Moreover, I could find no birth of a William Bottle at Stepney at the appropriate time. She was the youngest of nine children born to a Roman Catholic couple who unusually didn't marry until they'd already had eight children. View this record here. Brenda Blethyn's films include Secrets & Lies (1996), Saving Grace (2000) and Pride and Prejudice (2005). Please register if you would like to add this information. William Bottle in 1881. View this record here. Suggest an alternative Share your comments about this record ","spans":[]}]}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The couple had met in the early 1920s when both were in service at a big house in Broadstairs, next to Ramsgate. Before this she was born Brenda Bottle, but decided to keep her first husbands name even after their divorce for professional reasons. MyLondon's brilliant newsletter The 12 is absolutely jam packed with all the latest to keep you keep you entertained, informed and uplifted. They are put in a special bag, she adds. Their marriage ended in 1973 but Brenda kept the Blethyn surname as her stage name. Please get in touch to find out more. Charles was a bootmaker, aged 39, and Elizabeth was 30, her birthplace in this census being given as Reading, Berkshire, some way from Abingdon. The Vera star said: My brothers looked after me and protected me from predators so well that I was quite innocent sexually when I came to marry for the first time at 19. View this record here. Im independent. According to the census schedule, they had been married for 31 years and had eight children, all of them then still living, but only William and his younger brother - 14-year-old Thomas - were still at home. The actress's maiden name is something you might not expect, The 12 - our free newsletter with all the news you need. 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Canterbury Cathedral, 1888, Francis Frith Collection. Mum, however, although she felt the same way, said she needed a little more persuading. In those days, the minimum age for marriage was 14 for a male and 12 for a female (until 1929). Blethyn kept her husband's surname as her professional name. Would you feel mugged off for your generosity? He is Taurus and I'm Pisces; my dad was Pisces and my mum was Taurus. Don't skip a beat and sign up to The 12 newsletter here. Ageing is all part of lifes experience, isnt it? Please get in touch at rafi.benady@reachplc.com. Brenda Blethyn says 'being apart from husband kept them together' during lockdown, Vera star Brenda Blethyn lifts lid on 'very nice' lockdown with co-star Kenny Doughty, filming restrictions during the pandemic meant she almost had to clean up her act, 'Girls like you KILL!' Home; Our Practice; Services; What to expect. There was only one candidate a William Bottle, aged two, one of four children living with parents Charles and Elizabeth Bottle, at Bone Alley, Maidstone. She later wed Michael Mayhew in 2010. Most of the paintings produced up to this point had been in gouache, artist inks, professional markers and occasionally pastels. Alan James Blethyn Height 5' 2" Age 76 0 Star Sign Occupation Hair Color Eye Color Nationality Religion Pisces On Screen Matchups No records found. View this record here. ","spans":[]}],"category":"The Findmypast Community","_meta":{"__ref":"PrismicMeta:YlRHkhEAACMARqXZ"}}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleConnectionEdge","node":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_article","article_title":[{"type":"heading1","text":"Uncover new family milestones with our latest parish records","spans":[]}],"category":"What's New? Whatever Charles's age, his wife Elizabeth, a needle woman, was considerably younger, being shown as 40 and her birthplace given as Abingdon, Berkshire. Using Findmypast's marriages indexes, I found Brenda's paternal grandparents William Bottle and Jane Annie Ellen Challen in Thanet, Kent in 1878. Discussing how she compares to the character, Brenda said: There are similarities. Brenda's second husband is art director Michael Mayhew, whom she married in 2010. Even after the birth of their eighth child in 1943.". ","spans":[]}]}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyImage_with_link","type":"image_with_link","label":null,"fields":[{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyImage_with_linkFields","image_with_link":{"dimensions":{"width":1065,"height":462},"alt":"Jane Bottle in 1881","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/findmypast-titan/88567131-9c4c-4e73-b1cc-948bc2535fc8_jane+bottle.PNG?auto=compress,format"},"link":{"__typename":"Prismic_ExternalLink","url":"https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC%2F1881%2F4300048%2F01098&parentid=GBC%2F1881%2F0004847340"},"caption":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Jane Bottle in 1881. 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Born in 1946 in Ramsgate, Kent, England, she started her career at British Rail in the 1960s. View this record here. All the empty crisp bags and apple cores. View this record here. Blethyn was previously married to Alan James Blethyn from 1964 to 1973. This proved to be an ideal working environment for the next 30 years or so, but by 2010 it felt time to bring down the shutters on the consultancy. View this record here. So they sanitised all the rubbish and put it back in. She's also had a glittering TV career with gritty dramas like Vera, in which she starred as a detective in the title role. Brenda was 20 years junior to her eldest sibling. View this record here. You'll get 12 stories straight to your inbox at around 12pm. 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Blethyn was previously married to Alan James Blethyn from 1964 to 1973. Alan James Blethyn was previously married to Brenda Blethyn. He also lived with his 15-year-old grandson, one of Brenda's eight siblings, who worked as a garage boy. Young Brenda Blethyn was first introduced to cinema by her parents, who took her there on a weekly outing. However, they were together in all the subsequent censuses in Kent, William being a chimney sweep's labourer in 1891, a bricklayer's labourer in 1901 and described simply as a labourer in 1911. ","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/findmypast-titan/37691066-ac81-4fc0-b4aa-18159a390a6e_bottle2.PNG?auto=compress,format"},"link":{"__typename":"Prismic_ExternalLink","url":"https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC%2F1911%2FRG14%2F04507%2F0551&parentid=GBC%2F1911%2FRG14%2F04507%2F0551%2F3"},"caption":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Bottle family in 1911. Something went wrong, please try again later. She was first married to Alan James Blethyn in 1964 aged 18 and began working at British Rail, however their marriage ended in 1973 after Alan left her. I traced William and Jane through the various censuses and it seems fairly clear that when she married William, Jane was only 15, perhaps just short of 16. Whatever Charles's age, his wife Elizabeth, a needle woman, was considerably younger, being shown as 40 and her birthplace given as Abingdon, Berkshire. 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