BAMBER, Thomas (Marshall) c1877-1915 (WW1)

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This man appears to have been born as Thomas BAMBER, married as Thomas Marshall BAMBER, served as Thomas MARSHALL - so his papers are "mis-filed" in the WW1 Service Records (WO 363):

Joined the Lancs Fusiliers in January 1915, declared age 37y 5m, born Church, Lancashire. (Possible birth Q3 1876 Blackburn?).
Declared 3 years former service with the Lancs Fusiliers, having purchased his discharge.
Served as Pte 13566; Transferred to the South Lancs (Pte 18759).
Died of wounds May 1915.

Home address (Jan 1915): Accrington, Lancs.
Married 1902 Haslingden - Florence Annie MONARCH, spinster.
He may have been married before - his 2 eldest children are born April 1902 in Burnley and September 1902 in Rishton. Or perhaps the eldest was adopted - I cannot find a birth for Hubert Vincent.
Children:
- Hubert Vincent 1902,
- Louis Marshall Bamber 1902,
- Herbert Henry (registered as Herbert) 1903,
- Maud Mary 1905,
- Agnes (registered as Agnes Marshall) 1907,
- Margaret (registered as Margaret Marshall) 1908.

His widow signs as MARSHALL, and refers to him in a letter as "Marshall (alias) Bamber". (She moves back to Blackburn by 1921.)

Anc****y, MAR, pages 57675-57706

[christanel]

Children:
- Hubert Vincent 1902,
- Louis Marshall Bamber 1902,
- Herbert Henry (registered as Herbert) 1903,
- Maud Mary 1905,
- Agnes (registered as Agnes Marshall) 1907,
- Margaret (registered as Margaret Marshall) 1908

On the 1911 census Florence says they have been married 9 years with 6 children born to the marriage and all living. There are four children with them on the census Louis, Maud, Herbert and Margaret. So Hubert 1902 and Agnes 1907 living elsewhere.
Florence was born West Hartlepool. Durham

[christanel]

Birth reg Thomas Henry Bamber Mother's maiden name Monarch.

1901 Dec 1/4 reg dist The Burnley Union Vol 8E Page 202

On FreeBMD there is only one Bamber/Monarch marriage anywhere, anytime and that is Thomas' and Florences. So who is Thomas Henry?
There is a death of a Thomas Henry, Wigan 1905 but he is age 0 so looks to be the one born Wigan 1905 no mmn given.

So did Thomas Henry Bamber 1902 become Hubert Vincent?
Christina