I am trying to find a date of death for Joseph Stanley Bowkett. He was born 19 March 1891 in Pauntley and buried 23 September 1950 in Pauntley churchyard. I wonder if anyone has access to records of dates of death? He didn't marry and have any family and his great-niece wants to put up a memorial to him as his grave has never had one.
Ancestry
Probate Records
BOWKETT Joseph Stanley of Pool Hill near Newent, Gloucestershire
died 20 September 1950 at The Royal Hospital Southgate Street.
Adminstration Gloucester 5 December to Clara Ellen BOWKETT Widow.** Effects £114 10s.7d.
** looking at census returns appears to be his mother
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BOWKETT
Clara Ellen of Cherry Tree Cottage Pool Hill near Newent, Gloucestershire, Widow died 1 December 1954.
Probate Gloucester 28 July to Kenneth John CAUSON radio engineer. Effects £1,477 6s. 3d.
FOD records
Burial at Pauntley, 4 December 1954
Clara Ellen BOWKETT
residence: Cherry Tree Cottage, (Pool Hill) Pauntley
age 86
Thanks for that very quick response! There's something funny here because Clara Ellen was his mother - I wonder if when it says Widow it means she was a widow (she was by then), not Joseph's widow? There were so many Bowketts in Pauntley that it gets a bit confusing!
Sorry - just seen that you noted she was his mother! Thanks for the information.
Here's Clara's husband's Probate on Ancestry
BOWKETT William Albert otherwise Albert of Pool Hill Gloucestershire died 1 July 1944.
Probate Gloucester 4 September to Clara Ellen BOWKETT widow and Walter William WHITEMAN, Solicitor.
Effects £871 16s.9d
assume you have census returns.
FoD Records
Burial at Pauntley
1 July 1944
Albert Allen BOWKETT
residence: Pool Hill
age 79
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Hi H-J and welcome to the forum.
Thanks for trying to help Lesley. However it seems she's not visited the forum since the original post, so don't know if she will see your reply. Perhaps you could consider sending her a direct email into the pc inbox, by clicking her username, its quite safe and secure too if you have confidential details to exchange.
Thanks Jeff