Death of Maurice Edgar Little, Cambridge 1972.

[dawnsh]

If you can't get to Cambridgeshire for the electoral registers, then the British Library has a virtually complete post WW2 set but they are in storage and take 48hours to be delivered to St Pancras.

[little alison]

Afraid I can't get anywhere at present. I live in South Oxfordshire.
Sorry I missed reply3, rosie99 - too many things coming in at once! I should have looked for Maurice as well there, obviously. Never knew they were in Hampstead.

Cyril's address is Thornton close, Girton - just outside Cambridge?

[rosie99]

This could have been Cyril also at Cambridge Crem 
Cyril Frederick Wright
cremation date  7 February 1980

Death registration index gives date of birth as 16 May 1920

[little alison]

Thanks Rosie.
Maybe it was just that Betty (Henrietta) couldn't cope if he suddenly died, and called on a friend? Who took over everything? It doesn't sound much like what I remember of her, but I didn't really know her.
Cyril was not mentioned in the will, no one else was. Including family!

[LizzieW]

From googling the cause of death, I would assume that he was in hospital or a nursing home and as he was cremated it would need 2 doctors to sign the death certificate.  Normally, "causing the body to be cremated (or buried) means the cert has been signed by a member of hospital staff, so it's probable that Cyril Frederick Wright was either a doctor or nurse.

[little alison]

The cert. does say place of death is 35 Causewayside, his home a/d.
Also says 'certified by N.A.Walker, MB' only

I now have 'SLeader Cyril Frederick Wright' coming from Burma with family in 1858.
- a/d Cambridge, right birth date.
Maurice wasn't in the RAF he was in the Royal Engineers - and he was in Burma, if the Burma Star I used to have is his. He did have 2 cousins in the RAF.....could be any sort of connection here, but I feel doubtful if Cyril was a doctor?

Or am i just confusing things?!

[little alison]

Sorry - 1958!

[Selina]

Hi,

In the 1975 edition of Kelly's Directory for Cambridge the occupant of 35 Causewayside is H. Little.

Selina

[Selina]

In the 1960 edition (information probably gathered in 1959) No. 35 is missing, so possibly empty.  Maurice does not appear in the list of private residents.

I don't have 1961 but in 1962 Maurice Little is listed at that address.

Selina