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The birth certificate came and it is not the same WIlliam Bass as the wrong parents rule him out completely.
I have reached the conclusion that the person who signed the marriage certificate (to Beatirce Rumfitt) was in fact William Charles Bass son of Frederick Henry Bass and Catherine Lydia Bass nee Court. Why he changed his middle name from Charles to Alexander remains to be seen. Any further suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks again all!

As a last attempt to find out about this branch of my family I have sent for the birth certificate of what I hope is the other William Alexander Bass. When it comes I may be able to be sure that he is in fact a brother of Henry Frederick Bass. He is listed only as William Bass - so maybe just popped the other christian name into his signature when signed the marriage cert. and caused me all this intrigue.

Thank you all and apologies for duplication. But there are two William Alexander Bass's. The elder had 3 wives and I know about him. In fact the Hackney marriage that "K" mentions is to Harriet Herbert and it is the elder WAB. I thought I could find out about the younger one by contacting descendants of his marriage to Beatrice Rumfitt. The two are definitely connected. The deceased father of the bridegroom - Henry Frederick Bass (my grandmother's brother) cannot surely have had two sons called William! He had a William Charles in 1896 and I am beginning to think that the bridegroom could have been him - but why did he give his name as William Alexander?
Thanks again to you all. It seems I will never know :-S

Well, I'll happily waste my own on what I want to waste it on ...... !

Jennifer, for future reference, it's against the board guidelines to have more than one thread about a family - it get's confusing and as you can see people end up duplicating efforts.

Down the left hand side of these boards is a link called "My Threads". If you click on that it takes you to any thread that you've started or posted on. You find the relevant thread that relates to the people in question and then just add an updated request and it moves to the front of the boards.

Cheers MC, don't you just love wasting time!

:-P

Beatrice Rumfitt
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 9 Apr 1890
Father's Name: Frederick James Rumfitt
Mother's Name: Sophia Harriet Rumfitt
Parish or Poor Law Union: Mile End Old Town St Peter
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Register Type: Parish Registers


William Alexander Bars (could be Bass, but writing not too good)
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Age: 26
Spouse Name: Beatrice Rumfitt
Spouse Age: 23
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 1 Nov 1919
Parish: Mile End Old Town St Peter
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: Henry Frederick Bars
Register Type: Parish Register

Their fathers were Henry Frederick Bass, deceased, and Frederick John Rumfitt also deceased (no occupations given). Both were of 20 Stephen Road (I think) witnesses Alfred Bartram and Maud C Lee.

Thought it was familiar!
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1314449

William Bass
England and Wales Census, 1901
birth: 1897 London
census: 31 Mar 1901 St Pancras,? London,? Middlesex,? England


name: William Bass
event: Census
event date: 31 Mar 1901
gender: Male
age: 4
relationship to head of household: Son
birthplace: London
record type: Household
registration district: St Pancras
sub-district: Somers Town
ecclesiastical parish: St Mary Somers Town
civil parish: St Pancras
county: London, Middlesex

William Bass
England and Wales Census, 1911
birth: London,? London
census: 1911 Bethnal Green,? ,? London,? England


name: William Bass
event: Census
event date: 1911
gender: Male
age: 11
birthplace: London, London
record type: Household
registration district: Bethnal Green
sub-district: Bethnal Green South West
parish: Bethnal Green
county: London

Think one of their children Frederick W (William) Bass reg 1921 died in 1964, probate granted to Maria Adelaide Bass, his widow - but I can't see a marriage in England/Wales for him. Maybe Jennifer is right and they lived abroad?

The couple appear to have had two children and both stayed in the area for a number of years

His age in 1919 is the best help for finding a death even resulting far away from where you think it may have been.

2- Willam Alexander Bass married in the East End area.

1898, Hackney,
1919 Mile End.

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Beatrice Rumfitt
England and Wales Census, 1891
birth: Stepney,? London
census: 1891 England


name: Beatrice Rumfitt
event: Census
event date: 1891
gender: Female
age: 1
relationship to head of household: Daughter
birthplace: Stepney, London
record type: Household
registration district: Mile End Old Town
sub-district: Mile End Old Town Western
ecclesiastical parish: St Dunstans Stepney
civil parish: Mile End Old Town
county: London, Middlesex

Beatrice Rumfitt
England and Wales Census, 1911
birth: London Stepney,? London
census: 1911 Mile End Old Town,? ,? London,? England


name: Beatrice Rumfitt
event: Census
event date: 1911
gender: Female
age: 21
birthplace: London Stepney, London
record type: Household
registration district: Mile End Old Town
sub-district: Mile End Old Town South Western
parish: Mile End Old Town
county: London

Could William have died young and Beatrice remarried?

Don't think that death is correct K - she was the wife of William Charles Bass, according to the probate record, and he was still alive at the time.

Do you know William's age when they married?

Edit - do you have the marriage certificate for either of their ages or father's details?

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Name: Beatrice Bass
Birth Date: abt 1890
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1963
Age at Death: 73
Registration district: Stepney
Inferred County: London
Volume: 5d
Page: 511

I am having no luck with tracing the death of the man the above lady married in 1919 - William Alexander Bass. Can anyone please help me to find one. Maybe the couple emigrated and that is why I am hitting the proverbial brick wall.
Merry Christmas
Jennifer