If he died in UK there will be a death cert, but the spelling may not be right. You need to check all 3 of England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland - to be sure
If none then either he changed his name, or emigrated.
If he emigrated you are off on a long journey. If he emigrated then most likely places would be Australia, Canada, US or NZ (obviously there are others)
You will find very helpful people on those boards here, who have the knowledge to check if he emigrated - its an easy name to check
