NameMarjorie Nora Lys [3, Birth, Q4 of 1898, Wareham dist, vol 5A, p. 269], [3, Death, Q1 of 1985, Windsor & Maidenhead dist, vol 19, p. 860]
Birth3 Sep 1898, Bere Regis, Dorset
Baptism2 Oct 1898, Bere Regis church, Dorset
Death11 Mar 1985, Flat 54 Belle Vue Gdns, Belle Vue Rd, Southbourne, Bournemouth
General1st dau.
Notes for Marjorie Nora Lys
Her birth index:
Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
LYS, MARJORIE NORA PARK
GRO Reference: 1898 D Quarter in WAREHAM Volume 05A Page 269
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Her baptism register image found on Ancestry, transcript by me:
[ Bere Regis > 1865-1905 ]
“ Page 119
“Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Bere Regis
“in the County of Dorset in the Year 1898
“. . . .
“When baptized: 1898 Oct 2
“When Born: 1898 Sep 3rd
“No: 950
“Child’s Forename: Marjorie Nora
“Parents’ Forenames: George & Nora Mary Beatrice
“Parents’ surname: Lys
“Abode: Bere regis
“Profession: M.R.C.S.
Celebrant: HSK Bellain
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No children found for her and James harrington.
She was not found on the 1939 Register. I searched just with her forenames and her birth date and she was not to be found. Nor was she at her parents.
There was a Marjorie N Harrington who m. a Bernard M Bardwell in Q4 of 1930 in Brentford Middlesex, which would account for her not being found in 1939.
Also there was a Marjorie Nora who died on 18 March 1985 in Bournemouth and had £63614 at probate. This person had her death registration in Windsor and Maidenhead and was given a birth date of 4 Sep 1898. This is looking very much like her.
So I have ordered her will so see what it says.
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They may have moved to Scotland after marriage and had children there.
Two children has been identified:
1. Deborah Ann Harrington, god-daughter of Audrey Beatrice Lys, sister of this Marjorie Nora Harrington, née Lys. See Audrey Beatriuce Lys’ Will Notes). If Deborah was under 18, the legacy was to be sent ℅ A P Harrington: probably the next, Andrew Patrick Harrington.
2. Andrew Patrick Harrington, of the same address as Deborah Ann, another beneficiary in Audrey’s will.
These need a fresh look at the Scots records to see if their births can be identified there.
I have found these births on Scotland’s People:
Surname Forename Gender Year Ref RD Name
HARRINGTON ANDREW PATRICK M 1928 644/23 189 Scotstoun and Yoker
HARRINGTON JAMES C LYS M 1922 567/2 145 Gourock
HARRINGTON JEAN MARJORIE F 1926 569/ 33 Kilmacolm
And this will was found:
Surname First name Date of probate Probate number Date of death Document type Registry
HARRINGTON ANDREW PATRICK 06 March 2012 3751046 22 November 2011 Grant and will Winchester
It looks like he married Pauline Chambers in 1951 in Croydon, Surrey.
And they had one child:
Last name First name(s) Year Of Birth Year Of Death Year Location
Harrington Deborah A 1955 — 1955 Marylebone, London,
So, above, I got that wrong. The people in Audrey Beatrice Lys’s will were her nephew A P H and his daughter, her gt-niece, Deborah Anne.
Said Deborah is one or none of 10 marriages in England and Wales from 1981 to 2005. No idea if any of those are hers!
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But Marjorie Nora Harrington died in England, her death index, but with her birth date one day out from the baptism record:
First name(s) Marjorie Nora
Last name Harrington
Gender Female
Birth day 4
Birth month 9
Birth year 1898
Death quarter 1
Death year 1985
District Windsor & Maidenhead
Register number 385
County Berkshire
Volume 19
Page 860
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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See her will notes for a declaration of her family, three of whom were mentioned. Of these Peter Leslie had not been found before but his birth is on Scotland’s People, twice:
Surname Forename Gender Year Ref RD Name
HARRINGTON PETER LESLIE M 1923 559/B 60 Bridge Of Weir
HARRINGTON PETER LESLIE M 1923 569/ 68 Kilmacolm
And he married a Christobel W DIAS in 1948 in Scotland
We now have four candidates for her offspring, first the above three and last the fourth as an addition from her will. Let’s put them in order and see if births, spouses and any deaths can be found:
Forenames Birth Spouse Death Yr Residence
Year
James C Lys 1922 None fpund None in Gt Britain
Peter Leslie 1923 C W Diaz None Leabrae, Cardross by Dumbarton, Scotland
Andrew Patrick 1928 Chambers 2011 Imbers, Grubwood Lane, Cookham Dean, Maidenhead
Jean Marjorie 1926 Harris None Not stated
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In conclusion, I am going to leave out James C Lys. It is so tempting to assume that he was the son of Marjorie Nora Lys, but there is no free evidence for this. His birth is on the Scots records as that is where they all seem to have been born, but the Scots indices do not include the mother’s maiden name so we cannot be sure that his mother was a Lys. I could get a copy of the certificates but these are £12 each and this is over the top for a very distant history of fourth cousins and more distant than that. The contrast with the English and Welsh habit of including the mother’s maiden name is invidious.
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Will notes for Marjorie Nora Lys
Her probate index:
1985
Harrington, Marjorie Nora of Flat 54 Belle Vue Gdns Belle Vue Rd Southbourne Bournemouth died 11 March 1985 Probate Winchester 30 August £63614 85524 15099K
Her will has been ordered to see what, if any, children are mentioned.
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In her will dated 21 August 1977, she appointed her sons Peter Leslie Harrington and Andrew Patrick Harrington to be her executors.
In her will she listed:
1. Her daughter Jean Marjorie Harris
2. Mrs Jannifer Raphael
3.Mrs Sheena Benton
4 &5: the residuary legatees, her sons, the above two executors.
Hooray! I now think I have good evidence of her family.
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Notes for James Wood & Marjorie Nora (Family)
Their marriage transcript by Family Search:
First name(s) Marjorie Nora
Last name Lys
Sex Female
Marital status Single
Age 23
Birth year 1898
Marriage year 1921
Marriage date 29 Sep 1921
Marriage place Bere Regis
Father's first name(s) George
Father's last name Lys
Spouse's first name(s) James Wood
Spouse's last name Harrington
Spouse's sex Male
Spouse's marital status Single
Spouse's age 34
Spouse's birth year 1887
Spouse's father's first name(s) James Newton
Spouse's father's last name Harrington
County Dorset
Country England
Record set Dorset Marriages
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My transcript from the register image on Ancestry:
[ Bere Regis > 1813-1921 ]
“ Page 72
“1921. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the parish of Bere Regis in the County of “orset
“No: 143
“When Married: September 29th 1921
His Hers
Name: James Wood Harrington Marjorie Nora Lys
Age: 34 23
Condition: bachelor spinster
Profession: Engineer -
Residence: Kilmacolm Renfrewshire Bere Regis
Fether: James Newton Harrington George Lys
Father’s job: Gentleman Medical Practitioner
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established
Church after banns by me: F S Lys, Provist of Worcester College Oxford.
This Marriage was solemnized between us [sgnd]: James Wood Harrington Marjorie Nora Lys
In the Presence of us. [sgnd]: George Lys Leslie A Harrington
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