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I'm looking for information, mainly death record, for my great great grandad, Edwin Dunn. He was born about 1850 in Staffordshire.

Married to Betsy Brooks in 1872. In the 1881 census he is listed as a Bucket Maker and liVing in Lye, Worcestershire. I cannot find him in the 1891 census.

My great grandad was George Dunn. Born 1884 in Wollescote, Worcestershire. In the 1891 census he is living as a visitor, not with his parents. His mother is listed as married but living with her mother and Edwin is not listed.

It was rumored that George was adopted but within the family. I haven't been able to figure that out yet until I order his birth certificate. George and his daughters had Alzheimers disease later on in their lives. I wonder if Edwin had the same and lived in a hospital and that is why Betsy is listed as a Widow.  I've read that sometimes people would list themselves as Widows or Widowers if they had been separated from their spouses.

I'm looking for information, mainly death record, for my great great grandad, Edwin Dunn. He was born about 1850 in Staffordshire.

Married to Betsy Brooks in 1872. In the 1881 census he is listed as a Bucket Maker and liVing in Lye, Worcestershire. I cannot find him in the 1891 census.

My great grandad was George Dunn. Born 1884 in Wollescote, Worcestershire. In the 1891 census he is living as a visitor, not with his parents. His mother is listed as married but living with her mother and Edwin is not listed.

In the 1901 and 1911 census, Betsy is listed as a Widow.

In 1915, George was married. He lists Edwin as his father and his occupation is a Master Iron Worker. Edwin is not listed as deceased on the certificate. Anytime I've had a certificate and the father is deceased it is written in brackets under his name.

 I haven't been able to find a death record for Edwin at all. I was hoping someone would be able to help me out with it.

Would anyone who worked there have heard stories about my great grandad and great Nan?  They lived and died there in the late 60s and early 70s. George Dunn and Eugenie (Maggie) Dunn. Their daughter, Bessie Davis, quite possibly worked there. I'm unable to access many records because I live in Canada. George had alzheimers and Maggie might have too.

Also, does anyone know where they would have been buried? Was it customary for patients to be buried somewhere on the grounds?

Hi everyone,

This is long overdue but I've finally found some information.\

I ordered Edwin Dunn and Betsy Brooks' marriage certificate. Edwin's father was Elijah Dunn. Betsy's father was Samuel Brooks.

I've recently found on another site more information on Edwin's family. The sources come from the 1861 Census.

Elijah Dunn b. about 1819 Stafford - occupation listed as Iron Labouror - d. about 1869 Worcestershire
married to Ann Westwood May 13, 1845 in Clent, Worcester

Ann Westwood b. about 1822 Lye, Worcester - occupation is listed as Nailor - d. unknown

Edwin had several siblings:
- Elizabeth b. 1846 or 1847
- Elias Timothy b. 1848
- Ann b. 1854
- Elijah b. 1856
- Matilda b. 1858
- Rowland b. 1860

 I still haven't been able to find anything on Edwin's death. On the 1871 Census he's listed as a Bucket Maker but on his son's marriage certificate he's listed as a Master Iron Worker and not listed as deceased (1915). It might have been overlooked but I'm not sure if they would have overlooked something like that. Maybe it didn't matter.

I realize this is a very old post but I am also looking for information on my great grandfather who worked on the HMS Drake. His marriage certificate (1915) shows he worked as a machine turner on the HMS Drake. I'm not sure if he worked on it when it sank. I can't find a lot of information on him. His family never mentioned his time at sea which makes me wonder if ever talked about it. I know his record mentioned he spent some time in the cells for dishonesty  (uh oh). It is also believed that he had a problem with the drinking. I wonder if your grandfather and my great grandad were on the Drake at the same time.