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Kelsey - did this man die??

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Lozzielou

Lozzielou Report 24 Sep 2007 20:38

Steph you are a star! How come I couldn't find it on Ancestry? Thank you so much (and all you other good people).

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 23 Sep 2007 21:38

The age certainly fits. Well done, Steph.

Ozi.

Steph

Steph Report 23 Sep 2007 13:51

Could this be your missing James Leighton Kelsey?

Dec Qtr 1925
James L Kelsey aged 56
Romford, vol 4a, page 505

Steph

Lozzielou

Lozzielou Report 22 Sep 2007 23:47

Thanks Reg, it looks as though I am going to have to dig a bit deeper....

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 22 Sep 2007 23:27

He would have been in his 40's when WW1 started.........so it's unlikely that he was involved....though not impossible.

I gather that you haven't actually searched the full bmd records......which involves looking at the images quarter by quarter............correct me if I'm wrong, and say which images you have viewed..........

It's possible that he lived to see WW2.............

Reg

Lozzielou

Lozzielou Report 22 Sep 2007 23:08

Thank you all for replying - his last child was born in Barking, Essex. I searched on Ancestry giving his name with various spellings and date of birth. If he died in the war where would I look for his death registration?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 22 Sep 2007 22:56

Can you say for which years you have looked at the images..........no point in anyone duplicating the search

Reg

Susan

Susan Report 22 Sep 2007 21:20

What year was his father and son's death ? What region was he living in when last child was born. Sue

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 22 Sep 2007 21:15

How far onwards have you looked?

Could he have died during the war? If so his death wouldn't be in ordinary registrations.

Ozi.

Lozzielou

Lozzielou Report 22 Sep 2007 20:48

I have been looking for the death of James Leighton Kelsey born 20/9/1869 in Poplar but I cannot find his death. I have tried various spellings of the surname with no luck. His father and his son - both James Leighton Kelsey - have been straightforward but he is proving illusive. He fathered his last child in 1914 so his death would be sometime after this. Any reason why he cannot be found? Thank you kind people.