Rose Emily Hawthorne

Rose Emily Hawthorne
      Sex: F
Individual Information
          Birth: 22 Jul 1879 - St Georges in the East, London, England
    Christening: 19 Apr 1905 - Whitechapel, London, England
          Death:  9 Apr 1960 - Chigwell Row, Essex, England
         Burial: 12 Apr 1960 - Chigwell Row, Essex, England
Events
•  She resided at 7 Auckland Road in 1881 in Bethnal Green, London, England.
•  She worked as a Trousers machinist in 1891.
•  She resided at 53 Cosh's Buildings, Collingwood Street in 1891 in Ratcliff, London, England.
•  She worked as a trousers machinist in 1901.
•  She resided at 372 Cable Street in 1901 in Shadwell, London, England.
•  She was baptised 49 High Street on 19 Apr 1905 in Whitechapel, London, England.
•  She worked as a tailoress in Jul 1907.
•  She resided at 12 Drew's Buildings, High Street in Jul 1907 in Shadwell, London, England.
•  She worked as a tailoress on 2 Apr 1911.
•  She resided at 414 Cable Street (as Balnaves) on 2 Apr 1911 in Shadwell, London, England.
•  She resided at 414 Cable Street (as Balnoves) in 1925 in Stepney, London, England.
•  She resided at 414 Cable Street (as Balnoves) in 1926 in Stepney, London, England.
•  She resided at 414 Cable Street (as Bulnaves) in 1933 in Stepney, London, England.
•  She resided at 414 Cable Street (as Balnaves) in 1934 in Stepney, London, England.
•  She resided at 414 Cable Street (as Balnaves) in 1935 in Stepney, London, England.
•  She resided at 414 Cable Street (as Balnaves) in 1936 in Stepney, London, England.
•  The Battle of Cable Street: Cable Street, on 4 Oct 1936, in Shadwell, London, England.
•  She resided at 414 Cable Street (as Balnaves) in 1938 in Stepney, London, England.
•  She resided at 414 Cable Street (as Balnaves) in 1939 in Stepney, London, England.
•  She worked as a tailoress on 29 Sep 1939.
•  She resided at 414 Cable Street on 29 Sep 1939 in London, England.
•  She resided at 37 Blackthorn Street in 1945 in Poplar, London, England.
•  She resided at 37 Blackthorn Street in 1946 in Poplar, London, England.
•  She resided at 37 Blackthorn Street in 1947 in Poplar, London, England.
•  She resided at 37 Blackthorn Street in 1948 in Poplar, London, England.
•  She resided at 37 Blackthorn Street in 1950 in Poplar, London, England.
•  She resided at 37 Blackthorn Street in 1951 in Poplar, London, England.
Parents
         Father: Robert Henry Hawthorne GGF (1856-1916)
         Mother: Harriet Sarah Thomas GGM (1855-1943)
Spouses and Children
Alexander George Scott (???? - ????)
       Marriage: 19 Aug 1907 - Stepney, London, England
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. George Henry Scott (1907-1907)
                2. Alexander Ernest Scott (1908-1987) known as Alexander Ernest Balnaves by 1911, see below
Notes
A Mystery

There's a marriage record indicating that Rose Emily Hawthorne married Alexander George Scott on 19 August 1907.

Rose describes herself as 'married - 3 years' in the 1911 census . This ties in with her marriage to Alexander George Scott, but in this census she states her surname is Balnaves, not Scott.

YH says her uncle was known as Ernie Balnaves and her cousin's father had a document stating that Alexander Ernest Scott 'would henceforth be known as Alexander Ernest Balnaves'.

Follow-up needed - is the document still extant and is it dated?

There's evidence in various archives of the existence of a person named Alexander George Balnaves who was born in 1882. Does this name change mean that Alexander George Scott and Alexander George Balnaves are the same person? There's no trace of Alexander George Scott anywhere else in the archives before or after his wedding to Rose, nor is there any record of Rose marrying (or re-marrying) anyone named Balnaves prior to 1911. Are the shared first names of both these men a clue?

For more information about Alexander George Balnaves click HERE

The birth of Rose's first child so soon after her marriage might imply that Alexander George Balnaves, if we presume he is the father, felt for some reason he needed to disguise his true identity when the marriage took place.

Rose states she is married, not widowed, in the 1911 census. She also states she has had two children, one of which has died. Finally she lists one son, Alexander Ernest Balnaves, but there is no husband listed. If her husband wasn't dead presumably he was absent, as might be the case if he was away, for example at sea. Alexander Scott is described as a ship's steward on his marriage certificate. Alexander Balnaves is described as a sailor in two of his citations.

UPDATE 10 September 2020

I've found a marriage record for Alexander George Balnaves paternal aunt, Marie Ann Balnaves. She married William Mackenzie Scott on 27 May 1877 at St Paul Church, Bow Common, London, England. Is it possible this surname was subsequently borrowed by AGK?

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