1895 Rita Mabel Manns & 1895 Henry Grainger (General)
This married couple both died in Gloucestershire in June 1924, both at the young age of 29rs. Very unusual for husband and wife to die at the same time!
I am wondering from an accident or contagious disease perhaps
Any help would be appreciated
1895 Rita Mabel Manns & 1895 Henry Grainger
by Jefff 
, West London, Middlesex, Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 16:45 (2215 days ago) @ Ladies
Hi and welcome to the forum.
Must be brief at the mo, but yes it does seem likely they both died at the same time and from the same cause.
Do you know whereabouts in Gloucestershire they died ?
I cannot find their deaths in GlosBMD site. ??
http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/MainMenu.aspx
But I can find the following, apparently Rita's home parish was within Gloucester itself. That would appear to explain why I'm struggling to find either of the couple in any of this site's FoD Parish Records.
I see both GlosBMD and FreeBMD spell the name GRANGER not GraInger, I say this as FreeBMD requires exact spelling match to find relevant record.
Birth Details
Child Surname Child Forename Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
MANNS Rita Mabel BROWNING 1895 Gloucester Gloucester, South Hamlet 64 252
I cannot find a definite Birth record for Henry J Grainger/Granger anywhere in the UK in 1895, the nearest I can find is in Liverpool, is this him ? (NOTE the FreeBMD results show his is a common name across the UK)
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Births Jun 1896 (>99%)
GRANGER Henry James Toxteth Park 8b 176
This is definitely them tho;
Marriage Details
Groom Surname Groom Forename Bride Surname Bride Forename District Parish Building Year Register Entry
GRANGER Henry James MANNS Rita Mabel Gloucester Gloucester Register Office 1915 27 42
FreeBMD has a death record for Rita but apparently NOT Henry, whether spelt Granger or Grainger, odd ??
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Jun 1924
Granger Rita M 29 Gloucester 6a 323
The "Gloucester" Reg District is detailed here, and includes the older South Hamlet one.
https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/gloucester.html
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Have you tried the following possible sources of info ?
1. Their death certificates will probably give some indication.
2. Have you tried the Inquests section of this website, see under "Resources" on top menu bar ?
3. The old newspapers which I'd expect to report such an unusual event ?
All the Gloster papers (Citizen, Journal etc) may be found archive within the BNA website, links and advice to use it may be found in this older post.
https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=50231
1895 Rita Mabel Manns & 1895 Henry Grainger
by MPGriffiths , Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 16:56 (2215 days ago) @ Jefff
Freedom has 3 GRANGER - mother's maiden name: MANNS : Gloucester
Queenie GRANGER - March Qtr 1918
Henry J GRANGER - Dec Qtr 1919
Joyce M GRANGER - June Qtr 1922
There is on Ancestry - various information on the above.
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Henry James GRANGER - married Elizabeth Myrtle MERRETT - Gloucester Register Office 1924 (July/August/Sept Qtr)
Also
???
Henry James GRANGER appears on the 1939 Census in Dursley + WW1 records
Henry J GRANGER
birth date: 28 March 1896
3 Bell Cottage, Cambridge, Dursley, Gloucestershire, England
Occupation: Railway labourer repair
Wife: Myrtle E GRANGER - (Elizabeth M - written above Myrtle)
'this records is officialy closed.
Myrtle Esther GRANGER (married name entered as DAVIS)
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1952 Stroud
GRANGER
Henry J - Chapel Street, Gossington
Mrytle E - ditto
1895 Rita Mabel Manns & 1895 Henry Grainger
by MPGriffiths , Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 17:25 (2215 days ago) @ MPGriffiths
The WW1 records for
Henry James GRANGER of 49 Upton Street, Gloucester (approx 5 pages)
Religion was : WESLYAN - (so assume married in the Register Office because of this!)
Discharged from the Territorial Force 12 October 1915
and was a Cyclist with the S Midlands - at Warwick
1895 Rita Mabel Manns & 1895 Henry Grainger
by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 17:28 (2215 days ago) @ MPGriffiths
Thanks M, I was beginning to have doubts abt Henry dying in 1924.
Is this his death, in Stroud as you suggest ?
