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I'm trying to find the death records for John. His birth was registered in March quarter in Hackney, London 1903 under the name of John Christopher Richard Yung - I'm waiting for his birth certificate. It is thought by my aunts that he died sometime between early 1925 and late 1929 in a road accident. I've searched every quarter of the England & Wales death index for those years but found nothing obvious. His death may have been recorded either abroad or as a military death (he was Sapper 1863204 in the Royal Engineers at the time of his marriage in 1924 and possibly when he died) but I do not have access to those records. I cannot get access to his service records until I obtain permission from his only son, John Edward Young 1925 (my aunts' and my mother's half-brother) - for whom there is currently a worldwide search because he literally disappeared about 18 months before I was born in June 1952.

In 1924, John C R married Queenie Elizabeth Cook (my grandmother through her second marriage in 1930 at which she was recorded as a widow), she died in 1962. I have both of my grandmother's marriage certificates.

Robert

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I'm dying for a cuppa tea - back in five

white with no sugar please.

Tried contacting newspapers in the area for any reports?

Haven't had any luck. so frustrating. Wow it is so hot today. Shouldn't complain.

Hi Diddydoris

Thankyou for the thought but I've already considered that; the problem is that we don't know where he died and only have a five year range. I tried the obvious: Medway area newspapers but their archives are not sufficiently indexed to cover anything but major events that far back.

A public thank you to Heidi who came up with a possible WW1 medal record card.

Happy hunting everyone

Robert

Thank you also to Dorsetbaby for her efforts.

His is one of the most frustrating searches I have conducted in nine years at this game. Our ancestors did not make it easy for us, did they?

Hi Robert,
I can only find a John Young Birth registered in 1903 Hackney 1b 585 1st Qrt. No second or third name.
There is a John Richard Young in Malton 1903 9d 449 2nd Qrt

Regards
Marilyn