Lofthouse Family

[fletch002]

Hi All,
I am trying to find out anything I can about a Francis Robert Lofthouse, born approx 1894 in Thornaby, he was on the 1901 census aged 7 for that area. He married a Florence May Sowerby in 1913 aged 19. Apparently he left his wife at some point and disappeared. Any help in finding out where he went, did he re-marry, when and where he died etc would be a great help.

Best Regards
Mike Fletcher

[madpants]

His birth reg gives

Sept Q 1893
Francis Robert Lofthouse
Middlesbrough 9d 619

A possible death is

Dec Q 1965
Francis R Lofthouse
age 72
Macclesfield 10a 416

If this is him and I can find no other Francis R Lofthouse births on freeBMD between 1890 and 1897 then the cert may give you a clue with the informant.

[madpants]

We know he was still there approx 1914 as his son was born Sept Q 1914

There is a medal card on ancestry with remarkably little info on it.

Francis R  Lofthouse
Durham Light infantry - Sergeant - Regt no 45529
Qualified for the Victory medal and the British medal.

No other info on the card

[fletch002]

Hello Madpants,
Many thanks for your quick response and help to my message. It now confirms some information of what I had and gives me more reference his Date of Death in Macclesfield which needs more research. I will look up the WWI records for his service, many thanks for your help. I now live in Scotland and find it hard to get information sometimes.

Many thanks
Mike

[kaz-ginger]

My friend has this person in her family tree.  Will try and get her to message you.

Kaz