Tudor/Rabone -Birmingham

[chempat]

ER for Abingdon in 1955 Harold and Hetty at 16 Stanley Close.

There are 2 other couples in the same district, surname Townsend.

Added:
In 1965 they are both at Nobles Close.

[softly softly]

For info:
The 1939 reg for John & Henrietta dob 10.1.1904 details 5 members blanked out. One of these is probably Thomas E Caswell. The 4 below could be 4 Hathaway/mmn Jones births in Birmingham between 1933-39. I know Florence did not marry John until 1936.

The Florence Henrietta Jones born 1904 was baptised 27th January 1904-no dob given. Wonder if her birth date is also 10.1.1904, what's the chances? We know the dob of Henrietta Gannon is 10.1.1904 from baptism.

Hetty (dob 10.1.1907) & Harold in 1939 and electoral registers look good with the Henrietta Townsend/Tudor death in 1982.

So where are Leslie and Dennis.

John

[Sandyq]

Thank you John,

Think I've ruled out John and Henrietta Hathaway.

Hetty and Harold Townsend look much more likely, probably never married though, maybe because Leslie was alive,I wonder whether Dennis took on the Townsend surname and if he was with them on the 1939 register, can't imagine that having lost two children she wouldn't want her  surviving child with her, there are a couple of marriages of Dennis L Townsend in the right time scale.

Leslie is the real mystery, and I'm not getting any nearer to solving that mystery, there aren't any certificates I could send for that would help.

Kind regards
Sandra

[softly softly]

How about this for Dennis

TOWNSEND, DENNIS  LESLIE     1927 
GRO Reference:  DOR  Q4/2012 in Oxfordshire  (695-1F)  Entry Number 507443213

John

[chempat]

There are various references to a Dennis L Tudor in USA.  This could be one man or several.   I cannot see a birth or any census entry for him/them.  There are also entries for Dennis Lee Tudor.

[softly softly]

If that is Dennis's death in 2012, then this is his probable marriage in 1948 to Doris Alston

Marriages Jun 1948 
Townsend    Dennis L    Alston    Devizes    7c   1098   

2002 electoral reg for Witney Oxfordshire lists Dennis L Townsend with another occupant named Doris.

5 children listed on freebmd between 1948-59 with surname Townsend mmn Alston.

John

[chempat]

Just about to post that, having been sidetracked by a Southampton Dennis, and lack of a will.  Dennis's wife may still be alive.

Added:
Could be her death:
Doris Ethel Townsend, born 1929, died in Oxfordshire in 4th quarter 2012.

[softly softly]

You beat me to it.

John

[Sandyq]

Think you're on to  something here, I'd seen the marriage of Dennis Townsend to Doris Alston.
I had assumed that  Dennis's middle name was Leslie.

Strange that is looks like Dennis and Doris both died in 2012, which site did you find that info on?

Tomorrow I will start looking for the 5 children, all may well still be alive, and see if I can progress anything there, they may know something about their grandfather Leslie.

Thank you both so much, your help is invaluable
Sandra