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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: whinery on Tuesday 16 February 10 19:44 GMT (UK)
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When looking up the death of an ancestor from the index references, by the name of the deceased are the following initials, A.F.O. Does anyone know what these stand for? The person concerned was a mariner so could be something connected with that but not sure. Can anyone help?
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Who? When? Where?
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The person A.F.O. relates to is William Halewood death reg in 1899 in Toxteth park Liverpool between Oct and Dec quarter. Thats all I know, sorry.
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Is this the entry you mean? http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
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Deaths Dec 1899 (>99%)
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Halewood William A J 0 Toxteth Park 8b 214
AJ are the initials of William's second and third names and 0 is his age, so this is the registration of the death of an infant not a mariner, I'm afraid. This appears to be the child's birth, registered in the same quarter:
Births Dec 1899
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Halewood William Albert J Toxteth Park 8b 207
How old were you expecting your William to be?
Ermy
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Dear Ermy,
Thanks so much regarding the info relating to William Halewood. I think I digressed somewhat as I had'nt thought the William Halewood I was looking for was a child, but from your info I believe he is the child of William Halewood senior.
I was trying to find the death of senior WH. He married my husbands grandmother Sarah Isaac in 1898, he was 21, however she married again in 1907 as a widow so he must have died between the marriages in 1898 and 1907 when Sarah was free to marry again, but I have'nt been able to trace the date of his death. Being a mariner I thought he may have died at sea but don't know how you find out this. It is obvious from your response that they had a child which I did'nt know about, so thanks once again very much for sharing this with me, it is much appreciated. Regards whinery.