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Hi,
I have just received a death certificate from LA County for my great uncle  , died 1933 and the address given is 1022 South Hill St.

I have done a Google maps search and the marker seems to be on a parking lot and a factory, so it looks like the original buildings have now gone and area re developed, presuming the google marker is accurate!  can anyone in LA give an idea about that part of LA, or where i could seek out any old maps which would give an idea of the area in the 1930s?   

Also, the certificate indicates there was an inquiry and autopsy and though it was probably just routine because he was a foreign (English) national and a short illness.   Is it likely / unlikely that medical records such as these no longer exist, or would they be archived as it was State records? But i probably wouldnt learn anything extra from what is on the death cert.!

many thanks for any info & tips!
Richard
(I am in UK)

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I have an obituary notice from Stockport Advertiser of 1937 for my grandfather and in it is mentioned his "sister in law Mrs BANKS & nephew Mr  N Banks".  I have been unable to find out any first names for them as husband Richard Nightingale BANKS doesnt appear to be with them and had gone to Canada in 1923. (his father, also RNB, had died in 1922) 

My main question is would i be correct in presuming that an obituary in those days would only list adults and not children - so someone listed as MR would be of full age - if the nephew was younger than 21 would they be listed as Master or even not at all? In which case that would be a clue as to when to look for a birth of N Banks pre 1916.!

While Richard had a distinctive middle name of Nightingale i have been unable to find a marriage either. and while i have listed all marriages and births from 1910-40s i cant buy loads of certificates, and even so they could have married in Canada. We dont know if wife and son were separated from Richard or simply visiting from Canada.

Thanks for any advice!
Richard

Searching for info about BANKS family apparently living at Maughold in 1922/3.
My great uncle Richard Nightingale BANKS (born 1885 Manchester) sailed for Canada from Liverpool in 1923 and on his Form 30A Canadian Immigration form he listed his wife as living at Maughold, Ramsey, IOM, but no name. His occupation is listed as farmer / harvester, intending on settling in Canada, and headed for Winnipeg. He is also the informant on his fathers death certificate in 1922 in Stockport, Cheshire.
Unfortunately we do not know his wifes name, but she and her/their son are in a list of mourners at my grandfathers funeral in Stockport, in 1937 as "Mrs Banks, sister-in-law & N Banks, nephew". We have found no trace of the marriage or birth in the England BMD indexes, but the marriage must have taken place between 1911 and 1923.as Richard is the Canadian 1911 census as single, but he had returned to UK by 1912/3. We also dont know if she followed him to Canada after 1923.
I have looked up Manx BMD and no indication of a marriage, but are there other sources which may yield any clues to him or his wife around 1922/3 ?
Any help or advice appreciated!!
Many thanks!
Richard

Please can anyone recommend any history books or articles which give some idea of life in NE Lincs in medieval times?!
My wifes ancestors farmed and lived in Fulstow, South Somercotes, Skidbrook (they were also churchwardens there)   and Theddlethorpe.  from 1592 - late 1700s family name of WALKERLEY in the parish registers and in wills etc.   Must have been pretty bleak in those days.

Is there any record of the population numbers that far back?  I have the Cassini Maps mid 1800s edition which shows there was very little in the way of houses etc. What would they have subsisted on then?   Were there manor houses for those villages?

Hoping someone can can help with this sort of local history knowledge!
Thanks
Richard