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The Common Room / Re: Missing on 1939 register
« on: Wednesday 12 August 20 17:19 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: rosie99 on Wednesday 12 August 20 17:15 BST (UK)
https://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2012/03/ghostly-memories-of-the-former-preston-workhouse-hospital/

Presumably this was the hospital
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=1392&page=54

It was common to have an address as opposed to the name of a hospital/workhouse on birth/death certificates.  See Stans post, reply4
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=833966.msg6988399#msg6988399

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/addresses/p.shtml

It was the poor house...

West Sussex Council appear to keep all the records (according to the National Archive) so I've sent an email asking about the admission records.

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The Common Room / Re: Missing on 1939 register
« on: Wednesday 12 August 20 17:06 BST (UK)  »
I've just rung the care home to ask! :-) They said "Specilist Mobilty" is No 32, which is now in the old workhouse building. Their phone lines are closed now so need to call them tomorrow... :)

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The Common Room / Re: Missing on 1939 register
« on: Wednesday 12 August 20 16:54 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: rosie99 on Wednesday 12 August 20 16:30 BST (UK)
Let me know if you do, it would be interesting to know.  OH's 2xgt grandfather was at the barracks before joining Lancashire police  :)
In the meantime, I'm on Google Earth.... Mansard House, 28 Watling Street Road is there, and Fairmont care home next door is No. 30. Which means 32 is between Vicarage Lane and Sharoe Green Lane. That covers the stretch of road where the old work house was... which is now a business centre.

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The Common Room / Re: Missing on 1939 register
« on: Wednesday 12 August 20 16:15 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: rosie99 on Wednesday 12 August 20 15:52 BST (UK)
I have just 'walked' down the road from the barracks on google earth - when you get to the hospital there is an accountants on the other corner of that junction which is Number 34 Watling Street Road.

I think I may give to physically walk it!!

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The Common Room / Re: Missing on 1939 register
« on: Wednesday 12 August 20 15:42 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: rosie99 on Wednesday 12 August 20 15:31 BST (UK)
Is there any chance that No 32 could be the hospital or the barracks.  Sorry I have no knowledge of the area  :)

The Barracks is right at the end, so no. Google Maps puts it next door to the Workhouse, which is still there (grade 2 listed).

I found this:
 Rainbow Nursery

Category: Childrens Play Groups & Play Schools

Address: 32a Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 8DY

... and on the map show it next door to the workhouse. might have to have a drive over and see!

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The Common Room / Re: Missing on 1939 register
« on: Wednesday 12 August 20 14:45 BST (UK)  »
OK... so... update...

Firstly though, thank you to all those who've contributed to this! :-)

Walter John Huckin died on 13 September 1961 at 32 Watling Street Road, Preston (which I can't find! 32a exists...)

He was a retired cemetery gardener. Cause of death was a) Congenital cardiac failure, b) myocardial deneration, c)arteriosclerosis

Minnie registered the death on 14 September (not letting the grass grow [no pun intended]) and was living with James Wareing at 2 Park Hill Road, Garstang at the time...

I'll be trying to get his records from the MoD soon, but until then I think that's about all we can gather about Walter John.

Thanks again - especially for the new source of the newspaper archives! :-)

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The Common Room / Re: Missing on 1939 register
« on: Tuesday 11 August 20 23:17 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: jonw65 on Tuesday 11 August 20 20:48 BST (UK)
Lancashire Evening Post, 12.8.25
Minnie Huckin fined at Preston for keeping dog without a licence.

What?? Where did you find that? :-)

Edit: Found it!

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/Search/Results?BasicSearch="minnie%20huckin"&PhraseSearch=minnie%20huckin&ExactSearch=False&RetrieveCountryCounts=False&SortOrder=score

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The Common Room / Re: Missing on 1939 register
« on: Tuesday 11 August 20 23:05 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Ladyhawk on Tuesday 11 August 20 21:43 BST (UK)
Quote from: TymH on Tuesday 11 August 20 14:16 BST (UK)
Quote from: rosie99 on Tuesday 11 August 20 14:08 BST (UK)
Have you any record of him being in the services in WW1.

What was his occupation when he died.

There are several Walter Huckin records showing up as "medal records" in WWI so I can't nail down the right one.

In 1922, according to the absentee voters' list, he was in the RASC.


In case you hadn’t seen this on 1921/1922 Absentee voters list also gives his Regt. Number, Rank

Huckin Walter John
R/9442  L/cpl., R.A.S.C

Yes, I'd seen that and Forces War Records can't find anything with the R/9442. In other years his number is ER/52799... which *does* result in a record:
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/records/19468002/private-walter-huckin-army-service-corps/

Still doesn't tell me where he is in 1939!

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The Common Room / Re: Missing on 1939 register
« on: Tuesday 11 August 20 17:48 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: jonw65 on Tuesday 11 August 20 17:42 BST (UK)
Hi
If you can use FamilySearch - free, but you need to be registered nowadays, then I have given a link to the burial of Walter.
And the graves register...

Quote from: jonw65 on Friday 07 August 20 21:37 BST (UK)
Graves Register
C of E Division
FF / 697
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-V3D4-L7K1?i=133&cat=987517

Gives the register number of one other occupant. Seems to be Thomas Atkinson, buried a couple of months later.

Burial of Minnie Matilda Wareing, housewife, 16 June 1964, at Preston Cemetery
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-V3D4-M9QV-9?i=254

She is in a private grave, Y / 84
The owner was Walter Huckin!
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-V3D4-MPX5?i=919&cat=987517

First one in was Lily Ruth Huckin, 16 September 1911. Age 11 months

Oh well, my separation idea may not be holding up!

Lily was their first child, born Q4 1910

Intersting that he bought the plots...

I am registered on FamilySearch but haven't come across those records before.

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