DEDMAN - Sawbridgeworth

[wamwig]

Hi All

I'm wondering if anyone has an Elizabeth L E Dedman from Sawbridgeworth in their records, she married my Gt uncle Harry Marriot Smith in 1914 and he died of wounds received at High Wood on the Somme in October 1916.

No one in the family seems to know of her and the one person who might have known something, my grandmother Harrys sister, passed away a good few years ago now.

Harry is buried at Dernancourt and is commemorated on both the memorial at Hertford (where his mother lived) and at Sawbridgeworth (presumably where he lived with Elizabeth. The Dedman family were from Sawbridgworth and I would like to know what happened to Elizabeth after Harry was killed.

Thanks

[SaWbfisHES]

I have been researching SAWBRIDGEWORTH for many years and have
Elizabeth L E DEDMAN born 1895 on my chart. I have a possible but very likely line going back 3 generations from this.  I have no ongoing line for her which I believe you are more interested in.  If you are interested I can give you details but as I have just joined RootsChat I am not sure how to go on from here.

[[Ray]]

Hi

I've PM'd what i have found, as there is a (albeit remote) possibility that the lady may still be alive.

There is a double entry in the registration so her(his) name may not (only) be what you think.

Ray

[wamwig]

Very remote I should think Ray she would be the UK's oldest resident by far by now!

Hi SaWbfisHES

Thanks for that why not PM (private message) me with what you have?

WW

[SaWbfisHES]

Have searched my 80 plus DE(A)DMANrecords and I can't add any details to what you have already but I can go back 3 generations on Elizabeth Lilian Emma in SAWBRIDGEWORTH if you want that

[Woody32]

If you check the Christening records on Ancestry you will find ...Harry Marriott Smith was the father of two Girls...you may be able to work forward from there.

[wamwig]

Hi Woody

I had seen on freebmd that there were two Smith girls born with Dedman as the mothers maiden name between 1914 (when they were married) and 1916 (when Harry was killed) and I went to HALS to try to look up the Christening records although those years for Sawbridgeworth seem to be the only ones not on microfilm!! Hadnt thought of looking at Ancestry, I shall look further, fascinating, looks like cousins my father never knew he had!

Thanks

WW

[Woody32]

It looks like one of the girls didn't marry but the other may have..and they may have had children,
I think i can post these because of the death.

Christening.
Margery Nina Marriott Smith
30 Mar 1916
Christening -  4 Jun 1916
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England
Father's name -  Harry Marriott Smith
Mother's name - Elizabeth Lilian Emma

Marriage
Margery N Smith
William Hay
Apr-May-Jun 1937

[wamwig]

Woody

Thanks for that, I did just look on Ancestry but couldnt find it either looking in the wrong place or my subscription doesnt cover it!

Could you PM me details of the other daughter?

Thanks

WW