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Title: lost grandmother
Post by: bazzaear on Monday 21 November 11 10:19 GMT (UK)

I am tying to trace the life of my grandmother from the 1911 cenus untill her death in 1961.She gave birth to my mother in 1912 at st elizabeths home West ham then went back to folkestone kent, but nothing since,she died in Folkestone but no information for the years 1911 to 1961.How do I find out her life from 1911 to 1961
Any help would be very gratefull

Title: Re: lost grandmother
Post by: NettieS on Monday 21 November 11 10:39 GMT (UK)

Do you know if your grandmother married?

Title: Re: lost grandmother
Post by: bazzaear on Tuesday 22 November 11 11:33 GMT (UK)

Hello NettieS

Re lost Grandmother
No she never married in the 1911 cenus she was living with her brother and his wife.I might add in the 1901 census it was noted she was deaf and dumb I know nothing after 1911 only that she died in 1961

Bazzear

Title: Re: lost grandmother
Post by: sargie on Tuesday 22 November 11 12:21 GMT (UK)

Have you tried googling her name, and Folkestone? 

Title: Re: lost grandmother
Post by: Cell on Tuesday 22 November 11 14:35 GMT (UK)

Hi,
Have you got your grandmothers death cert?
who reported her death?
Kind Regards

Title: Re: lost grandmother
Post by: sargie on Tuesday 22 November 11 15:51 GMT (UK)

Another line of inquiry would be charities and institutions for the deaf and dumb in that area.

Title: Re: lost grandmother
Post by: casalguidi on Monday 06 February 12 16:41 GMT (UK)

Well, Folkestone Library hold electoral registers which should list her from 1918-1961 if she was resident in the area during that time.  They are not alphabetical but rather chronological (street) order so if you have an address for 1911 and 1961 you may be able to work backwards and forwards from those.  If she didn't marry or have some kind of professional career, there may not be much to find.  What did you want to know?

Casalguidi :)

Title: Re: lost grandmother
Post by: Suznor on Saturday 11 February 12 17:12 GMT (UK)

Hi

As well as the Electoral Rolls you can also look in the area Street Directories but again this will only tell you where your grandmother lived and little else.

SuzNor :)

Title: Re: lost grandmother
Post by: Rachel from Leicester on Friday 07 December 12 21:45 GMT (UK)

hi...

wondered if you ever got any further with looking for your grandmother?

i also have a lost greatgrandmother last known at this address that had connection to folkstone, Kent!

hoping to share info if u still registered