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Title: Lillian Unger married to Sidney Brock in 1921 in Rangoon, Burma
Post by: Joy Dean on Friday 01 June 18 20:47 BST (UK)
Sidney Edgar Brock, son of William Brock and Ellen Maud Mary Snow, was born 23rd June 1898 in  Plymouth, Devon.
He and Lilian Unger married 24th December 1921 in the Epworth Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, both aged 23 and residence Rangoon, he was a Gunner, R.F(?).A., his father William Brock, her father Thomas Unger. (From find my past.)
They had a son, William Edgar Brock born 30th November 1924 in Burma; he married Vera Ebelis in Plymouth in 1952 and I have their later details.

From passenger lists leaving UK:
Mr S.E. Brock, age 34, born 1898, telegraph engineer, Mrs Brock,  age 34, born 1898, housewife, Master E.W. Brock, age 9, born 1923. Last address in the UK c/o Thos. Cook & Son Ltd, Plymouth. Country of intended future permanent residence Burma. Departure 21st October 1932 from Birkenhead to Rangoon, Burma, ship's name Yoma, Henderson Line.
(find my past)

From incoming passenger lists
Mr S.E. Brock, age 36, born about 1898, planter, Mstr. E. Brock, age 11, scholar, country of last permanent residence Burma, country of intended future permanent residence England, landed at Plymouth,  proposed address in the UK 29 Victory Street, Keyham, Devonport, port of departure Brisbane, Australia, port of arrival London, arrived 1st August 1934, ship's name Otranto, shipping Line Orient Steam Navigation Company Ltd
(ancestry)

23rd June 1954 Sidney married Lilian Grace E Stenlake, his status given as widower. I have their later details.

I cannot find what happened to Sidney's first wife between 1932 and 1934. Can anyone help or give any advice, please?


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