lost at Sea

[mckha489]

I don’t think so. I’ve made contact with someone who has an alternative date of death of 1926 as opposed to 1930.

But newspaper mention I can see (which is neither of the ones you have posted) is for  29 Dec 1930.

So reg might be in 1st qrtr of 1931. But I don’t see one other than one age 70  in Dewsbury district which seems a bit far away.

But, if they never found the body, would it have been registered 7 years later?  Or maybe there was no need to sort out any legal matters so it was never done? 

[spook]

That’s interesting thank you. Out of interest, which newspaper report are you looking at?

[mckha489]

29 December 1930 - Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail

[Alan of Kaslo]

Tynemouth is Northumberland... first quarter death. Apologies if incorrect.

   
DOUGLAS, JOHN              
GRO Reference: 1931  M Quarter in TYNEMOUTH  Volume 10B  Page 445

[mckha489]

Is that a cut and paste Alan?  I can’t get that up in either Freebmd or the GRO

[Alan of Kaslo]

Yeah off of GRO 1931 search...

First one Douglass , Two S's

One died in 1929:
    Name:    Mother's Maiden Surname:
   DOUGLASS, JOHN              
GRO Reference: 1929  M Quarter in TYNEMOUTH  Volume 10B  Page 505

and the other in 1931: Douglas , one S

    Name:    Mother's Maiden Surname:
   DOUGLAS, JOHN              
GRO Reference: 1931  M Quarter in TYNEMOUTH  Volume 10B  Page 445

[mckha489]

Isn’t that a birth?

[Alan of Kaslo]

Oh my god. Brain cross-circuit...

Yes you are correct. Too much GRO searching for me. Thought I flipped to deaths.

If he was born about 1864 and would be about 66... there is this one (under deaths)

      DOUGLASS, JOHN  WILLIAM      66 
GRO Reference: 1931  M Quarter in PRESCOT  Volume 08B  Page 1137

[cuffie81]

If he was born about 1864 and would be about 66... there is this one (under deaths)

DOUGLASS, JOHN  WILLIAM      66 
GRO Reference: 1931  M Quarter in PRESCOT  Volume 08B  Page 1137

I don't think that's him. This probate record looks like a match for that one, and this John William and Elizabeth appear to be in St Helens in 1911. St Helens comes under the Prescot district.

Probate index:
John William Douglass
of 30 Gleave Street, St Helens, Lancashire
died 05 Feb 1931
Admin
to Elizabeth Douglass, widow
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=douglass&yearOfDeath=1931#calendar