Ada's death certificate would state whether a Widow - also who was in attendance

Ancestry
When Richard PRESLEY aged 22 - occupation, Mason married Ada SWAN at Gloucester St Nicholas 31 October 1891 - his father was given as William PRESLEY, Gamekeeper

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Looking at Gloucestershirebdm

PRESLEY/mother's maiden name SWAN or SWANN

Elsie May - 1892, Gloucester St Nicholas
Ethel - 1894 - Gloucester St Nicholas
Gladys Beatrice - 1898 - Gloucester St Nicholas
George Richard - 1903 - Gloucester St Nicholas ****
Annice Elizabeth - 1905 - Gloucester St Nicholas ****
Christopher - 1909 - Gloucester Northern
Jessie - 1911 - Gloucester Northern
Benjamin - 1913 - Gloucester Northern

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Then Ancestry does have George PRESLEY'S War records: - Name: George PRESLEY ( discharged 4 August 1916
Medically Unfit (occupation, Engine Driver, born Tidenham, Chepstow) etc. etc. Gloucester Regiment (think the 5th)

Can't read his eye colour: Height 5'6 inches and Silver Grey Hair - seems to have had muscular rheumatism

address:

15 Barbican Road, Gloucester and names children

Hilda - born 3 June 01
George - 14 April 03
Annie Elizabeth - 2 May 05
Christopher - 10 May 09
Jessie - 10 August 11
Benjamin - 20 November 13

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Ancestry does have the marriage of George Richard PRESLEY - 4 August 1924 at St Paul's Gloucester - where his father is given as George Richard PRESLEY - Engine Driver : Witnesses, Thomas SWAN and Edith LLOYD

his sister Annice - father's name given as Richard George PRESLEY, Engine Driver…… Annice married at St Mary de Crypt, Gloucester 26 December 1925 - witnesses: George PRESLEY, Ethel PRESLEY

George Richard PRESLEY (the younger) has a very different signature on his marriage certificate - to George PRESLEY who witnessed Annice's wedding.

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