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1908 Lilian Mary (May) Lankshear daughter of Lily

Following is research by my cousin Janette - the father knows Lilian Mary as May 

Note: Lily is living at Poyser St.

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Janette feels that George Purkiss was May's father

see In Memory of May and Doreen

return to Thomas Sylvester Lankshear Family

 

Following is research by my cousin Janette

I wanted to see if May's father was confirmed as George William Purkiss (occupation Dock Labourer)

21 Feb 1927 at The Register Office, Bethnal Green, London
Thomas George Chandler, age 25, bachelor, Factory Furnaceman,
res. 27 Minerva Street, Bethnal Green
father: Arthur James Chandler, Warehouseman
Lilian Mary Lankshear, age 18, spinster,
res. 13 Poyser Street, Bethnal Green
father: William Lankshear, Cabinet Maker !!!!
Her father's name and occupation were then crossed out and signed by the registrar with no comment as to why.
Witnesses were Gerald Lankshear and Mrs Alice Chandler