Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

Mary Edith POVALL (b. 1888 Liverpool) marries Arthur WRIGHT (b. 1887 Bundaberg, Australia) on 09 May 1912 in Liverpool (from his Army records). They have 2 children Edith Marjory and Arthur Leslie. The husband died in 1919 from pneumonia in the Tropical Hospital, Liverpool, he seems to have suffered many bouts of malaria which no doubt contributed to his death.


In Toxteth Park Cemetery there is this information (copied and pasted), all in the same grave:

POVALL Mary 73 years Widow 19 Mulliner Street West Derby 2 June 1921

WRIGHT Arthur 31 years Soldier 19 Mulliner Street West Derby 13 March 1919

TAYLOR Mary Edith, Cremated Remians Of 68 years - 103 Nuffield Road Court House Green Coventry 4 August 1956

WRIGHT Arthur Leslie 31 years - 24 Coral Street Liverpool 2 August 1946

Which I believe are her late soldier husband Arthur, her son Arthur Leslie, her mother Mary Povall and herself. But I can't find a 2nd marriage for her to a Mr Taylor, she may have married in Coventry not Liverpool?

If you married a second time would it be usual or normal to have your cremated ashes in a grave with your first husband and family?

There are a number of possibilities for a second marriage on www.freebmd.org.uk including one to a Thomas Taylor in Liverpool. Lancs BMD shows this to register office or registrar attended.

Have you found Mary on the 1939 National Identity register index yet?

It may have been Mary's request to be buried with her son and first husband.

Have you seen his entry on the Commonwealth Commission War Graves site? There's quite a lot of information there.

Possible,

Marriage,
Thomas Taylor
Mary E Wright
March 1926, Liverpool
8b 172

Birth,
Thomas B G Taylor
Sept Qtr, 1926
Liverpool
8b 490,
Mothers Maiden name, Povall.

Marriage,
Thomas B G Taylor
Daisy M Ault
1953, Nuneaton
9c 1624.

Nuneaton is in the Coventry area where Mary Edith died.

Thank you Hilary I never thought to look on the CWGC site, yes a lot of information which ties in with the facts I already have except it says born in Liverpool and he was defo born in Australia. I am waiting until February 16th when FMP open up the 1939 register for annual subsribers

Thank you Bertie that looks very likely I must say, I don't want to buy certificates as these are not direct family. Maybe the 1939 register will reveal all......

You can use the index for free on the 1939 National Identity Register that's what I've been doing to get an idea of who I actually want to look at before the 16 February.

Good thinking but I can't seem to find this lady.....