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I am trying to find death details for William Fisher.
He was born in 1853 in Austerfiield borough of Doncaster.
He was married to Elizabeth Winn at Harworth, Nottinghanshire on 11 Dec. 1876.
At the time of his marriage he was a soldier in the 22nd foot regiment.

Welcome to the boards David.

When do you last have sight of William and where and who with?

Are these some of his children?

?? born before marriage - no mmn given.
Name: Mother's Maiden Surname: Order:
WINN, SARAH ANN LOUISA - Order
GRO Reference: 1874 D Quarter in WORKSOP Volume 07B Page 34

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname: Order:
FISHER, WILLIAM ARTHUR WINN Order
GRO Reference: 1879 M Quarter in WORKSOP Volume 07B Page 40 Order

FISHER, HENRY ALBERT WINN Order
GRO Reference: 1882 M Quarter in WORKSOP Volume 07B Page 38 FISHER,

GEORGE ERNEST WINN Order
GRO Reference: 1884 D Quarter in WORKSOP Volume 07B Page 38 Order

FISHER, ADA AMELIA WINN Order
GRO Reference: 1884 D Quarter in WORKSOP Volume 07B Page 38

FISHER, EDWIN WINN Order
GRO Reference: 1889 D Quarter in WORKSOP Volume 07B Page 34

Is this Elizabeth - says she's a widow by 1891

Worksop RD covers Harworth and Stirrup with Oldcotes

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Town Street, Styrrup with Oldcotes, Worksop, Yorkshire & Nottinghamshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
William Winn Head Widower Male 63 1828 Nottinghamshire, England Fur Labourer
Elizabeth Fisher Daughter Widow Female 35 1856 Nottinghamshire, England -
Ada Fisher Daughter Single Female 24 1867 Nottinghamshire, England Domestic Servant
Sarah Ann Fisher Granddaughter Single Female 15 1876 Nottinghamshire, England Domestic Servant
William Arthur Fisher Grandson - Male 12 1879 Nottinghamshire, England Scholar
Henry A Fisher Grandson - Male 9 1882 Nottinghamshire, England Scholar
George E Fisher Grandson - Male 6 1885 Nottinghamshire, England Scholar
Ada Amelia Fisher Granddaughter - Female 6 1885 Nottinghamshire, England Scholar
Edwin Fisher Grandson - Male 1 1890 Nottinghamshire, England -
Norman Fisher Grandson - Male 0 1891 Nottinghamshire, England -

Ada will be a Winn

BUT, if that is the family - she also says she's a widow in 1881 !!

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
?, Styrrup, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
William Winn Head Widower Male 55 1826 Tickhill, Yorkshire, England Ag Lab
Elizabeth Fisher Daughter Widow Female 25 1856 Tickhill, Yorkshire, England -
Ada Winn Daughter Single Female 13 1868 Oldcotes, Nottinghamshire, England Scholar
Annie Winn Grand Daughter Single Female 6 1875 Oldcotes, Nottinghamshire, England Scholar
William A Fisher Grand Son Single Male 2 1879 Oldcotes, Nottinghamshire, England -

Nottinghamshire Marriages Index 1528-1929

First name(s) William
Last name Fisher
Marriage year 1876
Marriage date 11 Dec 1876
Marriage place Harworth & Bircotes
Church All Saints
Denomination Anglican
Spouse's first name(s) Elizabeth
Spouse's last name Winn
County Nottinghamshire
Country England
Record set Nottinghamshire Marriages Index 1528-1929

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https://www.freereg.org.uk
Marriage entry

County Nottinghamshire
Place Harworth
Church name All Saints
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 221
Marriage date 01 Dec 1876
Groom forename William
Groom surname FISHER
Groom age 22
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Soldier 22 Foot
Groom abode Oldcotes
Bride forename Elizabeth
Bride surname WINN
Bride age 21
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Oldcotes
Groom father forename John
Groom father surname FISHER
Groom father occupation Labourer
Bride father forename William
Bride father surname WINN
Bride father occupation Labourer
Witness1 forename Arthur
Witness1 surname WINN
Witness2 forename Mary
Witness2 surname WINN

William Fisher 1849 died Worksop Nottingham O/N/D 1887 V7b P26


Maryb.

?? William age 22 in 1876 as per marriage record, so the death posted by Mary (and below) is a bit too old I think - he would be c 32/3 in 1887 born c 1854

Name: Age at Death (in years): Order:
FISHER, WILLIAM 38 Order
GRO Reference: 1887 D Quarter in WORKSOP Volume 07B Page 26 Order

Elizabeth had son Edwin 1889 V07b P34.

She is with John lee in 1901 they had son Francis john lee 1894 V07b P35.

Maryb.

