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Hello trying to find relatives of W/O. F/L SGT. Alfred Albert Willis Thomas who was killed in an air crash on 18th march 1946.
we think his parents lived in the Bury Hill Estate Dudley, and he might have had a sister Catherine Edith May
Thank You..

This could be a possible birth????

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page

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Births Sep 1925 (99%)
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Thomas Alfred A W Dowling W.Ham 4a 470



Siblings;

Births Jun 1923 (>99%)
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Thomas Catherine E M Dowling W.Ham 4a 541 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<


Births Jun 1931 (96%)
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Thomas Leonard W Dowling W.Ham 4a 394

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Births Dec 1934 (92%)
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Thomas Maureen B Dowling W. Ham 4a 331

Parents marriage???

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page

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Marriages Sep 1921 (95%)
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Dowling Elsie W Thomas W.Ham 4a 448
Thomas Henry G Dowling W.Ham 4a 448

Found this on CWGC:

THOMAS, ALFRED ALBERT WILLIS
Initials: A A W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Flight Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Age: 20
Date of Death: 18/03/1946
Service No: 1818932
Additional information: Son of Willis and May Ann Elizabeth Thomas.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: S.W. of church.
Cemetery: HALESOWEN (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST) CHURCHYARD


Jill

IF I Have not thank you before. then thank you
ian.

Leading on from Jills post, the parents marriage


Marriages Sep 1920
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Dowling May A E Thomas Stourbridge 6c 7
Thomas Willis Dowling Stourbridge 6c 7

Wonder if this is Willis and family?

The birth certificate should confirm his parents



1911 England Census

Name: Willis Thomas
Age in 1911: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Halesowen, Worcestershire
Civil parish: Hill
County/Island: Worcestershire
Country: England
Street Address: No 7 Chapel St, Black Heath, Bham, Worcestershire
Occupation: shop Assistant
Registration district: Stourbridge
Registration District Number: 373
Sub-registration district: Halesowen
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Household schedule number: 340
Piece: 17475
Household Members: Name Age
Albert Thomas 39 <<Spelter maker (might be shelter maker?)
Edith Thomas 35
Willis Thomas 14
Gladys Thomas 12
Hilda Thomas 6
Albert William Thomas


Two children have died by 1911 :-(

Have you tried putting his name in Search trees to see if anyone else has him in their tree?

1901 England Census
about Willis Thomas
Name: Willis Thomas
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Albert Thomas
Mother's Name: Edith Thomas
Gender: Male
Where born: Halesowen, Worcestershire, England

Civil parish: Rowley Regis
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England

Registration district: Dudley
Sub-registration district: Rowley Regis
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 11
Piece: 2731
Folio: 139
Page Number: 3
Household Members: Name Age
Albert Thomas 29
Edith Thomas 25
Willis Thomas 4
Gladys Thomas 2

I guess this would explain the children being born in London


England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006
Name: Willis Thomas
Birth Date: abt 1897
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1969
Age at Death: 72
Registration district: Havering
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume: 5c
Page: 12


England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006
Name: May Ann E Thomas
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1901
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1973
Age at Death: 72
Registration district: Newham
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume: 5e
Page: 1713

And his mother and her family, but then again, you do need certificates to be sure


1901 England Census

Name: May E A Dowling
Age: 1 Month
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Alfred J Dowling
Mother's Name: Catherine M Dowling
Gender: Female
Where born: Bermondsey, London, England

Civil parish: Bermondsey
Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul
County/Island: London
Country: England

Registration district: St Olave Southwark
Sub-registration district: Bermondsey
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 56
Piece: 388
Folio: 56
Page Number: 10
Household Members: Name Age
Alfred J Dowling 27
Catherine M Dowling 24
Catherine E Dowling 1
May E A Dowling 1 Month


1911 England Census
about May Dowling
Name: May Dowling
Age in 1911: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Southwark, London, England
Civil parish: East Ham
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address: 13 Dorset Rd, Forest Gate, Upton Park Essex E
Occupation: school
Registration district: West Ham
Registration District Number: 188
Sub-registration district: North East Ham
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Household schedule number: 263
Piece: 9562
Household Members: Name Age
Alfred Dowling 37 <<Printers cutter
Catherine Dowling 34
Catherine Dowling 11
May Dowling 10

Another sibling of Alfred A W Thomas not previously mentioned:

Doreen M Thomas b Q4 1928 West Ham ref 4a 137

If you don't have the circumstances of the air crash it can be found by googling "Sgt AFB Blailkey 1946" who was a member of the aircrew

Will PM you with more recent info on this family