Thread: Bezer's in Gosport, Hants.

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

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

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.