Norman "Fisher" as per 1891 census would appear to be a WINN

WINN, NORMAN OLIVER BROWN - Order
GRO Reference: 1891 M Quarter in WORKSOP Volume 07B Page 38

Edwin and previous children were registered as Fisher's in 1899 and before, but the surname would be considered to be that of the Mother at the time of registration unless another man was there to admit paternity, so who's to tell when William disappeared. She may not have been a widow at all??

The 1901 census referred to by Mary

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Cottage, Oldcotes, Styrrup, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
John Lee Head Married Male 50 1851 Clipstone, Nottinghamshire, England Agricultural Labourer
Elizabeth Lee Wife Married Female 45 1856 Tickhill, Yorkshire, England -
Annie Fisher Step Daughter Single Female 26 1875 Oldcotes, Nottinghamshire, England
Albert Fisher Step Son Single Male 19 1882 Oldcotes, Nottinghamshire, England Farm Lad
George Fisher Step Son Single Male 16 1885 Oldcotes, Nottinghamshire, England Farm Lad
Emelia Fisher Step Daughter Single Female 16 1885 Oldcotes, Nottinghamshire, England -
Edwin Fisher Step Son Single Male 11 1890 Oldcotes, Nottinghamshire, England -
Francis Lee Son Single Male 7 1894 Oldcotes, Nottinghamshire, England

Hi greyghost, yes this is the correct family and you can see why I am so keen to find details of Williams death.
The last I have of him is his marriage to Elizabeth which is where I learnt that he was a soldier in the 22nd foot regiment.
The birth certificate for Henry Albert Fisher ( B 1881) shows no fathers name!

Nottinghamshire Marriages Index 1528-1929

First name(s) John
Last name Lee
Marriage year 1893
Marriage date 06 Feb 1893
Marriage place Harworth & Bircotes
Church All Saints
Denomination Anglican
Spouse's first name(s) Elizabeth
Spouse's last name Fisher
County Nottinghamshire
Country England
Record set Nottinghamshire Marriages Index 1528-192

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Possibly Elizabeth's death

Name: Age at Death (in years): Order:
LEE, ELIZABETH 46 Order
GRO Reference: 1902 S Quarter in WORKSOP Volume 07B Page 21 Order

This is the only baptism I can find on either Find My Past - Notts baptisms or on the freereg site for the children. It could be that they haven't been transcribed of course.

I wonder if she was widowed or was saying she was widowed by 1881 and none of the children after that were actually William's? they may just have gone their separate ways.

Nottinghamshire Baptisms Index 1538-1917

First name(s) William Arthur
Last name Fisher
Birth year 1878
Birth date 29 Dec 1878
Baptism year 1879
Baptism date 26 Jan 1879
Denomination Anglican
Church All Saints
Baptism place Harworth & Bircotes
Father's first name(s) William
Father's last name Fisher
Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth
Mother's last name Fisher
Residence Oldcotes
County Nottinghamshire
Country England
Notes
Born 29 12 1878
Record set Nottinghamshire Baptisms Index 1538-1917
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain
Nottinghamshire Family History Society

for elimination ?? The 1887 death of a William Fisher posted earlier - so not "your William"

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Hen Eggs, Anston cum Membris (York Wr), Worksop, Yorkshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
William Fisher Head Married Male 32 1849 Yorkshire, England Farmer 40 Acres
Harriett Fisher Wife Married Female 32 1849 Edensor, Derbyshire, England -
Mary Woodcock Mother Widow Female 54 1827 Bolsover, Derbyshire, England -

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1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Town Wells, Anston cum Membris, Worksop, Yorkshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
Harriet Fisher Head Widow Female 42 1849 Derbyshire, England Living On Her Own Means
Mary Woodcock Mother In Law Widow Female 64 1827 Derbyshire, England

If he was in the 22nd foot regiment then was it 22nd (Cheshire) foot regiment then they were in and out of India in 1870's maybe that is where he died.

Maryb.

Some very interesting information is coming from both greyghost and Mary.
Seems that if he died in India then I have hit a brick wall! Thanks to you both.

Google for 22 Foot regiment - you get amongst others

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheshire_Regiment which leads to an amalgamation into

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercian_Regiment

their museum appears to be -
Address: Dancox House, Pheasant St, Worcester WR1 2EE
Hours: Open 10:30AM - Closes 4:30PM Monday to Saturday
Phone: 01905 721982
http://worcestershireandmercianregimentmuseum.org/

you could try contacting the museum to see if they have any information from back then

??? (no age given, unfortunately)

Source Gro Army Death Indices (1881 To 1955)
Archive reference DARM
War -
Record set British Armed Forces And Overseas Deaths And Burials
First name(s) William
Sex Male
Last name Fisher
Death year 1884
Birth year -
Type Armed Forces
Country India
Place Lucknow
Page 313
Registration year -
Branch of service -
Decoration -
Records year range 1884
Line number 117
Archive General Register Office

Many thanks for this EricaH