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tracking down relatives of Poole Warhero Albert William Cox
« on: Saturday 30 June 18 14:23 BST (UK) »
For a proposed RAF memorial(to be unveiled 29th September 2018) I would like to get in touch with the relatives of Airgunner and F/Sgt Albert William Cox from Parkstone,Poole. Albert(21) lost his life when his aircraft a lancaster shot down over Vessem The Netherlands on the 22nd May 1944. I received help from people of the Poole history centre and told me that Albert lived with his family at Runton Road, in Sunninghill,Parkstone. Albert's parents William and Florence(Nee Medway) were married at Bedwelty in Wales 1915. They had two Children Albert(1923) and older sister Mary F Cox born 1919. Mary F Cox married an Alfred G Snook in Bournemouth in 1941 and had a Daughter Frances N Snook, born Poole 1942. Mary F Snook born 1919 died North Somerset. Williams Alberts father was still living at Runton Road in 1951 but sadly his Wife Florence Rose died in 1946, aged 53. Also put appeals in the Bournemouth Echo several times but no luck. Any one could help??

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Adrian
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Re: tracking down relatives of Poole Warhero Albert William Cox
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 30 June 18 15:10 BST (UK) »
You could contact the Dorset FHS and ask if any members were researching the family or ask them to put a notice in their journal.

https://www.dorsetfhs.org.uk/
Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: tracking down relatives of Poole Warhero Albert William Cox
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 30 June 18 15:35 BST (UK) »
You could contact the Dorset FHS and ask if any members were researching the family or ask them to put a notice in their journal.

https://www.dorsetfhs.org.uk/

Done already Many Thanks for your advise!!  Will keep you posted.
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Adrian
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Re: tracking down relatives of Poole Warhero Albert William Cox
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 30 June 18 16:00 BST (UK) »
Thank you, hope you get a response.

I've tried to track Frances Snook but no luck. 
Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: tracking down relatives of Poole Warhero Albert William Cox
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 30 June 18 18:53 BST (UK) »
As you know Frances N Snook was born in 1942

A*****y have a nursing record for a Frances Norma Snook in Enfield in 1964, there are also a couple of Electoral Register entries for 1963 & 4, again in Enfield.

May be worth an e-mail to the Royal College of Nursing

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Re: tracking down relatives of Poole Warhero Albert William Cox
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 30 June 18 19:34 BST (UK) »
Good find Edward!  :)
Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: tracking down relatives of Poole Warhero Albert William Cox
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 30 June 18 20:16 BST (UK) »
Good find Edward will do
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Adrian
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Re: tracking down relatives of Poole Warhero Albert William Cox
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 30 June 18 21:08 BST (UK) »
As you know F N Snook was born in 1942

A*****y have a nursing record for a F N Snook in Enfield in 1964,
there are also a couple of Electoral Register entries for 1963 & 4, again in Enfield.


Looking at the entry for Enfield Electoral register address 9 Woodbine Grove Enfield
Alfred G & Mary F Snook also appear to have a son N I Snook
His birth entry registered
1944 Poole Dorset N I N Snook mmn COX ( see entry on FreeBMD for his name) and his marriage
in 1967 www.freebmd.org.uk
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Re: tracking down relatives of Poole Warhero Albert William Cox
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 01 July 18 13:10 BST (UK) »
I have a slight concern that the people you are looking for & who have been named may still be alive. This may also explain why we cannot find a death for FNS.

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