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Offline karencaddy

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Mystery couple
« on: Sunday 09 April 06 22:06 BST (UK) »
im trying to find my father in laws parents death records. they died when a bomb landed in betteshanger/ northbourne area around 1943. i have searched all through the death records beta version and havent found them, also on various other record sights, do you think there is a possibility that if a lot of people died at the time that records were not made?
there names are agnes and sidney henry cope

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Re: Mystery couple
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 09 April 06 22:52 BST (UK) »
Hi Karen

What years have you searched for their deaths?

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Re: Mystery couple
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 09 April 06 22:56 BST (UK) »
hi there 1929 to 1939
it took a while but got there in the end, im now wandering if for some reason i missed them and will have to do it all again

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Re: Mystery couple
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 09 April 06 22:58 BST (UK) »
I'm not sure there were any bombs landing around that time - WW2 was 1939-1945 ???

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Re: Mystery couple
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 09 April 06 23:01 BST (UK) »
your right ive been looking at 2 pieces of writing at the same time and took the dates of them, we have been told they died around 43 so i have checked 1939 to 1949.
sorry for confusion :-[

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Re: Mystery couple
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 13 April 06 01:05 BST (UK) »
If you are able to get access to the local papers (British Library Colindale or Dover/Deal libraries) you would probably find a report of the event in the Dover Express or the East Kent Mercury.

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Ey, Sawyer: London
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Re: Mystery couple
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 13 April 06 08:13 BST (UK) »
The Commonwealth Wargraves Commission includes civilian casualties

http://www.cwgc.org/

but can't see any mention of your COPES. :(
Middx - VAUS, ROBERTS, EVERSFIELD, INMAN, STAR, HOLBECK, WYATT, BICKFORD, SMITH, REDWOOD
Hants - SMALL, HAMMERTON, GRIST, FRYER, TRODD, DAGWELL, PARKER, WOODFORD, CROUTEAR, BECK, BENDELL, KEEPING, HARDING, BULL
Kent - BAYLY, BORER, MITCHELL, PLANE, VERNON, FARRANCE, CHAPMAN, MEDHURST, LOMAX, WYATT, IDEN
Devon - TOPE, BICKFORD, FOSTER
YKS - QUIRK, McGUIRE, BENN
Nott/Derbs - SLACK
Herts - BARNES
L'pool- PLUMBE
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