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Born 16.02.1879 in Colchester, Essex. Last heard of in 1911 at Kingwood, Hockley Heath, Birmingham. Unable to find a death record or immigration. Whatever happened to Arthur Stanley!

Laura Helen, his wife, is listed as a widow in the probate records when she died in 1958, and her address was High Wycombe, Bucks. That narrows the time frame down a bit.

The reference for their marriage in 1907 has an 'a' after it. Not sure what that could mean unless it was amended later - perhaps an error in one of their names?

Daughter Grace Rosamond was born in 1914 so presumably he was around then - the birth was registered in Wallasey, Cheshire.

Just posting the 1911 as a reference to work from:

DENNIS, Arthur Stanley Head Married M 32 1879 Draper Dealer Essex Colchester
DENNIS, Laura Helen Wife Married 4 years F 33 1878 Bucks Aylesbury
DENNIS, Douglas Henry Son M 3 1908 Worcesters Acocks Green
DENNIS, Lawrence Stanley Son M 1 1910 Warwicks Rowington
ALLEN, Florence May Servant Single F 16 1895 General Servant Domestic Staffs Aston Manor

RG number: RG14 Piece: 18708
Reference: RG14PN18708 RG78PN1117 RD392 SD3 ED6 SN71

Registration District: Solihull
Sub District: Tanworth
Enumeration District: 6
Parish: Lapworth

Address: Kingswood Hockley Heath
County: Warwickshire

I came across a reference once before with an "a" after it. If memory serves me correct it does mean that there was an amendment. I will try and double check

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
about Laura Helen Dennis
Name: Laura Helen Dennis
Probate Date: 3 Sep 1958
Death Date: 13 Jul 1958
Death Place: Buckinghamshire, England
Registry: London, England

Of 59 Healey Avenue High Wycombe Buckinghamshire widow.....at the War Memorial Hospital High Wickham.

To Lawrence Stanley Dennis accountant and Grace Rosamond Dennis spinster.

Effects: £4716 17s 1d


England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about Grace R Dennis
Name: Grace R Dennis
Mother's Maiden Name: Watson
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1914
Registration district: Birkenhead
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 990


England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006
about Grace Rosamond Dennis
Name: Grace Rosamond Dennis
Birth Date: 14 Sep 1914
Date of Registration: Mar 1998
Age at Death: 83
Registration district: Thanet
Inferred County: Kent
Register Number: A24D
District and Subdistrict: 5751A
Entry number: 171


England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about Lawrence Stanley Dennis
Name: Lawrence Stanley Dennis
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1910
Registration district: Warwick
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 6d
Page: 650



England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006
about Lawrence Stanley Dennis
Name: Lawrence Stanley Dennis
Birth Date: 19 Jan 1910
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1982
Age at Death: 72
Registration district: Canterbury
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 16
Page: 0398