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Reuben Ernest Handford & Mabel Lee

Reuben and Mabel were married in a religious & civil ceremony on September 15th, 1917 in Luton.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Marriages Sep 1917 (>99%)
  Handford Reuben E Lee Luton 3b 767
  Lee Mabel Handford Luton 3b 767

They had a son named Leslie. There are no more children.

Personal Details
- Reuben Ernest Handford
  Reuben was born on May 18th, 1889 in Gorton.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Reuben Ernest was aged 21 in 1911 and living in Loughborough, Leicestershire with both parents.
      
      Born 1889, Manchester (1921 census)
  He died at the age of 76 on November 1st, 1965 in Devon.³
  - Death Notes
    - Devon Central, Devon, England
      
      Probate:
      HANDFORD Reuben Ernest of Ryll Court Drive Exmouth Devon.
      Died 1 Nov 1965 at Exmouth Hospital Devon. Probate Exeter 17 Jabuary to Victor Hugo Vivian solicitor and Leslie Ernest Handford printing factory general manager. £42,181
  Mabel Lee
  Mabel was born on November 9th, 1893 in Luton.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    - Born: 9 Nov 1893 (confirmed on death record)
  She died at the age of 82 in 1975 in Luton.³
  - Death Notes
    - Didnt die in 1994, aged 101 (unless overseas)
      
      Name    Mabel Handford
      Death Age    81
      Birth Date    9 Nov 1893
      Registration Date    Q2 1975
      Registration district    Luton, Bedfordshire
      Volume    9
      Page    0490

Children
- Leslie Ernest Handford
  Leslie was born on February 11th, 1922 in Luton.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    Births Mar 1922 (>99%)
    Handford Leslie E Lee Luton 3b 672
    
    HANDFORD, LESLIE ERNEST LEE
    GRO Reference: 1922 M Quarter in LUTON
    Volume 03B Page 672
    
    DOB in Alistair Handford's MyHeritage tree
  He died at the age of 89 on October 30th, 2011 in Ely.⁶
  - Death Notes
    
    Died in Ely, Cambridgeshire according to Andrew Wootton tree
    
    Name:    Mr Leslie Ernest Handford
    Event Type:    Death
    Event Date:    30 Oct 2011
    Event Place:    Wirral, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
    Residence Postal Code:    CH47 2
    Sex:    Male
    Age:    89
    Birth Date:    11 Feb 1922

¹ FreeBMD.org.uk
² 1891 UK Census
³ National Probate Records
⁴ 1939 Register Transcription
⁵ GRO Reference
⁶ England & Wales BMD Index (1984-Date)