In the olden days they did things so sensibly. Page 8 of The Liverpool Daily Post, 29 March 1937
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Barmaid Becomes Barman
Girl Re-Registered
The re-registration of a seventeen-years-old Ellen Caldwell, a Crewe barmaid, residing at Martin Street, as a male, and her appearance at the hotel where she is employed smartly attired in man's clothing, has brought to a conclusion a remarkable episode of transformation.
Last summer, she sought medical advice, and an operation was performed at Manchester Royal Infirmary. The operation was successful, and her father has taken the necessary steps to have her re-registered, this time as a male.
She has changed her name to Alan, and Ellen the barmaid is now Alan the barman.
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I was worried for a second, but it turns out I was looking in the wrong county -
Here he is!
Part of the 1939 register, a census showing the Caldwell family living at 46 Martin Street, Crewe.
John Caldwell, head of the family, a 54 year old general labourer. His wife, Edith, also 54 years old and listed as "unpaid domestic duties" - a housewife. Alan, spelled Allen here, is 20 (birthday 12th May), and working as a garage hand. A closed record - either someone who is still alive, and/or someone who was a small child at the time of the census, or,, idk some other reason, but it's usually those. Last is John Junior, who is 12 and still at school.
It turns out he stuck with the spelling of Allen, because here look -
He got married! Spring 1941, to a Miss Sylvia Copp.
I can't see the details without ordering the record itself, and I don't hugely have that money spare atm, but I hope they had a lovely day of it, even if I can't see who were their witnesses
