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Title: Trying to find info on Reginald Whitehead
Post by: afartribe on Saturday 28 May 11 18:33 BST (UK)
Need help please to find info on possibly Reginald Whitehead. A Great Uncle, recently deceased ( do not know date) May have lived in London West End at some time. Sister Beatrice Winifred. Have got letter from Heir Hunters acting on behalf of solicitor. They will only give info after I sign an agreement with them for 15% of estate. Not a huge problem but would love to find out a bit more before I sign anything!
Title: Re: Trying to find info on Reginald Whitehead
Post by: Mort29 on Saturday 28 May 11 18:55 BST (UK)
I'll help for 10%   :P

any middle name - rough idea of age?
Title: Re: Trying to find info on Reginald Whitehead
Post by: keyboard86 on Saturday 28 May 11 19:01 BST (UK)
I'll go 5%!

Beatrice Winifred Whitehead Sept 1899 Kingston 2a 409
Reginald Frank Whitehead Dec 1907 Kingston 2a 451

1901 Census

George Whitehead 23 occ Baker b Carshalton Surrey
Fanny 26 b Thames Ditton Surrey
Winifred 1 b Thames Ditton Surrey
Daniel Woolger 60 Father in Law/Widower occ Carter on Farm b Whisley Surrey
Residing at Longs Cottage, Weston Green, Thames Ditton, Kingston, Surrey
Census Ref RG13/669/56/11

Keyboard86
Title: Re: Trying to find info on Reginald Whitehead
Post by: afartribe on Saturday 28 May 11 19:03 BST (UK)
Ha! Ha!  Has to be around the 100 mark!
Title: Re: Trying to find info on Reginald Whitehead
Post by: Mort29 on Saturday 28 May 11 19:05 BST (UK)
much older than I thought - was just struggling to link a Beatrice born Lancs 1920s, MMN = Irons !

This man - not too near 100 tho

Reginald Frank Whitehead
Birth Date - 5 Nov 1907
Death Registration - Jun 1985
Age at Death - 77
Registration district of Kensington and Chelsea
 
Volume - 13
Page - 1687


Title: Re: Trying to find info on Reginald Whitehead
Post by: afartribe on Saturday 28 May 11 19:06 BST (UK)
Wow. I've been looking for days without joy.
Cheers Keyboard
Title: Re: Trying to find info on Reginald Whitehead
Post by: Mort29 on Saturday 28 May 11 19:08 BST (UK)
Always work with Joy   :P  she's good at this.

Reginald Frank Whitehead
Birth Date 5 Nov 1907
Death Registration - Jun 1985
Age at Death - 77
Registration district of Kensington and Chelsea
Volume - 13
Page - 1687


To really prove this you need the 1911 showing Beatrice W and Reg together in the same family - looks good, but needs belt & braces   ;)
Title: Re: Trying to find info on Reginald Whitehead
Post by: keyboard86 on Saturday 28 May 11 19:12 BST (UK)
Wow. I've been looking for days without joy.
Cheers Keyboard

 ;D ;D A Joy to behold!

Are you certain this is the correct Reginald ie is 1985 recent?

Keyboard86
Title: Re: Trying to find info on Reginald Whitehead
Post by: Mort29 on Saturday 28 May 11 19:16 BST (UK)
1911 checks out, altho she was called Winnifred  8)
Title: Re: Trying to find info on Reginald Whitehead
Post by: Mort29 on Saturday 28 May 11 19:23 BST (UK)
so how do these HH outfits look for heirs?

Presumably they worked back via possible marriage etc to find he had a sibling Beatrice Winifred?

Marriages Dec 1927  
 
Hunter  Ivy M  Whitehead  Kingston  2a 1169   
Lamb  William J  Peart  Kingston  2a 1169   
Peart  Annie S  Lamb  Kingston  2a 1169   
Whitehead  Reginald F Hunter  Kingston  2a 1169   


Can only see one birth to Whitehead / Hunter in Kingston, 1928

Title: Re: Trying to find info on Reginald Whitehead
Post by: afartribe on Saturday 28 May 11 19:29 BST (UK)
Yes, Beatrice would have got estate but died in 1987. Therefore bloodline goes to my fathers generation (Beatrice was his mum). One family member left on that line (my Aunt). Lives in Canada. I come into equation as line goes down to my generation ( nieces & nephews).

How do I get to info you found on NA? must be looking in wrong place.
Title: Re: Trying to find info on Reginald Whitehead
Post by: Mort29 on Saturday 28 May 11 19:30 BST (UK)
NA ?

I used a combination of FreeBMD & Ancestry.co.uk

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Yes, Beatrice would have got estate but died in 1987. Therefore bloodline goes to my fathers generation

So Reg's wife and only son had died .....  :(


Hang on, she outlived Reg! If this is correct  .... went back to Kingston

Ivy Mary Whitehead
Birth Date - 1909
Death Registration Aug 1989
Age at Death - 80
Registration district of Kingston Upon Thames
Volume - 13
Page - 1530
Title: Re: Trying to find info on Reginald Whitehead
Post by: afartribe on Saturday 28 May 11 20:08 BST (UK)
 ???
Definite is Beatrice Winifred died 1987. She will have had2 brothers that I know of - Charlie & Reg.
Apparently the deceased Whitehead I am connected to had no children according to HH's. Maybe they meant child had died. Also no siblings - presumably still alive.
The area is correct. My gran (Beatrice) lived in Esher Thames Ditton and my great gran Whitehead lived in Long Ditton.
Assuming deceased died recently. Not sure how far back their estates can be sorted?