Browns of Berkshire

[Jebber]

I’m sure it is the right family, Mabel’s mother was Edith Mary BAWLER born in Somerset in 1879. Edith married  Francis LESTER in 1906,  Then Edith married Frederick William PREBBLE in Box Wiltshire on the 21 July 1909 she said she was a widow. I haven’t found a death for Francis. I looked both for Francis and Frank with no luck.

[chalkeydave]

Thank you once again Jebber.

[CaroleW]

I am sure it's the right Mabel - just not certain it's the right Reginald in view of the birthdate and commonality of the surname.  My advice was to buy a copy of their marriage cert to check his fathers name & occupation and it may also show Reginalds age when he married.

Freebmd have 2 births in the June qtr 1900 and one in the Sept qtr - none in Berks.  Mabel was b Somerset so who knows

[Jebber]

I am sure it's the right Mabel - just not certain it's the right Reginald in view of the birthdate and commonality of the surname.  My advice was to buy a copy of their marriage cert to check his fathers name & occupation and it may also show Reginalds age when he married.

Freebmd have 2 births in the June qtr 1900 and one in the Sept qtr - none in Berks.  Mabel was b Somerset so who knows

Reginald’s, birth  1898
BROWN Reginald qtr 3, vol 2c, page 250 mmn RICHARDSON.

 Kingsclere is the registration district for East Woodhay where he was living.

Reginald’s parents marriage.

The Parish Church Burghclere 27 Nov, 1890 after Banns.
Tom Lidston BROWN 25 bac, Carpenter father Thomas BROWN labourer.
Louisa RICHARDSON 22 sp,  father William RICHARDSON labourer
Witnesses William RICHARDSON & Ellen RICHARDSON.

[CaroleW]

I am aware of the 1898 birth reg from earlier replies - but poster has not confirmed where that info has come from or whether it is verified. 

From opening post

I’m wondering if I’ve been given information about another Brown.

There is no doubt that a Reginald Brown married Mabel Lester.  Mabel's details are clear but there is no info to support that the Reginald Brown she married is the one b Kingsclere 1898 given his birthdate in 1939.

The 1901 census for the Reginald b 1898 shows his father as Thomas Lidstone Brown occ carpenter.   Thomas L  died aged 42 & was buried 9.3.1907

It is a distinctive name so if the marriage cert for Reginald & Mabel shows it as his father - bingo.  If not - then wrong Reginald