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