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Southampton in 1934. Their first child, Horace, was born and died in the third quarter of 1934 suggesting that he had been conceived prior to their marriage. Interestingly, their later children seemed not to know of this first-born so suggesting that the event had not been talked about in the household. Arthur Gilbert (1936-2004) came next, followed by Keith Newton (b.1939), then Margaret (b.1941), followed six years later by their youngest, George Peter (known always as ‘Peter’) (1947-2011). All the children eventually married, but only Arthur’s marriage comes in the ambit of this chapter. Arthur married Sheila Taylor on 24 December 1960 in Blackpool, a date which was also the date of the bride’s birthday.
George and Kate’s third, Norman Eric (always known as Eric) married Queenie Wilhelmina Spender (1909-2001) in Dartford in 1939. They had no children and, although they sometimes talked of adopting, they never did so.
MERCHANT NAVY SEAMAN – 1835-1941 in FINDMYPAST
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Horace
1905
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Yorkshire
Yorkshire
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Horace Arthur
1905
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Bradford
Yorkshire
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Norman
1907
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Bradford
Yorkshire
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Norman Eric
1907
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Romford
Essex
George and Kate’s youngest child, Frederick, married Lilian Annie Biggs (1912-1970) in Willesden, London in 1935. They had Keith Leonard who was born on 25 March 1941.
Now trying to consider an overview in terms of changes in residences and occupations, there is nobody in the 1911 census from this grouping who was in the 1861 census, so there is a totally different set of individuals. Nevertheless, there
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