Henry Dinsdale & The Dinsdales of Colwyn Bay

[pirhana]

My great-grandfather Henry Dinsdale moved his family from Liverpool to Colwyn Bay in 1911. They lived at first in Old Colwyn , but then moved to an address in Rhiw Bank Avenue.He was a motor mechanic and with his son ( also Henry/Harry ) begin Albert Engineering which is still in Albert Place as the Albert Place MOT Testing Station. Henry Snr died in 1941 and his wife Alice in 1942 and are buried in Bron Y Nant Cemetery .Other family members continued to live in Colwyn Bay until Harry died in 1993. Although I know quite a bit about them already I'd be grateful to receive any information which anyone may have. I'd be particularly interested in any information which anyone may have regarding their daughters Agnes , Dorothy , Alice and Eva.

[CaroleW]

Hi

There is a 1924 marriage in Conway on freebmd for a Dorothy Dinsdale - have you checked freebmd for possible marriages for the other girls

[CaroleW]

I found this death

Alice Dinsdale born 27 Mar 1903 died aged 91 December 1994  Colwyn
Register num 85A District and Subdistrict 8021 Entry 108

[CaroleW]

Dorothy & her husband had only one child - born 1941 so details cannot be posted here.

The family are shown on the incoming passenger lists and Arthur was born 7.7.1897 and was an engineer.  Dorothy was born 24.8.1901

They arrived London 28.5.1959 aboard the Himalaya 

The family previously left England in 1958 for New Zealand
 

[CaroleW]

Here is Dorothy's death

Dorothy Hannen born 24 Aug 1901 died aged 96 October 1997  Eastbourne
Register num C40E District and Subdistrict 4541C  Entry 121

and her husband's

Arthur E Hannen aged 69 December qtr 1966  Eastbourne  5H  341

I have sent you a pm with some info about their child

[pirhana]

Hi and thanks for your valuable information. I did know that Dorothy Dinsdale had married a Hannen and was in Eastbourne at the time of her death and that they had a daughter called Joyce. However I didn't know any of the other information about them which you provided- Joyce's husband , emigration , etc.

Thanks also for the details of Alice's death.

Doug ( "Pirhana" )

[CaroleW]

Death for Agnes

Agnes Dinsdale aged 58 June qtr 1945  Aled  Denbighshire  11b  297

[pirhana]

Hello again and thanks for the information regarding Agnes Dinsdale. Again thanks for the information about Dorothy Hannen ( nee Dinsdale). I have an 84 year old aunt still alive who , rather confusingly , was also called Dorothy Dinsdale before she married. She knew Dorothy Hannen slightly so will try to find out whether she knows of their trip to New Zealand.

Doug ( "Pirhana" )

[Mdj441]

Hi. My mother, Pat Hannens father Frank was friends wilt Harry Dinsdale and I took him to visit him once in Colwyn bay were he lived with his sister.