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Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 2,953 Send Message	Mark	Report	23 Jan 2013 14:23
	Pleasse may i ask for assistance in the following request... I have this morning received the death certicificate for Thomas Russell Tennant 1892-1972 - informant was son - Douglas James Russell Tennant. I cannot find a birth for Douglas James Russell Tennant and i do not know the mothers maiden name - who married Thomas Russell Tennant and had son Douglas. I hope my message is clear, i am around to answer further questions,, Thanks
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 2,442 Send Message	safc	Report	23 Jan 2013 14:25
	???? Births Sep 1922 (>99%) Tennant Douglas J R Allen Wandsworth 1d 1109 http://www.freebmd.org.uk/
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 2,953 Send Message	Mark	Report	23 Jan 2013 14:27
	Safc thanks - any chance of a look up re marriage please
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 9,013 Send Message	Andrew	Report	23 Jan 2013 14:30
	Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages Dec 1942 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justin Margaret K R Tennant Bristol 6a 311 Tennant Douglas J R Justin Bristol 6a 311 Andy
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 9,013 Send Message	Andrew	Report	23 Jan 2013 14:34
	Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages Mar 1921 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen Bessie E Tennant Croydon 2a 621 Tennant Thomas R Allen Croydon 2a 621 Andy
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 2,953 Send Message	Mark	Report	23 Jan 2013 14:35
	I am wondering if Thomas remarried as appears to be two entries so maybe Bessie Died
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 9,013 Send Message	Andrew	Report	23 Jan 2013 14:38
	Deaths Jun 1956 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tennant Bessie E 62 Bristol 7b 149 Andy
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 9,013 Send Message	Andrew	Report	23 Jan 2013 14:40
	Could be a second marriage - right area Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages Mar 1957 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLEN May TENNANT Bristol 7b 486 TENNANT Thomas R ALLEN Bristol 7b 486 Andy
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 2,953 Send Message	Mark	Report	23 Jan 2013 14:42
	Just so happens to be 12months or so after 1st wife deceased.. Possibly a sister of the deceased Bessie ??
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 9,013 Send Message	Andrew	Report	23 Jan 2013 14:45
	England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 about Bessie Edith Tennant Name: Bessie Edith Tennant Probate Date: 7 Sep 1956 Death Date: 22 Apr 1956 Death Place: Bristol, England Registry: Bristol of 216 Hillside Road, St George probate to Douglas James Russell Tennant (commercial clerk) Effects £869 11s 4d
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 34,951 Send Message	Reggie	Report	23 Jan 2013 14:45
	All of those BMD entries were found on freebmd
	Researching: I am in no way related to anyone for whom I do lookups To acknowledge any info I may post, please do NOT click on my name. There is a large white box entitled 'Add your reply' for the purpose.
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 2,953 Send Message	Mark	Report	23 Jan 2013 14:48
	I have found quite a few myself but did not find the others... Thanks
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 9,013 Send Message	Andrew	Report	23 Jan 2013 14:48
	This death, same county that Thomas died. England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006 about May Tennant Name: May Tennant Birth Date: 1 Mar 1907 Date of Registration: Jan 1989 Age at Death: 81 Registration district: Swansea Inferred County: Glamorgan Volume: 27 Page: 2171 Andy
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 9,013 Send Message	Andrew	Report	23 Jan 2013 14:53
	This from 1911 census. Bessie Allen has younger sister May, but age is 5 years out. Can't tell if correct or not. 1911 England Census about Bessie Allen Name: Bessie Allen Age in 1911: 17 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894 Relation to Head: Daughter Gender: Female Birth Place: Islington, London, England Civil parish: Mitcham County/Island: Surrey Country: England Street Address: 67A Heaton Rd, Mitcham Marital Status: Single Occupation: Domestic Servant Registration district: Croydon Registration District Number: 39 Sub-registration district: Mitcham ED, institution, or vessel: 24 Household schedule number: 159 Piece: 3444 Household Members: Name Age Robert Allen 55 Sarah Allen 48 Albert Allen 20 John Allen 19 Bessie Allen 17 Maud Allen 14 Florence Allen 11 May Allen 8 Andy
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 2,953 Send Message	Mark	Report	23 Jan 2013 14:56
	Thank you Andrew but i am only connected to Tennant side of the family, I am uncertain as to whether Douglas James Russell Tennant 1922 would still be alive - c91 age
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 9,013 Send Message	Andrew	Report	23 Jan 2013 15:04
	Can't see a death for him, but records online stop at 2006. Andy
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 2,953 Send Message	Mark	Report	23 Jan 2013 15:05
	Thanks Andrew appreciate your help
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 2,953 Send Message	Mark	Report	23 Jan 2013 22:40
	Interested to know if Douglas James Russell Tennant 1922 is still alive or not. Married in 1942 in Bristol. Thanks
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 30,625 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	24 Jan 2013 06:49
	Mark Andrew has already given you the answer ............. .............. records online only go up to 2006. No later years will be put online Have you tried Search Trees to see if anyone has him in their tree? Have you tried searching trees on ancestry? You can search for free. sylvia
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Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 34,951 Send Message	Reggie	Report	24 Jan 2013 09:16
	Mark Try www.192.com
	Researching: I am in no way related to anyone for whom I do lookups To acknowledge any info I may post, please do NOT click on my name. There is a large white box entitled 'Add your reply' for the purpose.

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