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I would be very grateful if anyone could help me find anything on my paternal grandparents.

Leonard died on 16.12.36 and is buried in Wandsworth cemetery. I have a memorial card saying he died at the age of 56 years old. My paternal grandmother was Florence Maud Hall who died on 27.9.50, aged 67 years. They had 3 sons - Alexander, Victor and Reginald. It appears that they didn't get married but my grandmother changed her name to Mayhew around 1918 (London census records). I am able to find them in the London voting registers for most years from this date but nothing at all for Leonard before. Without a marriage certificate I am unable to find their parents with any certainty. There were quite a few Florence Hall's born at this time and I believe, looking from birth and census records that she may have been born in Carlton, Suffolk but is there any way of knowing with certainty before I start researching the wrong family? All 3 of their sons have died and I or my cousins have any records or knowledge at all of Leonard, Florence or any siblings, if there were any.

If anyone can give me any help at all I would be extremely grateful.

Thank you.

Sue Honey

This is the only Leonard showing.

1911 census transcription details for: Sycamore Avenue Oulton Broad
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National Archive Reference:

RG14PN11034 RG78PN596 RD218 SD1 ED11 SN210
Reg. District: Mutford
Sub District: Oulton Broad
Parish: Oulton Broad
Enum. District: 11
Address: Sycamore Avenue Oulton Broad
County: Suffolk
Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
MAYHEW, Leonard Head Married M 29 1882 Bricklayer Carlton Suffolk
MAYHEW, Edith Emma Wife Married
2 years F 28 1883 Kessingland Suffolk
GILLINGS, William Adopted Son M 0 (1 MONTH) 1911 Lowestoft Suffolk


1901 census transcription details for: 57, Victoria Road, Carlton Colville
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National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG13
Piece: 1801
Folio: 89
Page: 9
Reg. District: Mutford
Sub District: Kessingland
Parish: Carlton Colville
Enum. District: 5
Ecclesiastical District: St Peters Carlton Colville
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: 57, Victoria Road, Carlton Colville
County: Suffolk
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
EASON, Charles Head Widower M 80 1821 Fisherman
Stokesby, Norfolk
MAYHEW, William Boarder Single M 21 1880 Bricklayer's Labourer
Geldeston, Suffolk
MAYHEW, Leonard Boarder Single M 19 1882 Bricklayer
Carlton Col, Suffolk



1891 census transcription details for: Cottage, New Road, Carlton-Colville, Carlton Colville
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National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG12
Piece: 1490
Folio: 64
Page: 13
Reg. District: Mutford
Sub District: Kessingland
Parish: Carlton-Colville
Enum. District: 4
Ecclesiastical District: Carlton Colville
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: Cottage, New Road, Carlton-Colville, Carlton Colville
County: Suffolk
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
MAYHEW, William C Head Married M 39 1852 Mould Maker
Beccles, Suffolk
MAYHEW, Emma Wife Married F 31 1860
Geldeston, Norfolk
MAYHEW, William C Son M 11 1880 Scholar
Geldeston, Norfolk
MAYHEW, Leonard Son M 9 1882 Scholar
Carlton Colville, Suffolk
MAYHEW, Ellen Daughter F 6 1885 Scholar
Carlton Colville, Suffolk
MAYHEW, Lillian Daughter F 4 1887 Scholar
Carlton Colville, Suffolk
MAYHEW, Aliyach S B Daughter F 2 1889
Carlton Colville, Suffolk
MAYHEW, Minnie Daughter F 0 (7M) 1891
Carlton Colville, Suffolk


Civil Registration event: Birth
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Name: MAYHEW, Leonard
Registration district: Mutford
County: Suffolk
Year of registration: 1882
Quarter of registration: Apr-May-Jun
Mother's maiden name: Not available before 1911 Q3
Volume no: 4A
Page no: 857

???

