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Re: The mysterious William
« Reply #36 on: Thursday 18 June 15 17:19 BST (UK) »
The first two on my list, I would eliminate since there are 3 death registries in Durham or nearabouts (so at least 2 are possibly them):

- William C Douthwaite b. around 1867, who died at S. Shields Mar 1950 (83),
- William Douthwaite b. around 1868, who died at Middlesbro Sep 1912 (44), and
- William Douthwaite b. around 1868, who died at S. Shields Dec 1935 (67)

What's left?: the farmer (#10) and the Pipe fitter (#8)... and this Pipe fitter named John William Douthwaite born in Redcar, Yorkshire around 1870 I cannot locate his death, and therefore looks a very promising candidate!  :o

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Re: The mysterious William
« Reply #37 on: Friday 19 June 15 15:20 BST (UK) »
Quote from: chr1st1an on Thursday 18 June 15 17:19 BST (UK)

. and this Pipe fitter named John William Douthwaite born in Redcar, Yorkshire around 1870 I cannot locate his death, and therefore looks a very promising candidate!  :o

Maybe you can't find his death as he appears to be in America in 1920  :-\
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJV5-VXW

This entry seems to tie in with a married John William Douthwaite bn Redcar occ Pipe Fitter
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Re: The mysterious William
« Reply #38 on: Friday 19 June 15 16:29 BST (UK) »
Rosie, many congratulations!!!
What a fantastic research!...

I want to add the following information I've found:
John William Douthwaite married Hannah Mary Robinson, Mar 1901, at Guisbro' district (9d 693), which includes the city/town of Redcar.

Is there any way of checking a FreeBMD in the United States to see if he died in America?

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Re: The mysterious William
« Reply #39 on: Friday 19 June 15 17:10 BST (UK) »
Have you tried familysearch it is free to view  ;D

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8HL-1CK
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Re: The mysterious William
« Reply #40 on: Friday 19 June 15 17:14 BST (UK) »
Wouldn't getting that marriage certificate, which would have occupations of groom and father on it, go a very long way to sorting all this out? It did for me....
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Re: The mysterious William
« Reply #41 on: Friday 19 June 15 17:18 BST (UK) »
Quote from: ThrelfallYorky on Friday 19 June 15 17:14 BST (UK)
Wouldn't getting that marriage certificate, which would have occupations of groom and father on it, go a very long way to sorting all this out? It did for me....

I have to agree with you, there are far too many maybe's with this search. 

He could also be indexed as Dowthwaite  ::)

Still at least I have eliminated the Redcar one he died in 1940
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Re: The mysterious William
« Reply #42 on: Friday 19 June 15 18:28 BST (UK) »
I wonder where in Yorkshire the caulker lived in 1910
In my opinion the marriage residence is not always the place of birth. Never forget Workhouse and overseers accounts records of birth

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Re: The mysterious William
« Reply #43 on: Friday 19 June 15 18:39 BST (UK) »
The marriage cert will give both his fathers and William's occupations.
In my opinion the marriage residence is not always the place of birth. Never forget Workhouse and overseers accounts records of birth

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Re: The mysterious William
« Reply #44 on: Saturday 20 June 15 11:25 BST (UK) »
So it seems all William Douthwaite(s) of my list have been discarded...

There is one more to check out (it seems that nobody can find him either) and now he looks to me the most promising of all...

William Douthwaite born in 1870 at Liverpool
He appears as "Robert William Douthwaite" in the 1871 Lancashire census (he is not on my list).

So he was possibly born around 1870. His parents were Joseph and Elizabeth.
They were living at West Derby (Liverpool) and his father's occupation was "house owner".
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