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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Bedfordshire => Topic started by: Reg Singleton on Friday 21 July 06 14:28 BST (UK)
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London to Solihull and Malvern
Can you please help? Walter Gustave Noel Singleton, born 1893 Wandsworth, London. move to Solihull and had a hardware-ironmongers type of shop in Solihull. He was the brother of my grandfathers William Charles born 1889. Is there anything like a Kelly's or Pigot's trade directory, which covers Solihull in the late 1930's, or between 1940-42? This was the period when my grandfather visited the property to avoid the bombing in London. Hopefully this would list Singleton as the proprietor of the shop, with an address so that I may be able to obtain old photographs.
I have been informed recently that Walter Gustave Noel Singleton's wife's name is:
Ethel Ellen Eastaff born1890 in Luton, they married in 1915 and had a daughter Mabel E Singleton born1920 Edmonton.
Ethel Ellen Singleton died 1988 Registration Malvern, Worcestershire Vol. 29 Page 647
Would anyone have any information on Walter Gustave Noel Singleton his wife Ethel Ellen Singleton or the daughter Mabel E Singleton (name changed if married)
Thank you,
Reg
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Reg
Ethel appears in Cardigan Street [Luton] with her widowed mother & a maternal maiden Aunt in 1891
Piece: RG12/1271 Place: Luton-Bedfordshire Enumeration District: 10
Civil Parish: Luton Ecclesiastical Parish: Luton
Folio: 134 Page: 26 Schedule: 157
Address: 53 Cardigan St
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EASTAFF Elizabeth Head W F 32 Bedfordshire - Pulloxhill
EASTAFF Ethel E. Dau - F 1 Bedfordshire - Luton
BONE Mary Sister S F 35 Straw Hat Machinist(Em'ee) Bedfordshire - Pulloxhill
The Directories on line do not carry on as late as the 1930s [see: http://www.historicaldirectories.org/
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You will need to ask the local history librarian at Solihull I think [who will have copies of later Trade Directories]?
See: http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=2089&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=10468
cathy
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Hi cathy, thank you for your help.
Reg
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Reg
I had another thought...the old lady [Ethel Ellen] who died in 1988 ...if you go to your local records office the Probate Register should tell you who Probate was granted to? Mabel?
But they may be able to advise you a Mabel may still be alive [aged about 86]
cathy
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Hi cathy,
Good thinking, I'll try contacting them as I live in Kent, UK
Thanks again,
Reg
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Do you know if this is likely to be Solihull Town Centre, or might it be elsewhere in Solihull?
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Thank you for your response,
Someone recently advised me, that in the1950’s a Walter Singleton lived at 36 Gotham Road, South Yardley, which used to be part of Solihull.
Is this a shop or a house?
This could be the Walter Gustave Noel Singleton, the shop or their private residence, I don’t know.
Further information obtained, true or not, is that an aeroplane may have come down in a park or open area opposite the shop during 1942?
The properties seemed to be reasonably new in the area of the shops 1920/30's and the shops included a butchers and a greengrocers on what seemed a wide road then.
Would anyone have access to the electoral roll, or any advice on tracing these family members?
Thank you for any help,
Reg
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Gotham Road is close to the border between Solihull and Birmingham. I suppose it's possible that it was once on the other side of the border?? ???
If you look on Streetmap.co.uk, you will see what I mean.
If I'm over that way, I'll have a look. I do pop over there occasionally ~ though someone else on here might be passing first. :)
It's interesting that your relative went to Yardley to escape the London bombs, because children were being evacuated from Yardley, to escape the bombs in Birmingham.
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Hi,
I think my grandfathers house in Wandsworth had been bombed, so they went and stayed with his brother.
That stay ended up will my grandfather living about three years in Dudley doing bomb repair work.
Where in Dudley I don't know.
Thanks for your help,
Reg
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Reg
Wandsworth suffered particularly in WW11.
Check out: www.CWGC
as civillians are listed there too...also ask the Birmingham listers if anyone has a trade directory 1946 or so? You may be able to find an address - try the local history library in Solihull too?
cathy
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Hi Cathy,
I have contacted Birmingham and Sulihull library to look in Pigot's trade directories late 1930's-40's, no record.
I have also posted on Solihull-online, memories 1940's, no luck yet.
I have also contacted undertakers in Melvern with out getting a response. In addition Probate.
www.CWGC ? is that war graves commision?
Thanks for your help,
Reg
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Reg
Yes that is Commonwealth Graves - and they do list civilian casualties too.
There is also a site called ''missing you'' which also helps people put in touch with each other but also looks for recent dead folk.. if I were you I would try everything - because I guess there is someone out there who knows...
cathy
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Have you obtained the 1988 death certificate? That would give you an address and details of the informant
Regards
David
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Hi David,
I,ll try that.
Thank you,
Reg