Harry James Vernon

[Clairekellet]

I know...where does he disappear to & what happened to George Edwin?

[Clairekellet]

The oldest daughter Amy Elizabeth marries Henry Jackson in 1908-the year after my Grandather is born.Surely there was gossip at the wedding.Someone must know something!

[zetlander]

zetlander..yes we came across that Harry in a previous thread but dates dont tally up as my Grandfather was born to Harry James & Sarah Amy Cook in 1907 and my Grandfather said his father was in his sixties,much older than his mother.

I think the advert for any beneficiaries of Harry S Thompson 1942 where it looks as if he used 5 aliases including Harry James Vernon merits further checking.
(I can't think why anyone would use 5 aliases!)
Harry Stantiford Thompson was born on 18 May 1877 in Portsmouth the only child of Grace Lane (Stantiford) from Devon and William Thompson from Belfast.
Harry Stantiford was a wealthy man he registered properties in his name in  1930 and 1931.
In 1939 he is living at 40 Grosvenor Road Brentford with a nurse. No sign of his wife Kate Florence although he is described as married.
He dies in 1942 in Brentford and the fact that they are advertising for relatives suggests he hadn't made a will?? he was an only child and may not have had any more children after Harry James was born in 1907.
Harry S Thompson m

[zetlander]

oops - pressed wrong button!

H S Thompson married in Q3 1907 so if he was the father of Harry George he wouldn't have been around for very long.

Your grandfather may have known very little about his father and may be mistaken when he says he was in his 60's when he was born.
I wouldn't discount Harry S Thompson as being the father of your grandfather just on that basis.
But how to prove things one way or another ?
Even if this is the wrong track I'd be interested to know why someone would be open about using 5 aliases!!

[Clairekellet]

He is around tho and can be traced till 1911 with Sarah Amy at Manor Gdns and then later at Hornsey Rd till at least 1929.
I wish this was him but I think it's a red herring as nothing ties up

[Clairekellet]

In 1911, H.S.Thompson( 34) & Kate Florence Thompson(24) are living in Fulham with their one year old boy Harold Edward.

[zetlander]

When Harry Stantiford Thompson used those aliases he may have just made the names up and 'changed' his name or he could have used the names of existing people like Henry James Vernon.

But why have 5 ! aliases ?

[heywood]

Harry S Thompson was a ‘Publisher Sporting’ in 1911
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWL4-M7Y

In 1901, he was a Baker’s Assistant
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9XG-92S

[carol8353]

When Harry Stantiford Thompson used those aliases he may have just made the names up and 'changed' his name or he could have used the names of existing people like Henry James Vernon.

But why have 5 ! aliases ?

That is exactly what I was thinking. Did he meet "your" Harry and decide for some reason choose his name as one of his many aliases ?