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Re: Tracing an illusive Railway employee, London, 1930s
« Reply #18 on: Thursday 08 February 24 20:51 GMT (UK) »
The other two children that SS found may have died in infancy :-\
Though the death of the first one would have had to have been registered in the quarter before his birth was, and elsewhere in London
Dec 1935 Hackney 1b 478
Wilson, Ronald Keith   
Age 0   

Then
March 1937 Hampstead 1a 869
Wilson, Sylvia   
Age 0

Burial in a Camden cemetery of a Sylvie Wilson, 5 Feb 1937

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Re: Tracing an illusive Railway employee, London, 1930s
« Reply #19 on: Thursday 08 February 24 21:12 GMT (UK) »
Burial of a Ronald Wilson at Tottenham Park Cemetery, 16 Dec 1935 (no. 24758)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJ7-GS4Z-J

Age ? months
Abode Eastern Hospital
Two entries down from Ronald is Frank Lee Fisk, 57, who has the same GRO death ref in Hackney as RKW in Dec 1935, 1b 478.

Eastern Hospital was a fever hospital, then run by the LCC
https://ezitis.myzen.co.uk/eastern.html

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Re: Tracing an illusive Railway employee, London, 1930s
« Reply #20 on: Thursday 08 February 24 21:34 GMT (UK) »
Spencer I know of - he was born illegitimately in 1924

Father Oscar Hickman?
In maintenance arrears, Dudley Chronicle, 18 Dec 1924

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Re: Tracing an illusive Railway employee, London, 1930s
« Reply #21 on: Thursday 08 February 24 21:43 GMT (UK) »
Jonw65

That's unbelievable re Spencer. How on earth you dug that up is beyond me - thanks.

Regarding the other 2 alleged children, I would have to be 100% certain they were Madge's and Alf's before I include this in the final report I'm building for my Mother.

BUT the main priority for her - and me - is to know about the Father she still sadly misses to this day, but barely knew before time runs out for her.

I have failed so far, but I know he can be found by someone who knows where to look


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Re: Tracing an illusive Railway employee, London, 1930s
« Reply #22 on: Thursday 08 February 24 22:48 GMT (UK) »
Hi.

I have been desperately trying to find information on my 90 year old Mother's late Father; Alfred (Albert) Wilson - born circa 1900.

Bob

Bob,

I think you mean that Alfred was *elusive*.  If he were truly illusive then it would be unsurprising that there is difficulty finding him!
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Re: Tracing an illusive Railway employee, London, 1930s
« Reply #23 on: Friday 09 February 24 08:51 GMT (UK) »
Well found jonw65 re Spencer.

Loose ends.
London electoral registers.
1934 Alfred & Madge  166, Hampstead Rd
1935 "          "           17, Lyme St
1936  "        "            4a Dalby St
1937  "        "            5 Dickenson St
1938-39      "            2 Dalby St

1939 war register records 2 Dalby St as unoccupied.

With regard to the 2 Wilson/Wentworth births sadly they fall after the 1934 cut off point on GRO index re digital images otherwise I may have spent yesterdays coffee money in checking out.

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Re: Tracing an illusive Railway employee, London, 1930s
« Reply #24 on: Friday 09 February 24 10:29 GMT (UK) »
I take your point Wexflyer

But if I accept Madge's momentary outburst that Wilson might not be Alf's real birth name, then perhaps I'm not too far off.

Either way, he certainly is Elusive!

But I remain optimistic that he has left a thread somewhere waiting to be pulled :)

Bob


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Re: Tracing an illusive Railway employee, London, 1930s
« Reply #25 on: Friday 09 February 24 10:46 GMT (UK) »
Possible earlier sighting of Madge & ALBERT in 1932 electoral register at 6, Warden Road, North St Pancras.

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Re: Tracing an illusive Railway employee, London, 1930s
« Reply #26 on: Friday 09 February 24 16:11 GMT (UK) »
Check out 171 Camden High St in 1939.
There is an Albert Wilson with 2 birth dates.  The amended date of 26 May 1900 appears to have been recorded/notified on 14 May 1942 by the DPL area.  DPL is the area code for Luton.