Finding an Aunt

[softly softly]

Never thought to check out the Franklin/Roll births for double surnames . This one is interesting.

Births Sep 1940   

Clarke    Ronald G    Roll    Lambeth    1d   274    
Franklin    Ronald G    Roll    Lambeth    1d   274   

SS

added,

2 Ronald G Clarke marriages in Todmorden, 1965 & 70

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[Brie]

A Patricia COWARD died in Newport district in 1998. Probate with Will. Date of birth 18 November 1931

Pretty sure this will be a red herring as I have a Patricia Coward born November 1931, died 1998 Monmouthshire. I knew her and from the information you have they are definitely not the same person.

Brie

[softly softly]

A Patricia COWARD died in Newport district in 1998. Probate with Will. Date of birth 18 November 1931

Pretty sure this will be a red herring as I have a Patricia Coward born November 1931, died 1998 Monmouthshire. I knew her and from the information you have they are definitely not the same person.

Brie

Hi, do you know who her husband was please.

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[Brie]

Yes, I have sent you a PM

Brie

[Spelk]

Yes I decided the Patricia who died in 1998 was red herring last Friday - when I found the later death in Llanelli.

[Spelk]

Halifax Evening Courier 14 Dec 1959
Mr George William CLARKE, M.M., of 1 Elton Terrace, Mytholmroyd, a charge hand in the dye works at Thomas Ratcliffe and Co. Ltd Moderna Works, Mytholmroyd, who died on September 27 last, left £1,002 18s gross, £494 5s 2d net. Probate has been granted to Mrs Beatrice M L FRANKLIN of the same address, and Newton MEADOWCROFT of 19 Highfield Road, South Shore Blackpool.

[softly softly]

Well found Spelk. Think op has lost interest sadly.

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[Spelk]

Well Debs only ever asked whether Pat, the ex wife of her uncle, was still alive and we answered that. All this stuff about Patricia's family was just us filling in the background and going down rabbit holes due to our curiosity.
I still have not sorted out how Patricia's name changed from SMITH to HILLIER after she left Debs' uncle. Maybe HILLIER was the surname of the famiky who adopted Patricia. Was she sent up north due to the war or because her parents had split up?
Still - time to close the book on this one.