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The Common Room / Re: What do you do when you can't find someone's death...
« on: Thursday 03 October 19 14:43 BST (UK)  »
O.K so i found and ordered his wife's death certificate.
She died in the workhouse infirmary January 1915.
It gives her address at home(3 back of 75 Bracebridge st, Birmingham) and says "wife of Walter Parr, Tailors Presser Journeyman".
The informant was their daughter (of 4 Crompton Avenue, Crompton Road, Handsworth)....

So i am thinking he may have been alive.Possibly...Maybe...
I would like to think that the daughter would have known if her father was dead (or not)- and would have said so ...wouldn't she? ???

Having said that, I didn't find him in 1911 and still no other deaths that look like him!

And that's all folks! 8)

Kaz

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The Common Room / Re: What do you do when you can't find someone's death...
« on: Saturday 21 September 19 00:18 BST (UK)  »
Hello Everyone,

Thank you all for all your insights....and Boo thank you for the newspaper articles.

To answer some questions:

Yes, son Bruce did marry. In 1903 ! And Walter was obviously alive then.

Daughter May married in 1925 and i have just realised that i don't actually have that marriage
record.I have who she married but no more than that(Blimey i think that detail came from a contact and i strangely didn't follow up on it!) .I will look into getting that - maybe it will help.

I have had a look for Banks but nothing stood out.

I definitely haven't tried Scotland. Way back i did examine other countries but maybe i should look again.

OK i have things to check!
Thank you  again for pointing me in other directions - it is much appreciated!

Kaz


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The Common Room / Re: What do you do when you can't find someone's death...
« on: Friday 20 September 19 01:26 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Jackie,

I was fairly sure the 1908 chap wasn't mine. Think i was just trying to make sure. After all, age was about right and as i mentioned there is a story that he went to London. Unfortunately details pretty much end there apart from a vague reference to 2 females with flower related names ..or some sort of connection to flowers   ??? ;D

I should double check the 1911 census then.

Thanks

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The Common Room / What do you do when you can't find someone's death...
« on: Friday 20 September 19 00:47 BST (UK)  »
..Or are unsure whether you have found the right one!

So yes, that is my question. :)

I am fairly confident that my chap was mentioned in Prison Registers in 1908 (right age, occupation and place and obviously the right name)
By the 1911 census his wife is living with one of her kids and says she is a widow.

So this gives me a 3 year window to find him.
I ordered a pdf of a possible death. OK so it wasn't the correct geographical area but there is a
vague rumour that he ended up there and i took the chance. Unfortunately i don't think  it's him - I can't see a Tailor (manager) trading jobs to be a scaffolder.(Unless scaffolder is something else back then!) The wife had the same name but let's face it Elizabeth is very common.

Does anyone have any advice for me?




Just so you have all the information
1857 Walter banks Parr born in Bristol, Gloucestershire
I have him in census from 61 to 01 - moving from gloucestershire to warwickshire...and staffs.(name mistranscribed in some instances)
He was a Tailor/clothier/master tailor.
Married to Elizabeth of Salford, Lancs - who was very vague with her age and kids!

The pdf death cert stated he died at the Hackney Union Infirmary and his residence was 27 shacklewell row, Dalston

Does anyone have any advice for me? Where do i go from here?
Many thanks,

Kaz

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US Lookup Requests / Re: Newspaper Look-up: Rev. Leonard A Parr(obit)
« on: Friday 21 June 19 21:02 BST (UK)  »
 :) :)Thanks again Sandra!! :) :)

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US Lookup Requests / Re: Newspaper Look-up: Rev. Leonard A Parr(obit)
« on: Thursday 20 June 19 21:01 BST (UK)  »
Thank you so much Sandra.
Now i have a death year for his wife too ...fabulous ;D ;D

Kaz

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US Lookup Requests / Newspaper Look-up: Rev. Leonard A Parr(obit)
« on: Thursday 20 June 19 20:43 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

I have finally found an article regarding the death of Rev(or Dr) Leonard A Parr. It is dated
May 2 1972 - Green Bay Press Gazette, Wisconsin.
Unfortunately i don't have a subscription to this particular site.(Newspapers.com) Is anyone able to help me with more details from it...a transcription even?

Thank you for reading!

Kaz

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Canada / Re: Did George Alfred Carey and or his wife Francis immigrate to Canada
« on: Saturday 15 July 17 21:16 BST (UK)  »
Umm..sorry - maybe getting a little carried away with your peeps!

 so if you look for george h carey in 1930 census you will find him with his wife(Kathleen) who was also born in England, 3 kids and it says he immigrated in 1922...

You can also find the family in 1940 census with 5 kids


Ethel Amo, husband and a child together in 1930 census. It states she immigrated in 1923.
Ethel Amo is a patient in a sanitorium in 1940
And a death record 25 sept 1942 - parents george alfred carey and frances paul.(also gives her birth date and place!)

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Canada / Re: Did George Alfred Carey and or his wife Francis immigrate to Canada
« on: Saturday 15 July 17 21:06 BST (UK)  »
Also from Family search:

Michigan Marriage-
George H Carey to Kathleen Alexander
3/5/1924
Father Geo A
Mother Frances Paul

Father - george . Mother - Anna Pottinger



I'm just giving you the briefest of info...i figure you'd like to see the image for yourself on Family search!

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