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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wales => Anglesey => Topic started by: Smary on Monday 09 July 12 14:33 BST (UK)
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I am searching for any newspaper reports about the death of James Smellie age 40- he reportedly went overboard on his way to Ireland in 1932. Any help would be appreciated.
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Hi Smary,
Welcome to Rootschat !!!
Have you been able to get his Death Certificate ? It would not give you much information, other than where he perished. I managed to find my g, grandfather's certificate which told me that the boat went down between Grimsby and Caernarfon.
Maddie
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I have searched the Death index and found
July - Sept.1932
James Smellie . 40
Holyhead
REF.11b 559
You may already have this, if not you can order it online at
www.gro.gov.uk at a cost of £9.25
I forgot to add that this was the only death from 1930 -1934 for a James Smellie + Port
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Thank you for the quick reply. To answer your question no I haven't got the death certificate as I am trying to find the information for an elderly neighbour. It was his father and, of course, because of the circumstances it was never spoken about. I suspect he jumped, he was in the first world war and my neighbour thinks he could have suffered some sort of post traumatic stress.