closed Kathlyn Mary Sybil Crewe/Harris

[harris122]

Kathlyn Mary Sybil Crewe married Claude Spencer Harris on 22nd March 1929 in st lukes church in the parish of west norwood. Kathlyn was listed as being 24 Claude listed as 20 . they resided at 69 palace road London. Her father listed as William Charles Crewe profession engineer. Claudes father hubert Claude photographer mother is a witness Marian Spencer Harris.

The birth certificate I thought/ think maybe hers is 1st October 1903 overley cottages Danglingworth rd. Kathleen Mary father Charles Crewe, mother Fanny Crewe formerly keen fathers profession was farm labourer registered november 1903 cirencester gloucestershire.

in june 1929 Kathlyn Mary Sybil Harris gave birth in epsom sadly the baby was still born

1930 living in Alcester son peter born
1937 living in Bromsgrove judith born
1944 living in cirencester John born

Kathlyn is co owner of gas cylinder factory in cirencester
Her husband Claude sperates from wife and fathers a child with another woman though its thought he and Kathlyn divourced.

1948 husband Claude goes to Canada

Son Peter marries Elaine Simpson in 1955
1964 may 30th son Peter Hubert Spencer Harris dies and in funeral announcement it says mother and father Mr and Mrs Spencer Harris so it could be that they were not divourced.

Judith Ann married William Sprackling

John lived in Purdown Hospital and dies in 1997

Judith Ann dies 2000 in Rogate

Claude dies in Rogare 1987

[suzard]

I think she was plain old Kathleen Mary crewe -and she "jazzed" her name up a bit for her marriage to Claude!!!

She died as Kathleen mary harris - d.o.b. given as 1 Oct 1905
Either informant made a mistake and thought she was 2 years younger - or on the death cert the birth has been mistranscribed it is easy to mistake 3 for 5

My grandfather has age 30 on his cert - he was 36 and was informed he was 36 - but age has been mistranscribed from register to certificate

Suz

[harris122]

Thank you for that she has been a headache. I know Claude came from a very wealthy family and maybe she thought her father sounded more fun as william charles. it is a little sad that they felt the need to lie but it makes the hunt more fun for us. I was really gutted when I thought I had the wrong family . So now I can include Charles and Fanny Crewe in my tree. xxx

[suzard]

I would think so - but check Charles' name-  sometimes people use their middle names as forenames -and she did have a brother William Charles Crewe

Suz