Fancy a challenge?! - Where did this baby go? Vanished! Soton 1911.

[bearkat]

Southampton street directories are online https://shorturl.at/K5t7m

In 1916 and 1920 Peter Murphy is living at 5 Lower Bridge Road but in 1925 he is calling himself Michael.

[nicdigby]

Southampton street directories are online https://shorturl.at/K5t7m

In 1916 and 1920 Peter Murphy is living at 5 Lower Bridge Road but in 1925 he is calling himself Michael.

Bingo! Thank you very much

[bearkat]

They didn't make it easy for you to research them!

[nicdigby]

They didn't make it easy for you to research them!

They did not, hardest one I've done for a while.

Thanks for your help, and thanks to everyone who has helped. Much appreciated

[nicdigby]

any guesses with regards her husband's 1939 occupation?

FindMyPast: London County Council French Carpenter Airraid Slater
Anc: Lcc French Carpenter Air R??d Sh??ter

Neither of which makes sense.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/61596/records/9115385?tid=&pid=&queryId=d39bb12b-c74c-47a0-92c5-30776b114aee&_phsrc=pxd2893&_phstart=successSource
(house # 70) (yes they've enumerated the wife's name twice but the top one is for a male with a different dob)

[top line of the image]

[Mabel Bagshawe]

London County Council (LCC) Trench carpenter air raid shelter

I presume he's working on the wooden formwork which holds up a trench side where they're building shelters?

[Mabel Bagshawe]

This sort of thing: https://www.alamy.com/stock-image-digging-trenches-for-air-raid-shelters-in-hyde-park-london-september-160723580.html

[nicdigby]

This sort of thing: https://www.alamy.com/stock-image-digging-trenches-for-air-raid-shelters-in-hyde-park-london-september-160723580.html

Thank you!

[Pennines]

Oh Nic - I bet they are looking down on you and are absolutely gutted that, despite their best efforts, you have tracked them down!!