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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Lancashire => Topic started by: Matahui on Monday 07 October 13 03:47 BST (UK)
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My great uncle, Frederick Eckersley, b.1883 married Alice Lewis in 1920 in Newton Heath. Alice was a widow with 2(?) children. She was born Alice Lockett. They had three children of their own: Frederick b. 1921, John b. 1924 and Margaret b. 1926. At the time of Frederick's death in 1962, son Frederick was married to Grace (Walsh?) and son John to Irene (McMahon). I should very much like to know what happened to to any of Frederick and Alice's family.
Is it possible to access electoral rolls from New Zealand?? In 1962 Frederick and Grace lived at 106 Lightbowne Road, Manchester 10, and John and Irene were at 22 Swift Street, Newton Heath.
Thank you
Matahui
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hi,,not related to your enquiry,,but wondered if you were aware of Fredericks brief army service,,,,he enlisted in the Manchester regiment in 1901,,,but was allowed to leave after serving 187 days to look after and provide for his widowed mother.
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Alice Lockett married 3 times,,,firstly to Richard Henry Mawson in 1909,,he died the same year,,,,then to Albert Lewis in 1910,,,then to Frederick.
I can see a birth of an Alice Lewis in 1915 mothers maiden name Lockett,,,,and also one for a Dorothy Lewis in 1915,,,This birth has 2 index results,,one with mothers maiden name Lewis,,,and the other with Mawson.
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theres a death in Manchester in 1974 for a Frederick Eckersley,,,,his birth year is given as 1920 on the index.
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Thank you very much. I did know about Frederick's army career. I got a load of info' from Ancestry, and my father remembers him coming to visit in army uniform.
I had not realised that Alice had been married 3 times though....thanks!
Cheers, Matahui
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I dont think your father would have seen him in his army uniform aged 18 ? Did he rejoin for the war?
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EDIT......Ignore the Dorothy one,,,i got mixed up :-[
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Alice Lewis
Mother's Maiden Name: Lockett
Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1915
District: Prestwich
Lancashire
Volume: 8d
Page: 602
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Thank you gortonboy. I've now got the details of Frederick's 1901 army stint, also Alice's first marriage to Richard Henry Mawson in 1909, his death and Alice's subsequent marriage to Albert Lewis in 1910. I found Alice and Albert on 1911 census; with them was Elizabeth Mawson aged 5! If she was Alice's daughter she was born a few years before Richard and Alice married. I cannot find a former marriage for Richard Henry.
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Thank you heatherjulie. I would say that is definitely Alice's daughter. I found another possible:- Annie Lewis b. 1911.
Cheers, Matahui