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Frank E Johnson
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Frank E Johnson
Death Age: 87
Birth Date: abt 1876
Registration Date: Dec 1963
Registration district: Solihull
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 9c
Page: 988

Thank you everyone, I am new to this and only joined last week, still finding my feet. I will recap for everyone to see.
My grandfather who I knew as Sidney Johnson was born on 17/01/1909 to Frank Thompson a commercial traveller and Edith Thompson (nee Beeston) 96 Alfred Road, Handsworth .
I believe he was subsequently adopted by Frank Ernest Thompson of 15 Gt Lister St, Birmingham, son of Thomas Johnson a master butcher who was married to Fanny nee Brindley. This info I found on a scrap of paper in my dads writing with a duplicate his fathers birth certificate obtained in 1960.
I was unsuccessful in finding the marriage of Edith and Frank Thompson.
I am grateful to everyone's help and sorry for any confusion. :-S

Sorry that should be adopted by Frank Ernest Johnson

Possible death and burial of Norman:

First name(s) NORMAN
Last name JOHNSON
Gender Male
Birth year 1907
Age 4
Death quarter 3
Death year 1911
District Birmingham
County Warwickshire
Volume 6D Page 196

Warwickshire Burials Transcription
First name(s) Norman
Last name Johnson
Death year 1911
Burial year 1911
Cemetery Birmingham, Handsworth Cemetery
County Warwickshire
Country England
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1939 register: (Original states Frank's middle initial as E- not S)

Johnson Household (2 People) 282 Haslucks Green Road , Solihull U.D., Warwickshire, England

Frank S Johnson 09 Mar 1875 Male Collector (Accounts) Married
Edith Johnson 25 Jun 1876 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married
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Probate:
Johnson Frank Ernest of 282 Haslucks Green Road Shirley Solihull Warwickshire died 29 December 1963 Probate Birmingham to Edith May Mayfield (wife of Charles Henry Mayfield) and the said Charles Henry Mayfield electrical engineer. £29987

(I believe Edith Mayfield was Frank's sister)
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I think the confusion over adoption is that when Edith and Frank marry in 1909, Frank has the middle name Thompson- which might imply he was the father of Sidney and Norman.

All three children have mother's maiden name Beeston- which indicates that Edith was their mother.


As AG suggests, I think the next step would be to get the 1909 marriage certificate.