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Title: Betty E Elliott - missing death
Post by: PhilipRhayader on Monday 23 July 12 09:30 BST (UK)
Betty E Elliott was my aunt. Betty (Not Elizabeth) was born in Wandsworth on 8 November 1913 to Henry Stanley Elliott and Ada Ruth Elsie Elliott (Peters) - can be found on FreeBMD.

My late mother, her youngest sister, was born on 31 May 1921 and Betty was killed in a house fire at their home in Snodland a few weeks after that. My grandparents' wedding was registered in Malling (Kent) and the other five children after Betty were all registered there, including one after her death, so I assume Betty's death ought to be there too.

The only record we have of Betty is what is recorded in the family bible as all of that generation are dead.

I've not been able to find any Elliott anywhere in England and Wales that will fit the death details as known.

Anyone help in tracking her down?
Title: Re: Betty E Elliott - missing death
Post by: stanmapstone on Monday 23 July 12 09:45 BST (UK)
Deaths Sep 1921  Elliot    Betty E    7    Maidstone    2a   872

Stan
Title: Re: Betty E Elliott - missing death
Post by: PhilipRhayader on Monday 23 July 12 10:10 BST (UK)
Thanks, Stan!

That's definitely her as I guess she was taken to hospital in Maidstone and died there - I was born in Maidstone myself and lived in Snodland until I was 4.

I've now found out why I couldn't find it on FreeBMD - the transcriber for the scan it appears on seems to have started at ELLIS and missed out all of the ELLIOTTs as none of them show up in a search.
Title: Re: Betty E Elliott - missing death
Post by: carol8353 on Monday 23 July 12 10:14 BST (UK)
Quote from: PhilipRhayader on Monday 23 July 12 10:10 BST (UK)

I've now found out why I couldn't find it on FreeBMD - the transcriber for the scan it appears on seems to have started at ELLIS and missed out all of the ELLIOTTs as none of them show up in a search.

It is there on FreeBMD ,note how it is spelt on Stan's message.....with only one T.
Title: Re: Betty E Elliott - missing death
Post by: stanmapstone on Monday 23 July 12 10:48 BST (UK)
When searching on FreeBmd tick the box for a phonetic search on the surname.

Stan
Title: Re: Betty E Elliott - missing death
Post by: stanmapstone on Monday 23 July 12 10:56 BST (UK)
The transcriber has made a mistake as it is clearly Elliott on the original index. I have sent a correction to FreeBMD.

Stan
Title: Re: Betty E Elliott - missing death
Post by: PhilipRhayader on Monday 23 July 12 11:23 BST (UK)
Quote from: stanmapstone on Monday 23 July 12 10:56 BST (UK)
The transcriber has made a mistake as it is clearly Elliott on the original index. I have sent a correction to FreeBMD.

Stan

So had I! Obviously, all the ELLIOTT entries on that scan have been mistranscribed as ELLIOT.

Thanks again.