19 May 1942

Blackmore – May 15th at the Grenville Nursing Home, Bideford, to Mr and Mrs Howard Blackmore, Macauley Road, Clapham Common, SW4, a son (Richard Howard.
Dark – May 14th to Isabel (nee Rowbottom), wife of Mr W J Dark, The Stores, Bucks Cross, a daughter.
Gates – May 14th at Haeremai, Westward Ho! to Hilda (nee Tucker), wife of L/Bmdr R G Gates, a son.
Harris – May 10th at 11 Newquay, Appledore, to Mr and Mrs Gordon Harris (nee Phyllis Shute), a son.
Hughes – May 18th to Gwen, wife of Capt Hughes, RAMC, a daughter.
Lawrence – May 17th to Mr and Mrs J Lawrence, of Clifton Street, Bideford, a son.
Mathews – May 13th to Mr and Mrs E Mathews, of 20 Mill Street, Bideford, a son.
Scriggons – May 17th to Mr and Mrs F Scriggons, of Uphill, Avon Lane, Westward Ho! a son.
Warner – May 14th to Violet, wife of Henry Warner, Hawkley, Hants, a son.
Wheeler – May 10th at Kingscott, St Giles, to Mr and Mrs G Wheeler (nee Phyllis Hearn), a son.

Carter-Wade – May 13th at St Mary’s Parish Church, Bideford, Gunner Alexander J Carter, of 233 Princess Avenue, Palmers Green, London, to Gladys Muriel Wade, daughter of Mr and Mrs E A Wade, of Little Bocombe, Parkham.

Hotchkiss-Griffiths – May 6th at Cheshire Parish Church, William Thomas Hotchkiss, LAC (RAF), son of Mr and Mrs Hotchkiss, Cambridge Road, Ellismere Port, Cheshire, to Eva Phyllis Griffiths, L/Cpl (ATS), daughter of Mr and Mrs D H Griffiths, 43 North Street, Northam

Squire-Copp – May 16th 1942 at St Mary’s Church, Bideford, by the Rev Preb W N Manning, Cpl Cyril George Squire, RASC, son of Mr G Squire and the late Mrs Squire, 3 Mount View, Landkey Road, Barnstaple, to Christine Mary, daughter of Mr and Mrs C H Copp, 51 Clifton Street, Bideford.

Steer-Greenslade – May 18th 1892 at St Anne’s Church, Bucks Mills, by the late Rev Albert Hughes, Frederick James Steer to Elizabeth Ann Greenslade. Present address: Kimberley, Northam.