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Europe / Re: 1920s death in Paris
« on: Tuesday 14 November 17 19:00 GMT (UK)  »
Hi

Sadly I've not found anything else about David Watson. As far as I know he died unmarried and without issue, but who knows? His brothers' and sister's families are so well documented that it seems unlikely that David had a spouse or issue not known to others in the family. David grew up in Keady, Armagh, spent his early adult years in Kimberley, South Africa, and then moved to north London where he was a witness at my grandparents' wedding in 1922, but my mother (their daughter) who was born in 1924 has no memory of her great uncle David at all. Is it possible that he became some sort of black sheep round about 1923-24, and moved to Paris never to contact his family again? If you think there's any possible connection with your lost relative we should perhaps share what info we have. Many thanks. 

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Europe / Re: 1920s death in Paris
« on: Monday 21 August 17 11:07 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks for this. I think I'll try another UK source first. Thankfully the church he attended between 1919 and 1922 (and probably for longer) has an archive of all the old church magazines which I'll go back to again.

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Europe / Re: 1920s death in Paris
« on: Friday 18 August 17 09:35 BST (UK)  »
Hi

Many thanks for replying so quickly. He was baptised in November 1858 with just the name David. He had no children and I think it unlikely he was married. Certainly he was still on his own at the East Finchley address in 1923. The Paris story may be incorrect but the informant (now dead) has otherwise proved very accurate.

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Europe / 1920s death in Paris
« on: Thursday 17 August 17 23:04 BST (UK)  »
My great uncle David Watson was born in Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland in 1858. He was living in East Finchley, North London betwen 1918 and 1923, including being a witness at my grandparents' wedding. However we can't find his death. There's one family memory that he died in Paris in the 1920s, possibly of a flu epidemic. How can I check this story? I haven't been able to find a searchable index of deaths in France (or at least in departements around Paris) for the 1920s, but presumably there is one?   

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