burial records in Walsall England

[dionysus]

Took me a while and I posted it!  Reply #24.  Do you need the references?  (I didn't make a note, but they're easily rediscovered.)

[dickensfan56]

Dion, thank you.  I may try to find the elder daughter, Gertrude, at some point.  She would be 107 now so I don't think she's living.  Mom never mentioned a sister but all the rest is pretty much like she said.  Guess I'll never know the whole story but I would have never found any of this had it not been for the kindness of everyone on this site.  I'll post when all the certificates come in.

[dickensfan56]

Please excuse my math.  97 years old, not 107.  Diane

[Jool]

  Children of Pinches-Prior:  Gertrude b.1916 and twins Henry and Joseph both birth and death Dec 1918 Walsall - the twins mentioned?

I hadn't even bothered looking for the twins birth/deaths as the OP said they were stillborn- they weren't if they were registered,they lived ,even for a short time.

Still births were not registered till 1927 and even then the indexes are not open for public viewing.

Yet another coincidence  - the fact that there were older twins!
And the Gertrude M  died  Jun 1919, age 2. So before Eileen was born.

Hi Diane, (Assuming the Pinches' are the right family, and I believe they are) Eileen's sister Gertrude was b. 1916 and died 1919, before Eileen was born so she may not have known about her - see Liz's post #29.

I have been following this fascinating thread from the start and want to wish you good luck with your research.  Looking forward to hearing what the certs reveal.

Jool

[dickensfan56]

Thank you everyone.  That would explain why mom never mentioned her.  I guess there are not too many pieces left to the puzzle.  Oddly, this same thing happened to my law partner's father.  Her father believed his mother to have been abducted and likely killed when he was 11.  When he was 80, we found her.  She had passed on by then but her life after she left was extraordinary.  I'll keep everyone updated.  Diane

[dickensfan56]

I just found the house where the Pinches were living when my grandfather passed away and the house is still there.  It looks just like mom described it.  Also, it's only two streets over from Williows Road where mom said she lived.

[dickensfan56]

Has anyone found any indication that Edward J. Haydon (Eileen Pinches' husband) ever remarried?  Thank you, Diane

[lizdb]

I cant see a later marriage for him in the index at all.

[MargP]

Hi Diane

I have looked for a marriage, but I could not find one, I must say I do sympathise with you, I have a similar situation, where I have found an half brother, for my half brother, unfortunately he did not follow this up, and his half brother has passed away this year, and they never made contact.

All the best Marg x