Benjamin Blair in Southend on Sea

[AsH62]

Hi. My family have mostly been in Scotland and the North east of England until now so this is new territory for me and I am a bit lost. Benjamin Blair b.1908 in Scotland joined the military in 1924 age 16 and then in 1930 he married Lilian Alice Whitcombe in Portsmouth. Lilian and her family appear to have been in Southend on Sea for a long time.
In the 1939 Register on Find my past they were living in West Ham but Lilian died in Southend on Sea in 1979. I believe that they had a daughter called Patricia and a son (?) but I don't know much about them and since they may be alive I don't want to pry. I am trying to find out anything about Benjamin and Lilian in Southend, where they lived, where they were buried and in Benjamin's case - when. Any help would be great.
Thanks
Alison

[JJen]

Have you discounted this death? -

Benjamin Blair death registered Sep 1967 aged 59 Bromsgrove RD, Worcestershire
Vol 9d Page 19

Do you have Lilian's death cert to see who registered the death?

JJ

[groom]

There is also this death, although age is slightly out

Deaths Dec 1968   
Blair    Benjamin    73    Southend    4a   967

[groom]

Looking at Freebmd it looks as if there was only a daughter who married in Southend in 1956, so the family were obviously there then. 

[AsH62]

Hi Jen and Groom, thank you.
I have sent off for her death certificate but have to wait for it to come and I hadn't seen this death in Southend but it must be right. I have no idea why I couldn't see it - brilliant.
Thank you
Alison

[JJen]

By doing a free search of the 1939 there is another Benjamin Blair living in Ilford, Essex who was born 1895. In the same household is Eleanor Blair. Therefore the death in 1968 could be his, to ensure you have the correct Benjamin it would be advisable to purchase the death cert.

JJ

[AsH62]

Thanks JJ, will do!
A

[Ladyhawk]

By doing a free search of the 1939 there is another Benjamin Blair living in Ilford, Essex who was born 1895. In the same household is Eleanor Blair.

Therefore the death in 1968 could be his, to ensure you have the correct Benjamin it would be advisable to purchase the death cert.

This doesn't help you as to which is the correct Benjamin Blair death entry

This appears to be Eleanor's death entry

Eleanor Blair died age 84 born 12 Jul 1893
Mar 1978 Chelmsford Essex Volume:   9 Page:   2236

used her dob and surname only free search 1939 Register, this is the only entry that showed up
 Eleanor  Blair  1893   Ilford M.B.   Essex, other person on record is Benjamin
   

[AsH62]

Eleanor is making me think that this is the wrong household so I need to do some more research, thanks again
Alison