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Title: Looking for death of Henry Charles Roberts born 1841 st Martin's le grand Middl
Post by: alimag on Friday 03 May 24 23:46 BST (UK)

Hi I am looking for the death of great grandfather Henry Charles Roberts born 1841 st Martin's le grand Middlesex
Alan

Title: Re: Looking for death of Henry Charles Roberts born 1841 st Martin's le grand Middl
Post by: mckha489 on Saturday 04 May 24 00:38 BST (UK)

Can we please have a bit more to work from?
When and where do you last see him?
What was his occupation?
What were the names and dates & places of birth of his wife and children?
ie. have you narrowed down a period and location his death is likely to be?

does he always go by both names on records?
or is he usually just Henry or even just Charles?

Title: Re: Looking for death of Henry Charles Roberts born 1841 st Martin's le grand Middl
Post by: mckha489 on Saturday 04 May 24 01:05 BST (UK)

Is he the musician in the Army?  (Band Master, Berks Volunteers)
deceased by the time of his daughter's marriage in 1906
but alive at 406 Oxford Road,  Reading in 1891

Wife Annie says "married' in 1901 census   1588/128/24/144

I wonder if he went to the Boer War…although a bit old.

Title: Re: Looking for death of Henry Charles Roberts born 1841 st Martin's le grand Middl
Post by: alimag on Saturday 04 May 24 01:22 BST (UK)

Yes that's him wife sophia anne some times the other way round anne sophia Leeper they were living in hackney when she died in 1913.he married anne in limerick Ireland 1868 when he was 27yrs old.some of his children were born in Malta and a couple of them in Middlesex

Title: Re: Looking for death of Henry Charles Roberts born 1841 st Martin's le grand Middl
Post by: Milliepede on Saturday 04 May 24 16:19 BST (UK)

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they were living in hackney when she died in 1913.

Who was the informant on the death - does it say "widow of or wife of etc

Title: Re: Looking for death of Henry Charles Roberts born 1841 st Martin's le grand Middl
Post by: DCB on Saturday 04 May 24 17:40 BST (UK)

Sorry, wrong people.

David

Title: Re: Looking for death of Henry Charles Roberts born 1841 st Martin's le grand Middl
Post by: mckha489 on Saturday 04 May 24 20:14 BST (UK)

I don’t think that is the same man, in 1921.

1901 wife Annie says she is married.
1906 he is recorded as deceased on daughters marriage
1911 wife is a widow
1913 marriage of son he is recorded as deceased.

I cannot see any mention of “bandmaster Roberts” of the Berkshire volunteers in the newspapers in the 1890s. 

But daughter Dorcas marries in Reading in 1893.
Was he alive then?   Not mentioned in newspaper announcement.

Title: Re: Looking for death of Henry Charles Roberts born 1841 st Martin's le grand Middl
Post by: jonwarrn on Saturday 04 May 24 23:13 BST (UK)

Here they are in Reading in 1891
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:71JV-L3Z

Tragedy had struck the previous year when one of their daughters caught fire at home and died (Berkshire newspapers, January 1890)

Annie Sophia Roberts of 5 Defoe Road was buried at Abney Park Cemetery, 25 Sep 1913.
Age 67.
https://www.devsys.co.uk/ap/Show_Grave.asp?GraveID=121895&Person=121973

Title: Re: Looking for death of Henry Charles Roberts born 1841 st Martin's le grand Middl
Post by: alimag on Sunday 05 May 24 08:25 BST (UK)

Thanks for the help I will look into these suggestions
Alan