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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Can anyone help finding more infor on Florence M. Lawson
« on: Saturday 09 April 22 17:57 BST (UK)  »
good thoughts thanks all.

Unfortunately, I can't find any electoral register with them both. have tried working through the phone book too for additional info but that's failed to produce a match for both in the area.

Sadly no will/probate.

His first wife ethel outlived him by nearly 20 years. Married in 1919 and living separately by 1939. His first wife took the name of the man she moved in with. No record that the original marriage was dissolved in any way so I'm presuming he can't have married Florence.

I've Identified 4 "Florence M Lawson" in the southern half of the country from death records assuming she continued to go by lawson after Wilfred died... so will have to keep working with them for now and see if I can find evidence to eliminate options. It may have to be a mystery I can't solve.






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Family History Beginners Board / Can anyone help finding more infor on Florence M. Lawson
« on: Saturday 09 April 22 15:31 BST (UK)  »
Dear wonderful humans of roots chat.

I'm stuck on gathering information on my great grandfather's second wife "Florence" M.
She is listed as "F.M. Lawson" window of the deceased on his death registration from 1964 and they were both living at Flat 2, 25 Castle Road, Torquay.

I can find no Marriage records for his second marriage and I believe it may not have been legal.
His first wife was still alive having also moved in with another man.

What I know so far:

My GGF: Wilfred Joseph Lawson DoB 21 Nov 1896 London Died 24 Mar 1964 Torquay - was a professional violinist  he was living in Taunton in 1939 as a boarder with a family called the Humphries 

Death registration documents indicate he left behind a window F.M Lawson
a newspaper article about his death call her Florence she was also living at the same address.

I'm at a loss and was wondering if anyone else might be able to help me gather some more information on this woman. or give me some ideas of other routes to go down?






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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Deciphering Census Entry
« on: Wednesday 14 October 20 14:14 BST (UK)  »
Hi All really struggling to read the occupation off the 1901 cenus for my great x2 grandpa William R lawson. On the entry for the family who are living on Grey's Inn Road in st Pancreas London.

Any help with deciphering would be appreciated I have put the ancestry link for the census page here
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/7814/images/LNDRG13_140_141-0550?pId=21391012

as well as the a photo fo the key info.

best wishes,
Hannah

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Help identifing Date of London Rangers Image from Flicker
« on: Wednesday 14 October 20 13:46 BST (UK)  »
Hello again you fabulous Roots Chatter crew.

Back on the trail for finding a Photo of my Great grandfather I've found this image of the London 12th battalion on Flicker. It's a long shot but hoping he might be in it.... somewhere...

Can anyone give me a rough date for the Image. He was with them 1915-1917.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/14684508@N02/39323878215/

Many thanks for your time and efforts in advance.

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World War One / Re: Best resorces to investigate great grandfather's War wounds?
« on: Wednesday 14 October 20 12:46 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: jim1 on Wednesday 14 October 20 12:44 BST (UK)
I don't know if you noticed but p. 637/8 have photos of the battle front he was on.

I hadnt' yet! thanks for the tip!

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World War One / Re: Best resorces to investigate great grandfather's War wounds?
« on: Wednesday 14 October 20 12:09 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: nanny jan on Wednesday 14 October 20 10:00 BST (UK)
Found a record of a Wilfred Joseph Lawson, born St. Pancras, parents William and Emily, joining the army in January 1912 and being discharged in March 1912 on payment of £10.

Thank you nanny Jan!

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World War One / Re: Best resorces to investigate great grandfather's War wounds?
« on: Wednesday 14 October 20 12:09 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: jim1 on Wednesday 14 October 20 11:34 BST (UK)
According to his medal roll entry he was in France from 10/6/16 - 6/5/17.
So you know he was wounded during April.
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"lost a leg in France during WW1 possibly in the arden"
The war diary states they were in the Arras sector.
The Battle of Arras started on the 4th. April 1917.
Diary entry:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01py2/
If you have an Ancestry sub.

Thanks So much for this Jim1  very useful info. Sadly he is not named. But useful none the less to at least determining a few other facts.

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World War One / Re: Best resorces to investigate great grandfather's War wounds?
« on: Wednesday 14 October 20 09:01 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: IgorStrav on Wednesday 14 October 20 08:55 BST (UK)
Just to say he's in the 1939 in Taunton as a musician (violinist), which proves part of your discoveries.
Looks as if he's a lodger.

Thanks for this!

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World War One / Re: Best resorces to investigate great grandfather's War wounds?
« on: Wednesday 14 October 20 08:59 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: IgorStrav on Wednesday 14 October 20 08:57 BST (UK)
Quote from: mmm45 on Wednesday 14 October 20 08:54 BST (UK)
Hannah
Have you found this persons medal index card? Does it say anything about been discharged with a Silver War Badge? If he did indeed lose a leg there maybe a pension record on Fold 3 (the add on ancestry bit)

Ady

Thanks Ady, Had a nosey at this aa couple of weeks ago, but seems to be related to his admission into the army rather than holding any conclusive answers to injuries he sustained. Thanks though

There does seem to be a Fold entry of the UK Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Records - I can't see what it says as my subscription isn't a premium one.

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