WW2 Keeper of house of ill repute

[monica meg]

Thanks to all, lots of pointers, Googled round Peover area etc last night. Up to now I cannot even find his death, which would be helpful, a family member tells me he was about in 1952, but as a baby he has no personal recollection of him.Will look at newspapers suggested. Apprecicated if Jill  will ask her rellies in the area.
Advice again excellent,
Regards monica meg

[groom]

Hi

This any good for the death - right age but not sure about the area:

Benjamin Burnett
June quarter 1953
Aged 80
Barton Lancs  10b 255

Jan

[Redroger]

Seems to be some way away, there are several in Lancashire, the one I googled near Preston has a bedroom to let on the site. Is this just a coincidence?

[Luzzu]

Hi

This any good for the death - right age but not sure about the area:

Benjamin Burnett
June quarter 1953
Aged 80
Barton Lancs 10b 255

Jan

This is the death I would have gone for.  I think Barton is Salford way because there is Barton Bridge near Salford Quays formerly Manchester Docks

Luzzu

[peckj02]

just another quick thought, is it possible that the house of ill repute was actually a public house and that your g grandad was the publican at the time.

There is a pub called the bells of peover where servicemen drank during the war.
www.rudymaxa.com/article.php?ArticleID=106

Have asked dad to ask around so fingers crossed

Jill

[kathb]

Monica, there is a book (which I thought I had a copy of but can't find at the moment) about Cheshire in the War.  It has photo's of bases etc.  If you can find this it might prove useful.  I am still looking!
Regards
Kathb

[monica meg]

You are all doing overtime, I think the Barton one looks good Jan and Luzzu,  as most of the family seemed to live round Pendleton, if memory serves me  a stones throw away. I married in Swinton, but it was registered in Barton!!! Kathb if you get more info on the book let me know,Will check out the pub Jill.
Barton swing I remember as a child, dad driving over it to visit family, I used to close my eyes I did not trust it had swung back properly, I still have a large photo of it, just to give me the heebee's.
Better feed the animals oh and hubby then get to work on this.
To alll thanks a million
monica meg

[monica meg]

Sorry to be dim, but I cannot find the death index Jan and Luzzu found, could you possibly tell me where you got it, I subcribe to FindMyPast so if it was Ancestry I can't access it.
monica meg

[groom]

Hi - I did get it from Ancestry, but I've just checked and it is on FindMyPast

Go to Birth Marriages and Deaths, click on deaths 1837 - 1983.
Put in April - June 1953 and Burnett and the page should come up.

Let me know if you still can't find it.

Jan