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Not sure if I asked about this before or not, and I'm sure someone will tell me if I have.

Frederick Arthur White married Beatrice P. Hartnell in 1910
- He was wounded in Ceylon during WW1
- after the war owned a radio shop on city road in Bristol
- died in 1935 (there is a Frederick A. WHite that died then so that is possably true)

The information I am looking for is anything on his service record or his store.

if the pound drops some more I can buy their death certificates and that might give me some more information. :-) (rubbing hands together gleefully) ;-)

so Freebmd has

Marriages Dec 1910 (>99%)
Hartnell Beatrice P Bristol 6a
White Fredrick A Bristol 6a 223


looking for him in 1911, as usual looking for the starting point!!

FWIW ..................



Beatrice Phillipa Hartnell b. Dec quart 1884, Bristol
d. Mar quart 1847, Bristol

Freebmd has .........

Births Dec 1884 (>99%)
Hartnell Beatrice Philipps Barton R. 6a 81

Deaths Mar 1947 (>99%)
White Beatrice P 58 Bristol 7b 51


1939 Register

White Household (1 Person) 35 Cooperage Road , Bristol C.B., Gloucestershire, England

Beatrice White 21 Jul 1882 Shop Keeper Sweets

Ref: RG101/5009A/006/40 Letter Code: OALD© Findmypast Ltd
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from image:-

Beatrice is a Widow
Birth date given as 21 July 1882

Despite what it says on the transcript, there is one record closed immediately after Beatrice ??? a "child" born after 1915. The next address is 37 Cooperage, which follows the correct sequence of house numbers.


Does this sound correct for where Frederick might have had his shop???

According to a tree on ancestry, there was a child born in 1931 d. 1988

???Them in 1911??

1911 Census

Name Frederick White
Age in 1911 26
Estimated Birth Year abt 1885
Relation to Head Head
Gender Male
Birth Place St Pauls, Bristol
Civil parish Bristol
County/Island Gloucestershire
Country England
Street Address 49 Maple Road, Horfield, Bristol
Marital Status Married
Years Married 1
Estimated Marriage Year 1910
Occupation Cycle Maker & Repairer
Registration district Bristol
Registration District Number 319
Sub-registration district Ashley
ED, institution, or vessel 26
Household schedule number 335
Piece 15085

Frederick White 26
Beatrice White 24 b.ca 1887, Bishopton, Bristol


Beatrice's birth age/year on this census is out by ca 2 years

I know they did adopt a child Donald

(saw below)

Chris :)

23 January 1947 - Western Daily Press - Bristol, Bristol, England

WOMAN'S DEATH FOLLOWS FALL INJURIES. Son's Story at Bristol Inquest.
A verdict of accidental death was returned at Bristol inquest yesterday on Beatrice P. White, 10. Upton Road, Horfield, who died from injuries caused by a fall. Her son, Donald John White said that he found his mother lying at the bottom of the stairs on January 17. She went to bed and on the following morning he found her lying on the floor in the morning. She was taken to the Bristol Royal Infirmary, where she died.
Medical evidence showed that the cause of death was contusion of the brain and menegeal haemorrhage due to a fall.


1939 (Find My Past)

10 Uphill Road , Bristol C.B., Gloucestershire,
Donald J White 28 May 1931 Male At School Single
Beatrice P White 16 Nov 1888 Female Domestic Duties Widowed
Ellen G Trewin 27 Oct 1880 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Single
Arthur Park 15 Mar 1866 Male Painter Widowed
John Rees 05 Apr 1909 Male Bricklayer Single


(Death 1988, Bristol. White Donald John)

Western Daily Press - Friday 18 January 1935

Funeral of Mr F A White of Bishopston

The funeral took place at Canford Cemetery yesterday morning of Mr F A White, of 1 Prince's Place, Bishopston, for many years the West of England representative of Wireless- Electric (Wholesale Ltd). A large number of floral tributes were received from friends and relatives. The principle mourners were Mrs F A White (widow), Mr W White, Mr and Mrs Thomas, Mrs Ball, Miss Irene Hartnell, Mr and Mrs J Cook, and Mrs H Binding. Representing the Wireless- Electric (Wholesale) Ltd Mr and Mrs C E Coulson, and Mr Claude Coulson and F A R Griffiths, representing the manufacturers Mr S E Down (A C Cosser Ltd), Mr J Wharton (Mullard Wireless Service) and representing the retail trade Mrs E Peppin (Watchet Radio Supplies).

Wow, very interesting. Thank you Chris, Austin and Sylvia

Prince's Place was his wife's family home so it is him :-)