An unusual story .... can someone please help

[shazzafitz]

Isaac Shapiro from Lithuania married in the Uk between 1929-1945. On his honeymoon night he went to get his new bride a glass of champagne in the bathtub, when he got there she had drowned. I am trying to find if anyone out there has heard this story and if so I am looking for his wifes name and their marriage certificate and the wifes death certificate. Soon after this incident Isaac Shapiro left the Uk and went to South Africa. Please if anyone can help I appreciate it.

See also this thread:
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,489549.msg3473212.html#msg3473212

[Bilge]

This story is uncannily familiar as I am sure there was a film or a TV programme made about this or a similar story.

I will do some digging and see what I can come up with!

[shazzafitz]

Thank you I will be looking forward to hearing from you.

[aghadowey]

Searching for Isaac Shapiro marriage in www.freebmd.org.uk gives several possibilities.

[Bilge]

Ah I think that I am maybe confusing it with this story! Sorry

http://www.historybytheyard.co.uk/brides_in_bath.htm

[Arranroots]

Hi Shazzafitz

It would help if you could narrow down the dates a bit - do you have him arriving in South Africa?  Do you have any idea of his date of birth?

There are not many marriages for this name in the period but we can't know which one is correct!

Kind regards, Arranroots 

[heywood]

Hello
I have looked on Free BMD - http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

for marriages of Isaac Shapiro and then tried to check the deaths for any of the wives but nothing is showing. You could try it yourself as a means of elimination.

Did Isaac marry as a widower? Do you know anything else about him?

regards
heywood

[shazzafitz]

No it was his first marriage. He would have been very young when he married. I wander coming at such a young age from Lithuania would it have been a possibility that he changed his name at some stage. I see there are many variations of the name Shapiro. All I know he was born on 20th December 1914 in Lithuania. He must have been a UK citizen as when he left to Uk to South Africa he travelled on a British Passport. Is there a way to get information about his passport.

Thank you for your help.

[heywood]

Sorry- I meant did he describe himself as a widower when he married in South Africa?