John Kent and his wife (probably Louisa Maria Hadley)

[Cas (stallc)]

Good spot SS

Louisa Maria Harris can be found in 1921 same area with parents. Age 45 and 7 mths, she is a spinster occ. Midwife

1921 If access - https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/63150/records/19291424

Also in household
HARRIS, ETHEL  HILDA  mmn   DALTON 
GRO Reference: 1897  S Quarter in LEDBURY  Volume 06A  Page 452
 
The Louisa with John Kent in 1921 is age 44 and 4 Mths.

Census was June 1921

Cas

[PAK]

Thanks again. Working on the assumption that she might have been known (or at  least recorded) with a different surname, I've done some more aearching but still no sign of a marriage record. So my notes re John read "He may or may not have married Louisa Maria Hadley at some time not yet found but probably around 1895."
Unless there are some marriage records squirrelled away that have not yet been transcribed to a website, it looks as if they never married. One of those brick walls, I'm afraid, but again many thanks for the interest.

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Are they the ones with daughter Lily born 1895/6? Have you found her birth to check for mother’s name?

Ostensibly she is "Lillian Winifred Kent" born in 1896 in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, but I can find no birth registration.

It seems she went on to marry William Poyser, with later records providing a birth date of 13th March.

John and Louisa have also "adopted" 10-year-old George Adams by 1921, according to the census. Both of his parents are still alive.

Queenie 

1939 and death of Lilian record dob 13.3.1896.

I have a feeling Louisa & John Kent adopted Lilian as below.

SS

added, Ada's parents
Father   James Langstone
Mother   Winifred

Ada dies as

Deaths Mar 1938   
PUDDEPHAT    Ada    61    Brentford    3a   299   

[trish1120]

From FreeREG

Baptism;
15 Feb 1897 St Augustine of Canterbury, Rugeley, Staffordshire
LILIAN WINIFRED Langstone, Female
Parents names not given

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2 West Villa William Road, Great Malvern, Malvern U.D., Worcestershire, England

The above address is the same as 1921 census posted by Cas re Louisa Maria Harris. This address in 1939 war register has Emily Harris 1853, Rose E Harris 1884--mother and sister to Louisa.

Below death of Louisa Maria Harris.

Are Louisa Maria Harris and Louisa Kent the same lady as they appear in 2 1921 census? Answers on a postcard 

Louisa Maria Hadley/Harris was born 21st November 1875-parents John & Emily--so seemingly not Louisa Kent in 1939 dob 5.11.1875

SS

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Louisa MAY Kent died 4.12.1957 at 5 Silver Street, Uttoxeter. Widow of  John Kent (Gardener). Address as per 1921 & 1939

Informant L W Poyser "ADOPTED Daughter" The Wharf, Shardlow, Derby--address as per 1939 and probate record.

SS

[PAK]

Wow - that took a lot of work to sort out the wheat from the chaff! I think the conclusion is that Louisa Mary Harris is a red herring, albeit understandably coincidental. It still seems that L M Hadley and John Kent never actually tied the knot in a formal sense. The new aspect to me is that Lilian Winifred was also adopted some time before 1901. So my records have now been updated to that effect.
Many thanks to all.

[Dundee]

You need to read over the thread again.  Louisa HARRIS and Louisa HADLEY are the same person.

Debra 

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Bingo, I have now found the birth of Louisa born5.11.1873 great Malvern. I have the gro birth cert downloaded but I’m away and cannot attach whilst only have mobile . Her surname MUNDY, parents William and Ann nee’ smith. Found in 1881/1891 census.

SS