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Thanks once again KGarrad

I will have to be a bit more careful on FreeBMD.

These entries have narrowed the date of death to the quarter which will be helpful.

I have spent a bit of time today trying to track done the Neal family. So far no luck with anyone researching that family but I have Thomas Henry Neal's parents' names as Isaac Neal and Mary Ann ? bprn Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire respectively. I am hoping to find someone who is connect with this family somewhere.

DMR

Hi KGarrad & Sandy,

Thanks for your replies.

No wonder I was confused. I will sent to the GRO for his certificate. I am hoping the cause of death matches up to what I have been told through family here in Australia.

Thanks Sandy for the link for the Peterborough library. I have been trying to find newspaper info for a couple of years now and being in Australia I cannot just pop in and look. I had though Peterborough was in Cambridgeshire but now have learnt otherwise.

Yes Sandy, I do have the information from the Coates honour roll. Thomas Bishop was my grans brother and Arthur Neal her step brother.

I have little information on my gran's brother Philip Bishop born 1890 and died about the age of 70. From my research I believe his wife was Elizabeth Hurry. She died 1947 aged 58. The had a girl named Mary. My research again as produced a Gwendoline M Bishop born 1917. I have recently been told she may have married late in life but possibly had no children. Philip Bishop was a railway goods foreman. He was presented with a clock on retirement after 45 years of service.

I have a newspaper clipping for the funerals of both Philip Bishop and his wife Mrs P Bishop but unfortunately the dates have been cut off. They have be a source for family names especially the Neals listed below.

I have even less on the Neal family and hope to make contact with descendants. Futher information gained from the clippings and FREEBMD includes:
Thomas Henry Neal born about 1871 possibly married in 1894 to Alice Knight at Whittlesey. Possible death of first wife 1910 at Whittlesey.
Possible children of marriage include:
Grace Neal born 1899 married George Ruff 1922 Birmingham (Children Elizabeth AM 1922, Ralph J 1924, Gaynor 1926, Molly 1931)
Rose Neal born 1896 married William Benstead Whittlesey 1924 died 1959 Peterborough (Children Alice M Benstead 1925)
Arthur Neal born 1898 died WW1 21st Apr 1916
Mary Elizabeth Kate Neal 1901 married Charles A Gordon 1925 Whittlesey (Children Betty E 1929, Lionel D 1935 Whittlesey)
Harry Neal born 1897 married Mabel J Weldon 1918 Whittlesey (Children Arthur 1920. Thomas H 1921, Reginald 1922, Harry 1928 Whittlesey Winifred
1927 &, Eric 1932 Leistershire)
Thomas Henry Neal married Mary Elizabeth Chesterfield (my great grandmother) in 1911

DMR

Thanks Prue for the advise.

In my hope to have the photo restored I did not stop and think of the fact that although I cannot buy a copy of the photo due to time elapsed that the copyright would still apply to the copy I have.

If would be happy for anyone who would like to view the photo and maybe help with a restore to PM me as suggested by Prue. It is such a good photo of my great uncle and is also significant as it is at his retirement. I believe he had a daughter only who did not have children so mine might be the only copy still in existence.

Dawn

Australia

Thanks Alan, Charles W and Irene for your clean ups of my photo. They look much better without the staining.

Thanks also Jim for your guidance in regard to the date.

My thoughts were that my great uncle looked to be in his 40s but he could have held his age well. The shoes I thought might have been a clue, such a light colour. A fashion statement maybe? The longer length of the dress seemed conservative.

Dawn

A bit of an update that may help narrow down the date of these photos.

A relative has a photo with the same backdrop which shows the photographer's name and location.

It is EJ Russell, Duke St., St Austell.

Does anyone know when he operated in this location.

Dawn