James Hastie Unthank

[JenB]

I think the chaps from the newspaper article were born in the 1920's-mmn Davidson.

William P UNTHANK married an Annie DAVIDSON 1910?

Maureen

Yes, you're quite right. For a moment I thought I was onto something there.

[MaureeninNY]

I think the chaps from the newspaper article were born in the 1920's-mmn Davidson.

William P UNTHANK married an Annie DAVIDSON 1910?

Maureen

Yes, you're quite right. For a moment I thought I was onto something there.

So did I!

Maureen

[JenB]

Also born to the Unthank/Hastie marriage (just for the record)

William Paxton (1911)
Margaret Hastie (1914)

[JenB]

I know the family moved at some point to the Hull area. any info on James much appreciated.

In this thread you say the family moved to Whitby  http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=306600.msg1880296#msg1880296

[JenB]

James Unthank, born 1892, Single, Smallware Pedlar at 10 Ryland Avenue, Kingston-upon-Hull.

That could be the father?

That would fit with the 1911 census in Berwick on Tweed, with Mary (Hastie) and William Paxton, where he is aged 19.

[heywood]

If the trees I mentioned have the right James Unthank marrying Grace, there is a newspaper snippet from 1944, mentioning her husband's desertion - Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail.

[JenB]

Not that it's any help finding James (if indeed it is the right James) but doing a free search on the 1939 register index on FindMyPast I think Grace might be wrongly indexed as Joyce E Isley (Muthank) on Stockton. She is in the Carroll household which would fit in with her maiden name.

Added: they are living in Beaconsfield Road which fits with the newspaper article.

[heathera1940]

Many thanks for all the info.  I will look into it all.  It is like a jigsaw puzzle
Thanks Heather

[heathera1940]

The boys mentioned in the newspaper article are the sons of William Paxton Unthank and Annie Davidson. William is the brother of James Alexander Unthank who is the father of the James Hastie Unthank born 1912 that I am looking for. James H could have been in World War 2  so his whereabouts could be difficult to find. I might have to get the marriage certificate for the James and Grace marriage in 1933.
Cheers Heather.