to find out, you truly are incredible and I'm just overwhelmed that you've all taken the time to help me so much. Honestly, I cannot thank you enough!

It's taken me all day to digest all the information, I'm so excited about it all! And you've triggered some memories I'd totally forgotten about too. But most of all, I loved seeing the information about my Nan, especially the occupation of "Music Hall Artiste", she was a dancer.  She died when I was 14, unfortunately too young to pay good attention to the stories she told me, so I had no way of finding out more about her, and now knowing what I know, I feel somehow closer to her if that makes sense?

I would love to know why she went by "Margaret Elaine" instead of "Margaret Ellen" by the time she married though? Was it common to just change your name as you fancied in those days? And how would I find out when she went up to Glasgow as I remember her having a scotch accent!

Thank you all so so much again! However did you find it all?!

[Neale1961]

Hello again Charlene. Isn’t it exciting embarking on family history and making all the discoveries.
       Sometimes there are details we wish to know, but it may not be possible to find out, and of course it's too late to ask. The use of the name "Elaine" rather than "Ellen", may be one of those things. They are very close in sound and spelling, aren’t they? Maybe she preferred that name, or her mother called her that name and she didn't know any other, Maybe she didn't know how to spell Ellen, or maybe she changed it for work reasons. Lots of possibilities.
       As you research her parents more, you might find out about their lives and their movements. This may help you track Margaret Elaine’s movements with more detail. Where are they all in the 1921 census? Look at the electoral rolls also to find where they were living. Who were the witnesses at Margaret Elaine’s wedding? How long did she live in Scotland before moving back to England? Lots of fun exploration for you, to dig deeper into the life of your Nan.