Harold Searle New Malden

[terryjwatts]

I am looking for any information on my Grandfather Harold Searle (known as Bert). He was born at The Union Infirmary, Wimbledon in 1904 and his mother was Florence Searle (unmarried). He was brought up in or around New Malden by an Uncle and was a stone mason by trade.

[louisa maud]

Do you know his date of birth and did he have a middle christian name

There is a marriage Dec qtr 1924 at Kingston to Esther K Kavanagh


Louisa Maud

[terryjwatts]

Thank you for your prompt reply. My grandfathers middle name was Albert and he was born on 6th April 1904 (I have also found out the union infirmary was in Kingston not Wimbledon which is where his mother was living at the time). He was married to Esther Kavanagh although I did not know it was 1924. Their eldest child, Joan Mary Searle born 30th May 1925 was my mother.

I was told that he was brought up by an uncle possibly Tom Searle and that his mother later married a James Preston and had an extensive family in the East Ham area of London. I am in contact with some of my cousins from that marriage and although they knew my grandfather very well they are unable to shed any light on the Searle side of the family. Florence was born in Deptford in 1884 and her mother was Elizabeth Searle who was born in Walworth in 1851.

Any information on the Searles' would be usefull but my main interest at the moment is my grandfathers life between 1904 and 1925 when my mother was born.

Many thanks

Terry

[louisa maud]

Hello Terry
Thomas Albert Searle died 1979 in Kingston upon Thames it states he was born 06/04/1904, he does not seem to be registered at birth with the added christian name, sometimes they were added on baptism

You might need to look at the 1911 census for him and an uncle,  that is if his mother had already given him up to his uncle Tom

Is this of any use
Henry Thomas Searle died October 1931 Kingston upon Thames poss aged 63

Louisa Maud

[louisa maud]

I don't know if you have any census information but I found the following
1891 Florence is at home with 7 other siblings, father David and mother Elizabeth no sign of a  Tom/Thomas
1901 Florence is a servant in Wimbledon

Louisa Maud

[terryjwatts]

Thank you for the information which is very usefull and fills in a few more gaps. I found out this morning that his uncle Tom Searle appears to be a red herring and he was in fact living with an uncle called William F Searle And Aunt Susan.
Once again thank you for everything.

Terry Watts

[louisa maud]

william Searle does appear on 1881/1891born 1872

LM

[louisa maud]

Does this fit in
William Frederick Searle
Married
Susan Mary A Keep
Kingston
June qtr 1904
ref 2a 867

Louisa Maud

[louisa maud]

Terry
You need to buy a few units for 1911, this will tell you where he is and with whom he is living,
LM