John Plagis/Joan Bolton

[pml518]

Thanks for that Dawnsh. That site confirms September.

Paul

[carol8353]

Paul

It also confirms that Joan was also known as Penelope 

Carol

[dawnsh]

Hi Paul

Registrations after 1837 but prior to 1984 are compiled in 4 quarters Jan/Feb/Mar (March 1/4) April/May/June (June 1/4) July/Aug/Sept (Sept 1/4) and Oct/Nov/Dec (Dec 1/4). After 1984 they are compiled yearly with registrations recorded monthly.

freebmd confirms that the marriage was regiestered in the September 1/4 of 1944, the marriage took place in one of the 3 months making up that 1/4, either July, August or September.

Dawn

[carol8353]

I am thinking that perhaps she was born plain old Joan,but having married a WW2 fighter pilot ,decided that she'd prefer to be known by a more 'exclusive' name 

Dawn did that 2007 death give her DOB/YOB?

Carol

[dawnsh]

From the GRO death index 2007

Plagis, Penelope Anne born 9 Sept 1921
Death registered Kingston upon Thames September 2007

I also check the Probate calendars but there's no entry under this name.

Dawn

[carol8353]

Thanks Dawn- sadly no Joan A or Penelope A Bolton registered in the Sept or Dec 1/4 of 1921 

Could it be that this was a second marriage for her? Therefore she would not have been born a Bolton.Only a marriage cert would tell you that.

Unless whoever registered her death did not know her too well and didn't get the DOB right.

Carol

[pml518]

Hello to all who have contributed.

          I have managed to trace the niece of John Plagis, who has confirmed that his wife was known as Penelope or Penny but no other details.
          They apparently had a daughter called Romain who died of Polio at an early age. strangely I cannot find this birth listed altough there is a death listing for a Romayne H Plagis in Thanet in 1960. Four years after John left to go back to Rhodesia. So presumably divorced by then.
           Even more strange is that I live in the Thanet area so she maybe buried near by.