William Charles Lobeck

[Mark Falzon]

Hi, I'm trying to establish the date of death of William Charles Lobeck - DOB 21/7/1910 - born in Acton, Middlesex - Married Lily Gilbert. He was admitted to Long Grove Hospital, Epsom Surrey in 1938 classed as a lunatic.
Unfortunately,  most of Long Grove records have been lost with my relatives data. I believe, he died there but can't verify this.
Any ideas?
Thank you,
Mark

[Milliepede]

Have you had a look for his name on the Free BMD index?  Births Marriages Deaths all included.

If you find him you can request a copy of the death certificate to find more information 

[JenB]

Are you certain of the middle name?

There is a death in 1982 of a William Ernest Lobeck, date of birth 21 July 1910.

[Milliepede]

Yes that seems the best match and correct date of birth.

I would be inclined to take a chance on that one being your man. 

[Mark Falzon]

Hi Jen, his name is 100% correct. There are lots of Lobecks with similar names.
The 3 red dots identify WC Lobeck at Long Grove Hospital

[rosie99]

There could be an error on the transcription for the death certificate or the person notifying the death had the wrong middle name.

The birth date is correct, there are no other Lobeck births in that quarter or nearby.  There is only one way to find out if it is him and that is by getting the death certificate.

[Mark Falzon]

How/where would I access his death cert? I don't know when he died.

[rosie99]

Hi, I'm trying to establish the date of death of William Charles Lobeck - DOB 21/7/1910 - born in Acton, Middlesex

Not relevant to his death but his birth was registered in Islington reg district which does not cover Acton 
https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/islington.html
Birth Sep qtr 1910   
LOBECK    William C        Islington    1b   261

1911 census states Acton but Army records say Islington

[rosie99]

The William Ernest Lobeck death in Kingston in 1982 matches with everything but the middle name.  A death certificate relies on the information supplied by the informant. It is strange that there is another William Lobeck with the same birth date dying near Epsom

Their birth was not registered here so were they born in another country  or is this W C Lobecks death and someone has given the wrong middle name for him or when the GRO index was typed Ernest was typed instead of Charles.  Human error could be involved

Perhaps we should be looking for a William Ernest Lobeck prior to this death so that we can eliminate it