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John

John Report 13 Mar 2018 16:49

Are there any living relatives of Raymond Stuart Wolfenden who I believe was born in 1903 and died in 1965
He spent some of his working life in India managing a tea and coffee company called Stanes & co.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 13 Mar 2018 17:27

Your best bet is to look in members trees ,which is under the search heading above the boards , to see if any one as him listed

You can then try to make contact by sending a message through the find out more box

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 13 Mar 2018 17:31

His marrige
Raymond Stuart
Last name Wolfenden
Marriage year 1934
Marriage date 1934
Spouse's first name Phyllis Paul Ena
Spouse's last name Brookes
Place Nilgiris
Presidency Madras
Groom's age 31
Bride's age 24
Groom's father's first name -William George Stephen
Groom's father's last name -Wolfenden
Bride's father's first name -Henry Edward
Bride's father's last name -Brookes
Catalogue description Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Madras, : 1698-1948
Archive reference N-2-155
Folio number 140
Entry number -
Record set British India Office Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from Great Britain, UK None
brightsolid online publishing ltd.

He isn't on the 1939 register

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 13 Mar 2018 17:33

His death


First name(s) RAYMOND S
Last name WOLFENDEN
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1903
Age 62
Death quarter 4
Death year 1965
District Chatham
County Kent
Volume 5F
Page 251
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

The informant could be family

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 13 Mar 2018 17:38

Lots of travel to Bombay online

Last record
Raymond S
Last name Wolfenden
Gender Male
Birth year 1903
Birth day 22
Birth month 4
Marital status M
Occupation MERCHANT
Departure year 1960
Departure day 5
Departure month 3
Departure port Liverpool
Destination port Bombay
Destination BOMBAY
Country India
Destination country India
Ship name Circassia
Ship master's first name ?
Ship master's last name ?
City LIVERPOOL
Ship destination port KARACHI
Ship destination country PAKISTAN
Number of passengers 0
Record set Passenger Lists Leaving Uk 1890-1960
Category Travel & migration
Subcategory Passenger lists
Collections from Great Britain, England
Transcriptions © brightsolid online publishing ltd
With an Emily A. dob 22.11.1913

Address in uk c/o Hills Hotel. Princes Square .W2

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 13 Mar 2018 17:49

View England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
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Name: Raymond Stuart Wolfenden
Death Date: 10 Dec 1965
Death Place: Kent, England
Probate Date: 2 Feb 1966
Registry: London, England

Of 692 Maidstone Road, Wigmore , Gillingham ,Kent
Admin to Emily Alice Gladys Wolfenden . Widow £500


So he must have remarried

A tree on ancestry has his wife as Emily Alice Gladys Pharoah

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 13 Mar 2018 17:57

Emily A G Wolfenden
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1913
Age: 46
Port of Departure: Bombay, India
Arrival Date: 15 Dec 1959
Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England
Ship Name: Cilicia
Search Ship Database: Search for the Cilicia in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line: Anchor Line
Official Number: 1747/01
With Raymond s Wolfenden home address c/o India bank
Visting for 3 months

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 13 Mar 2018 18:01

The informant has her birth year out
Emily Alice G Wolfenden
Death Age: 59
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1914
Registration Date: Dec 1973
Registration district: Bromley
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume: 5a
Page: 1005

View England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
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Name: Emily Alice Gladys Wolfenden
Death Date: 10 Dec 1973
Death Place: Rainham Gillingham Kent
Probate Date: 10 Apr 1974
Registry: Brighton
Of 65 Childscroft Road Rainham
Probate £20196

The will could name relations

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 13 Mar 2018 18:07

First name(s) EMILY ALICE G
Last name WOLFENDEN
Gender Female
Birth day 22
Birth month 11
Birth year 1914
Age -
Death quarter 4
Death year 1973
District Bromley
County Kent
Volume 5A
Page 100

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 13 Mar 2018 18:14

His father??

View 1891 England Census
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Name: Wm Geo Stephen Wolfenden
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Relationship: Son
Birth Year: 1873
Father: Thos W Wolfenden
Mother: Sarah Satterby Wolfenden
Birth Place: Exeter, Devon, England
Civil Parish: Bovey Tracey
Residence Place: Bovey Tracey, Bovey Tracey, Devon, England
Sub registration district: Chudleigh
ED, Institution or Vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1696
Folio: 66
Household Members:
Name Age
Thos W Wolfenden 50 occ licensed victualler
Sarah Satterby Wolfenden 53
Mary Wolfenden 26
Sarah Wolfenden 23
Wm Geo Stephen Wolfenden 18
Helena Wolfenden 16
Chas Stewart Wolfenden 13
Emma Andree Tozer 47
Fitz Mary Baker 21


So father went to India too


Name: Donald William Godfrey Wolfinden
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 2 Nov 1901
Baptism Date: 3 Jan 1902
Baptism Age: 0
Baptism Place: Bangalore, Madras, India
Father: William George Stephen Wolfinden
Mother: Hilda Eleanor
FHL Film Number: 527464


So probably Raymond was born India too

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 13 Mar 2018 18:15

Donald has his father as George which was his second name


Name: Donald William Wolfinden
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 25
Birth Date: 1901
Marriage Date: 19 May 1926
Marriage Place: Vepery, Madras, India
Father: George Wolfinden
Spouse: Dorothy Mary Smith
FHL Film Number: 463310