Douglas Arthur Wright

[ConfusedMason]

Deaths Sep 1924   (>99%)
Wright    William    64    Hackney    1b   366

The 64 Y/O does not match the DOB I have for William for 1924, but I ordered it regardless

[mckha489]

Don’t you have dob 1860?  I do 

[ConfusedMason]

Don’t you have dob 1860?  I do 

I'm not sure you do, we have the marriage cert between William Wright and Emma Farr saying William is 23 in 1890, and has a father named James Wright. All the census data we have on our trees too doesn't point to an 1860 birth, unless I am mistake / missing something

[mckha489]

Oh no, you are correct. We actually have a whole range from 1861 to 1868. I can’t remenber why I picked on 1860 before.
Anyway, on revisiting there is this birth

WRIGHT, WILLIAM       HIGGINS 
GRO Reference: 1865  M Quarter in BETHNAL GREEN  Volume 01C  Page 336

But interestingly there are no Hackney deaths that I can see right now (hedging my bets) between 1917 and 1929 that fit that birth.   But he did say he was 50 in 1911 so hopefully the “wrong” death might be the right one . Fingers crossed.
 

[heywood]

Thanks for the additional information re Daisy. I should have checked.
The indexes have a handwritten addition for Daisy F Wright mmn Farr - see June 1922 so that confirms the scenario.

[ConfusedMason]

Yep, I ordered the Death Certs of William and Emma anyway to see how we go with them.

I was unable to order the Daisy one as it appears to be too recent for birth certificates

[heywood]

Well, it all seems possible now for the account of your ancestor meeting his mother during the war so a good ending. 

[mckha489]

Well, it all seems possible now for the account of your ancestor meeting his mother during the war so a good ending. 

There is still that Battle of Jutland mystery. 

[ConfusedMason]

Well, it all seems possible now for the account of your ancestor meeting his mother during the war so a good ending. 

There is still that Battle of Jutland mystery. 

I just put that down to James Mason lying about being there. He lied about his age and his name, who knows what else he lied about? I've given up on ever knowing how he came to Australia, he probably picked a completely random name to travel here on.