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Edward "Ted" James Bentley was born in Kidderminster, Worcs. on 12 Mar 1885 and moved to Canada and married (1) Plaisenterie "Daisy" Willis in 1910 in Toronto.  They divorced and he married (2) Gertrude Maria Woods in Toronto in 1924.
Family story says he died in the 1960's, possibly in Toronto, but no trace of his death found, or that of his second wife Gertrude.
He and Gertrude are on a voters list in 1935 at 339 Queensdale, York East.
Any help appreciated!

Trying to track down an Ernest Henry Sweetman, b. 6 Sep 1895 (1939 register), who married Millie Bradford in 1918.  They are together in 1939, with two sons and a possible redacted third son born in 1928, in Heathfield, Sussex.

In 1941 the eldest son is married in Uckfield, Sussex (he died in 1949, but probably has living children, so will not name him).  The newspaper report of 5 Jun 1941 says he was the son of Mrs. Sweetman and the late Mr. Sweetman.  It also mentions a brother Percy, who I cannot find in births but perhaps this was a nickname for one of his brothers.  It dos not match any of their initials.

I cannot find a death for his father Ernest Henry Sweetman.  I did find one of the right age who died in Maidstone district, Kent in Mar Q 1969.  There is also a marriage for a man by the same name in Maidstone district in Mar 1948.  I found nothing in the papers or in the probate index for either of these individuals.

Ernest's wife Millie died in Dec Q 1941, the same year her son married, but at least 4 months later.

Should I assume the newspaper was incorrect and that he was still alive?  Would the family have written up the report, or a local reporter?  A local person would likely have known Ernest was still alive. 

A number of years ago I read a book about immigration to the U.S. and there was an interesting section on people who moved there but then returned home.  Italians seemed to do that a lot. Of course, it would have been easier once transportation improved.
I have three cases I can think of in my own family (all 20th century) - my grandparents came to Canada in 1926, returning home to Lancashire a couple of years later, only to come back very soon after.  Good thing they did as my father would never have joined the Canadian army during WW2 and met my mother in England, and I wouldn’t exist.  My great grandfather immigrated to Springfield, Massachusetts early in the 20th century, only to return to spend his golden years running a guesthouse in Blackpool.  A first cousin of my mother’s lived in Australia for around 40 years before returning to retire back home in Sussex.

I have a marriage certificate for George Hibbert and Mary White, who married in Saint Augustine Chapel (RC), Manchester on 19 May 1857 (although the top of the cert. has been filled in as 1853).

George, umbrella maker, 21, bach., son of William, labourer, of 4 Back Pump Street.
Mary, 26, spinster, daughter of James White, labourer, 7 Brook Street, Manchester.
Witnesses John (?, possibly Dolan) and Catherine O'Hara.

Looking for a baptism for Richard Winch/Wynch who married Anna Maria Pierse in Berwick, Sussex 3 Jan 1736.  They had six children christening in Alfriston and Anna Maria died soon after the birth of my ancestor, Hannah, in Jan 1755.