Research Log – Hart / Westlake
Research Log: Leslie Hart and Sheila Joan Westlake
Objective:
To identify and document the marriage of Leslie Hart and Sheila Joan Westlake, and to establish their respective birth details and parentage.
Known facts:
- Leslie Hart named as father on the birth certificate of Geraldine Lesley Hart.
- Occupation at time of registration: Builder.
- Residence in January 1966: 12 Trevithick Road, Chacewater, near Truro.
- Sheila Joan Hart is recorded with maiden surname Westlake on the same certificate.
- Birth of daughter: 5 May 1959, St Agnes, Cornwall.
Evidence held:
- Certified copy of birth registration for Geraldine Lesley Hart, registered 26 January 1966.
Research tasks:
1. Locate marriage registration of Leslie Hart and Sheila Joan Westlake prior to 5 May 1959.
2. Identify birth registration for Leslie Hart.
3. Identify birth registration for Sheila Joan Westlake.
4. Confirm parental details from birth certificates once located.
Search log:
- 17 Dec 25 Search not yet started.
- 17 Dec 25 Searched FreeBMD Hart / Westlake post 1959
- 17 Dec 25: FreeBMD/GRO index located marriage of Leslie Hart and Sheila Joan Westlake, Dec quarter 1965, Truro district, vol 7A page 523. Certificate not yet obtained.
- 17 Dec 2025: GRO marriage index confirms marriage of Leslie Hart and Sheila Joan Westlake, Dec quarter 1965, Truro district, vol 7A page 523. Paper certificate ordered from GRO. Ref F0001
Notes / hypotheses:
- Marriage likely registered in Cornwall or adjacent registration districts.
- Estimated birth years for both parents likely mid-to-late 1930s (estimate only).
- Leslie Hart and Sheila Joan Westlake married in Truro district in Dec 1965 (index evidence only).