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My grandfather William Bennett born 1903 in Willesden London was still alive in 1936 but I don't know when he died or where?
Does anybody have any ideas where I can go next.
His fathers hometown was Bretby near Burton on Trent, I know he moved back there before 1936.
Any help gladly received

Deaths from 1915-1983 arent transcribed so its a trawl through the death registers on a yearly and quarterly basis, so no one would want to do without some time scale.
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is this him?

Births Mar 1903
Bennett William Ernest Hendon 3a 256


The is no death listed from 1984 -2005 for a William Ernest Bennett

Shirley
No that's not him he was born in May 1903 I have the cert, He is William no middle name I believe.
Do you know if war deaths were registered in the town of a persons birth or where he lived when he died?

Paul

I cant find a birth for that year/quarter in Wilsden?

These are the only births in the country for that period with no middle name;

Births Jun 1903 (>99%)
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BENNETT William Middlesbro' 9d 568
BENNETT William Chesterfield 7b 739
BENNETT William Chesterfield 7b 847
BENNETT William Newcastle T. 10b 167
BENNETT William Prescot 8b 744
BENNETT William W. Derby 8b 283


Ginny

deaths are registered where they happened.
For instance if someone died whilst they on holiday in Cornwall thats where they would be registered even though their home address was say in london.

If you think he may have died in the war, you could check the Commonwealth War Graves site....
Civilian deaths in UK due to war activities are also listed there.

http://www.cwgc.org/

Gwyn

Seems William was born in May 1903 so this looks like his birth .probably reg early July just within the time allowed for registration
Births Sep 1903
Bennett William Hendon 3a 254

you are spot on Shirley this is him born in May and registered in July.
Anybody else got any ideas what I can do next. I know he joined the Army as an Artillery soldier.

did he join up in WW2 if so you may be able to get his Army records

Paul

You can get all the help you need from this site to get his WW11 records. They cost £30

http://www.veterans-uk.info/

Ginny
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Many thanks everybody!

My grandfather was born May 1903, was alive in 1936 (certified by a marriage registration where he was a witness) and dead by 1959 (certified by my fathers declaration on his marriage certificate).

I have scanned all registrations through the intervening 23 years and come up with just two matches.

William Bennett died at 49 years , Wokingham, April May June 1952
William Bennett died at 47 years, St Helens, July August Sept 1950

Would it be a good bet that one of these is him.....or is it not that simple??