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Help tracing phenton

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John

John Report 20 Jun 2010 22:03

i have a copy of his birth cert and has his parents name on but cant find a marraige for them ever

John

John Report 20 Jun 2010 22:03

i have a copy of his birth cert and has his parents name on but cant find a marraige for them ever

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) Report 20 Jun 2010 22:02

If he was already married to Charlotte and could not afford a divorce then maybe he and Caroline just lived together.

Jill

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) Report 20 Jun 2010 22:00

Nearest I can find for Caroline Archer:

Marriages Jun 1924 (>99%)
Archer Caroline Branson Croydon 2a 822 Scan available - click to view
Branson Thomas R Archer Croydon 2a 822 Scan available - click to view
Cox Charlotte L F Maciel Croydon 2a 822 Scan available - click to view
Maciel Andrew G C Cox Croydon 2a 822 Scan available - click to view

John

John Report 20 Jun 2010 21:59

yes found that one but cant find one to caroline have bith certs with him as father and caroline as mother have tried census but none of his family are on their

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 20 Jun 2010 21:59

How do you know when and where he wasborn and the names of his parents

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) Report 20 Jun 2010 21:58

On that marriage above - he was a bachelor. A private / 4th Reserves in the Buffs.

Jill

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) Report 20 Jun 2010 21:54

There is a 1917 marriage record on Ancestry for Thomas but not to a Caroline.

Thomas Richard Phenton
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1893
Spouse Name: Charlotte Jenman
Spouse Age: 22
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 6 May 1917
Parish: St Jude, Bethnal Green
County: Middlesex
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: James Phenton
Spouse Father Name: Frederick Jenman


Source Citation: London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Jude, Bethnal Green, Register of marriages, P72/JUD, Item 043

John

John Report 20 Jun 2010 21:54

yes alice was born in1923 so they must of married around that time but have checked and can not find any record of them marrying

Jonesey

Jonesey Report 20 Jun 2010 21:51

A child of theirs?

Births Mar 1923 (>99%)
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Phenton Alice M Archer Faversham 2a 1703

P.S. May I enquire how you obtained his parents names since you have not found him recorded on a census? The same question about his birthdate and place.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 20 Jun 2010 21:48

???

Name: Thomas R Phenton
Regiment or Corps: Royal West Kent Regiment, Labour Corps
Regimental Number: 2980, 439907



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Marriages Jun 1917 (>99%)
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Jewman Charlotte Phenton Bethnal G. 1c 235
Keen Martha S A Wilkes Bethnal G. 1c 235
Phenton Thomas R Jewman Bethnal G. 1c 235
Wilkes George A Keen Bethnal G. 1c 235
Yewman Charlotte Phenton Bethnal G. 1c 235



When and were did he marry Caroline Archer ?

John

John Report 20 Jun 2010 21:36

hi having trouble tracing the phenton i have a thomas phenton born 1884 in colchester and he was married to caroline archer but their is no record on the sites and they are not on the census.
their is no army records for him just his medals records i could do with some help
his father was james and mother matilda