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julie
was the three deaths i sent you no good then?
what year/s do you think she died?
ceri

Hi Ian,
Not sure if you can help but is worth a try.
I am looking for my birth mother a Lillian Powell born Lillian Soulsby 1925 Tudhoe Co. Durham. She married ( I think she married him) a Robert Powell. At one time they lived at Ferryhill then Stanley area Co. Durham.
They had 2 children Durrance and Alana, my half brother and half sister. The last I heard of them was some 42 years ago, when they lived at Stanly ( area)
I live in Cape Town South Africa, so not easy for me to check things.
If you can help great.
Regards
Barry Soulsby

Hi Ceri
I don't think those deaths are her as I am sure they lived in southampton/fareham when she died because my gramp stayed in the house when he remarried and that was in either of those places, my dad said he was 15 when she die and he was born in 1927. I am trying to contact my uncle in southampton for more info but he has not replied yet, but to be honest I don't think he will remember much now either
Jules

I searched for Durrance Powell's marriage and found the following!
Durrance B POWELL, to Sharon Daft in Nottingham in 1991 December Volume No 8
Page No 616 Reg No 1291

I searched for Alana's marriage and the following is the only one
Alana A POWELL, to Andrew F Harris @ Kingston/t in 2004 July, District No 240, Page No 0063 Ent No 103, Source Code RD

Are these likely to be correct at all?
What else is it you would like me to search as unfortunately i dont have access to living person records!
Thanks
Ceri

Thanks Ceri for all the work you did for me. joyce.

Julie
Sorry they are the only 3 between the years 1941 -1945, you say that your dad was born 1927 and was about 15 when she died which would mean a year of death of about 1942.
I have searched 1941,1942,1943,1944, and 1945 deaths and the only 3 possibilities are the 3 i sent, so if it isnt any of them then unfortunately i dont have anything further.
Ceri

Julie
I just did a search for 1940 and have the following one possibility!

Elizabeth M Marsh - aged 47 - W. Bromwich - 2nd qtr 1940

Nothing in 1939 that could be her!

Ceri

Lyn
This is him...and his wife, the ship is named slightly different though maybe a typing error or transcribe error in view of similarity!

Name: Mr B W HELLYER
Date of departure: 23 January 1907
Port of departure: London
Passenger destination port: Wellington, New Zealand
Passenger destination: Wellington, New Zealand
Age: 46
Marital Status: Married
Sex: Male
Occupation: Gentleman
Passenger recorded on: Page 1 of 4
The following people with the same last name travelled on this voyage: -
Mrs A HELLYER 36yrs old - married - Page 1 of 4
Ship: TURAKINA
Official Number: 0
Master's name: F Forbes
Steamship Line: The New Zealand Shipping Company Limited
Where bound: New Zealand, New Zealand
Square feet: 2651
Registered tonnage: 5381
Passengers on voyage: 84

There is a Mr B M and Mrs Hellyer travelling from plymouth to New zealand on the same ship only 3 days after the above went, they were exactly the same ages too, could they also be your relatives following the above out to New Zealand?

Ceri

lol
Good luck with your searches
Ceri

A huge thank you for all the info you have given me.
So much for me to go on and so many certificates to buy!. The 3 births are a great starting point, I really hope one of them is margaret. Let the fun begin!

Marie.

Marie
If you are obtaining one of margaret's marriage certificates this would give her age at the time of marriage which would then allow you to try and match a year of birth/birth record, saying this though sometimes people didnt know there exact age so it may be out by a year or two but would definately give you a better idea of her year of birth.

Ceri

Thank you Ceri.

Regards

Bridget

no problem

Hi Ceri

Thanks so much for your help, when I hear back from my uncle and hopefully solve the mystery I will let you know

Cheers

Jules

Ceri
i have just found my grand fathers marriage cert and it has his military number 342362 George Wilson how would i find out his ww1 history
paul

This is a bit of a long shot but I hope you can help. I am trying to trace Arthur Whiting, I know he lived in Tipton in the 1940's, was married to Gladys, died around 1947/48 but other than than know very little else. he was my mothers birth father but died when she was very young and she would love to know about him. Arthur and Gladys Whiting had 2 daughters Patricia and Sandra, and possibly Linda but she may have been my grans second husbands - I am not sure. Any help would be appreciated.

Bev

Hi Ceri,
Thanks for looking for Durance and Alana Powell. If these are the correct ones it means that they were about 40-50 when they married. Not impossible I know but!!!
Would you be able to let me know how to access those records. [email protected]
Are there such records ( from the UK side) of people who have emmigrated ?
Lillian their and my Mother would be 82 now if still alive, any chance you could look for a death record for her please.
I am realy stuck on this one, any suggestions would be welcome.
Regards
Barry

Sorry Bev
I couldnt find anything, do you know any dates or counties or anything further at all
Ceri

Hi Barry
Do you know if she definately married Mr Powell, and if so did she go on to marry anyone else after him etc.

The death records only go up to 2005 at present, i did a search for Lillian Powell deaths 1984 - 2005 and found the following!!

POWELL, Lillian Constance Slough 1999 March VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Doris Newport 2004 June VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Edna Kingston/t 2005 December VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Emily Kent 2005 August VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Georgina C Penrith 1986 March VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Grace Worthing 1999 September VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Jane Waltham/f 1991 May VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Jane Macclesfield 1997 October VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Jessie Milton Keyne 1994 August VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Margaret Walsall 2002 August VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Maud S Glamorgan 1987 May VIEW
POWELL, Lillian May Lancaster 1984 March VIEW
POWELL, Lillian May Solihull S 1991 April VIEW
POWELL, Lillian May Birmingham 1992 January VIEW
POWELL, Lillian May Forest Dean 1993 March VIEW
POWELL, Lillian May Sglos 2003 November VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Nanette Nottingham 2000 August VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Rosa N Surrey S E 1989 May VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Roslyme R Wigan 1985 July VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Sarah Havering 2004 October VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Violet Huntingdon 1987 April VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Winifred L Swansea 2002 May VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Pontypool 1985 February VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Devizes 1985 October VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Hull 1987 November VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Birmingham 1989 March VIEW
POWELL, Lillian F Of Dean 1990 April VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Wolverhmptn 1991 May VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Petersfield 1995 December VIEW
POWELL, Lillian Sutton 1997 June VIEW
POWELL, Lillian S0lihull 2002 November

Obviously, this is saying that she did marry Mr Powell and did not marry anyone else after him. Do any of them look likely to be her?

Ceri

Hope you and baby are well. You won't have much time for doing this when junior comes along!. Anyway can you find Scottish records at all? Looking for anything on Elizabeth Taylor b 1850, who married Richard McMillan in 1873 in Campsie Stirling. Good luck and thank you.