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Arthur Townend 1904/Elizabeth Carson

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Victor

Victor Report 15 Aug 2015 13:07

Arthur was born in Hull in 1904 . I believe he married Elizabeth in Belfast, she was Irish. I think his first 2 children, Arthur and Alice were born in Belfast.
Was back in Hull in 1930
Family story says that he was a Police Officer early in his life, can find no records in Hull or East Riding. May have been in the RUC?

Can't find any records of members of RUC, or his marriage, or of Alice and Arthurs births.

Any help with these Irish records would be greatly appreciated.

Linda

Gee

Gee Report 15 Aug 2015 13:13

Is this your man



Name:Arthur Townend

Age in 1911:6

Estimated birth year:abt 1905

Relation to Head:Son

Gender:Male

Birth Place:Hull, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish:Sculcoates

County/Island:Yorkshire-East Riding

Country:England

Street address:9 Appleby Terr St Paul St Hull

Registration district:Sculcoates

Registration District Number:521

Sub-registration district:West Sculcoates

ED, institution, or vessel:15
Piece:28726

Household Members:


Name

Age


George Townend 32
Alice Townend 30
Alice Townend 8
Arthur Townend 6
Norah Townend 4
Amy Townend 9/12

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 15 Aug 2015 17:01

There are several births for Arthur in Yorkshire around that time so how do you know you are following the right man

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 15 Aug 2015 17:06

No marriages on scotlandspeople

Gee

Gee Report 15 Aug 2015 17:32

Cannot see any marriage in either Ireland or England

According to a tree (don't know how accurate or not it is) this is the sons marriage

The tree states the son is George Arthur Townend born Aug 1931, Belfast. No mention of a daughter 'Alice'



Marriages Jun 1951

PRICE Mona G TOWNEND Hull 2a 405
TOWNEND George A PRICE Hull 2a 405

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 15 Aug 2015 17:48

What evidence do you have of the wife being Elizabeth Carson

Gee

Gee Report 15 Aug 2015 17:56

There are a few births for the name Townend mmn Carson in Hull and Sculcoates

You need to tell us how you got your information, then we might be in a position to help

Victor

Victor Report 16 Aug 2015 08:47

Thanks Gins,
That is the correct Arthur. I 've got his marriage cert. as I wanted to check his Fathers full name.
I have the 1911 census, where his Father just signs his name George, but the marriage cert confirms he is George Henry (which he appears as in the previous censuses)
As I am sure of this info I have traced back futher
George Henry's parents Henry Townend 1855-1912 and Sarah Walker 1855-1919
Henry's parents George Townend 1821-1883 and Jane Pattison (1824-1899)

It is the time he spent in Ireland I can find no record of.

Thanks for your reply, Linda

Victor

Victor Report 16 Aug 2015 08:49

Thanks Glitter Baby,

I sent for the birth cert. which confirms him for me

thanks for reply, Linda

Victor

Victor Report 16 Aug 2015 08:57

Hi Gins,

sorry if my replies are a bit disjointed (new to messaging!)

Elizabeth Carson we are sure of, Arthur died in 1950 after having Doreen 1930. Wm 1934, Iris 1835, Fred 1937, Vincent 1940, Michael 1942 in Hull.
She later remarried Frank Middleton

Thanks, Linda

Gee

Gee Report 16 Aug 2015 09:22

Hi Linda

You could apply here to see if his birth was registered in Ireland

https://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/General-Register-Office.aspx

His date of birth is on an earlier post

Victor

Victor Report 16 Aug 2015 12:05

Hi Gins,

I should have said birth cert, of course, not marriage cert.!! for Arthur (1904). Sorry to confuse you.

I'll try your suggestion, for Arthurs marriage to Elizabeth Carson and children Arthur & Alice.
Thanks
Linda

Gee

Gee Report 16 Aug 2015 13:24

Do you have any further details for Alice?

There is a marriage for an Alice E Townend to an Albert Blanchard - 1950, Hull

It looks like Alice E Blanchard died in 1994, Hull. Her date of birth is given as Nov 9th 1928

I cannot see a birth in England/Wales for the above Alice?

Victor

Victor Report 16 Aug 2015 14:44

Hi Gins,

That's the Alice, didn't know when she died. So, now I have her birthdate, thanks.
How did you get her death record, didn't think came up if the event was after 1983?

She must have been born in Ireland.
Reading the info on Groni site, I don't think I'd be able to get info about her.
Will certainly try for Arthur & Elizabeth's marriage tho. Didn't know you could get info online from that site,
once again thanks for pointing me in right direction.

Linda



Gee

Gee Report 16 Aug 2015 16:27

Hi Linda

BMDs go up to 2006

Ancestry & Find My Past have the details but you have to subscribe to the sites

Edit: I have a death certificate for a woman who died in 1974. It gives her maiden name and date/place of birth

It might be worth sending for Alice' death certificate

Victor

Victor Report 16 Aug 2015 17:37

THanks very much Gins.

I.m on Find my Past. but, force of habit, I go to FreeBMD!

Best wishes, Linda

malyon

malyon Report 16 Aug 2015 20:08

FREE BMD ONLY GOES UPTO 1970'S

family search goe upto 2006
https://familysearch.org

Victor

Victor Report 18 Aug 2015 20:09

Thanks Malyon,

I'm learning alot,

Linda