On FreeBMD but not on GlosBMD
Deaths Dec 1953 (>99%)
GRANGER Henry J 57 Stroud
Aged 57 so born abt 1896 as you said.
1895 Rita Mabel Manns & 1895 Henry Grainger
by shepway , Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 17:34 (2215 days ago) @ Ladies
There is a Funeral Report for Henry Grainger of 10 Clare Street, Gloucester in the Gloucester Citizen on 16 April 1924. This states that Henry died in Gloucester Royal Hospital. Among the principal mourners were:
Mrs H Grainger (widow)
Mr & Mrs H Grainger (father & mother)
Mrs J McRea, Mrs D Tea, Mrs W Johnson, Miss Bessie Grainger, Miss Ada Grainger, Miss Emma Grainger and Miss Florrie Grainger (sisters)
Mr Joe Grainger (brother)
Mr & Mrs W Worrall (father in law and mother in law)
This would appear to confirm that the death recorded in 1924 is not Henry who married Rita Manns.
Mike
1895 Rita Mabel Manns & 1895 Henry Grainger
by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 17:38 (2215 days ago) @ shepway
Wow great timing Mike, I'd just spotted that using the BNA free search but wasn't able to download in full, thankyou sir !! I couldnt see anything about a Mrs Rita Grainger/Granger dying tho... but I expect you will !
Re this other family;
FreeBMD;
Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Mar 1917
Grainger Henry Worrall Gloucester 6a 505
Worrall Florence Grainger Gloucester 6a 505
GlosBMD confirms;
Marriage Details
Groom Surname Groom Forename Bride Surname Bride Forename District Parish Building Year Register Entry
GRAINGER Henry WORRALL Florence Gloucester Gloucester St Mary de Lode 1917 33 No 9 178
FreeBMD;
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Jun 1924
Grainger Henry 29 Gloucester 6a 317
Cannot find any offspring births for this couple, which fits the funeral report as none mentioned there.
Also note no mention of "James" in this man's records, altho to be fair I've seen a few cases of folk adopting middle names later in life.
Think this is our Florence's birth;
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Births Jun 1895
Worrall Florence Gloucester 6a 289
Birth Details
Child Surname Child Forename Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
WORRALL Florence ALLEN 1895 Gloucester Gloucester, St Nicholas 31 413
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Not the rarest name but suspect this is Florence after losing Henry, from FreeBMD, confirmed by GlosBMD;
Surname First name(s) Mother/Spouse/Age District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1926
Grainger Florence McLellan Gloucester 6a 582
McLellan Samuel J Grainger Gloucester 6a 582
Groom Surname Groom Forename Bride Surname Bride Forename District Parish Building Year Register Entry
MCLELLAN Samuel James GRAINGER Florence Gloucester Gloucester St Mary de Lode 1926 33 No 10 114
MCLELLAN Samuel James WORRAL Florence Gloucester Gloucester St Mary de Lode 1926 33 No 10 114
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Seems she was unlucky in love !
Surname First name(s) Mother/Spouse/Age District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1950
COLLINS Joseph C McLELLAN Gloucester C. 7b 1123
McLellan Florence Collins Gloucester C. 7b 1123
Marriage Details
Groom Surname Groom Forename Bride Surname Bride Forename District Parish Building Year Register Entry
COLLINS Joseph Charles MCLELLAN Florence Gloucester Gloucester St Luke the Less with St Stephen 1950 30 No 7 330
COLLINS Joseph Charles WOWELL Florence Gloucester Gloucester St Luke the Less with St Stephen 1950 30 No 7 330
Think this is Florence's death record, her given age fits the 1895 birth record.
Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Jun 1963
COLLINS FLORENCE 68 GLOUCESTER C. 7B 462
Surname First name(s) DoB District Vol Page
Deaths Jun 1976
COLLINS JOSEPH CHARLES 20OC1904 GLOUCESTER 22 1782
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Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Dec 1904 (>99%)
Collins Joseph Charles Gloucester 6a 335
Birth Details
Child Surname Child Forename Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
COLLINS Joseph Charles MERRIMAN 1904 Gloucester Gloucester, South Hamlet 82 215