Heather Amelia Valentine 1968 - amendment request

Hmmm interesting case that one. His two wives both die young. The second wife, shortly after getting married.
I wonder what the cause was on the death certificate?

Dear Admin

I should have made it clear that I was only requesting an amendment to the name.

I appreciate that adding new info would be very time consuming.

Regards
vicQ

'May well be a turn-down.
Long heavy case.'

A bit like the OP.

Note, I have the file but it has no images, just pages and pages of text (270)

Also, without wanting to be mean, it looks quite interesting.

                                                             


 Here are my notes now I have received the certificates.




What do you think?



VicQ 05/12/2020 Page 1 of2



I’m pleased to report that the certificates I ordered have arrived much quicker than expected.

Marriage Certificates

1950 2nd August at Exeter Register Office - Frederick Moore and Mabel Florence Taylor

This seems straightforward but see comments re his age below


Frederick Moore 26 Bachelor Builders Labourer Charles Moore Second Officer

Mercantile Marine

Mabel Florence Taylor 20 spinster General Assistant in Cork Factory Bert Taylor deceased Cattle Drover



It gets much more interesting on the second marriage :-


1968 10th February at the Parish Church , Melksham - Frederick Chancey Moore and Heather Amelia Valentine Bird


Frederick Chancey Moore 34 Bachelor Medical Research Bernard Moore Rancher

Heather Amelia Valentine Bird 27 Spinster Hairdresser Arnold Allen Bird Builder



• Frederick has added a middle name – it is clearly written as Chancey - but I’m not sure whether this was a mistake by the Curate. Frederick was certainly using the middle name Clancey or Clancy from at least 1968 onwards.

• Frederick gives his age as 34 - now if he was 26 on his first marriage in 1950 he would be 44 yrs old. However on his death record his date of birth is 9/12/1919 . He should therefore have been 30 on first marriage and 48 on second marriage.

• Frederick describes himself as a Bachelor but he is of course a Widower.

• His occupation is given as just “ Medical Research” - what does that mean? Seems a big career change from Builders Labourer or Hospital Porter (see Mabel’s death certificate below).

• His father’s name has changed from Charles to Bernard.

• His father has become a Rancher. I suppose it is possible that his father moved to, say Australia, and bought a ranch. Or is Frederick himself pretending to be American, Canadian, Australian etc. ?




These discrepancies suggest to me that Frederick was a compulsive liar and/or fantasist and/or Conman.

Death Certificates

MABEL

Mabel died on 26th December 1965 at Exe Vale hospital, Exminster.

On the certificate registered on 29th December 1965 the cause of death :-

I a Uraemia

b Ch. Pyelonephritis

II Chest infection

However the DPP file states cause of death as

Broncho-pneumonia following cerebral haemorrhage


I take this to mean that a subsequent post mortem was performed which found the cerebral haemorrhage.

Frederick’s occupation as shown on death certificate is “ a Hospital Porter”



HEATHER

Heather died on 5th July 1968 at home . An Inquest was held on 16th August 1968.

On the certificate registered on 23rd August 1968 the cause of death :-

1) Tuinal poisoning

2) Killed herself whilst balance of mind was disturbed.

Frederick’s occupation is “ a Labourer”


On googling Tuinal I found that it was a combination of 2 barbiturates, it was subject to widespread abuse as a recreational drug from 1960s to 1980s and was regarded as being a drug which was very easy to overdose on. It was discontinued in the 1990s.



What else did Frederick get up to before marrying Mabel and after Heather?