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Can some one double check a death record for me please it’s for a
Alexander john Vincent Gordon born 1900 in Sheffield died 23 November 1975
The number I got is Ecclesall b 9c 467 .
He was my grandfather who I never met and I am trying to find out a bit about him
And any help or advice about looking for he in local papers would help.
Regards paul browning.

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28 Fairleigh Fairleigh, Sheffield C.B., Yorkshire (West Riding), England
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First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Alex J W Gordon 23 Nov 1900 Male Painter & Decorator Married 96 1
Elizabeth Gordon 25 Oct 1902 Female Invalid (T B) Unpaid Domestic Dut Married 96 2
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The record for this person is officially closed. Can I get around this?
John D Gordon 19 Oct 1933 Male At School Single 96 5

the w should be a v

Deaths Mar 1976.

GORDON

ALEXANDER JOHN V

23NO1900

SHEFFIELD

3
1700


23 Nov 1900 is his given birth date, his death registration came into the next registration quarter,in 1976 but accounts for deaths late as Decenber 1975,

3,,,,1700 is the GRO indexed vol and page ID reference and is quoted if applying to them for a copy of the certificate.



His birth registration,,,,,,


Births Mar 1901

Gordon

Alexander John V

Ecclesall Bierlow

9c
467

His birth came into the next registration quarter of 1901, and 9c 467 is again the GRO ID ref to quote if applying for a certificate of his birth,

You have to buy the cert for its info

It will give causes of death and the informant who may have been family

The ref you quote is his birth record

Births Mar 1901
Gordon Alexander John V Ecclesall Bierlow 9c 467

GRO record showing mmn

GORDON, ALEXANDER JOHN VINCENT GIDDY
GRO Reference: 1901 M Quarter in ECCLESALL BIERLOW Volume 09C Page 467


Parents marriage

Marriages Dec 1894
Giddy Edith Ecclesall B. 9c 621
Gordon Campbell Ecclesall B. 9c 621

Record Transcription:


Location: Yorkshire, England

Year of death: 1976
First name(s) Alexander John Vincent
Last name Gordon
Age 23
Birth year 1901
Occupation Painter
Marital status B
Residence 22 Pearson Place
Marriage year 1924
Marriage date 01 Jan 1924
Marriage place Heeley
Dedication Christ Church
By licence or by banns B
Spouse's first name(s) Elizabeth
Spouse's last name Hammersley
Spouse's age 21
Spouse's birth year 1903
Spouse's residence 104 Sturge Street
Spouse's marital status S
Father's first name(s) Campbell Gordon
Father's occupation Painter
Spouse's father's first name(s) Isaac Hammersley
Spouse's father occupation Soldier
Witness 1 Colen Campbell Gordon
Witness 2 Doris Goodrich
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country England
Archive Sheffield Archives & Local Studies
Archive reference PR-103-2-8
Page 202
Record set Yorkshire Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, Great Britain

Transcription © Findmypast

1901 census

Campbell Duncan Gordon
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1873
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Spouse: Edith Gordon
Birth Place: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Ecclesall Bierlow
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Ecclesiastical parish: Abbeydale St Peter
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Street address:127 Chippenham Road

Occupation:house decorator . Paint

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Ecclesall Bierlow
Sub-registration district: Ecclesall Bierlow
ED, institution, or vessel: 62
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4356
Folio: 87
Page Number: 1
Household schedule number: 2
Household Members:
Name Age
Campbell Duncan Gordon 28
Edith Gordon 30
Colin Campbell Gordon 3
Alver Frederick Gordon 4/12

1911 census


Name: Campbell Gordon
Age in 1911: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1872
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Ecclesall
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County/Island: Yorkshire-West Riding
Country: England
Street address: 22 Pearson Place Meersbrook Sheff
Marital status: Married
Occupation: House Painter
Registration district: Ecclesall Bierlow
Registration District Number: 509
Sub-registration district: Norton
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Piece: 27770
Household Members:
Name Age
Campbell Gordon 39
Edith Gordon 40
Edin Campbell Gordon 13
Alexandra John Gordon 10
Ida Mabel Gordon 5
Ernest Reita Gordon 9/12


Married 17 years 6 children born 4 still living

GORDON, Campbell D. (Painter, age 68).
Died at Mental Hospital Wadsley; Buried on February 22, 1940 in Unconsecrated ground;
Grave Number 51, Section TA of Norton Cemetery, Sheffield.
Parent or Next of Kin if Available: ~. Remarks: Removed from Sheffield.
Plot Owner: ~ ~ of ~. Page No 71

Campbell Duncan Gordon
Death Date: 17 Feb 1940
Death Place: Sheffield, England
Probate Date: 16 Mar 1940
Probate Registry: Wakefield

Reads of 22 Pearson Place Sheffield died17th Feb 1940 at Wadsley Sheffield
Admin Wakefield 16march to Ernest Reid Gordon journeyman painter effects £51.15s

1939 register

Campbell D Gordon
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 5 Dec 1872
Residence Year: 1939
Address: West Riding Mental Hospital Wadsley
Residence Place: Wortley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Occupation: Painter Decorator
Schedule Number: 2
Sub Schedule Number: 156
OVSPI: Patient
Enumeration District: KSYY
Registration district: 508 B/2
Household Members:

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Name: Edith L Gordon
Death Age: 74
Birth Date: abt 1866
Registration Date: Apr 1940
[May 1940]
[Jun 1940]
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Sheffield
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 9c
Page: 1167


1939 register


Name: Edith L Gordon
Gender: Female
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 7 May 1866
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 22
Residence Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Occupation: Unpaid domestic duties
Schedule Number: 143
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: KKDJ
Registration district: Sheffield 510-6
Household Members:
Name
Edith L Gordon

GORDON, RONALD DOUGLAS GIDDY
GRO Reference: 1896 J Quarter in ECCLESALL BIERLOW Volume 09C Page 429

Deaths Dec 1896
Gordon Ronald Douglas 0 Ecclesall B. 9c 239

Birth
GRO Reference:GORDON, MABEL MARGARET GIDDY
GRO Reference: 1904 J Quarter in ECCLESALL BIERLOW Volume 09C Page 439

Deaths Mar 1905
Gordon Mabel Margaret 1 Ecclesall B. 9c 277

Thanks for the help every one .
The gro said the information I gave them was wrong but I gave the same
Numbers etc as you have come up with.

But Paul you gave his birth GRO record not his death GRO record so they wouldn't find it