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The Era London, England
6 Jul 1939

OFFICIAL NOTICE
now finishing Mother Riley, M.P.” Their next will be Mother Riley Joins Up.” * * * (CONGRATULATIONS to Mr. and Mrs. J. Mervyn Phillips on arrival of Pauletta. Both doing well. ? ? ? PRNIE LOTINGA comes to Holborn next week with his big laugh show,

I found the above which appears to give reference to a birth but I've searched and failed to find Pauletta Phillips, or indeed any Pauletta, in that period. If anybody has access to view the original I'd be grateful for any further information which may help

Thank you

That's all it says in the notice
"CONGRATULATIONS to Mr. and Mrs. J. Mervyn Phillips on arrival of Pauletta.Both doing well"

That's all it says - CONGRATULATIONS to Mr. and Mrs. J. Mervyn Phillips on arrival of Pauletta. Both doing well.

The other wording is part of articles above and below "yours"

Thanks Rose. I was thinking there was an error with the OCR. Maybe it should have been Pauline or something

Do you know who Mr Phillips was married to?

Like you, not seeing a birth for a Pauletta Phillips in 1939. Several PaulettEs but no Phillips.

Perhaps the paper circulated to those that would know who the family were, but the birth wasn't in this country?

I assume he is the Mr J Mervyn Phillips who is named in other news re music? Might that be his stage/professional name? eg this

"
HORNSEA AMATEURS TO PLAY "THE MIKADO"
produced by those experienced revue writers, Tommy Mostol and Harry Curwen, with the inclusion of tuneful music by J. Mervyn Phillips, who also acts as conductor to the revue, comes to the Hull Tivoli Theatre next week, with reputation for being lavishly
27 February 1931 - Hull Daily Mail - Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England"

Well, his first wife was born Rhein which she changed to Rayne for stage. He was still married to her when he got with my grandmother. I know he later married a Dickinson but still trying to work out what happened in between times. That's why I searched for Pauletta without a surname in case she was only registered with her mother's name

Yes, he was a musical director. Worked around the country in various theatres. The year was actually 1939, not 36. Just thought - maybe it is a Scottish birth

The only one vaguely resembling Pauletta...Reg.Date 1938


Births Sep 1938 (>99%)

Phillips Pearlette M Lewis Neath 11a 1020

That's a possibility I'll bear in mind. No Pauletta in Scotland either. This man - arrgh!

The marriage reg is unusual :-)

Marriages Dec 1916 (>99%)

Phillips Mervyn Rhein Ashton 8d 762
Phillips Mervyn Rayne Ashton 8d 762
Posner Jacob J Rhein Ashton 8d 762
Posner Jacob J Rayne Ashton 8d 762
Rayne Thelma Posner Ashton 8d 762
Rayne Thelma Phillips Ashton 8d 762
Rhein Thelma B Posner Ashton 8d 762 view
Rhein Thelma B Phillips Ashton 8d 762

Thelma remarried ( I know you probably have this , I'm just working through names to see if I can spot Pauletta)

Marriages Mar 1952 (>99%)
BERNHART Thelma B BERNHART Ealing 5e 456
BERNHART Thelma B CALLAN Ealing 5e 456
BERNHART William F BERNHART Ealing 5e 456
BERNHART William F RHEIN Ealing 5e 456
BERNHART William F POSNER Ealing 5e 456
Callan William F Bernhart Ealing 5e 456
Callan William F Rhein Ealing 5e 456
Callan William F Posner Ealing 5e 456
POSNER Thelma B BERNHART Ealing 5e 456
POSNER Thelma B CALLAN Ealing 5e 456
RHEIN Thelma B Bernhart Ealing 5e 456
RHEIN Thelma B Callan Ealing 5e 456

Deaths Jun 1969 (>99%)
BERNHART Thelma Beulah 24Jy1892 Richmond/Ths 5D 1853

probate
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar#calendar

just checking for age , she was registered late

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
5 Hamlet Gardens Mansions Hsmith, Hammersmith, London, England

Benjamin Louis Rhein Head Married Male Dentist 57 1854 United States of America Resident Transcription
Dorothy Rhein Wife Married Female - 45 1866 Germany Resident
Edna Beatrice Rhein Daughter Single Female Dentist Assistant 23 1888 U S of America Resident
Thelma Beulah Rhein Daughter Single Female Milliners Assistant 18 1893 London Hampstead
Mervyn Louis Rhein Son - Male School 14 1897 London Hamstead
Gwendoline Caroline Rhein Daughter - Female School 12 1899 London Hampstead

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=155819999

I wonder if this might be Thelma going by her middle name in 1939? another couple of weeks and FMP will open the register to look.

1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION (PREVIEW)
BlakeHousehold
Hendon M.B., Middlesex, England
FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) BIRTH YEAR
Beulah Phillips 1893
Charles Blake and 3 more people are on this record

Just occurs to me, if Thelma B Rhein was born 1892, it's a bit unlikely she would have a (first?) child born 1939...maybe the Mrs Phillips mentioned is another lady altogether?

My thoughts exactly. It seems he was a bit of a womaniser and there's no guarantee a wedding took place for somebody to pass themselves off as a married woman. As you can see from the records you've found, a lot of names were used

You say he got with your grandmother,when was that ?