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Mystery Solved
« on: Monday 13 November 17 20:50 GMT (UK) »
I had been reading the post "What is your greatest mystery?" I have a few but one of them was what happened to my 2Ggrandfather Henry Tanser? The last sighting I could find was the death of his father in 1887.No death certificate, no census, his wife was married in 1891 and widowed in 1901.I decided to try again in the newspapers and there he was. He had died accidently in Chili, he was an engine driver and the accident occurred on the Tocopilla Railway.
So don't give up hope, go over sources again you may get lucky like I did.
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Re: Mystery Solved
« Reply #1 on: Monday 13 November 17 21:57 GMT (UK) »
Wow you would never think of a death in Chili being his fate would you - well done for finding him  :)

It does give me heart to keep looking for my missing person.
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Re: Mystery Solved
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 14 November 17 10:15 GMT (UK) »
That is wonderful news ! What a terrific find . I'm so pleased for you  :D

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Re: Mystery Solved
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 19 November 17 22:13 GMT (UK) »
What a remarkable story!
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Re: Mystery Solved
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 19 November 17 22:16 GMT (UK) »
You'll have to elaborate.  ;) What on earth made you look for him in Chile? :)

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Re: Mystery Solved
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 19 November 17 22:53 GMT (UK) »
I had a similar problem with a cousin.  He was taken prisoner during the First World War.  I had found this in a British newspaper.  I waited patiently for the Red Cross records to come out.  Horror of horrors he wasn't there!  I kept going back to the newspapers and a couple of years later found an interview with him for Amistace Day under his stage name.  It told me where he was caught, that he had been injured, his six month wait for a letter from home, he had been originally declared killed in action, and what happened to him between his capture and arrival at camp in Stendal, Germany.  Pure gold.  There is now more information, including obituary, there now so I am saving my cents to get another subscription.  :)
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Re: Mystery Solved
« Reply #6 on: Monday 20 November 17 18:04 GMT (UK) »
I found his obituary in an old newspaper. I had looked several times before with no success, this may have been because I was looking for an obituary in Derbyshire/ Nottinghamshire where he was living with his family or perhaps another newspaper was added (the numbers are increasing) this obituary occurred in Warwickshire where he was born.
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Tanser: Leicestershire & Warwickshire
Kidger: Buxton: Cramp:Leicestershire
Goodall:Griffin: Ford:Minton:Derbyshire
Cormack:Dunn: Scotland
Taylor:Nottinghamshire
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Re: Mystery Solved
« Reply #7 on: Monday 20 November 17 19:44 GMT (UK) »
Ahh I see.  :) I thought you were checking deaths registered in other countries and found him in Chile. It's a good idea to check newspapers, and also to recheck periodically as new records may be added.  :)