PRICE/CHILDS or CHILES/POWELL/SMITH (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Thursday, June 23, 2016, 19:11 (3155 days ago) @ Bantamweight

Hi Bantamweight,
you're very welcome, just wish I could have offered more help.
Re Fred's WW1 Records, do you have access to Ancestry etc, maybe at your local library if not from home, unlike some they weren't hard to find. If you haven't (or maybe you're abroad etc), then I can download them and email them to you off the forum, just send me a personal mail via the blue envelope icon. That said, despite them being available (a great many are not) they're not the easiest to read in places, but still of interest of course.
I was particularly surprised as to why he joined-up in Great Yarmouth, seems a long way from home or a likely place of work, perhaps this is a clue to further records in that area ??.
From your reply I guess you've used the 1939 Registry, I've never used that but it's clearly worthwhile in this instance.
I must say I'm puzzled we cannot find a Burial Record for Fred. The most obvious place is with wife Jessie at Christchurch, yet no PR in this site's database despite it being within the cut-off date ?. Have you visited her grave at all to search for clues ?.
That said, I see this site’s database also doesn’t include a Burial for Annie Mary Hawkins (as in David’s wife ?), despite your saying she is at Christchurch, confusing… ?

I hope you’re not getting confused with this Record, which relates to Christchurch in Hampshire, not Glos.

Surname Given Name Age District Volume Page Transcriber
Deaths Mar 1956
Hawkins Annie M. 75 Christchurch 6b 285 faradap

Re Annie Mary Hawkins nee Williams, who I presume was born in Pontypridd district c1900 judging by her marrying David there in 1921. However from my viewpoint I cannot trace her farther, as there are several possible ladies of this name in the area then, and I don’t have access to the 1939 Registry which would probably be very helpful. FreeBMD shows a few Hawkins/Williams births in the District between 1921 ans David's death in 1925, but these are all quite common names in the area so ??. I suspect Annie might well have married again after being widowed so young.

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Unsure why but I now realise I didn't even search for Fred on FreeBMD, as I'm sure you have, so for completeness here he is, which again suggests a local Burial;

Surname Given Name Age District Volume Page Transcriber
Deaths Mar 1962
HAWKINS Frederick J. 70 F.of Dean 7b 556 annaggy

On the subject of Burial Records, after some months offline I'm pleased to see the FoD Council website is back online and allowing easy access to it's records for Mile End and Yew Tree Brake Cemetries. Sadly I cannot find Fred, but you may find other relatives there.

http://www.fdean.gov.uk/Fodcemeteries/default.aspx

Regarding burials at Christchurch nr Coleford, did you know this site has a database of Monumental Inscriptions which includes Christchurch, it includes several Hawkins altho I cannot see Fred d1962 or wife Jessie, perhaps it does include other family members ?.
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/joomla/resources/17-memorial-inscriptions/28-christchurch

This site also has a section of Gravestones photos, it includes a couple of Hawkins at Christchurch which may possibly interest you.
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/joomla/gravestones