Genealogy Chat

Morning. Thank you both for your further help. It's great to know that Fold3 is free this weekend. I've been on there and downloaded the 2 page document but it's blurry once downloaded. Do I presume that you've both seen it? If so, there's an entry at the bottom of page 2 on the right hand side with a capital letter D and then some writing after that. Does anyone know what that means please? ArgyllGran you're right about the dates. Why do they call it WW11 1939-1948 when in fact it is under WW1 dates?

Still no sign of a death for him, he becomes very elusive.

Thank you again for your continued help.

Regards,

Kathryn

It says:

"D" Eng expired (Eng) 8.4.22

(At least I think it's Eng - handwriting not easy to read.)

I don't think it means that Charles expired - think it would have said "deceased" rather than "expired".
It may be the period of his 3-yr loan from the RN which ended.

The last entry in the list of dates at the right hand side of page 2 includes:

Name of ship [ needn't mean an actual ship ]: LONDON [something]
From: 14.12.21 to 8.4.22

So I assume he returned to the UK in Nov/Dec 1921 as expected, and was in the UK in early 1922

I haven't investigated this death -:

CLARK, CHARLES ERNEST 39
GRO Reference: 1922 J Quarter in LAMBETH Volume 01D Page 224

That would allow Jessie to remarry in July.



Charles Ernest Clark
in the Web: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014
Name Charles Ernest Clark
Register Type Burial
Death Date abt 1922
Burial or Cremation Date 16 May 1922
Burial or Cremation Place Greenwich, London, England

Thank you again ArgyllGran. I've looked into this death and it looks like it could be Charles E. The age ties in correctly so fingers crossed. I've gone onto Deceased Online that I've used before and am hoping to purchase the Burial Register etc to see if this gives me any further clues. Unfortunately I've had to email them. I've used Deceased Online before to obtain various copies of documents but now when you go to purchase it asks for the start date and end date of ones Bank Card. My new Card only has a start month and year end so it's not letting me purchase the relevant documents. Hopefully they will come back with some other form of payment method. This is a pain!!!!

I'll let you know if and once I've managed to obtain the same what the outcome is.

Thanking you once again.

Regards,

Kathryn

The cert would be more informative

Hi ErikaH, I agree but funds are limited I'm afraid. If and when I manage to get the documents from Deceased Online, then if they don't yield much then I'll try and gather some pennies together to purchase the Cert.

Thanks for your further help.

Regards,

Kathryn

UPDATE

Morning all, firstly, thank you all for your continued help and support in my Quest. I contacted Lambeth Town Hall and they said that they have a Charles Ernest Clark buried in the Lambeth Cemetery but couldn't give me any more details other than it is is a Public Grave where other people are buried and that the area is now fully overgrown.

Following this I raided the Christmas money and sent off for a PDF Certificate from the GRO for the death that ArgyllGran listed. BINGO. It is my Charles Ernest Clark. I can't thank you all enough. Charles died on 26 May 1922 at St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth. He was 39. The informant was none other than his wife/widow Jessie A Clark. He died of pneumonia and cardiac failure. He had been a Steamship Steward in the Merchant Service.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

Kindest regards,

Kathryn

Excellent news, Kathryn!

Thanks for letting us know.

THANK YOU ALL ONCE AGIN.

YOU ALL TAKE CARE.

KINDEST REGARDS,

KATHRYN