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I don't think he married before he joined up, having scanned his records

Just for reference his service record says Lieutenant Sergeant on the third page

Interesting - must confess I didn't scrutinise the records, except for trying to see who his NOK was.

BUT - I was referring to the marriage cert when I queried the rank.

Erica on the wedding certificate it states he is Widow and also the service records have yes crossed out and no replacing it. I have seen this done before a few times when I was doing a WW1 research project

Yes it is lieutenant on the 1916 marraige record I had problems enlarging it on the iPad

No problem Shirley :-). Army records are not easy to read or understand either.The marriage I found in Droxford was not him so I am still looking to find first marriage.

I wonder if these children are his?

Births Dec 1918 (>99%)
Fletcher Edmund Geary Newcastle T. 10b 233
Fletcher George Geary Newcastle T. 10b 233

A possibility Erika thank you

Marriage from page 1
Martha Manbridge married 1898 to Charles John Ridgers/Rodgers
Annie Jane Newell married George Fletcher born 1873

Annie and George are together 1901/1911 so not your George.


Maryb.

George was not in the UK in 1901

Deaths Dec 1918 (>99%)
Fletcher Edmund 0 Newcastle T. 10b 285

Deaths Dec 1918 (>99%)
Fletcher George 0 Newcastle T. 10b 286

Age is wrongly transcribed

Name: Gwendoline Geary
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1895
Event Date: 15 Aug 1916
Parish: St Pancras
Spouse's name: George Edmund Fletcher
Spouse's Parish: St Pancras
Spouse's County: Middlesex
Event Type: Allegation
Reference Number: MS 10091/296

Check your inbox - I will try to send you a copy of the original

Thank you very much Erica

I have been digging again and found a marriage that I would appreciate an opinion on please.


George possibly married Emily Chaffey 1894 in Christchurch. I could not find a death for her, however do you think they may have divorced as I found her later on still in Hampshire under her maiden name and a death in 1957. According to the 1939 register she was born 4 July 1879.


Do you think this could possibly be worth sending for the marriage certificate to prove fathers names

Wouldn't George only have been around 15 if he married in 1894 if he was born 1879.


Maryb.

Legally, old enough in those days, but ...............

No second forename for George on the record
Name: Emily Chaffey
Registration Year: 1894
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Christchurch
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume: 2b
Page: 1175
Records on Page:
Name
Emily Chaffey
George Fletcher
Agnes Mary Head
Charles Edward Marshall


1901 showing that Fletcher married Head
Name: Agnes Fletcher
Age: 33
Estimated birth year: abt 1868
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Spouse: George Fletcher
Birth Place: Lindhurst, Hampshire, England
Civil Parish: Old Brentford
Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul
Town: Brentford
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Brentford
Sub-registration district: Brentford
ED, institution, or vessel: 36
Piece: 1195
Folio: 108
Page Number: 53
Household schedule number: 330
Household Members:
Name Age
George Fletcher 35
Agnes Fletcher 33
Winifred Fletcher 6
Lilian Fletcher 4
Leonard Fletcher 2
Gaby Smitherman 16


FLETCHER, LEONARD GEORGE (MMN)HEAD
GRO Reference: 1898 D Quarter in BRENTFORD Volume 03A Page 101

When George joined up, his occupation was Schoolmaster. Unlikely, then, that the Engineer who travelled abrod in 1926 is the same man - especially as he was an Army Officer in 1916.

And what became of Gwendoline?

The rank on Page 3 of his Service Reord is Lance-Sgt. It is not Lieutenant Sgt, which does not exist as a rank

He was 'discharged at his own request' in Sept.1902 - having paid £18.00

In other words, he 'bought himself out'

He must obviously have re-enlisted at some stage, and been commissioned. No way of knowing, at the moment, whether it was a regular commission, or a field commission.

He's a problem isn't he :-). I am still digging about myself with no luck. I could not find Gwendoline either NOTE ... Her full name is Florence Gwendoline born 1877. Redcar hence the 2 births in Newcastle area methinks