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Thank you so much for your suggestions Dave, - they were new to me.  The death of Rosina HAYES in 1935 is certainly worth looking into.  I'm not so sure about the 1939 register entry because, using the GRO index and FreeBMD, I can't match any of the children with Rosina's maiden name of NEWMAN.  In fact I can't find a common mothers' maiden name for them at all!.  But it does look interesting -more work needed!

Hi Pat. There is an Arthur James HAYES born 10 October 1885 (not 1883, but...) living in Erith, Kent in 1939. He is a widower. He has a number of children living with him. The youngest is Peter born 1934. If this is your AJH then his wife Rosina would have died some time after Peter's birth and before the 1939 Register. There is a death of a Rosina A Hayes registered in Chelsea in 1935. She was 50. Might be worth a look (if you haven't already).

Dave Erasmus

Frances TWITT d/o William & Ann is a possibility as two of William & Frances's children were named William & Ann.

There is a burial for a Frances CAPLE in Winscombe 21/1/1799 this could be her.

Many thanks for your help.

No immediate result when looking for this marriage.  There are 2 baptisms in Banwell of women called Frances of an age to be having children by 1745 - Frances TWITT d/o William & Ann in 1718/19 and Frances MILNER d/o Thomas & Mary in 1722.  Can you find either their death or marriage to eliminate them?  When did Frances die?  

Thank you Graham, any more info. on Thomas and Alice LEACH would be most welcombe.

Hi Bill

If I have the right Isaac LEECH/LEACH then his father Thomas married Alice Bowdswell 26/03/1810 Guiting, Gloucestershire.

There is a baptism for Thomas LEECH 06/07/1786 The Leigh, Gloucestershire, parents John & Mary LEECH.