Death and Burial Francis Joseph Dimmack

[Zakerias]

I'm trying to find a death for Francis Joseph Dimmack, son of William Dimmack and Sarah Cook. Francis Joseph Dimmack was born on 1st Dec 1843 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex. He married Sophia Andrews in Christ Church in Spitalfields on 26 November 1866. The last known location for him is in the district of Camberwell in 1881, living with his wife and seven children. His wife died in 1886 and was buried in Southwark on 16 April. His eldest daughter Sophia married in April 1897 and he is listed on the marriage certificate as deceased (he's also listed on his other daughter's marriage certificate in 1904 as deceased).

I've looked for death records between 1881 and 1897 to no avail. His death may be listed under a variation of 'Dimmack' e.g. Dummock, Dimmock, Dymock etc.

I'm pretty much at the end of each family line, so I'll probably be posting more of my dead ends here throughout the year.

Many thanks

[louisa maud]

Have you looked at Frank with a variation on the surname.

Who registered his wife's death

What about checking the census to see if he is living with a married daughter

Louisa Maud

[jonw65]

Camberwell Board of Guardians
Register of Children chargeable to Camberwell Parish at the South Metropolitan District Schools and other Establishments
Dimmock children
Annie, Harry, Rose in 1886
George in 1888
Deserted by Father. Warrant out.
2 images
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-P3NR-ZGXX

Another one
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-P3NR-P9VS-8

[louisa maud]

Oh  dear!
These dates look  as I they  might be after his wife died

LM

[Zakerias]

Have you looked at Frank with a variation on the surname.

Who registered his wife's death

What about checking the census to see if he is living with a married daughter

Louisa Maud

Surprisingly enough I hadn't no! I'd tried different variations on the surname but not on the first name, silly really. Although given what's posted below, I'm guessing the likelihood of finding him now is quite slim.

Camberwell Board of Guardians
Register of Children chargeable to Camberwell Parish at the South Metropolitan District Schools and other Establishments
Dimmock children
Annie, Harry, Rose in 1886
George in 1888
Deserted by Father. Warrant out.
2 images
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-P3NR-ZGXX

Another one
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-P3NR-P9VS-8

It always amazes me what you are able to find. Did not know about this at all, of the seven children I knew about Annie (b. 1876), Henry (b. 1877) and Rosina (b.1879) appear to match to the deserted children (Didn't know about George!). Looks like it wasn't long before he ditched the children..

I wonder why he was listed as deceased on the marriage certificates then, unless this was usual practice in these scenarios. I would imagine they'd only list them as deceased if they knew it was so.

[rosie99]

Maybe as the children were deserted by their father they thought he was dead. 

[louisa maud]

You seem to have done quite well yourself, but, what about trying to trace all the children's  marriages and  look at the witnesses

LM

[amondg]

They had nine children in all, registered Camberwell, mothers maiden name Andrews

Sophia Frances 1867
Eleanor Beatrice 1869
Frances Joseph  1871 -born 21 February from school admission records
Walter Edmund 1873
William Henry 1874  died 1875
Annie Louisa 1876
Henry William 1877  born 8 November from school admission records
Rosina Emma 18979
George Campbell 1884

[amondg]

Can anyone see fold 3 on ancestry?  Listed under UK Royal Hospital Pensioner List

There is a George Dimmack born 1884 Camberwell who enlists in the Army 1898 assigned the Norfolk Regiment
Service number 4997