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There are quite a few burial records for
Elizabeth Bonds in the Manchester online Burial records search,
8 in total ,perhaps cross reference them with free BMD ,

example Manchester burials has Elizabeth Bond buried 2/6/1920 Southern Cemetery Unconsecrated ,buried with an Alice Knowles , grave 514, Lancashire BMD ,possibly have a death recorded Elizabeth Bond aged 63 years , Charlton on  Medlock Manchester 1920 this one you know isn't yours,

the other possible but doubtful as its consecrated ground is6/2/ 1936 Consecrated, Southern cemetery , her death is possibly Cheetham Manchester 1936 on Lancashire BMD aged 74

I'll check out the Cheetham death in 1936 in a bit more detail - and forgive me, but what is the difference between unconsecrated and consecrated? I know that in theory it's religiously blessed ground versus general non-religiously blessed ground, but in official records does it have a more specific meaning? such as Catholic, Anglican etc. Most of my ancestors in Manchester were buried in unconsecrated ground even if they were religious, so I assume it might have something to do with money, as they were mostly very poor.

I got back her mum Ann Larkin's death cert, died 1 Aug 1915 at 8 Frederick Street, but the informant was her son Patrick, so no updates on Elizabeth from there.

Hi all, looking to find a death record for my 3rd great grandmother, Elizabeth Bond (nee Larkin).

She was born at 30 Clowes St in Salford, Lancashire on 26 Feb 1863. Parents are Patrick Larkin, an Irish Catholic immigrant (1838-1905) and Ann Hulmes, a Salford girl (1840-1915).

She married lamplighter John Bond in St Stephen's Church Salford 31 Dec 1883. They had five children before his death in 1895. She moved back to Clowes St in Salford after his death to be with her family.

She had an illegitimate daughter (my 2xggm) in 1896, Clowes St. In the 1901 Census she lives at no 25 Clowes St. By 1911 Census she has moved away to 8 Frederick St, Bloom St, Salford where she lives with her children, siblings and widowed mother Ann. (only her brother Patrick lives here in the 1921 Census).

I can't locate her after this point. I have tried the 1921 Census but couldn't find her previously. There was only one possible death record I have found for her, registered in Chorlton in 1920 (which would explain why she wasn't in the census), but FindAGrave has a picture of this Elizabeth Bond's gravestone, which names her mother as Alice Knowles who died in 1920 - so she can't be the Elizabeth Bond i'm looking for.

I haven't found any remarriage for her after 1911. Does she die, move away, remarry and change her name etc? I'm not sure. Any help locating her after 1911 would be appreciated!!

Ali 

No worries, thank you so much for your help!
There is a Leo Yareshefsky (waiter at US Grant Hotel) on the San Diego directory in 1962, so it's confusing. Another found in Los Angeles in 1948, but no occupation given.

I think there actually were two Leos in San Francisco at the same time.  I will look again.  Also, I did see a Leo who was a waiter but I’m not sure if it was in San Francisco or San Diego.  Be back in a few moments.

Ah I found the article I was remembering. Stadium Club head waiter does sound promising.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/460522407/?terms=Leo%20Yareshefsky&match=1

Researching a family member named William Leslie Pye Noble (born 24 Jan 1917 in Scarborough England).
He was a merchant seaman who began his life at sea circa 1935. He was a steward and did dozens of crossings between the UK and NYC from around 1935-1949. He moves permanently to San Francisco by the end of 1949 and remains there until his death in 1973.
He worked aboard the Queen Mary and was supposedly involved in the New York black market in some way, and it's believed that's what prompted his sudden move to California.

His naturalization petition made on 25 Feb 1949 states his address in SF as 26 Norton St, San Francisco, California. On this petition he changes his name to RAYMOND LESLIE NOBLE.

He makes many crossings between California and Hawaii from 1949 into the 1960s, and appears to become a naturalised citizen in 1961. One of his witnesses is a Real Estate worker named Jewel Alvers, of 4398 Mission St, San Francisco. Jewel is mentioned again in his obituary in the San Francisco Examiner:

"Raymond L Noble, loving nephew of Jewel Alvers, dear friend of Leo Yareshefsky, member of MC&S. Funeral Wed Mar 7 1pm DRISCOLL'S MORTUARY CHAPEL 22nd Street Internment Woodlawn Memorial Park."

Jewel was in no way a relative of Leslie as far as we know.
It's known that he was a gay man who never married and was a member of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in California. Leo Yareshefsky is believed to be a possible partner of his.

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I was wondering if any other info could be found about him in the USA? Censuses, directories, newspaper articles, etc. He's a bit tricky to pin down as being a merchant seament he was back and forth between both the UK and New York, and later San Francisco and Hawaii, endlessly. I'm hopeless at searching US records.

His time in the US is a large mystery and I would appreciate if anyone could see if he appears in any more US records, and help my family piece a little bit more of his life together. Any other info on Jewel Alvers or Leo Yareshefsky would also be interesting if it pops up. Uncovering his life is deeply important to many in my family.

Both Jewel Alvers and his other naturalisation witness, Josephine A Moran, appear to be members (?) of The Native Daughters of the Golden West.

Thanks so much,
Ali in England