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Harpist

Harpist Report 2 Sep 2019 16:50

I hope that someone can help me to gather some information on this lady.
She was born 1911 in Nuneaton Warwickshire and died in 2017 in Harlow. Married name Wilson but at some point became Wright.
I would love to find more about her.
Thank you for looking. Kind regards.

Rambling

Rambling Report 2 Sep 2019 17:01

BARWICK, ZILLAH PRESTON
GRO Reference: 1911 D Quarter in NUNEATON Volume 06D Page 906

first marriage


First name(s) ZILLAH
Last name BARWICK
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1934

Thomas J Wilson

Spouse's last name Wilson
District Nuneaton
District number -
County Warwickshire
Country England
Volume 6D
Volume as transcribed 6D
Page number 2064

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 2 Sep 2019 17:08

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View England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name: Zillah Barwick
Registration Date: Apr 1943
[May 1943]
[Jun 1943]
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Nuneaton
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Spouse: Arthur Norton
Volume Number: 6d
Page Number: 1577

Rambling

Rambling Report 2 Sep 2019 17:13

Likely parents given first name of wife

Marriages Dec 1893 (>99%)
Barwick Edward Wolverhampton 6b 894

Preston Zillah Wolverhampton 6b 894

Rambling

Rambling Report 2 Sep 2019 17:14

1911 Census For England & Wales
33 Clifton Road Stockingford, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England

Edward Barwick Head Married Male 44 1867 Coal Mine Repairer Briston Norfolk
Edward Barwick Son Single Male 15 1896 Seam Presser Clothes Factory Short Heath Staffordshire
Percy Barwick Son - Female 10 1901 School Short Heath Staffordshire
Zillah Barwick Wife - Female 39 1872 -

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 2 Sep 2019 17:16

There seems to be more than one zillah barwick

Zillah Wright
Death Age: 89
Birth Date: 14 Nov 1911
Registration Date: Mar 2001
Registration district: Harlow
Inferred County: Essex
Register Number: 26A
District and Subdistrict: 4721A
Entry Number: 276

Apart from the birth year how do you know this is the same lady

Rambling

Rambling Report 2 Sep 2019 17:21

There;s a Zillah born 1919, she married to Arthur Norton in 1943

Births Dec 1919 (>99%)
Barwick Zillah Riley Nuneaton 6d 1270

Maddie

Maddie Report 2 Sep 2019 17:22

her family 1911 ???????
Name: Lillah Barwick
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1872
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Spouse: Edward Barwick
Birth Place: Willenhall, Staffordshire, England
Civil Parish: Short Heath
Search Photos: Search for 'Short Heath' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
Ecclesiastical parish: Short Heath Holy Trinity
Town: Short Heath
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Wolverhampton
Sub-registration district: Willenhall
ED, institution, or vessel: 23
Neighbors:
Piece: 2686
Folio: 161
Page Number: 30
Household schedule number: 178
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Barwick 35
Lillah Barwick 29
Edward Barwick 5
Percy Barwick 10/12

BARWICK, PERCY PRESTON
GRO Reference: 1900 S Quarter in WOLVERHAMPTON Volume 06B Page 650

BARWICK, EDWARD PRESTON
GRO Reference: 1896 M Quarter in WOLVERHAMPTON Volume 06B Page 621

1939
98 Tomkinson Road, Nuneaton M.B., Warwickshire, England
Percy Barwick 26 May 1900 Male Grocer Greengrocer General Dealer Married 234 1
Jessie Barwick 06 Aug 1898 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 234 2
Edward Barwick 05 Feb 1865 Male Colliery Repairer Retired Widowed 234 3
The record for this person is officially closed. Can I get around this?
Dorothy Harding (Barwick) 15 Jan 1930 Female At School Single 234 5

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 2 Sep 2019 17:24

There’s no marriage for a Zillah Wilson to Wright

Maddie

Maddie Report 2 Sep 2019 17:29

1919 zilliah

1939
176 Croft Road, Nuneaton M.B., Warwickshire, England
Edward Barwick 10 Feb 1896 Male Motor Driver Married 295 1
Esther Barwick 15 Mar 1897 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 295 2
Zillah Morton (Barwick) 24 Nov 1919 Female Art Silk Warper Single 295 3
The record for this person is officially closed. Can I get around this?

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 2 Sep 2019 18:09

How do you know about the 2017 death?
Do you have a copy of the death cert?
What was the age of the Zillah who died in 2017?

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 2 Sep 2019 18:18

Death of 1919 Zillah:

Zillah Norton
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Zillah Norton
Death Age: 61
Birth Date: 24 Nov 1920
Registration Date: Jul 1982
[Aug 1982]
[Sep 1982]
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district: Nuneaton
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 31
Page: 0135

Mary

Mary Report 2 Sep 2019 19:22

1939 180,Croft Road (next door but one to Edward Barwick)
Malcom Wilson crossed out and Wright written over it, born 24/10/1935
with Thomas J Wilson and LILIAN Wilson.

Thomas and Lilian (Zillah) aren't on the same page when you view original.

Found them now Lilian Wilson soft hat maker 14/11/1911 crossed out and says Wright in red ink also in red ink it says Deed Poll
Thomas J Wilson 18/5/1910 brickyard worker.

Maryb

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 2 Sep 2019 19:24

Think the year of death has been altered as sure it said 2001 Harlow which is the one I picked up and posted

Mary

Mary Report 2 Sep 2019 19:35

On Ancestry it has her death in 2001 in Wilson and Wright name.

?? Thomas James Wilson 18/5/1910 died April 1994 in Nuneaton.

Maryb

Dea

Dea Report 2 Sep 2019 19:48

That same death for Zillah Wright in 2001 posted above is also listed under the name of Wilson so it 'must' be the same one!!

England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007No Image
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Name: Zillah Wilson
Death Age: 89
Birth Date: 14 Nov 1911
Registration Date: Mar 2001
Registration district: Harlow
Inferred County: Essex
Register Number: 26A
District and Subdistrict: 4721A
Entry Number: 276

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Harpist

Harpist Report 2 Sep 2019 19:58

Thank you all for the information which you have provided. I can now follow up these details.
Kind regards to all, Harpist.

Rambling

Rambling Report 2 Sep 2019 20:19

Probate record https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills

WRIGHT ZILLAH 18 April 2001 659911 27 February 2001 Grant and will Oxford

Rambling

Rambling Report 2 Sep 2019 20:42

Was still listed on the eroll 2002 , living alone in Harlow.

Dea

Dea Report 2 Sep 2019 21:13

Re change of name:
This is when she did it but I don't know why !


THE LONDON GAZETTE, 26 MAY,. 1944
NOTICE is hereby given that I, ZILLAH WILSON
of 24, Palace Road, East Molesey, Surrey a British
born subject intend 21 days after publication of this
notice to assume the surname of Wright in lieu of
Wilson.
(024) ZILLAH WILSON.


Dea x