Help Finding Francis Dillon

[Deer243]

I'm not much use at tracing lines down from after the 1911 census to the present day or at least getting more recent then 1911. My Great Grandfather had a half-brother (after his Father's second marriage) called Francis Dillon and I would be very interested to know if he has any descendants and basically what became of him.

Francis (also known as Frank) was born in around 1902 based on the 1911 census as I have not got his birth cert as I'm doubtful it would help trace him in more recent times. In 1911 he lived at 7, Poppythorn Lane, Prestwich, Lancashire with his parents Charles Henry Dillon and Catherine    McGovern.

If anyone could help me find any more recent records of Francis or any descendants I would be very grateful.

[KGarrad]

Most records are closed for 100 years

But try the 1939 National Register, on FindMyPast.
Look for marriages and.or deaths on www.FreeBMD.org.uk.
Maybe Electoral Registers would help? But they are arranged by address, and are held locally. There is no National Collection.

[heywood]

There is a death for Francis Dillon - no middle initial and born abt 1902

Manchester March 1963 vol 10e pg 259  10e

Manchester burial search shows a record in Southern Cemetery
Francis and Kathleen Dillon and Catherine and William Ball.

There is a marriage September 1930 Francis Dillon and Kathleen Ball.

It looks promising but would need certificates or more information to be sure.

[mirl]

There is a birth of a daughter to the Dillon/Ball pairing in the September quarter 1932 Manchester.

That daughter then marries in December quarter 1959 also in Manchester. And a child is born in the same quarter and same place.

Unfortunately I can't include names as they could all still be alive

[Deer243]

Thank you Heywood and Mirl that is a great find which I am quite confident is right. A year or two ago a relative mentioned that my Grandfather had a cousin with the same forename as the daughter born to the Dillon/Ball pairing and mentioned that she was a GP in Manchester. At the time I couldn't work out where this person would fit in on the tree but fortunately made a note of it. I searched the full name of this daughter and she seems to have graduated from Manchester University just before her marriage with what seems to have been a medical degree.

Mirl, could you maybe PM me the info on the child born to the 1959 marriage please, I've now seen the 1959 marriage index but can't find the right birth index.

[mirl]

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