Great Grandfather died in WW1 im starting to think not

[DavyTee68]

Aye I shall order cert pdf today
I've found all census for William Turner and he was just a miner plodding along so don't think he was in the boar war plus he's supposed to have died in the war so wouldn't show up in 1901
I think in reality it's all a cover up to be honest.

[rosie99]

I think you are right about the cover up and quite possibly that birth certificate won't give any clues.  Seems strange that your grandfather who was at home in 1911 when his father wasn't says his father died after that time.

[DavyTee68]

I think you are right about the cover up and quite possibly that birth certificate won't give any clues.  Seems strange that your grandfather who was at home in 1911 when his father wasn't says his father died after that time.

My grandfather never had anything to show neither, no medals or photos etc thiugh his mother was still alive until 1944 so I guess she may have had them

[DavyTee68]

Wish my grandfather was still alive and I would interrogate him 

[isobelw]

My grandfather even said to my face that he had to go down the mines in order for them to stay in the house as it was mine company owned. However, if this was true it meant he was 12 which is rather unlikely in 1915
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It doesn't look as if they were living in a mine company home in 1911. 31 River View, Blackhall Mill still exists and looks to be a substantial house. Martha is described as a Boarding House Keeper ( and a widow)  Whatever changes there were to their family circumstances happened long before 1915.
Isobel

[JenB]

Edited: I think our William Turner (d) 1906  Assurance agent lived in Oak Terrace Tanfield as That Name is there 1903 to 1906 and then no more

Oak Terrace was actually in Tantobie (Tanfield Parish). This William was buried Tanfield 27th January 1906, residence Tantobie.

[DavyTee68]

My grandfather even said to my face that he had to go down the mines in order for them to stay in the house as it was mine company owned. However, if this was true it meant he was 12 which is rather unlikely in 1915

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It doesn't look as if they were living in a mine company home in 1911. 31 River View, Blackhall Mill still exists and looks to be a substantial house. Martha is described as a Boarding House Keeper ( and a widow)  Whatever changes there were to their family circumstances happened long before 1915.
Isobel

Yes totally agree Isobel it don't really fit with a typical miners house of the time

[DavyTee68]

Edited: I think our William Turner (d) 1906  Assurance agent lived in Oak Terrace Tanfield as That Name is there 1903 to 1906 and then no more

Oak Terrace was actually in Tantobie (Tanfield Parish). This William was buried Tanfield 27th January 1906, residence Tantobie.

Ahhh ok thanks for that Jen

[DavyTee68]

The mystery really though is even if he didn't die in WW1 were the hell is his death index it just doesn't exist
Unless Martha murdered him one night when he had one pint to many and buried him 
The old rolling pin over the head I'm thinking