See also

George Hector Blagdon (1911-1986)

Individual Events and Attributes

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1911, Register Entry for Baptism of George Hector Blagdon

  • Birth:

  • 2 Jun 1911

  • Stonehouse, Devon2 3

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  • Address: The House Boat, Richmond Walk

    The fact that the time of birth was recorded on Mary Blagdon's birth certificate indicates that she was a twin. From the birth registrations it is known that her twin was George H Blagden are but whether he was born before or after her is impossible to tell without George's birth certificate.

  • Birth Registration:

  • 8 Jul 1911 (age 0)

  • Register Office4

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  • Address: St Aubyn, Devonport, Devon

    As he was a twin it is assumed that his birth was registered at the same time as his sister Mary's.

  • Baptism:

  • 9 Jul 1911 (age 0)

  • St Andrew's Parish Church

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  • Address: Stoke Damerel, Devonport, Devon

    He was baptised just before his twin sister Mary. His parents would also have brought their older siblings.

  • Present (sibling):

  • 9 Jul 1911 (age 0)

  • Present at Baptism of his sister Mary Beatrice

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  • He had been baptised just before her.

  • Census (living with parents):

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 10)

  • 1921 Census - living with parents

  • Death:

  • 1986 (age 74-75)

  • Plymouth, Devon5

Marriage

  • Spouse:

  • Marjorie Kathleen Mercia Edwards (1914- )

  • Marriage:

  • 27 Jun 1936 (age 25)

  • St Mary and All Saints Parish Church6 7

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  • Address: Plymstock, Devon

  • 1939 Register (Household):

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 28)

  • Plympton St Mary, Devon8

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  • Address: 30 Plymstock Road

    The household consisted of George and his wife Marjorie. They shared the house with another couple.

Sources

1.

General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of George H. Blagdon, (FreeBMD website). Custom Id: Births 1911 Q3 Devonport, Vol. 5b, Page 508; Quarter and Year Sep 1911Surname BlagdonGiven Names George H.Mother's Maiden NameEnrightRegistration District DevonportGeorge had a twin Mary B. (264). General Register Office. Call Number: Births.

2.

Ibid. Cit. Date: Q3 1911. General Register Office. Call Number: Births.

3.

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: 2 June 1911. Pat Ward.

4.

Ibid. Date registered. Cit. Date: 8 July 1911. Pat Ward.

5.

England and Wales Death Registration Index, George Hector Blagdon, October 1986, Plymouth, Vol 21, Page 1827, General Register Office.

6.

Parish Register for Marriage of George Hector Blagdon and Marjorie Kathleen Mercia Edwards, St Mary and All Saints, Plymstock, Devon, 27 June 1936, Plymouth and West Devon Record Office.

7.

England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, George H Blagdon and Marjorie K M Edwards, Q2 1936, Plympton, Vol. 5b, Page 579, General Register Office.

8.

1939 Register: George Blagdon, 29 September 1939, National Archives, RG101/6882F.