Can Rootschat help Olive ARCHER of Swindon Wiltshire?

[hiraeth]

A lady from Swindon, Olive Archer, died last month at age 83.  Apparently she had no visitors for five years and now the Vicar is asking for help to find any family before the funeral Jan 14th.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=505923&in_page_id=1770

This is so sad.  Can Rootchatters help??   

[KarenM]

This could be here birth?

Olive M Archer
1924
Mother's Maiden Name:  Blake
Swindon
Vo. 5A, Page 26

If so....

there is this marriage

Ernest G. Archer
Martha Blake
1914, JAS
Swindon

and perhaps a sibling?

Moderator comment: details removed in case this person is still living (by request)

Karen

[liverpool annie]

You know what ?  .... if I was that Vicar ..... I wouldn't even bother looking for the relatives ....
I'd have a Celebration of Life .... invite all the neighbours .... everybody at the old peoples home and the congregation ....... let balloons go ...... have a big pot of stew going .... have Big Band Sound music ..... if she's watching .... she'll LOVE it !!

If they didn't want to bother about her before .... what difference does it make now ??

God Love you Olive ... may you rest in peace !

[hiraeth]

That's awesome factfinding Karen

Annie Your idea is wonderful too   I wish I lived near there - I would go to her service myself.  It sounds like she had a good life - just the last bit may have been lonely poor soul
Maybe the sister died before she went into the home...

Heather in Vancouver

[hiraeth]

I found two deaths for Lily Archer in 1992 and  1993 both born in 1916 but the month of birth doesn't match.  She must have married.

[liverpool annie]

I found a possible medal card for Ernest ... nothing on CWGC !!

Medal card of Archer, Ernest G
Royal Garrison Artillery
181609 (Incomplete)
Gunner
Date
1914-1920

http://www.rootschat.com/links/02h2/

[hiraeth]

I found an Ernest G. Archer age 9 on the 1901.  He was a pupil at a prep school in Rugby, born in Wolston, Warwickshire

[hiraeth]

Only one Archer family in Wolston in 1901

ref RG13/2914/44/17
Alfred E. Archer, age 34, Farmer, employer, Wolston
Emma A. Archer, age 34, born Oxfordshire
Frances J. Archer, age 7, Wolston
Leonard W. Archer, age 6 Wolston (imbecile from birth)
Harriett M? Archer, age 3 Wolston
Richard W? Archer, age 1, Wolston
Emily Upton, age 21. Serv, General Domestic
Cecil Clarke, age 17, Visitor, Farm student

[wozzle]

there are two archer families living in wolston in 1891
alfred archer age 24. occ farmer and his wife emma age 23.
harry archer age 27 and his wife sarah anne age 27.
so both are possible parents for the ernest already found