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Offline adicol

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Missing ancestor
« on: Tuesday 28 May 19 09:04 BST (UK) »
Hello all,

I am trying, to no avail, to locate the whereabouts of my husband's GG Aunt, Caroline Elizabeth Brooks. Caroline was born 06/11/1891 in Bootle. She was a twin and she was disabled however her disability is not listed on any of the censuses.
 
After 1911 Caroline doesn't appear in any electoral searches, however her twin Louisa Rickard Constable (nee Brooks) took out an insurance policy on Caroline in 1930 and she is listed as living with Louisa and Louisa's husband Thomas at 68 Adlam Road, Toxteth.

There are no other records for Caroline and I can't locate a marriage or death record for her. She seems to have just disappeared!

Please can anyone help me find her?

Many thanks,

Colleen
DUR; Stephenson, Wray, Collier, Lowther,Rothery
GLA; Jones, Allen, Holland, Nicholas,George,Lewis
ESS; Davey
W.Yorks; Martin, Hodgson, Tyler,Harrold
LAN; Dodd, Constable, Brinkley
Guernsey; Le Riche

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Re: Missing ancestor
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 28 May 19 09:56 BST (UK) »
She is in the 1939 Register living in Crosby, Lancs.

Marriage

Caroline E Brooks/Harry E Clay Mar 1940 Crosby 8vol 8b p1585

Death

Caroline Elizabeth Clay Sep 1986 vol 40 p 129 dob 6 Nov 1891

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Re: Missing ancestor
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 28 May 19 10:10 BST (UK) »
Thank you so much!

She is in the 1939 Register living in Crosby, Lancs.

Marriage

Caroline E Brooks/Harry E Clay Mar 1940 Crosby 8vol 8b p1585

Death

Caroline Elizabeth Clay Sep 1986 vol 40 p 129 dob 6 Nov 1891

Emeltom
DUR; Stephenson, Wray, Collier, Lowther,Rothery
GLA; Jones, Allen, Holland, Nicholas,George,Lewis
ESS; Davey
W.Yorks; Martin, Hodgson, Tyler,Harrold
LAN; Dodd, Constable, Brinkley
Guernsey; Le Riche

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Re: Missing ancestor
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 29 May 19 06:34 BST (UK) »
Methodists in case you weren't aware

 1940 ..CLAY   Harry E - BROOKS   Caroline E   - Crosby, Blundellsands Methodist Chapel, Mersey Road   South Sefton   B4/5/16

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oakes,liverpool..neston..backford..poulton cum spittal(bebington)middlewich,cheshire......   sacht,helgoland  .......merrick,herefordshire adams,shropshire...tipping..ellis..  jones,garston,liverpool..hartley.dunham massey..barker. salford


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Re: Missing ancestor
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 29 May 19 07:03 BST (UK) »
possible for Harry ?

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1882
Surname   Forename(s)   Mother's Maiden Name   Sub-District   Registers At   Reference
CLAY   Harry Egbert   LEE   Great Crosby   South Sefton   C/16/269
oakes,liverpool..neston..backford..poulton cum spittal(bebington)middlewich,cheshire......   sacht,helgoland  .......merrick,herefordshire adams,shropshire...tipping..ellis..  jones,garston,liverpool..hartley.dunham massey..barker. salford

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Re: Missing ancestor
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 29 May 19 12:34 BST (UK) »
cremation register summary
last name
Clay
first names
Caroline Elizabeth
cremation date
27 August 1986
location
Lancashire

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Re: Missing ancestor
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 29 May 19 12:40 BST (UK) »
In the Liverpool 1938 directory  Harrry Egbert Clay stevedore was living at 56 Cambridge Road Bootle which is the same address as in 1939