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I cant believe Ive got nowhere so soon with my maternal side. My Grandfather Clarence Henry Stephens b1912. His marraiage Apr 1937 stats his father as Clarence Henry Stephens Deceased. Thats as much as I can find. Also his mother was Gladys Henfrey and I cant find a marr for Henfrey & Stephens (not sure they were) or birth for both parties. Ive sent away for Clarence my grandfathers Birth Cert to see if Clarence was really his name on there as I cant think of any thing else. Ive looked through War records and found only 1 Clarence H Stephens he was married with children on his records (no names) and his resindent address was in Liverpool so cant be him.
Any suggestions of what I can do next, Surely I cant come to a dead end so early on....

Hi,

What area are you looking at. And have you any details in the 1901 census.

Could this be your Grandfather, in 1901 census he is with a family in Stonehouse in Gloucester, Parents Edward and Clara,

Births Sep 1887
STEPHENS Clarence. Stroud. 6a 338.

Hi I have nothing other than whats on the marr cert of Clarence H Stephens and Florence Beckett 1937 Manchester

That Clarence Henry Stephens in the WWI pension index is married to an Alice - so he is probably the Clarence Henry Stephens that married Alice Dillworth in 1915 in West Derby. I would think that there is a good chance that he is your Clarence's father and either his first wife died and he remarried or - he wasn't married to start with . The marriage certificate would say if he was a batchelor or a widower. There are so few Clarence Stephens in that area let alone Clarence Henrys that the chances are pretty good they are the same person. He was born 1892 so would have been old enough to be your Clarnces father

who are the witness on the marriage cert for william married 1937

here his birth

Births Jun 1912

STEPHENS Clarence H Henfrey Chorlton 8c 1553

no that one is my grandad who was apparently his fathers namesake.
Cant seem to find the wedding cert now but I remember the witness as G Stephens and was told that the sister was named Gladys after monther and I have found her birth in 1914 along with a henfrey (Also found a 3rd child who died that no one knew of) thanks

found this marriage

Marriages Sep 1924

Henfrey Gladys Robson Durham 10a 866
Robson George Henfray Durham 10a 866

also this marriage which was interesting in chorlton..
I know the surname is Stevenson though ...

Marriages Mar 1900
Singleton Thomas Henry Chorlton 8c 832
Stevenson Clarence Chorlton 8c 832
Vernon Minnie Jane Chorlton 8c 832
Wood Kate Elizabeth Chorlton 8c 832

hi Gladys supposidly remarried but my grandad said that he found out after his"step fathers" death that they never actually married but he changed his name to Stephenson for appearances so I wonder if she married his father befroe he dided(or if he did) This is why Im at a dead end. Not sure why though I cant find her atall

Where is that birth in 1914 ?

the only one I can see is this one

Births Sep 1914
Parker Gladys M Henfrey Bourne 7a 667

Sorry oct-Dec 1916 it was the additional child I found in 1914 sorry for the sketchy info but Ive switched computers and copie the GEN file but when I have reloaded onto my new PC it seems to have missed some info out that I put in notes

jlbriggs wrote:hi Gladys supposidly remarried but my grandad said that he found out after his"step fathers" death that they never actually married but he changed his name to Stephenson for appearances so I wonder if she married his father befroe he dided(or if he did) This is why Im at a dead end. Not sure why though I cant find her atall

So what was the name of this Step father?

was it that Robson one?

this the one that died ?

Births Mar 1914

STEPHENS Florence E Henfrey Chorlton 8c 1577

I cant see that 1916 one can you post the info JL?