sadbrewer Posted 19 September , 2020 Share Posted 19 September , 2020 14 hours ago, lyndaf said: hi everyone and hope everyone's ok i wanted to know what happened to his widow and children? did they have a rough time afterwards? many thanks for your help lyndaf He married Emma Moore in the September quarter of 1904 in Spalding....having sons Edgar in 1906 and Frank W in late 1911. I can't see a remarriage for Emma at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Inspector Posted 19 September , 2020 Share Posted 19 September , 2020 Hi Looks like Emma was present as a witness at Frank William's wedding on 8.8.1936 @ All Saints ,Norwood, Croydon to Doris Budgen. Signed E. Lenthall. Frank died Nov.2003 and Doris 1977. Emma died 1958,Surrey. Edgar Harry died 1993, Basingstoke. he married Eleanor Kathleen Shepherd/Cannon July 1931. Regards Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxD Posted 19 September , 2020 Share Posted 19 September , 2020 A widowed Emma Lenthall born 4 Apr 1871 (same as pension date) was living with a Hedley Wiles and family in 1939 in Slough. Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Inspector Posted 21 September , 2020 Share Posted 21 September , 2020 (edited) Hi All 1939 register Amelia Abbott (Moore) also with the family is one of Emma's elder sisters, b.18.11.1865..public tree here...https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/22281305/person/18025581041/facts Hilda Mary Abbott (Amelia's daughter) m Henry Norman Wyles, June 1936, Eton, Bucks. Regards Barry Edited 21 September , 2020 by The Inspector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martindp Posted 14 August , 2022 Share Posted 14 August , 2022 Hi Lynda Edgar (HCB's eldest son) was my maternal grandfather. My mother, Edgar's youngest child, knew Emma well in her years as a widower bringing up Edgar & Frank. She never remarried and very likely never properly recovered from the loss of her husband. HCB was a professional solider by all accounts and volunteered to join up again for WW1. We have copies of cards and letters sent by HCB to Emma during the last year or so of his service. I've also photo's. I'm curious about HCB's South Africa service. I have been to Mendingham to pay my respects at his grave. Frank's son is well although, like my mother, both well into their 80's now. I assume you're aware of HCB's ancestral link to Speaker Lenthall? so glad to have found your thread. b/w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 14 August , 2022 Admin Share Posted 14 August , 2022 Welcome to the forum. @lyndaf hasn’t visited the forum for a couple of years. With luck , my tag will alert her to your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 14 August , 2022 Share Posted 14 August , 2022 (edited) Welcome to the forum , Martin! Always good when a descendant picks up a thread. I provided the link to his service record on Findmypast earlier on. It is also on Ancestry. He was with 2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment and earned the Queen's South Africa medal with clasps Paardeberg, Cape Colony and Transvaal. King's South Africa medal with bars 1901 and 1902. The medal roll confirming this is on Ancestry. His service record shows he was in South Africa 14/1/1900- 23/6/1900 and again 27/11/1900-4/9/1903. Charlie Edited 14 August , 2022 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martindp Posted 30 November , 2022 Share Posted 30 November , 2022 Thanks Charlie - I will share with the family. very best wishes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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