Harry Warner – Marriage(s)/early life

[Bill 4423]

The 1939 entry shows M against his marital status

Thank You. I guess I will never know for sure if Harry was married previous to Ida, not really a big deal for me, many thanks for all the information on this thread.

[CaroleW]

It’s not helped by the fact he was working in Fulham in 1939.  Occupation in 1939 is a close match to 1953 marriage cert.

I’ve looked at marriages from 1922 -1939 & there are 23 entries without middle names but none in Lancashire -apart from the one in 1938 which has already been eliminated - or Durham. 

[Bill 4423]

I was looking at this again and wondered anyone had any thoughts on the details below.
 
Harrys original entry on the 1939 register had 10 feb 1904 for his DOB, which is what I had, it is amended (written above) at some later date as 3rd of January 1914 This is struck through in red and you are directed to a further page where it has the 10.02.1904 DOB also has M (married) – his 1921 census age also suggests feb 1904.

On the amended first entry (above) it has FFB above the M – married entry, after a little research FFB is the area code for south Durham – Billingham, where harry and Ida lived!

Not sure if this could relate to anything, a first marriage? Or his marriage to Ida in 1953?

[CaroleW]

His estate was Administration only - as you mentioned earlier - he refused to make a will. 

I think you have to go with his birthdate on the 1939 register & his death cert - 10.2.1904 & in the absence of any other proof - you have to take his word that he was single when he married Ida.

IF - he did marry previously & divorce - he may have considered himself to be single but that is just assumption.  It should show divorced but it's dependant on what he declared