I don't subscribe to FMP but will sport a few pounds to solve one of my dead ends. I have mentioned before that James Lefevre was born in 1870, baptised, 1871 census then nothing until his death in 1945. Found that he married in 1890, as James Williams. Had seven children, could follow his movements from the church registers, always in the Shadwell area of London. 1911 census, with wife and four surviving children, aged from 20 to 1. His wife died in 1919, and he then moved house, and is in a house with several others on the electoral roll, among them Leah Robins and Elizabeth Shea. Later learned that these two were war widows. He stays at this address, 16 Station Street until the street is being demolished in 1936. Can't find him in 1937, but in 1938 and 1939 He is with Elizabeth Shea and Edward Shea, later learned that he was her son, living at 10 Stephen House, St Katherines Way, Stepney. In the first 1945 electoral roll this is the same, but the later one shows Elizabeth only. James died in March 1945 as James Lefever, Elizabeth died in 1952 and Edward would have been in the forces at that time. So my problem is why live for 50 years as Williams then change back? My hope was that there might be some annotation to explain this. Disappointed. Doesn't show under either name, nor Elizabeth Shea. So try address. According to the record there is only one house in St Katherine's Way, No 21, the Leightons living there. Tried Stephen House, only one entry, No31, the Ray's, although there are 38 family units on the 1939 Electoral Roll. Then I tried names of people who are in both the 1939 and the later 1945, in both Stephen House, St Katherine's Way and Matilda House, St Katherine's Way, and nothing shows up. I conclude there is something very incomplete about this list. Alec Lefevre --

On 13/11/2015 21:41, A Lefevre wrote: > I don't subscribe to FMP but will sport a few pounds to solve one of > my dead ends. I have mentioned before that James Lefevre was born in > 1870, baptised, 1871 census then nothing until his death in 1945. > > Found that he married in 1890, as James Williams. Had seven children, > could follow his movements from the church registers, always in the > Shadwell area of London. 1911 census, with wife and four surviving > children, aged from 20 to 1. His wife died in 1919, and he then moved > house, and is in a house with several others on the electoral roll, > among them Leah Robins and Elizabeth Shea. Later learned that these > two were war widows. He stays at this address, 16 Station Street until > the street is being demolished in 1936. Can't find him in 1937, but in > 1938 and 1939 He is with Elizabeth Shea and Edward Shea, later learned > that he was her son, living at 10 Stephen House, St Katherines Way, > Stepney. In the first 1945 electoral roll this is the > same, but the later one shows Elizabeth only. James died in March > 1945 as James Lefever, Elizabeth died in 1952 and Edward would have > been in the forces at that time. So my problem is why live for 50 > years as Williams then change back? My hope was that there might be > some annotation to explain this. > Asking the obvious, but are you sure the James Lefevre who died in 1945 is the same person as James Williams? -- Graeme Wall This account not read, substitute trains for rail.

On 13/11/2015 21:41, A Lefevre via wrote: > I conclude there is something very incomplete about this list. There is. A year or two ago I paid £42 to obtain details of a household containing my grandfather's cousin. Details were given of eight household members. On FMP only the first three are indexed, and on "unlocking" the household I find that they are the bottom three on a sheet. Using the reference number to look for the next sheet, it comes up with "Not Found". So it seems that FMP have failed to scan the sheet containing the remaining 5 household members. -- Brian Pears (Gateshead)