Civil Registration event: Death
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Name: MAYHEW, Edith E
Registration district: Fulham
County: London
Year of registration: 1919
Quarter of registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at death: 34
Volume no: 1A
Page no: 377

MAYHEW Alexander L Wandsworth London 1916 Jan-Feb-Mar
MAYHEW Reginald E Wandsworth London 1918 Apr-May-Jun
MAYHEW Victor H Wandsworth London 1920 Jul-Aug-Sep

The only birth for Leonard Edgar

Births Mar 1903
Mayhew Leonard Edgar - Lambeth 1d 506

Was Alexander the oldest son, it's just he was born in 1916 in the middle of WW1 - Leonard may not have been born or lived in England/Wales prior to the war - have you checked Ireland/Scotland - he may have just been posted here and settled.

Just for elimination, this appers to be the death of the man born on 1903:

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 about Leonard Edgar Mayhew
Name: Leonard Edgar Mayhew
Birth Date: 2 Feb 1903
Date of Registration: Aug 1985
Age at Death: 82
Registration District: Hastings and Rother
Inferred County: East Sussex
Volume: 18
Page: 933

Yes MC, I wonder if this is his marriage.

Name: Leonard E Mayhew
Spouse Surname: Smith
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1929
Registration District: Lambeth
Inferred County: London
Volume Number: 1d
Page Number: 566
Find Spouse: Florence H Smith

Might not be him but will post just in case:

British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 about Leonard Mayhew
Name: Leonard Mayhew
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882
Age at enlistment: 33
Residence: 8 Sycamore Estate Oulton Broad, Lowestoft
Document Year: 1915
Regimental Number: 72945
Regiment Name: Labour Corps
Number of images: 17

Off to read through the 17 pages .......

Have now read the records and it's the same man as in the census records above. This man returned to wife Ethel at the same address as the 1911 when he was demobbed in 1919. In the interim they'd had a couple of children, the last being born in 1916.

I guess that eliminates those census.

Sue has these, but for our info:


England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
about Leonard E Mayhew
Name:
Leonard E Mayhew
Birth Date:
abt 1880
Date of Registration:
Dec 1936
Age at Death:
56
Registration District:
Battersea
Inferred County:
London
Volume:
1d
Page:
372



London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965
about Leonard Edgar Mayhew
Name:
Leonard Edgar Mayhew ( also Florence Maud Mayhew)
Year:
1918
County or Borough:
Wandsworth
Ward or Division/Constituency:
Battersea
Street Address:
40 Builder's yard (Image says 40 Theatre Street)

Same address until 1935, when they're at 146 Sheepcote Lane, Wandsworth

There are these marriage records with a wife's name missing:


Marriages Jun 1907 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOWE James Mortimer Lambeth 1d 590
MAYHEW Leonard Lambeth 1d 590
ROOTS Ethel Elizabeth Lambeth 1d 590



Marriages Jun 1908
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BARKAWAY Clara Isabel Mutford 4a 1959
CARR Arthur Robert Mutford 4a 1959
JOHNSON Frank Arthur Mutford 4a 1959
MAYHEW Leonard Mutford 4a 1959
Wright Annie Maud Mutford 4a 1959

EDIT: the image of the 1908 index record is the same as this one:

Marriages Jun 1908 (>99%)
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BLOCK Edith Emily Mutford 4a 1969
BULLEN Maud May Mutford 4a 1969
Mayhew Leonard Mutford 4a 1969
Woolston Bertie Louis Mutford 4a 1969

I'm struggling to find the other part of the 1907 marriage but this is the 1908 and it's the man eliminated via his service records:

Civil Registration event: Marriage

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Name: MAYHEW, Leonard
Registration district: Mutford
County: Suffolk
Year of registration: 1908
Quarter of registration: Apr-May-Jun
Spouse's last name: Not available before 1912
Volume no: 4A
Page no: 1969
MarriageFinder: Leonard Mayhew married one of the following people:

BLOCK, Edith Emma <<
BULLEN, Maude May

WOOLSTON, Bertie Louis

Have deleted speculative postings that amounted to nothing.

