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Melvyn

Melvyn Report 2 Oct 2011 17:55

Hi All

I am trying to located the death of Alfred James Channing born 1887 in Taunton he married in Exeter in 1910 I have tried all sorts of variants of the name but to no avail. Cna some kind kind soul have a quick look fresh pair of eyes and all that.

Many Thanks

Melvyn

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 2 Oct 2011 18:01

The nearest I can find is this one (depends on how well the informant knew him because the name is given as just Fred):-

Name: CHANNING, Fred
Registration District: Sodbury
County: Gloucestershire
Year of Registration: 1944
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at death: 58
Volume No: 6A
Page No: 292

Kath. x

Penny

Penny Report 2 Oct 2011 18:07

Who did he marry? Bessie or Jane?
Children?

When do you last know him to be alive?

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 2 Oct 2011 18:10

1911 just for info
CHANNING, Jim Head Married M 23 1888 Merchant Sailor Taunton Somerset VIEW
CHANNING, Bessie Wife Married F 24 1887 Laundress Devon Exeter VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
12683 Reference:
RG14PN12683 RG78PN728 RD271 SD1 ED15 SN158

Registration District:
Exeter Sub District:
Exeter Enumeration District:
15 Parish:
Exeter

Address:
12 Room 52 Preston St Exeter

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 2 Oct 2011 18:12

Did she remarry ?

Marriages Jun 1913 (>99%)
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Bastyan Fred Woodley Exeter 5b 204
Channing Bessie Harris Exeter 5b 204
Harris Albert T Channing Exeter 5b 204
Woodley Lena Bastyan Exeter 5b 204


Probably not as there is another Bessie Channing on 1911 census

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

Andrew

Andrew Report 2 Oct 2011 18:14

Would this be his birth?

Births Mar 1888 (>99%)
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CHANNING Albert Jem Taunton 5c 343


Andy

Melvyn

Melvyn Report 2 Oct 2011 18:18

yes bessie did remarry to albert harris. thank you for your all of your help so far

Melvyn

Melvyn Report 2 Oct 2011 18:25

yes andrew that is his birth

jax

jax Report 2 Oct 2011 18:32

??


Name: Albert Channing
Birth Date: abt 1888
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1956
Age at Death: 68
Registration district: Exeter
Inferred County: Devon
Volume: 7a
Page: 507

Researching:
Nothing much

Melvyn

Melvyn Report 2 Oct 2011 18:41

Hi jax

it could be him i might have order the cert to find out albert or alfred could easly be mixed up

jax

jax Report 2 Oct 2011 18:44

You said that was his birth as an Albert so where have you got Alfred from?

I see from marriage in 1910

jax

Researching:
Nothing much

jax

jax Report 2 Oct 2011 18:53

Are you sure that is the same Bessie? cannot see a divorce which would have been expensive back then

jax

Researching:
Nothing much

Melvyn

Melvyn Report 2 Oct 2011 19:23

yes i am in contact with relation of hers she also does not know what happened to Alfred james channing

jax

jax Report 2 Oct 2011 19:30

As he was a seaman he could have died at sea?

jax

Researching:
Nothing much

Melvyn

Melvyn Report 2 Oct 2011 19:49

yes I had thought that before. I wil have to try and find were those records are held