Stumped Can anyone help!!! Trying to find my husbands Great Grandparents

[LizzieW]

I love a mystery - hope you get it sorted out.  I agree with mazi that the change of name story Uncle George was told by his father, was just to cover up the real story, possibly of divorce and living with someone else whilst not married.  People were so judgmental in those days and worried about what the neighbours would think - forgetting that the neighbours were probably hiding their own secrets.

[avm228]

No I have no other information on Alice Lavina White other than what is on her MC cert with Nicholas and her father being Henry William White deceased bookmaker.

In your first post of this thread you said that Henry William White was described on the marriage certificate as being a deceased door maker

[Annette7]

Since bookmaker was an extremely unusual occupation for the time I'm wondering if it actually says 'Bootmaker'.

Annette

[Candidiasia Ibberrson]

Hi All

Annette you could well be right with Boot Maker.  When we fist looked at it we thought Boat maker but that did not ring right. It definatley looks like a squashed b with an o after it and either an o or an a then a t.

Yes Lizzie I am sort of coming to that conclusion

Thanks
Candis

[Candidiasia Ibberrson]

Hi Somebody found this for me

http://apostcardaday.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/butcher-row.html

Postcard was sent from an Alice to Miss Black c/o Mrs Lee in Ashford Kent.

I will be ordering the MC fo John Gullick and either Alice L White/Lacey 3rd quatter 1934, Dover, Kent.

It has to be the Alice I am looking for.

Spoke to George this morning and Alice died as a Gullick.

Still waiting on the divorce records but thought I would post this.

Thanks
Candis

[JJen]

Thanks Candis for keeping us informed. I'm sure there are many of us that will be interested in the outcome of the documentation which you are waiting on.

Regards

JJ

[Candidiasia Ibberrson]

I am now in possession of Harold Henry Hardings DC

Date of death  August 26 August 1969 Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry

Occupation Storekeeper

Address 50 St Margaret Road, Coventry

Date and place of Birth 17 September 1906 Bournemouth

Informant John Harding, Son, 89 Parry Road, Coventry.

Cause of death

1a Haematemesis
b Chirrhosis of the liver
c
2
cannot read the last two trying to figure them out.

Candis

[avm228]

I am now in possession of Harold Henry Hardings DC

Date of death  August 26 August 1969 Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry

Occupation Storekeeper

Address 50 St Margaret Road, Coventry

Date and place of Birth 17 September 1906 Bournemouth

Informant John Harding, Son, 89 Parry Road, Coventry.

Cause of death

1a Haematemesis
b Chirrhosis of the liver
c
2
cannot read the last two trying to figure them out.

Candis

Any mention of varices, I wonder? And/or portal vein hypertension/thrombosis/obstruction?

[JJen]

Hi Candis,

The birth date on the DC matches that of the BC (which is always a bonus)

Therefore that solves the mystery of Harold Henry Harding's death (1969 or 1973) ,

JJ