This is the FMP version of the 1907 marriages, there's no Leonard Mayhew on it but it has the missing bride:

Civil Registration event: Marriage

Name: ROOTS, Ethel Elizabeth
Registration district: Lambeth
County: London
Year of registration: 1907
Quarter of registration: Apr-May-Jun
Spouse's last name: Not available before 1912
Volume no: 1D
Page no: 590
MarriageFinder: Ethel Elizabeth Roots married one of the following people:

HOWE, James Mortimer

BURDEN, Frances

Hello Sue and welcome to the Community boards. :-)





I'll let Sue know how to return to her thread. :-)

A very big thank you to everyone that has looked into my grandparents. Yes, their first son was Alexander Leonard Mayhew, born on 18.1.1916 at home at 5E Theatre Street, Battersea. Florence's surname on the birth certificate is Mayhew. I have tried to look for them at this address on the electoral registers but there is no sign of either of them.

I hadn't even given it a thought that Leonard may not have been born in the UK so will start looking further afield.

Unfortunately, all three sons and their spouses are now deceased and I was never aware of any great aunts or uncles. My cousins are older than me and they were not told of any either. It really is a mystery as I cant imagine they were only children.

Thank you so much again and if anyone does uncover any more information I would love to hear about it.

Sue

could this be Florence in 1911?

1911

RG14PN7267 RG78PN354 RD132 SD2 ED22 SN286

Reg. District: Edmonton
Sub District: Wood Green
Parish: Wood Green
Enum. District: 22
Address: Alexandra Hotel St Michaels Terrace Wood Green
County: Middlesex


EARLES, William Joseph Head Married M 43 1868 License Victualler Poplar London
EARLES, Sarah Ann Wife Married
12 years F 38 1873 Hackney London
EARLES, Florence Ivy Daughter F 11 1900 School Hornsey Middlesex
EARLES, William Harold Son M 10 1901 School Hornsey Middlesex
DOVEY, Margaret Eliza Servant Single F 39 1872 Cook Domestic Macosquen Ireland Resident
>>>>>HALL, Florence Maud Assistant Single F 26 1885 Barmaid Burton on Trent Staffs
WOOD, Florence Ada Assistant Single F 21 1890 Barmaid Brighton Sussex
LANE, Ellen Servant Single F 20 1891 Housemaid Domestic Brecton Wales
JACOBS, John Assistant Single M 26 1885 Barman Bethnal Green London
WALKER, Albert Edward Assistant Single M 21 1890 Barman Hackney London

1901

RG number: RG13
Piece: 155
Folio: 110
Page: 26
Reg. District: St Pancras
Sub District: Kentish Town
Parish: St Pancras
Enum. District: 15
Ecclesiastical District: Kentish Town
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: 11, The Grove, St Pancras
County: London

HALL, Arthur Head Married M 39 1862 Clerk Electrical Engineer
White Le Head, Durham
HALL, Mary Ellen Wife Married F 40 1861
Burton on Trent, Staffordshire
>>>>>HALL, Florence M Daughter Single F 18 1883 Scientific Automatic Model Painter
Burton on Trent, Staffordshire
HALL, Ada J Daughter F 12 1889
Islington, London
HALL, Mary E Daughter Single F 20 1881
Horningston, Staffordshire
COOPER, Abraham Boarder Widower M 83 1818 Chemist (Retired)
Hackney, London
TOVEY, Richard M Boarder Single M 46 1855 Doctor
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

To reduce the possibilities slightly - Leonard Mayhew was not born in Scotland.

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 about Reginald Edgar Mayhew
Name: Reginald Edgar Mayhew
Birth Date: 20 May 1918
Date of Registration: Jun 1979
Age at Death: 61
Registration District: Northampton
Inferred County: Northamptonshire
Volume: 7
Page: 2495


???
Marriages Dec 1947 (>99%)
Mayhew Reginald E Minkin Fulham 5c 1348
Minkin Freda Mayhew Fulham 5c 1348



London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 about Reginald E Mayhew
Name: Reginald E Mayhew (also Freda Mayhew)
Year: 1950
County or Borough: Hammersmith and Fulham
Ward or Division/Constituency: Fulham East and West
Street Address: 16 Kilmaine Road

London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 about Victor H Mayhew
Name: Victor H Mayhew
Year: 1947
County or Borough: Hammersmith and Fulham
Ward or Division/Constituency: Fulham East and West

Address: 48 Marville Road.
With Alexander L Mayhew, Doris Mayhew, Florence M Mayhew, and Reginald E Mayhew