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James Draper

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Yvonne

Yvonne Report 3 Jul 2025 23:34

I have a marriage of James Draper to Beatrice Bertha Courtney Bennett on 2 July 1938. James is shown as a widower but is only 28 years old so his first wife must have died early. Can anyone help me find his first wife.
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nameslessone

nameslessone Report 4 Jul 2025 07:46

Where were James & Beatrice married?

If they were in England where are they in the 1939 register?

Added: using Freebmd I have found a birth for Beatrice in West Derby in 1908. And the marriage in Liverpool North.
I assume you already had this information which would have been useful to know. If you have the marriage certificate you will have the name of Jane’s father so you can find them on the census, This may help with narrowing down a possible earlier marriage.