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Title: Henry H Follis
Post by: Heb66 on Monday 05 May 25 13:30 BST (UK)
Hello all Rootschatters,
I am just doing a little research regarding Henry H Follis mmn Mills who was born in Stroud registration district in 1916.
His occupation was a Clerk in Holy Orders.
I have him listed on 1939 registered living with a McLeod family.
I haven't been able to locate a death , I am presuming he has passed away by now.
Would love a photograph or any info on any diocese parishes he may have been connected with.
Many thanks in advance for any help you may be able to offer.
Warmest regards....Helen.
Title: Re: Henry H Follis
Post by: Milliepede on Monday 05 May 25 13:32 BST (UK)
If you can’t find a UK death then perhaps he travelled abroad
Title: Re: Henry H Follis
Post by: Milliepede on Monday 05 May 25 13:35 BST (UK)
Do you know what his middle H stood for?

There is a Henry Horatio Follis who died Aberconwy district in 1984.

Birth date 3 Dec 1916

One to check out
Title: Re: Henry H Follis
Post by: candleflame on Monday 05 May 25 13:37 BST (UK)
Hi if you think he was a Church of England Vicar, then he would be listed in Crockfords Clerical Directory. Unfortunately the ones online probably don’t cover the years you might be looking for, so you’d have to find a library that has an edition that covers the years he might have been serving.

There are some entries about him and his ministry in newspapers if you have a sub to either British Newspapers or FindMyPast. One in particular says his middle name was Horatio as Millipede indicated.
Title: Re: Henry H Follis
Post by: Milliepede on Monday 05 May 25 13:40 BST (UK)
His birth was registered in the Dec quarter of 1916 so that does fit with the death but still tenuous.
Title: Re: Henry H Follis
Post by: Cas (stallc) on Monday 05 May 25 14:45 BST (UK)
Possibly him?
Heading reads "Work on new vestry will start this summer. Good response to Little Aston appeal"

Rev Henry H Follis
Topic   Religion
Residence Date   30 Apr 1954
Residence Place   Walsall, West Midlands, England
Publication Date   30 Apr 1954
Publication Place   Walsall, West Midlands, England
Newspaper Title   The Walsall Observer, and South Staffordshire Chronicle

Phone book entry

Henry H Follis
Address   The Vicarage Little Aston
Publication Year   1952
Directory Place   Cheshire, Shropshire, Stafford, Warwick, Nottingham, Leicester, Northampton, England
Exchange   Streetly
Page number   202

Cas
Title: Re: Henry H Follis
Post by: willyam on Monday 05 May 25 15:01 BST (UK)
There is a death notice in the North Wales Weekly News issue of 20th September 1984 in respect of a: "FOLLIS (Rev) Henry Horatio BA BD: On September 13th aged 67 years after a long illness courageously borne"
Title: Re: Henry H Follis
Post by: Milliepede on Monday 05 May 25 16:09 BST (UK)
Helen - the death entry can be found on Free BMD index  :)
Title: Re: Henry H Follis
Post by: Cas (stallc) on Monday 05 May 25 16:25 BST (UK)
There is one listed under Crockfords, but you need to subscribe. Only comes up under deceased.

https://www.crockford.org.uk/searchresults?term=Follis&type=C&contains=0&WW=1&cat=9Deceased