Anne, you are correct in this being not my Henry John LEE as I just downloaded the images and gave this some close scrutiny. The first page does say yes to being married but written next is the word separated. However the clincher was where he said he was born in Surrey and a corresponding Freebmd record has him registered as Henry James at Guildford in 1878. Oh well back to the drawing board with this one ! Also my mistake Henry's wife was always Ellen or Helen Flynn from Liverpool, which is the same one you found in 1881 and registered in 1879. What's your make on the 1911 housekeeper Ellen LEE who has 2 children taking on the name of the head of household Ernest Cowell? Should I try to locate the eldest son Ernest Cowell LEE's birth registration and also Ellen LEE's death (assuming she stayed somewhere near Bury in Lancashire) and didn't re-marry . There may be mention of Henry LEE in that record somewhere perhaps? There seems to be no corresponding birth registration for this mother/housekeeper in Lancashire where she states and in 1879 under Ellen LEE! I have noted an Ernest Cowell died in September 1922 at Chorlton in Lancashire aged 44 (1878!) which may be the head of household. cheers from Bob in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: Anne Chambers Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 8:38 PM To: genbrit@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Fw: Henry John LEE? Anne Chambers wrote: > > > The service record for Henry JAMES Lee, RASC does not say anything about > him being married/separated, just > says next of kin P Pritchard living with him as his wife. He's actually signed his attestation form 'Henry James Lee' so it's not a clerical error. I think the chances of his being your Henry John Lee are slight. -- Anne Chambers South Australia anne dot chambers at bigpond dot com