See also
Mary Beatrice Blagdon, 1947, age 36
Name:
Mary Beatrice Blagdon1
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
1911, Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth for Mary Beatrice Blagdon
2011, Register Entry for Baptism of Mary Beatrice Blagdon
1989, Certified Copy of an Entry of Death for Mary Beatrice Wallace
1989, Probate for Mary Beatrice Wallace
Birth:
2 Jun 1911
Address: Richmond Walk, Devonport, Devon
The addition of a time (11.20 p.m.) to the Date of Birth on her birth certificate indicates that she was a twin. From the birth registrations it is known that her twin was George H Blagden but whether he was born before or after her is impossible to tell without George's birth certificate. However, as he was baptised before her he was probably the older twin.
Residence:
frm 2 Jun 1911 to 5 Mar 1935 (age 0-23)
the House Boat 'Mayflower'1
Address: Richmond Walk, Devonport, Devon
with her parents and siblings who had not left home. She was born there and was married from there. The fact that she lived on a houseboat may have given rise to the Wallace family's gossip that she came from a boat building family. In fact her father was a plumber who worked for Naval Ordnance.
Birth Registration:
8 Jul 1911 (age 0)
the Register Office2
Address: Devonport, Devon
Baptism:
9 Jul 1911 (age 0)
the Parish Church of St Andrew5
Address: Stoke Damerel, Devonport, Devon
Her twin brother George was baptised just before her. Her parents almost certainly took her older siblings to the service but who else was there is not known.
Census (living with parents):
19 Jun 1921 (age 10)
1921 Census - living with parents
Present:
24 Sep 1956 (age 45)
Present at the burial of Amy Winifred Wakefield
Executor:
6 Jul 1959 (age 48)
Russell was executor for estate of Albert Isaac Blagdon
spouse:
7 Apr 1964 (age 52)
Death of spouse Harry
Death:
5 Oct 1989 (age 78)
Derriford Hospital6
Cause: a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Address: Plymouth, Devon
Death Registration:
6 Oct 1989
Register Office6
Address: Plymouth, Devon
Probate:
12 Dec 1989
Bristol7
Address: 3 Underhill Road, Stoke, Plymouth
Her estate was worth £109,668 most of which probably came from the sale of her house. The executors are not known, neither are the beneficiaries.
Family of Harry Victor Wallace and Mary Beatrice Blagdon, 1947
Spouse: Harry Victor Wallace, 1947, age 34
1935, Certified Copy of and Entry of Marriage for Harry Victor Wallace and Mary Beatrice Blagdon
Spouse:
Marriage:
5 Mar 1935 (age 23)
Address: Devonport, Devon
No photographs or other details of the wedding exist so it is not possible to determine who attended the wedding apart from the witnesses. However, it is possible to make an educated guess. The bride's father Albert Blagdon would almost certainly have been a guest as his wife Annie was a witness. Also, Bertram Waring who was the groom's mother's husband as the groom's mother Amy was the other witness. The groom's siblings Roy and Winifred who were unmarried were almost certainly guests, also Doris Wallace who was the wife of the groom's brother Leslie. At the time Leslie was serving in H.M.S. Rodney which was part of the Home Fleet and he would have attended if Rodney had been in Devonport. Although the bride had seven siblings, some of whom may have been married and living in the Devonport area, insufficient is known about the family to speculate who may have attended the wedding. The reception was probably held in groom's parent's house at 25 Dingle Road, Devonport as the Bride's parents lived in a houseboat which would hardly have provided a suitable venue. Where the couple honeymooned is not known - probably in one of the coastal resorts such as Torquay.
1939 Register (Household):
29 Sep 1939 (age 28)
Plymouth, Devon10
Address: 49a Tavistock Road
Although Harry is in the Navy he is shown as living at home which probably mean that he was serving in HMS Drake - the Naval barracks in Devonport.
They had several children but all miscarried or were still born11
General Register Office, Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage for Harry Victor Wallace and Mary Beatrice Blagdon, (7 Feb 2006 in response to Application No COL117779). Custom Id: MXC432240; Pat Ward.
General Register Office, Certified Copy for an Entry of Birth for Mary Beatrice Blagdon, (Provided by GRO on 25 November 2009 in response to Application No1821468-1). Custom Id: BXCE 245227; Cit. Date: 8 July 1911. Pat Ward.
General Register Office, Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage for Harry Victor Wallace and Mary Beatrice Blagdon, (7 Feb 2006 in response to Application No COL117779). Custom Id: MXC432240; Date of Marriage5 Mar 1935Bride's NameMary Beatrice BlagdonBride's Age23. Pat Ward.
CRI(E&W) for Birth of Mary B. Blagdon, Event Type: Birth`, Registration District: Devonport, Volume: 5b, Page: 508, (Period, Jul-Sep 1911). Quarter and Year Sep 1911Surname BlagdonGiven Names Mary BMother's Maiden NameEnrightRegistration District Devonport. General Register Office. Call Number: Births.
Rev. S G Ponsonby, Register Entry for Baptism of Mary Beatrice Blagdon, (Find My Past website). Custom Id: Baptisms 1911, Page 16?, No. 1065; Cit. Date: 9 July 1911. Plymouth and West Devon Record Office.
General Register Office, Certified Copy for an Entry of Death for Mary Beatrice Wallace, (24 November 1989 by General Register Office in response to Application Mo. 1821468-2). Custom Id: OBDY 217332; Cit. Date: 5 October 1989. Pat Ward.
Grant of Probate: Mary Beatrice Wallace, 12 December 1989, Principal Probate Registry, Volume W Page8439.
General Register Office, Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage for Harry Victor Wallace and Mary Beatrice Blagdon, (7 Feb 2006 in response to Application No COL117779). Custom Id: MXC432240; Cit. Date: 5 March 1935. Pat Ward.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Marriage of Wallace, Harry V and Blagdon, Mary B, (FreeBMD and FindMyPast websites). Custom Id: Marriages 1935 Devonport Vol. 5b, Page 585; Cit. Date: Q1 1935. General Register Office.
1939 Register: Harry V Wallace, 29 September 1939, National Archives.
Jack Ward, Extract from The Wallace Family for Harry Victor Wallace and his wife Mary (nee Blagdon), (20 Nov 2009). Harry Victor Wallace married Mary Blagdon .... They had several children but all miscarried or were still born. Dowell-Wallace Data Base.