Help deciphering a name

[MonicaL]

Fascinating history  You must have enjoyed researching their lives.

Monica

[chinapaddy]

Dennis Corri wasn't new to changing his name. He was born Dennis Roughton Corri but when he enlisted in The Household Cavalry he gives his middle name as 'Ralph'. Perhaps he just didn't like the name 'Roughton'.
Dennis's Father Eugene Corri says in one of his books 'My father changed his surname from Corry to Corri to make it appear more Italian in the hopes of furthering his singing career.' Which is a strange quotation as his father Patricius Corri was never born Corry.

[MonicaL]

The freedom to be able to change what they wanted!

I wonder why Dennis didn't give his mother's name on his Rivier marriage cert but instead gave the name of his father's second partner, Edna.

Wonder where and when Madeline Hussey died. Eugene and Edna never married did they? Likely because Madeline was still alive and no divorce had taken place?

Monica

[Revolution]

Yes Ive created a family tree for my cousin. His DNA matches are all nicely fitting into the tree. There are Corri only family lines he matches to as well as Frank Rivier daughters.

When Ive done a bit more work Ill get a second opinion on it.

Next step is to find my cousins fathers mother who Frank had an affair with.

I have also been wondering about this!

I wonder why Dennis didn't give his mother's name on his Rivier marriage cert but instead gave the name of his father's second partner, Edna.

Wonder where and when Madeline Hussey died. Eugene and Edna never married did they? Likely because Madeline was still alive and no divorce had taken place?

[chinapaddy]

I have also been wondering about this!

I wonder why Dennis didn't give his mother's name on his Rivier marriage cert but instead gave the name of his father's second partner, Edna.

Wonder where and when Madeline Hussey died. Eugene and Edna never married did they? Likely because Madeline was still alive and no divorce had taken place?

Dennis may have subsequently had a falling out his step-mother.
The Scotsman 28 December 1933 report ends: 'Only Mrs Corri was with her husband when he died. Mr Corri leaves three sons.

 Eugene Corri had four sons with Edna, one had died in WWI. So including Dennis he left four sons.

[Revolution]

Dennis was 9 in 1901 so new who is mother was. Did he want to dissociate from her?

Did she have a mental breakdown?

His fathers first child with his stepmother was born remarkably quickly after the census

[chinapaddy]

Dennis was 9 in 1901 so new who is mother was. Did he want to dissociate from her?

Did she have a mental breakdown?

His fathers first child with his stepmother was born remarkably quickly after the census

Dennis's stepmother was born in Minnesota to Norwegian parents Edvard Wardcudorph and Anna Olsen.
1901 UK Census Edna Warendorph is single and living in Lambeth. (same area as Eugene Corri)

As well as being a Stockbroker. Eugene Corri was also a well-known boxing referee in the UK and USA and travelled many times to US where he likely met Edna.

The first three sons of Eugene and Edna are born with name of Warendorph and in 1909 youngest boy John Edward Krone is born Corri with MMN as Warendorph

1911 Uk Census All boys have the Corri surname and Edna is listed as 'Wife'. UK/USA/ Norway perhaps there is a marriage for Eugene and Edna somewhere. I haven't discovered it yet.

[MonicaL]

As a by and by...

I think Dennis has been included in family household entry for 1901 in error.

There is this alternative entry which I think is likely him:

Dennis Corri, 9 b. London, boarder
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9F1-F5K

He shows in a listing of boys at Thanet Hall College, St Peters Footpath, Margate. www.margatelocalhistory.co.uk/HotSpotViewer/OS_1907_Pics/St%20Peters%20Footpath.html

Monica

[MonicaL]

The last mention I can find so far of Madeline Sidney Hussey is this entry here https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/7eab0c0c-673d-4295-a664-a99e51a7e2a1

At this time, the 1905 electoral Rolls shows Eugene as residing 50 Great Cumberland Place.

Monica