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Reginald is recorded as marrying Vera Bessie Paling in 1922 with 5 children born between 1923 and 1940, all showing mother's maiden name as Paling or variants)
He also married Phyllis Nellie Duncan in 1935 who is recorded as his widow in 1947 probate.
No trace of first wife after 1931.
Could registration of births have wrong mother's name?
Where did Vera go?
Any suggestions please?
Jim

Hi Jim - where did this happen?

this him?

Name Reginald Charles Willers
Event Type Birth Registration
Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year 1901
Registration District Croydon
County Surrey
Event Place Croydon, Surrey, England
Volume 2A
Page 292
Line Number 233

Births Mar 1904 (>99%)
PALING Vera Bessie Ely 3b 507

Name Phyllis N Duncan
Event Type Marriage Registration
Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year 1935
Registration District Edmonton
County Middlesex
Event Place Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Spouse Name (available after 1911) Willers
Volume 3A
Page 2838
Line Number 76

Phyllis N Duncan probably married one of the following people
Name Reginald C Willers

Name Phyllis Nellie Duncan
Event Type Birth Registration
Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year 1908
Registration District Edmonton
County Middlesex
Event Place Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Volume 3A
Page 685
Line Number 184

Name Vera Bessie Paling
Event Type Birth Registration
Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year 1904
Registration District Ely
County Cambridgeshire
Event Place Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Volume 3B
Page 507
Line Number 117

Name Vera B Paling
Event Type Marriage Registration
Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year 1922
Registration District West Ham
County Essex
Event Place West Ham, Essex, England
Spouse Name (available after 1911) Willers
Volume 4A
Page 468
Line Number 68

Vera B Paling probably married one of the following people
Name Reginald C Willers

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8067051

(relating above)

Chris :)


Cambridgeshire Baptisms Transcription (Find My Past)

First Name VERA BESSIE
Last Name PALING
Year Of Birth 1904
Birth date 19 Jan 19
Baptism year 1904
Baptism date 03 Apr 1904
Abode otp
Place SUTTON
Mother's Given Name Elizabeth Jessie
Father's First Name Ernest Albert
Father occupation carpenter

So - 2 of those children were born after their divorce but if she was still using her married name and had not remarried, any children born to her would be registered under that surname and that same mother's maiden name, (even though they were not the children of 'Mr Willers'), unless the actual father went along with her to register them and agreed to register them also in 'his' name.

Dea x

EDIT - having looked further at the registrations it seems that the 'father' did go along with her and the children are also registered in the name of 'Felkin' !!!

Dea x

Here they are in 1934:

Reginald Felkin

in the London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965
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Name: Reginald Felkin
Year: 1934
County or Borough: Barnet
Ward or Division/Constituency: Hendon
Street address: 63 Brook Drive

With him is Vera Felkin.

Dea x

Reginald Felkin

in the London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965
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Name: Reginald Felkin
Year: 1945
County or Borough: Finchley
Ward or Division/Constituency: Friern Barnet
Street address: 10 Cyprus Rd.

With Vera Felkin, Elizabeth B Paling and Ernest A Paling.

Dea x

Just found this entry.
Date of birth matches.
Name: Vera Bessie McWhirter
Birth Date: 19 Jan 1904
Date of Registration: Feb 2002
Age at Death: 98
Registration district: Penzance
Inferred County: Cornwall
Register Number: 64C
District and Subdistrict: 3651
Entry Number: 33
Still some mystery to decipher.
Thanks for the help.
Jim

she certainly got around a bit :-D

Stuck again.
Can not see how Vera Bessie Paling/Willers/Felkin becomes McWhirter before 2002.

Oh dear!

Jim

1939 Register Transcription (Preview)

McWhirter (Felkin) Household Harrow U.D., Middlesex, England
First name(s) Last name(s) Birth year
Vera (Bessie) McWhirter (Felkin) 1904
4 more people who are officially closed


??

1939 Register Transcription (Preview)

Mueller (McWhirter,Felkin) Household Harrow U.D., Middlesex, England
First name(s) Last name(s) Birth year
Vera B Mueller (McWhirter,Felkin) 1904
1 more person who is officially closed

And this matches the death posted above! This is very confusing!


England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription
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First name(s) VERA BESSIE
Last name MUELLER
Gender Female
Birth day 19
Birth month 1
Birth year 1904
Age -
Death quarter 1
Death year 2002
District PENZANCE
District number 3651
Register number 64C
Entry number 033
Date of registration mm/yy 0202
County Cornwall
Country England


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UK electoral registers 2002-2014 Transcription
Print transcription
First name(s) Vera B
Last name Mueller
Age guide
Address 18, Hendras Parc, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2TT
Town St Ives
District St Ives
County Cornwall
Country England
Year 2002
Electoral rolls 2002
Occupancy (years) 2

??

Name: Vera McWhirter
Year: 1951
County or Borough: Harrow
Ward or Division/Constituency: Harrow South
Street address: 101 Glencoe
Reference Number: MR/PER/C/0848


With Thomas McWhirter.




Vera B McWhirter

in the London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965

Name: Vera B McWhirter
Year: 1957
County or Borough: Hendon
Ward or Division/Constituency: Hendon West



Name: Vera B McWhirter
Year: 1960
County or Borough: Feltham
Ward or Division/Constituency: Feltham South
Street address: 47

With John F Willers.



and the same John F Willers?


UK electoral registers 2002-2014 Transcription
Print transcription
First name(s) John F
Last name Willers
Age guide 65+
Address 69, Trevance Park, Par, Cornwall, PL24 2PY
Town Par
District Par
County Cornwall
Country England
Year 2002-07
Electoral rolls 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Occupancy (years) 6
Other occupants Claire Hill, Kevin Hill
Record set UK electoral registers 2002-2014