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    Default Bezer's in Gosport, Hants.

    Hi,
    I am struggling to find any history on my father's siblings' side.

    My father was William George Bezer (Portsmouth 1905), siblings were Hilda Thirza Bezer 1903, Freda Clara? Bezer 1912, Reginald Sydney Bezer 1909.

    I believe Hilda & Freda to have been living at 103? Elson Road, Gosport, around 1954/1958, Possibly with their parents William and Priscilla. I don't know if Hilda/Freda were married. Hilda may have been a Steven? and Freda a Cleave.

    Any help will be much appreciated.

    Regards,
    Peter.

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    Hi Peter

    Welcome to the site.

    From the following 2 records it would appear that Hilda did not marry or reverted to using her maiden name before her death

    Birth Index

    Name: Hilda Thirza Bezer
    Year of Registration: 1903
    Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
    District: Portsmouth (1900 Onw)
    County: Hampshire
    Volume: 2b Page: 438

    Death Index

    Name: Hilda Thirza Bezer
    Birth Date: 13 May 1903
    Death Registration Month/Year: 1975
    Registration district: South East Hampshire
    Inferred County: Hampshire
    Volume: 20 Page: 1657

    This looks like the marriage for Freda

    Marriage Index

    Name: Freda C Bezer
    Spouse Name: Geoffrey H Stevens
    Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1936
    Registration district: Portsmouth
    Registration county (inferred): Southampton
    Volume Number: 2b Page Number: 1350

    And sadly it may be that Reginald died as a youngster

    Birth Index

    Name: Reginald Sydney Bezer
    Year of Registration: 1909
    Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
    District: Portsmouth (1900 Onw)
    County: Hampshire
    Volume: 2b Page: 508

    Death Index

    Name: Reginald S Bezer
    Estimated birth year: abt 1910
    Year of Registration: 1912
    Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
    Age at Death: 2
    District: Portsmouth (1900 Onw)
    County: Hampshire
    Volume: 2b Page: 639
    Last edited by Geniegenie; 26-01-2011 at 12:02 AM.

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    There is another marriage record which fits in with the Cleave Surname that you mentioned, but as a 2nd marriage for Freda

    Name: Freda C Stevens
    Spouse Name: Harry C Cleave
    Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1961
    Registration district: Gosport
    Registration county (inferred): Hampshire
    Volume Number: 6b Page Number: 654
    Last edited by Geniegenie; 26-01-2011 at 12:03 AM.

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    Death Index

    Name: Freda Clara Cleave
    Birth Date: 28 May 1912
    Death Registration Month/Year: Jun 2000
    Age at death (estimated): 88
    Registration district: South East Hampshire
    Inferred County: Hampshire
    Register number: G59
    District and Subdistrict: 5012
    Entry number: 256

    This may be the birth index record for Freda’s 2nd husband

    Name: Harry C Cleave
    Year of Registration: 1910
    Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
    District: Portsmouth (1900 Onw)
    County: Hampshire
    Volume: 2b Page: 490

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    Name: Harry Charles Cleave
    Birth Date: 24 Aug 1910
    Death Registration Month/Year: Feb 1991
    Age at death (estimated): 80
    Registration district: South East Hampshire
    Inferred County: Hampshire
    Volume: 20 Page: 1925

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    Wow, that is impressive Geniegenie. I have spent ages trying to track this side of my family and you do it overnight.

    The Stevens/Cleave solves one part of the jigsaw that was causing confusion. I remember visiting my cousin Paul Stevens, but wasn't even sure how it was spelt.

    The early death of Reginald explains why information was hard to come by.

    I have another mystery of a Brenda, who we believed was a Bezer, but the only one in that time-frame doesn't seem to fit in. I will be visiting the Portsmouth Records Office in Feb, so may be back on that one ;o)

    Thanks again,

    Peter Bezer.
    Last edited by BezerSurname; 26-01-2011 at 05:34 PM. Reason: Spelling

 

 

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