How can I locate living descendants of Ethel Musgrave Nichol Cunningham d 1985

[Westy11]

This may well be a different post but will ask anyway.

I live half way round the world from where Ethel Ethel Musgrave Nichol Cunningham nee Brown died in 1985 and death registered in May 1985 at Bournemouth, Hampshire.

Ethel married Willie Cunningham in 1931 registered Bet. Oct–Dec 1931 at Bournemouth.  Ethel was 93 when she died.  I would love to be able to contact Ethel's descendants [that is if she had descendants] but no idea how to achieve this...I was unable to locate any trees on ancestry through which I might have been able to locate her descendants but none take her line to her marriage.

Suggestions gratefully received.

Westy11

[josey]

Apart from a potential descendant seeing this post & replying on this forum, have you tried http://www.GenesReunited.co.uk or http://www.lostcousins.com or http://www.curiousfox.com ?

Josey

[Guy Etchells]

My first suggestion is to buy her marriage certificate (if you haven't already got it) to determine if she had been married before.
If so there may be descendants of that line.

Then check the GRO Index to find issue of Ethel & Willie Cunningham.
Whether you buy their certificates dictates how accurate any further research could be.

After determining the names of any issue use GRO Index, electoral registers and newspapers for the relevant areas to progress the research.

Other avenues of research may also be open - school registers, NHS records, work records and even the 1939 National Register (but I suggest waiting until the 1939 is online in a year or so as it will be cheaper then).
There are also other sources but the above gives you a start.
Cheers
Guy

[Ringrose]

I found my mothers cousin b in 1922 by fin finding her marriage on Ancestry and from there was able to find any children by looking for births using her married name .....again on Ancestry.It all fell very easily in place because I was able to find out where she was living and have been in contact with her.Using 192 I think the site is gave me her address.
I've done this with a few other relations though haven't made contact because they aren't so close.
I'm willing to have a go for you if you want to send me details maybe privately.
Ringrose

[SmallTownGirl]

You could see if you could find a death notice/obituary for her in the local paper.  That might mention relatives.

Just a thort!

STG

[jaywit]

Ethel was 40 when she married ( born 1891 in Aldershot ) and she appears to have been an only child of an army family. So maybe there aren't any living descendants.

[Priscilla]

On FreeBMD there is this death listed - wonder if this is Ethel's husband ... ?

Death Registration
Second Quarter 1966
CUNNINGHAM Willie - Age 92 - Bournemouth - Vol 6b - Page 189

If this is Ethel's husband then he was 17 years older than Ethel.

Was Ethel his second wife ... ? 

[[Ray]]

. . . . and this is my version of possible events . . . .

Marr. Sep 1858 Pembroke 11a 873
Mary Musgrave Bowen / William Robertson

Marr. Sep 1874 Haverfordwest 11a 1255
Mary Musgrave Robertson / Henry John Scowcroft

1881 Pembroke
Mary M. Scowcroft Head Widower 41 Income Derived From Land Johnston
Kate L. Robertson Dau 21 Llanstadwell
Edith M. Robertson Dau 18 Llanstadwell
Alice E.M. Robertson Dau 14 Llanstadwell
Ethel J.E. Robertson Daughter 12 Llanstadwell

Marr. Mar 1891 Farnham 2a 163 Thomas Brown
Marr. Mar 1891 Farnham 2a 168 Elizabeth Jane E Robertson

Birth Dec 1891 Farnham 2a 93 Ethel M N Brown

1901 Aldershot
Thomas Brown 1866 Poplar   
Eliz. Jane Ethel 1869 Llanstadwell Pembroke
Ethel M N 9 Aldershot
Mary M Scowcroft 63 Widow Johnstone Pembroke

1911 Alverstoke
TB 45
EJEB 42
EMNB 19

1920/27 Willie to&fro NY as Banker/Treasurer
Living Bournemouth and Savoy Hotel

Marr. Dec 1931 Bournemouth E M N Brown / Willie Cunningham
[ She aged 40? Likelihood of children? Near zero? ]

Death Mar 1985 B'mouth 23 465
Ethel Musgrave M Cunningham (93y 3 Sep 1891)

Willie seems to have left just under £20k. Executors Barclays.


Ray

[jaywit]

On FreeBMD there is this death listed - wonder if this is Ethel's husband ... ?

Death Registration
Second Quarter 1966
CUNNINGHAM Willie - Age 92 - Bournemouth - Vol 6b - Page 189

If this is Ethel's husband then he was 17 years older than Ethel.

Was Ethel his second wife ... ?

Mmm Odd probate granted to Barclays Bank.