Her name is registered as Nena on the birth register. The only way to be certain would be to get the birth cert.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth
Name: Nena Amanda Hamlin
Registration Year: 1896
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Newton Abbot
Inferred County: Devon
Volume: 5b
Page: 140

The above would also show the fathers name.

This could possibly be your family


1891 England Census about Gertrude A Hamblyn
Name: Gertrude A Hamblyn
Age: 5/12
Estimated birth year: abt 1890
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: William H Hamblyn
Mother's name: Amanda O Hamblyn
Gender: Female
Where born: Tormonham, Devon, England
Civil Parish: Tormoham
Ecclesiastical parish: Torwood
Town: Torquay
County/Island: Devon
Country: England

Household Members:
Name Age
William H Hamblyn 31 b 1860 Crediton Devon Occ:Clerk Civil Service
Amanda O Hamblyn 22 b 1869 Totnes Devon
Gertrude A Hamblyn 5/12 b 1890 Tormoham Devon
George R Cole 18 Boarder

address: 4 Park Hill Cottages


Marriage

Marriages Sep 1889
HAMLYN William Henry Bristol 6a 54
WOOD Amanda Osmond Bristol 6a 54


Births

Births Dec 1890
Hamlyn Gertrude Amy Newton A. 5b 132

Births Jun 1893
Hamlyn Dora Bellringer Newton A. 5b 150

Births Jun 1894
Hamlin Hilda Newton A. 5b 138

Births Dec 1896
Hamlin Nena Amanda Newton A. 5b 140

This is the death for William Henry Hamlin, transcriber error on name, original reads Hamlin.

Deaths Mar 1903
Hamlim William Henry 43 St. Thomas 5b 53


1901 Census for William


1901 England Census about William Henry Hamlin
Name: William Henry Hamlin
Age: 42
Estimated birth year: abt 1859
Relation to Head: Patient
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Crediton, Devon, England
Civil Parish: Exminster
Ecclesiastical parish: Exminster
Town: Exminster
County/Island: Devon

Details:

Address: Devon County Lunatic Asylum Exminster
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Post Office Clerk
Remarks: Lunatic


1901 Census for Amanda

1901 England Census about Amanda Hamlin
Name: Amanda Hamlin
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1871
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Totnes, Devon, England
Civil Parish: Newton Abbot and Woolborough
Ecclesiastical parish: Newton Abbot St Leonard and St Paul and Woolborough St Mary
County/Island: Devon

Household Members:
Name Age
Amanda Hamlin 30 Widow, Boarding House Keeper
Gertrude Hamlin 10
Dova Hamlin 8 (reads Dora)
Hilda Hamlin 7
Nena Hamlin 5

rest of the house Boarders
Eliza Northcott 68
Arthur Martin 22
Arthur Chard 25
Thomas Thornton 38

Address: No.16 The Avenue

It looks like Amanda Remarried could be either of these men, a copy will give you details.


Marriages Dec 1911
Brand Thomas Newton A. 5b 321
Gale Albert E Newton A 5b 321

Hamlin Amanda O Newton Abbot 5b 321


Marriages Dec 1915
Hamlin Gertrude A Robinson Newton A. 5b 337
Robinson Willie L Hamlin Newton A. 5b 337

Marriages Jun 1921
Hamlin Dora B Lyons Newton A. 5b 299
Lyons Michael Hamlin Newton A. 5b 299

Child for Gertrude & Willie Robinson could possibly be more

Births Mar 1917
Robinson Edgar L Hamlin Newton A. 5b 153

Children for Dora & Michael Lyons could possibly be more

Births Sep 1921
Lyons Ronald M Hamlin Newton A. 5b 192

Births Mar 1923
Lyons Harold Hamlin Cardiff 11a 850

Births Dec 1924
Lyons Dorothy Hamlin Cardiff 11a 801


Death for Dora, gives her birth date

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 about Dora Bellringer Lyons
Name: Dora Bellringer Lyons
Birth Date: 4 Mar 1893
Date of Registration: Jun 1974
Age at Death: 81
Registration district: South Glamorgan
Inferred County: South Glamorgan
Volume: 28
Page: 2221



Death for Willie (husband of Gertrude)
Deaths Dec 1946
Robinson Willie L 67 Cardiff 8b 169

Probate for Willie

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 about Willie Llewellyn Robinson
Name: Willie Llewellyn Robinson
Probate Date: 22 Nov 1946
Death Date: 12 Oct 1946
Death Place: Cardiff
Registry: Llandaff

Details:
of 92 Brunswick Street Cardiff died on 12 Oct 1946 at 30a Cowbridge Rd Cardiff Administration Llandaff 22 November to Gertrude Amy Robinson widow. effects P339 2s 5d.

Many thanks for your response. The information provided is very useful and is undoubtably about my family. It seems as though transcription errors are quite common which makes tracing people difficult sometimes.
Some further information that may be useful is that my mother, Marjorie Joan Keats married my father, Maurice Roy Beaven in 1939. They had 3 boys and 1 girl of which I am the eldest. My great grandparents surname was spelt Bevan however my great grandmother apparently didn't like that spelling for some reason and changed the spelling to Beaven. Hence my grandfathers name was Samuel Joseph Beaven and it has been that way ever since.

Nena Amanda Hamlin married Stanley D Keats in June 1919, in Newton Abbot, County of Devon. The D in my grandfathers name has been variously shown as Douglas or Dudley.
Is there anyone out there who knows difinitively which one is correct.

The best way to find out his full name is to purchase the marriage certificate it should also give you his fathers name and occupation.

Thank you

Hi,

Dora Bellringer Hamlin was my Grandmother so we are cousins. She lived most of her life in Cardiff with her husband Michael Lyons who was of Irish extraction. They had four children - Ronald (my father), Harold, William - who is still alive - and Dorothy. My cousin Sue (Harold's second daughter) went to NZ many years ago and met up with members of the family there. Some of your relatives may remember that. If you would like intact details please let me know.

Best wishes.

Tim

Hello Cousin Tim,
Firstly, many thanks for your response. It was wonderful to hear from you. I had just about given up hope of learning anything further than what is shown above. Yes,I realy would appreciate further details and any information you may be able to provide. Nena and Stanley had seven children, my mother being the eldest (Born 27th March 1919. The others were Thomas, Ronald, Eileen, Mervyn, Trevor and Stanley who died a few days after he was born. Aunty Eileen is the only one still living (will be 88 this Oct). She lives in Christchurch. I was born in Ashburton on 1st Sept 1941 and married Sheral, nee O'Connor, in 1966. We have four children, 2 boys and 2 girls. Sheral and I live in Hawera in the province of Taranaki. I have fond memories of Nana Nena as I used to stay with her quite often during school holidays when I was at primary school. Look forward to hearing more from you Tim.
Kind regards,

Des Beaven
desbeaven@actrix.co.nz