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Thank you for your efforts on this and it does seem to confirm this Thomas is not mine which still leaves me with the original problem of where the heck Thomas Fleming and his son were in 1921!

Marriage Certificate details:

The Register Office of Wandsworth in County of London.
12th May 1913.
Thomas Fleming otherwise Thomas Brennan. 32 years. Bachelor. Private 2nd Battalion...

Yes, I am aware of frequent name changes. My father-in-law's father was registered Ernest Charles and baptised Charles Ernest and throughout his life switched from one to the other. He never...

Thank you for your thoughts etc. I attach the 1913 marriage certificate of Thomas Fleming and Nellie Moran. I agree he probably would have declared himself as single on the certificate and his...

Yes I know Thomas James Fleming/Hitchock's birth.

Thomas James Fleming was born as Thomas James Hitchcock on 23rd October 1885 at 237 Stanhope Street in Pancras which was then in Middlesex. ...

Just an update for those interested.

I ordered the marriage certificate for Thomas and Nellie marrying in Wandsworth in 1913 which looked likely but it has arrived and would seem to confirm that...

Pam: Thank you for the link. No luck though which suggests no divorce.

Jomot1: My feeling is that divorce was not an option either financially or socially. Bertha became quite a businesswoman...

I'm still picking away at this. Forgive me for thinking out loud.

I know Bertha Fleming and Mr. Hawkins did not marry as he says he is single in the 1939 Registration whilst Bertha says she is...

Jomot1: Thank you for the information re where Thomas Fleming was in 1921 - it adds some weight to it being the right record.

Pam: My apologies for breaking/bending the rules. I did originally...

Pamelawagster: You are right - this is the record I found to match my 1921 census entry. Very odd selection of names!

jomot1: Sorry, I am confusing myself and thinking of older census where we only see the enumerator's master rather than the original household schedule. I believe that only began in 1911 and then...

Yes, this is the one I tend to favour. There are no other likelier/better candidates when I search although Thomas and James could be mis-transcribed but without buying endless 'possibles' it is...

I have been trying to find James William Hitchcock Fleming in 1921. He was born on 28th March 1911 in Clapham Maternity Hospital and listed in the 1911 census there with his mother although he had a...

My ring is so very precious to me. I intend for it to pass to my granddaughter (now only two years old) when I no longer need it. My own daughter has inherited my mother's wedding and engagement...

Thank you for your thoughts.

My brother and I feel that our Mum and Dad would have bought the house 50/50 and in the way that the survivor of either of them would be the sole beneficiary to the...

My brother was tidying up paperwork and came across the Probate for our Dad. I think we’d probably both seen it before but not recently and not with ‘adult’ brains.

As background: Mum and Dad...

I'll leave you to enjoy the read - rather you than me! I will, however, be interested to hear if you read anything relevant or of interest re payment or similar to TA members, reservists.

Have a...

This is very helpful - thank you.


Audrey

I have just received the military records for an uncle. Jim joined the TA in 1934 aged 16 with the rank of 'Boy' to train as a Drummer. When he attained 17 he signed up to the Royal Artillery as a...

Interesting - so far. I will check out the link on Wikipedia. Thank you although I'm not sure blood testing for diseases such as syphilis was usual in the UK. I've certainly never heard of it...

My maternal aunt and uncle were first cousins (their fathers were brothers) and with some family opposition (by the bride's father and two brothers) against their courtship they married in 1931. The...

Well, thank you. Those prices do give me some idea of how much the might have paid and I can probably convert that to modern prices in terms of what it represented to a weekly wage. I have the...

This is a bit random, I'm afraid.

When my paternal grandmother died in 1940 my father (18 years old) took her 22ct gold band wedding ring. He had two younger sisters so kept it safe. When I was...

Thank you - that moves me forward in my research.

I have recently acquired the WWII military records for my aunt who served in the WAAF for a couple of years before a discharge on compassionate grounds - my uncle had been medically discharged from...