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Denis John Williams - Death in 1982
« on: Friday 03 July 15 14:57 BST (UK) »
Can anyone help with locating anything about the following person.  I know that Denis John Williams lived in Llandudno, and died in 1982. He married Annie Grace Davies.  Beyond that I have little to go on.  He had some connection with the sea.  Family stories suggest his father worked in a bank, and his mother was killed in a car accident around the time of the General Strike in 1926.  His national service papers suggest he may have been born in Southport in Lancashire. Any pointers appreciated.

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Re: Denis John Williams - Death in 1982
« Reply #1 on: Friday 03 July 15 15:01 BST (UK) »
Is this the death registration?
Name:   Denis John Williams
Birth Date:   30 Sep 1918
Date of Registration:   Sep 1982
Age at Death:   64
Registration district:   Aberconwy
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Re: Denis John Williams - Death in 1982
« Reply #3 on: Friday 03 July 15 15:32 BST (UK) »
Hi
Do you have his marriage certificate? If so, does it show his father's name? Had he been married previously?

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Re: Denis John Williams - Death in 1982
« Reply #4 on: Friday 03 July 15 15:35 BST (UK) »
A tree on A******* has him born 1919 Chorlton.
Looking at the births, there is a Denis Williams registered Chorlton 1919 Mother's maiden name was Higginbottom.

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Re: Denis John Williams - Death in 1982
« Reply #5 on: Friday 03 July 15 17:21 BST (UK) »
Although online trees (2) don't state it presumably Annie Grace Davies had been married before!

The marriage is given as 3/4/1963 Conwy, Gwynedd - and the details are:

John D. Williams (not Denis J.) married to Annie G Varey (although the only likely earlier marriage I can see is for an Anne G. Davies who married a Charles H. Varey in Chapel le Frith, Derbyshire in 1946).

So, as he married as John D. should we be looking for a birth entry as John D. rather than Denis J. (his birthdate given as 30/9/1918 but the Denis the trees link to was a plain Denis born a year later??).

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Re: Denis John Williams - Death in 1982
« Reply #6 on: Friday 03 July 15 18:10 BST (UK) »
Most economical thing would be to purchase his will, if there is one available.
At least he was the one supplying the information in the document.
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Re: Denis John Williams - Death in 1982
« Reply #7 on: Friday 03 July 15 18:39 BST (UK) »
Although online trees (2) don't state it presumably Annie Grace Davies had been married before!

The marriage is given as 3/4/1963 Conwy, Gwynedd - and the details are:

John D. Williams (not Denis J.) married to Annie G Varey (although the only likely earlier marriage I can see is for an Anne G. Davies who married a Charles H. Varey in Chapel le Frith, Derbyshire in 1946).

So, as he married as John D. should we be looking for a birth entry as John D. rather than Denis J. (his birthdate given as 30/9/1918 but the Denis the trees link to was a plain Denis born a year later??).

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Re: Denis John Williams - Death in 1982
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 16 July 15 15:25 BST (UK) »
Hello Heatherjulie, annette7 and scouseboy,

I've posted a reply in the Caernarfonshire board, and will limit myself to that board from now on so as not to confuse matters.  But just wanted to respond to your helpful comments made here.

heatherjulie - I have his marriage cert, but there is no father listed.  There is another bit of family lore that states his father 'was killed by the general strike'.  Never really understood what that meant.  But he would have been dead by the time of his son's marriage.

Annette7 - thanks for all your helpful comments.  Denis John Williams was married twice, but not certain Annie Grace Davies was, so think the alt listing you found may not be her.  But it can't be ruled out.

Scouseboy - I agree over names.  I've seen him also listed Dennis John and just Denis.  We are also looking for a brother Derek, Derrick, or Eric. 

All seems vague, but it's all we have to go on.

Dewi