MY Great grandfather was a british soldier

[Girl Guide]

If you look at my reply #4 you will see the GRO reference number.  You can get a pdf of this death for £7 from the GRO.

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He has some military records on Find My Past and there are images available to view

First name(s)   Charles Henry
Last name   Marklew
Age   22
Birth year   1892
Birth county   Warwickshire
Birth country   England
Service number   3/OX/18415
Regiment   Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Unit / Battalion   6th, 7th Battalion, 3rd (Reserve) Battalion
Year   1915
Residence town   Birmingham
Residence county   Warwickshire
Residence country   England

[brigidmac]

GRO is general records office

[Jamjar]

This looks like the marriage

Marriages Sep 1920   
Ennis    Kathleen M    Marklew    King's N.    6d   563    
Marklew    Charles H    Ennis    King's N.    6d   563

Child:

Jun 1921 Birmingham    6d   519
MARKLEW Nellie E mmn ENNIS

Jamjar

[Jamjar]

his wife died in 1923 aged 28 and he was already deceased at that point.
and his daughter was born in 1921, so its probably 1922/23

Where are you seeing his wife’s death? I can’t see it anywhere.

Jamjar

[Jamjar]

Is this his death?

MARKLEW, CHARLES  HENRY     29 
GRO Reference: 1922  J Quarter in MANCHESTER  Volume 08D  Page 238

Gives a birth year of 1893

This could be his birth

MARKLEW, CHARLES  HENRY     DAVIS 
GRO Reference: 1892  S Quarter in BIRMINGHAM  Volume 06D  Page 151

Mar 1892 Aston 6d 297
MARKLEW Charles
DAVIS Alice Maud M

Dec 1901 Birmingham 6d 88
MARKLEW Alice Maud M
CURRAL William George or PATRICK William John

Possible death of father:

MARKLEW, CHARLES  WILLIAM EDWARD  32 
GRO Reference: 1898  M Quarter in ASTON  Volume 06D  Page 250

Daughter:

MARKLEW, LUCY mmn DAVIS died Sep 1896
GRO Reference: 1896  J Quarter in BIRMINGHAM  Volume 06D  Page 139

Possible for Charles Henry in 1901: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSZQ-P4G

Jamjar

[nicaron]

Thank u all so much info ....I'm forever grateful
His wife died in 1923 and is buried in ireland ..she brought my nan back b4 she passed so I imagine her records are in Ireland.
But we knew nothing of my great grandad

[Jamjar]

Update:

Dec 1901 Birmingham 6d 88
MARKLEW Alice Maud M
CURRAL William George or PATRICK William John

I think she married William George CURRALL and that this is them in 1911:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWZH-XTT

CURRALL, IVY  MAUD mmn DAVIES 
GRO Reference: 1904  M Quarter in BIRMINGHAM  Volume 06D  Page 171
Married: Mar 1930 Birmingham N. 6d 658
MORGAN John R
CURRELL Ivy M
Died: Mar 1980 BIRMINGHAM 32 1368
MORGAN Ivy Maud 20NO1903

CURRALL, WILLIAM  THOMAS mmn DAVIS 
GRO Reference: 1909  S Quarter in ASTON  Volume 06D  Page 366
Married: Jun 1931 W.Bromwich 6b 1734
CURRALL William T
RICHARDS Elsie M
Deaths:
CURRALL, WILLIAM  THOMAS  1909 
GRO Reference:  DOR  Q1/1991 in SWINDON  (7961A)  Volume 23  Page 2471
CURRALL, ELSIE  MARY 1908 
GRO Reference:  DOR  Q1/1995 in Swindon  (7961C)  Reg C44B  Entry Number 136

I’m thinking that the other children are from a first marriage of William/George, and the Charles is yours:

CURRALL, GEORGE mmn BROOKES 
GRO Reference: 1897  S Quarter in BIRMINGHAM  Volume 06D  Page 173

CURRALL, OLIVE mmn BROOKES 
GRO Reference: 1899  D Quarter in BIRMINGHAM  Volume 06D  Page 164
Married: Mar 1923 Birmingham 6d 331
COPPER Ernest
CURRALL Olive
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXRW-FN9
Died: COPPER, OLIVE  1899 
GRO Reference:  DOR  Q4/1988 in BIRMINGHAM  (0611G)  Volume 32  Page 734
Possible death: COPPER ERNEST 2FE1896 Jun 1973 W.BROMWICH 9B 1913

Deaths:

CURRALL, WILLIAM  GEORGE  59 
GRO Reference: 1933  J Quarter in BIRMINGHAM  Volume 06D  Page 510

CURRALL, ALICE  MAUD MARY  67 
GRO Reference: 1939  J Quarter in WEST BROMWICH  Volume 06B  Page 772

Jamjar

[gaffy]

Wife's death?
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1923/05046/4381322.pdf

Daughter's marriage?
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1944/08769/5169760.pdf

[rosie99]

GRO is general records office

General Register Office
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp

You need to register if you have not already used the site.  It is also very useful as it shows mothers maiden surnames on birth indexes before 1911 which are not currently showing on freebmd.  It also shows ages at death from 1837