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Sarah

Sarah Report 10 Sep 2013 18:21

Hi can anyone please help, i'm trying to find a Bridget Margaretta Trotter nee Lowery, she was born 1920 and i know she married a Richard Lawrence or Laurence Trotter in 1951 in Ipswich, i believe Richard Trotter may have passed in 1989, but there are no death records for Bridget, would appreciate any info.

Regards Sarah x

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 10 Sep 2013 19:12

So we know what we are looking for


Name: Bridget M Lowery
Mother's Maiden Surname: Guest
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1920
Registration District: Ecclesall Bierlow
Inferred County: Yorkshire
Volume Number: 9c
Page Number: 740



Name: Bridget M Lowery
Spouse Surname: Trotter
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1951
Registration District: Ipswich
Inferred County: Suffolk
Volume Number: 4b
Page Number: 1670
Find Spouse: Richard L Trotter


The records shows Bridget used other surnames too ie Scott,Bent and Lowery

patchem

patchem Report 10 Sep 2013 19:13

Where have you looked for the death records, and have you her exact date of birth?
Do you know who was the informant on the death certificate of Richard?
Are you in contact with any of her children?

Thank-you

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 10 Sep 2013 19:14

Had he been married before?


Name: Richard L Trotter
Spouse Surname: Kett
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1947
Registration District: Ipswich
Inferred County: Suffolk
Volume Number: 4b
Page Number: 2338
Find Spouse: Mary E O Kett

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 10 Sep 2013 19:16

Name: Richard Lawrence Trotter
Birth Date: 25 May 1923
Date of Registration: Mar 1989
Age at Death: 65
Registration District: North Walsham
Inferred County: Norfolk
Volume: 10
Page: 1748

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 10 Sep 2013 19:20

Maybe she passed after 2005/6 online BMD,s only go to 2005/6


Dont your parents know when she passed ?

Sarah

Sarah Report 10 Sep 2013 20:02

Hi Shirley, Bent was the surname of Bridgets first husband, Scott is the surname of my Grandfather but they never married and Trotter was the last known name for Bridget as they were married, and my mum doesn't have any info about Bridget because she left the family home when my mum was 6 and Bridget was never spoken about by my grandfather, and he's no longer alive.

She could well have passed after 2005/6. Is there any way of finding out if Richard Trotter and Bridget had children?

Many thanks Sarah x

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 10 Sep 2013 20:20

First marriage:

Marriages Jun 1941
BENT Edwin Lowery Rotherham 9c 1985
Lowery Bridget M Bent Rotherham 9c 1985

Rose

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 10 Sep 2013 20:22

There appears to be a son Ian from the first marriage.

Rose

Sarah

Sarah Report 10 Sep 2013 20:29

Hi Rose, yes we are sure that is true but think he was put up for adoption.








Sarahx







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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 10 Sep 2013 20:30

And a possible daughter from the Trotter marriage.

You can see them on FreeBMD.

Rose

patchem

patchem Report 10 Sep 2013 20:38

If you get her birth certificate you will have her exact date of birth, which can be used for looking for deaths.
If you get Richard's death certificate you can find who the informant was.

Sarah

Sarah Report 10 Sep 2013 20:42

Thanks Rose will check this out

Sarahx

Sarah

Sarah Report 10 Sep 2013 20:47

Hi Patchem, i have a copy of her birth certificte, how/where do i look for her death from this?, sorry i know that sounds daft i'm not very good at this.

many thanks Sarah

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 10 Sep 2013 21:24

...She might still be alive...........


Gwyn

Sarah

Sarah Report 10 Sep 2013 21:41

It's a possibility Gwyn, this is something i've been trying to find out for years, and it gets very frustrating i seem to come to the same dead end every time :-(

Sarahx

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 10 Sep 2013 22:08

If you search on her first name and her date of birth on Ancestry, possible deaths will be listed.

Rose

Sarah

Sarah Report 10 Sep 2013 22:25

Hi Rose have followed your advice and nothing has come up, so she could still be alive, also checked out more for Richard Trotter, he was born in 1921 so that may rule out the info on the 1989 death as he was born 1923 and theres a difference in the spelling of Lawrence.

Finished for tonight,see what tomorrow brings.

Many thanks Sarahx

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 10 Sep 2013 23:17

Where do you get 1921 from?

There's only one birth showing on FreeBMD for a Richard L Trotter:

Births Sep 1923
TROTTER Richard L Mason Auckland 10a 450

Rose

Sarah

Sarah Report 11 Sep 2013 07:28

Hi Rose
I have a copy of my Grandmothers marriage cert to Richard, Bridget was born 1920 and was 30 when she married him, Richards age on the cert is 29, so im assuming 1921 is his birth year,

Sarahx