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Death of Donovan RJ Auld

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Florence61

Florence61 Report 9 Oct 2022 17:18

I'm looking for details of the deaths of Donovan RJ Auld born 1916 in Kent
Mmn Allchin.

He married Hilda M Brown in 1940

Since the marriage, I cannot trace a death for either of these people.

Im sure they must be somewhere?

Any help please would be appreciated

Thanks
Florence in the hebrides

Florence61

Florence61 Report 9 Oct 2022 17:23

Sorry, forget Donovan, as I have just realised, he was in the war and died in 1941. Queens Ryl regiment, west surrey.

However, I know that Hilda did not remarry and lived with her inlaws up to mid 1970's so not sure why i cant see her death?

greyghost

greyghost Report 9 Oct 2022 17:24

Donovan Robert James Auld in 1942
England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019
Wells, Somerset, England

First name(s) Donovan Robert James
County Somerset
Last name Auld
Linked persons Hilda Madge Auld
Death year 1941
Country England
Death date 23 Jun 1941
Record set England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019
Probate year 1942
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Probate date 14 Dec 1942
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Residence town Wells
Collections from Great Britain, England
Registry Llandudno

greyghost

greyghost Report 9 Oct 2022 17:29

Donovan Robert James Auld of 79 Stephens Road, Tunbridge Wells died on or since 23 June 1941 on war service Administration Llandudno 14 December to Hilda Madge Auld widow Effects £191 9s 7d

greyghost

greyghost Report 9 Oct 2022 17:30

England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019
Sussex, England

First name(s) Hilda Madge
County Sussex
Last name Auld
Country England
Death year 2012
Document type Grant and will
Death date 16 Mar 2012
Number 3874011
Probate year 2012
Record set England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019
Probate date 06 Sep 2012
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Residence town -
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Registry Brighton
Collections from Great Britain, England
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
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Too recent for any further details to be available

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Wills available via - https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 9 Oct 2022 17:42

Put this in your favourites - use it searching for all deaths from 1837 to 1954 and from 1984 to 2021 in England and Wales

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 9 Oct 2022 17:44

The reference for the death from the GRO site:-

AULD, HILDA MADGE 1916
GRO Reference: DOR Q1/2012 in KENT (564-1U) Entry Number 506437399

Kath. x

Florence61

Florence61 Report 9 Oct 2022 17:47

Thanks ladies for the info but why doesn't her death show in the death records?

Very interesting 2012? Thought she died in the mid 80's.

They didn't have any children I'm sure so wonder who her estate was left to?

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 9 Oct 2022 17:56

What death records do you mean, Florence?

Kath has posted the death record, which is on the GRO site.
ErikaH has posted a link to the site.

Florence61

Florence61 Report 9 Oct 2022 18:02

Thankyou, I have now ordered the death cert as I need to know who the informant was.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 9 Oct 2022 18:10

Her probate :

AULD HILDA MADGE
Date of death : 16 March 2012
Date of probate : 6 September 2012
Probate Number: 3874011
Document type: PROBATE
Registry Office: Brighton


You can order a copy of her Will here:
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/search-results

Just search using her name and year of death. You don't need to put in any other info.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 9 Oct 2022 18:13

Her death is too recent to be on sites like ancestry Freebmd etc but as posted by Erica it’s on the GRO site

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 9 Oct 2022 18:16

From the CWGC site

PRIVATE
DONOVAN ROBERT JAMES AULD
Service Number: 6095476
Regiment & Unit/Ship
The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
2nd Bn.
Date of Death
Died 23 June 1941
Age 25 years old
Buried or commemorated at
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
Column 231 (Syria/Lebanon).
Egypt
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Country of Service
United Kingdom
Additional Info
Son of Charles S. and Mabel Auld, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent; husband of Hilda M. Auld, of Tunbridge Wells.

Florence61

Florence61 Report 9 Oct 2022 21:34

Yes, I realise now that 2012 is perhaps too recent but I had in my mind she died back in the mid 70's as I always remember going to visit her inlaws and she lived with them ,on xmas eve. I got given a small, sweet sherry even though I was only about 14/15.

Funny when you are that age and you think these rellies are ancient, but she would only have been around 60!

Noone in the family has mentioned her for years, so it surprises me it was only 2012!

Edit: When I try and search the GRO, I just never seem to have much luck!

Thanks all for your help though as always much appreciated

Florence in the Hebrides