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I'm looking for descendants of one Douglas John Lawler. Born in Birmingham in August 1919. Doug's parents were (I think) Thomas Patrick and Nellie Lawler. Nellie's maiden name was White and she was born and raised in the Black Country. I think Tom came from Ireland originally. They were married in 1916. unfortunately Doug was killed in action while flying Lancaster bombers and is still missing to this day. I have traced 4 of the 7 man crew and would love to find what family of his survives to this day. I believe Doug had a sister and she kept in touch with Doug's wife Stella. Stella sadly passed away in late 2004.
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The sister was b june qtr 1922 and died that same qtr ??
Douglas is registered Birmingham and the sister in Aston (which is in Birmingham )
can you go to
www.freebmd.org.uk
Lawler
White as mmn
and can you see if you can find the sister - if they weren't born in Birmingham there are more than 1
if you find the sister can you post the year and qtr she is in - not her name in case she is alive.
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Hi there and thank you for your time and advice. The problem I have is that I can trace no other sisters apart from the one that appears to have died in infancy. Doug's former brother-in-law was quite adamant that Doug had a sister that was certainly alive throughout the war and thereafter. But he could not remember her name. Only that she had worked on passenger ships after the war and was an avid cyclist. Sadly Doug's wife Stella took her secrets with her in 2004 and any information relating to Doug and his family was subsequently lost after her death. Photos were destroyed and with them a wealth of personal history. So very sad.
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The closest I can come up with is this group from the 1930 Electoral Rolls:
Washwood Heath B'ham:
Thomas Lawlor
Nellie Lawlor
Harriet Lawlor
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Thanks for your help, Jim....I think that is a different family. spelt differently, though the Christian names are very similar.....the correct spelling of the surname is: Lawler.
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I thought I'd found a remarriage for Thomas but I don't think it is.
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The sister was b june qtr 1922 and died that same qtr ??
Douglas is registered Birmingham and the sister in Aston (which is in Birmingham )
can you go to
www.freebmd.org.uk
Lawler
White as mmn
and can you see if you can find the sister - if they weren't born in Birmingham there are more than 1
if you find the sister can you post the year and qtr she is in - not her name in case she is alive.
That sister died the same month June 1822 Aston
Deaths Jun 1922
Lawler Leah L A -aged 0 in Aston page 6d volume 497
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burial/missing details
http://aircrewremembered.com/lambert-maurice.html
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If you do get back to Ireland,I have a John Lawlor in my Tree born in 1853 in Cork.John settled in Wrexham Denbighshire and married my relative Mary Elizabeth Price.
Regards
William Russell Jones.