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Quite a lot more persuading as it turned out! 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. Their marriage ended in 1973 but Brenda kept the Blethyn surname as her stage name. About Alan James Blethyn is a British Designer. ","spans":[]}]}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Brenda's mother, Louisa Kathleen Supple, appears also in the 1911 Census at 99 Military Road, Canterbury. Brenda previously exclusively told The Mirror how filming restrictions during the pandemic meant she almost had to clean up her act. So I obtained a copy of the birth certificate of their son William from the General Register Office for England and Wales. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. I subsequently discovered that Charles was baptised in 1809. However, it wasn't until her first marriage ended that she pursued a professional career in acting. Five year later he jumped ship and set up as a freelance advertising/graphic design consultant. William Senior was 53, a labourer, born at Maidstone. She married Alan James Blethyn, a graphic designer she met while working for British Rail, in 1964, but it wasnt to be and the marriage ended in 1973. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. The actress told Radio Times: "We were getting on a bit and it seemed the sensible thing to do. Brenda's second husband is art director Michael Mayhew, whom she married in 2010. ","spans":[{"start":21,"end":43,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC%2F1881%2F4300048%2F01098&parentid=GBC%2F1881%2F0004847340"}}]}]}]},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Why William and Jane were enumerated separately in 1881 is a mystery possibly William was just visiting his in-laws at Shoreditch. Although Alan James Blethyn divorced the actress, Brenda continued to use the name of her first husband. 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There are two visitors in the house, Winifred and Florence Fischer, presumably sisters. However, it wasn't until her first marriage ended that she pursued a professional career in acting. ","spans":[{"start":24,"end":46,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1881/4299391/00511&parentid=GBC/1881/0001862170"}}]}]}]},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"But where was Jane, William's young wife? ","spans":[]}]}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"I couldn't find a marriage between Charles and Elizabeth though, either in Kent or East London. Blethyn kept her husband's surname as her professional name. ","spans":[{"start":34,"end":56,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=BMD/M/1878/3/AZ/000027/228"}}]}]}]},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"In those days, the minimum age for marriage was 14 for a male and 12 for a female (until 1929). Brenda Blethyn's second husband Michael Mayhew, who is a director at the National Theatre, proposed 35 years before they married in 2010 - and she has now revealed why they delayed their nuptials for so long. Fans of the actress might also be interested in her love life, which has by all accounts been a little bit different. She married Alan James Blethyn, a graphic designer she met while working for British Rail, in 1964, but it wasnt to be and the marriage ended in 1973. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 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. This entry shows that Edward and Louisa had been married for 13 years and had nine children, two of whom had died. Here's what he discovered. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Blethyn has been acting since her 1980 debut in Can We Get on Now Please? and has since starred in shows like Secrets & Lies, and films like Pride & Prejudice and Atonement. Get a daily dose of showbiz gossip direct to your inbox. I cried I want all Veras rubbish back please. So they sanitised all the rubbish and put it back in. Blethyn got her start acting in Death of an Expert Witness, Chance in a Million, The Witches, Little Voice and more. He was on the Board of Trustees of the Society of Genealogists and was commissioning editor of the 'My Ancestors' series of books. View this record here. Start your family tree today In her personal life, Brenda Blethyn has been married twice and has no children. He is here with his wife and his three sons - Brenda's father, aged 26 at the time, interestingly worked as a cinema operator, a nice tie-in with Brenda's own life. She wed Alan James Blethyn in 1964. Born in 1946 in Ramsgate, Kent, England, she started her career at British Rail in the 1960s. View this record here. James and Brenda first met in 1964 when she was working for British Rail and they tied the knot in that same year. View this record here. Yet when I looked for him and his parents in the 1861 census, I stumbled upon another curiosity. So, either the marriage was somehow not recorded or the couple were never married in the first place shades of the relationship between Brenda Blethyn's parents decades later. 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James and Brenda first met in 1964 when she was working for British Rail and they tied the knot in that same year. WebAge: 77 Years, 77 Year Old Females Family: Spouse/Ex-: Michael Mayhew, Alan James Blethyn (m. 19641973) father: William Charles Bottle (5 March 1894c. Brenda herself has never made any bones about this. She was at 12 Staffordshire Street, Ramsgate, aged 18 and described as the wife of a chimney sweep, with their daughter, Eliza, just a year old. Brenda Blethyn speaks about playing Vera in hit ITV show, Brenda said the pair got married because it 'seemed the sensible thing to do', Brenda and her second husband Michael Mayhew at the 2013 South Bank Sky Arts Awards in London, Brenda Blethyn has opened up about why she got married after a 35-year engagement, Vera actress Brenda Blethyn leaves viewers stunned with major transformation, Filming of ITV's Vera halted by sickness bug affecting cast and crew. Born in 1946 in Ramsgate, Kent, England, she started her career at British Rail in the 1960s. 36-year-old Edward Challen was a tobacconist, born in Ramsgate. 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Whatever Charles's age, his wife Elizabeth, a needle woman, was considerably younger, being shown as 40 and her birthplace given as Abingdon, Berkshire. William Bottle's birth was found in Findmypast's birth indexes in Maidstone in 1858. She also discussed how she is embracing aging in the candid interview. Blethyn has been acting since her 1980 debut in Can We Get on Now Please? and has since starred in shows like Secrets & Lies, and films like Pride & Prejudice and Atonement. British art director Michael Mayhew has been her partner since 1975, and the couple married in June 2010. ","spans":[]}]}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyImage_with_link","type":"image_with_link","label":null,"fields":[{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyImage_with_linkFields","image_with_link":{"dimensions":{"width":762,"height":582},"alt":"Canterbury Cathedral, 1888, Francis Frith Collection. "My husband says when I finish Vera my body comes home a month before my head. 36-year-old Edward Challen was a tobacconist, born in Ramsgate. ","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. Appeared in commercials. He was on the Board of Trustees of the Society of Genealogists and was commissioning editor of the 'My Ancestors' series of books. The actress, who is known and loved for her many roles - most notably as eccentric detective Vera Stanhope for the ITV show, married Alan Blethyn in 1964. WebAlan James Blethyn - Biographical Summaries of Notable People - MyHeritage Alan James Blethyn In Biographical Summaries of Notable People Save this record and choose the information you want to add to your family tree Save record Spotted an error? I dont spend ages in front of the mirror. Blethyn kept her husband's surname as her professional name. However, the star has only spoken a few times about their marriage. 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. He is famous for First husband of actress Brenda Blethyn. Named Alan Blethyn, he was a graphic designer who she met when working for British Rail in 1964. Alan James Blethyn was an English professional Graphic Designer. She then met British art director Michael Mayhew has been her partner since 1975, but the couple didn't tie the knot until June 2010. 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