V Strother the plot thickens

[Karen Strother]

Hi all
Marriage cert of Valdemar to Dorothy May Cassells in 1923 his age is given as 22, - father William Edward Strother mother Nellie Hill.
Death cert according to family has the name Albert Edward Strother.


Back to the drawing board
Karen

 

[gibbo]

Hi Karen,

Is there any occupation written on any of the cert. for the suposed fathers?

 

[Karen Strother]

Hi Gibbo
The death cert info I got from a cousin. His mother was the informant - daughter of Val and wasn't sure on her father's father name.
Cheers
Kaz

 

[duckweed]

When did he join Army? A lot of recruits knocked a year or more off their age.

 

[juliejtp]

Hi Karen,

Are you able to see the original birth record, or a baptism, there may have been a mistake when entering the fathers names. Just a thought.

 

[Karen Strother]

Hi Karen,

Are you able to see the original birth record, or a baptism, there may have been a mistake when entering the fathers names. Just a thought.

Hi Julie
I have the original birth and marriage certificates, that's when the trouble started!
Karen

 

[Karen Strother]

Hi guys,
Gibbo, Julie and Duckweed - I don't think he knew the truth nor did the family. I don't believe William Smith married Nellie and maybe deserted her - she did after all have a brood of children (her husband William Edward had died February 1899).

Cheers

 

[gibbo]

Hi Gibbo
There is no surname just VALDMER LANCE then "not present written under it. Notice the "A" is missing too. What a mess! I will PM you.
Kaz

Hi Kaz,
Must say a interesting birth cert. you have:2fun::2fun:

For those who have replied to this post, Smith is noted on the cert. as father and also he was the informant of the birth of Val.

 

[AussieStrother]

i remember a saying me nan had bout pops...

victor ? lance poo,d his pants,on the road to esperance.lol.

ahh the things that stick in your head as a kid...maybe there was some truth to it..hehe