Florence Mabel Saunders. B 25/11/1911

[carol8353]

Benjamin died day after Harriet, admin  5 jan 1939 to same three gentlemen.

Oh how sad. I am presuming that he was Florence's brother?

[avm228]

Struck by a plane . I wonder whether this prompted the move of the Harrisons away from the street?

[avm228]

Perhaps Benjamin was a half brother, uncle or other relative (or non-relative)? He was 43 at death in 1938, but Florence’s parents had married only in the year of her birth.

Alfred J Saunders and Eva L Mortimer, Jun qtr 1911 Pancras.

[avm228]

Benjamin Saunders seems to have been born in Hackney, birth reg Mar qtr 1896 mmn Eager.  Parents were Benjamin and Maud, and his siblings included a brother Richard birth reg Jun qtr 1899 Hackney (so presumably the Richard Saunders who was one of the administrators of the two estates).

[carol8353]

Perhaps Benjamin was a half brother, uncle or other relative (or non-relative)? He was 43 at death in 1938, but Florence’s parents had married only in the year of her birth.

Alfred J Saunders and Eva L Mortimer, Jun qtr 1911 Pancras.

Thanks AVM, hadn't really thought it out.

11 people died in that aircrash including the Saunders 2 sons,luckily it seems as though the Harrison's were not at home when it happened though.

[avm228]

Wikipedia on the air crash: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton_air_crash

Interesting links at the foot of the page to newsreels from the time.

[carol8353]

Hi Peter,

On your tree you have Florence and George in 1946 living at 86 Wavertree Road, Wandsworth.

By doing a free address search on the 1939 it would appear that a George Harrison b. 1887 and Florence M Harrison b. 1890 and one other person are living at that address. These birth dates are rather out with the ones originally posted, therefore is the 1939 entry correct for your Harrison family or are your birth dates the correct people that you are researching?

JJ

I feel that we have 2 separate couples here.But wish I could pinpoint George b 1907 and Florence b 1911 on the 1939 register.Maybe the shock of the aircrash made them move miles away.

[avm228]

Hi Peter,

On your tree you have Florence and George in 1946 living at 86 Wavertree Road, Wandsworth.

By doing a free address search on the 1939 it would appear that a George Harrison b. 1887 and Florence M Harrison b. 1890 and one other person are living at that address. These birth dates are rather out with the ones originally posted, therefore is the 1939 entry correct for your Harrison family or are your birth dates the correct people that you are researching?

JJ

I feel that we have 2 separate couples here.But wish I could pinpoint George b 1907 and Florence b 1911 on the 1939 register.Maybe the shock of the aircrash made them move miles away.

I agree that they must be separate couples - very frustrating that they are elusive but surely they stayed local.  They are still in Enfield (different address) in the 1939 electoral register, and again (yet another address) in 1946.

[LizzieL]

Possibly the Harrisons had moved just before the air crash.