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Hi
I'm having a bit of trouble matching some emmbers of a family from 1901 and 1911
_not sure if I have two separate ones -or same-but deaths and marriages have occured in between.

Any comments, extra eyes would be really welcomed.

What I have certain.
In 1911 my ancestor Edward Joseph Corbett, Surgeon and Physician- is living at Fairfield House ,Alphington road, Exeter, Devon. He is married to Florence. (Marriage 1902 JAS EXETER Florence Margaret Pastfield) she's quite a bit younger and they have 2 children.

I know this is def him -I have a birth cert in 1905 for a child at same address.

I think I have him in 1901
But in penzance.He is Surgeon and Dental.and wife called Mary -two different children called Victor and Percy!

I found a possible death for Mary in Exeter shortly after the 1901 census (JAS) which fits.Mary Esther Corbett. Slight age diff. but not vast.

I found again what 'may' be
son Victor at a boarding school in wellington in 1911 - which would make
sense if dad busy and mum died. But cannot find the other boy Percy.

Maybe I'm barking up the wrong one -but I think its the same Edward Corbett.

I know he died in Exeter,Devon at Fairfield House in 1927 as I found his will .

Any help please?

It looks like the same man to me, born in Ireland as was his first wife and the two boys Victor and Percy.
Perhaps Percy was sent back to Ireland with relatives?

thanks - seems odd though as he took in other peoples children and sent others to house of mercy etc - then sent his away?
nowt so queer as folk.Think I'll order Mary's death cert to clarify.

Hardly a house of charity - Wellington School is/was a very expensive establishment for the sons of the gentry.

Victor became a planter out East by the look of it:

Name: Victor D Corbett
Birth Date: abt 1895
Age: 36
Port of Departure: Yokohama, Japan
Arrival Date: 30 May 1931
Port of Arrival: London, England
Ship Name: Anchises
Search Ship Database: Search for the Anchises in the 'Passenger Ships and
Shipping line: Blue Funnel Line

Address in England - c/o Chartered Bank of India, London
Occupation . planter

Great Western Railway shareholders 1835-1932 Transcription
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First name(s) EDWARD JOSEPH
Last name CORBETT
Title -
Year 1924
Day 2
Month 8
Place EXETER
Country England
Event role EXEC
Volume 208
Folio 106
Folio suffix -
Entry number 422
Column 7
Record set Great Western Railway shareholders 1835-1932
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Wills & probate




Great Western Railway shareholders 1835-1932 Transcription
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First name(s) PERCY FRANCIS
Last name CORBETT
Title -
Year 1924
Day 29
Month 6
Place EXETER
Country England
Event role DEATH
Volume 208
Folio 106
Folio suffix -
Entry number 422
Column 3
Record set Great Western Railway shareholders 1835-1932


This is in respect of Percy Francis Corbett of Fairfield House in Exeter, gentleman, who died at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington.
The document was transmitted to Dr Edward Joseph Corbett of Fairfield House and Albert John Tucker of 67 High St, Exeter.

Devon Social & Institutional records Transcription
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First name(s) Edward
Last name Corbett
Year 1905
Date 21 Feb 1905
Place Exeter, St Thomas
Description register number 191 date of birth 21/02/1905 where FAIRFIELD HOUSE, ST THOMAS name RENE VIVIAN ALAN sex BOY parent EDWARD CORBETT occupation PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON date of vaccination 12/08/1905
Dataset Exeter St Thomas Vaccinations Register 1905
Record type Vaccinations
County Devon
Country England
Archive Devon Heritage Centre
DHC reference PLU45
Record set Devon Social & Institutional records
Category Directories & social history
Subcategory Social history
Collections from Great Britain

There is quite a write up for Edward's funeral and it mentions that 2 of his sons are abroad.

Funeral the late Dr. Edward J. Corbett. TOUCHING TRIBUTES. The remains of Dr. Edward Joseph Corbett, Fairfield House, St. Thomas, Exeter, who, during the many years was practice at Exeter made a host friends in the city and neighbourhood
15 January 1927 - Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Exeter, Devon, England

I wasn't referrring to those children!! he locally in exeter sent many children -and paid for them to go into the house of Mercy to save themselves!! Including my great grandmother.

thanks for all the other help everybody.

Wow just seen the rest of it!!! he was an amazing man by all accounts - he arranged the safe 'adoption' of my grandfather - makingsure he was cared for properly and was the doctor for another family member who had TB for 8 months - .

Where on eart did you fins all those records?

I have been searching on Ancestry -but found very little - I'm just astounded what youve managed to finsd.
thanks so so much

one more thing - His 2nd wife Florence isn't mentiond in the will _ so I'm assuming she has died by 1927 -but I cannot find her death?

Don't whether I have some filter on but cant seem to find anything tonight!

This is the only likely death I can see for Florence but it is a long way from home:-

First name(s) FLORENCE M
Last name CORBETT
Gender Female
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1881
Age 46
Death quarter 1
Death year 1927
District LEICESTER
County Leicestershire
Volume 7A
Page 459
Country England

Kath. x

yeah -i saw that one - its got nothing that shouts out has it!

will do more digging tomorrow

Thanks everybody -got so much to look into thanks
off to bed now! x

Deaths Jun 1924 (>99%)
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Corbett Percy F 66 Paddington 1a 78

(for info. posted earlier!, Brother of Dr. Corbett. Funeral at Exwick Cemetery, Exeter)


Marriages Dec 1927 (>99%)
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CORBETT Florence M Furze-Morrish Portsmouth 2b 1303

(Wife of late Dr. Corbett)


(details from Newspapers FMP, or Genes, there is also below, none free though!)

http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/


(Have you got the actual Will, or are you just looking at Probate Index?)

Chris :)

Great Western Railway Shareholders 1835-1932

Devon Social & Institutional Records

(and above are on Find My Past)


http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=476716.0

(Victor Daniel on above)

Unfortunately Mr Samuel William F Furze-Morrish died on 7th November 1930 leaving Florence a widow again.....

She died around 1935:

Floren Margaret Furze-Morrish

in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966


Name: Floren Margaret Furze-Morrish
Probate Date: 1935

Dea x

Name: Florence M F Morrish
Birth Date: abt 1883
Date of Registration: Jun 1935
Age at Death: 52
Registration district: Newton Abbot
Inferred County: Devon
Volume: 5b
Page: 186


Probate:

Florence Margaret Furze-Morrish of the Limefield Nursing Home
Torquay, widow, died 3rd May 1935 Probate Exeter 13th August
to Louis John Corbett, sugeon lieutenant-commander R.N. and
David Barnabus Edward Pastfield retired locomotive engineer.
Effects £4236 6s 9d.

Dea x

oh wow -thats great thanks so much! Have heaps to compile out of all that.

No -I dont have the will -only the probate - looks like I wrongly assumed she would be mentioned?

Probate only names the administrators of the will, not those who are named within it as beneficiaries.

Dea x

oh ok - I didn't know that -thank you.

Poor Louis died in 1940 -found him on CWGC :-(