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Kelly

Kelly Report 28 Jan 2021 17:30

Hi , wondering if anyone can help with my search , My Grandmother was Irene Lillian Hawkins b 1923 West Brom Stafffordshire Daughter of Harry Hawkins and Lillian Gertrude York b 1899 Smethwick Staffordshire d 1970 West Midlands ,We know that my Grandmother married Thomas Houston around the early 1940,s and moved to Scotland where she lived till her death in 1993 ,We also know that her mother Lillian remarried in 1952 to Frederick J Binley , knowing so little about my grans family we would so like to find out more information ie what happened to her father Harry Hawkins, We were also told Irene might have had a sister Beryl Hawkins b West Brom 1928 who married Frederick J Gibbs 1950 Birmingham , Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Regards
Kelly

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Jan 2021 18:52

How much research have you done? It’s easy to check much of your info on freebmd

Have a look..............

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MMN was Yorke for her birth:

Births Jun 1923
Hawkins Irene L Yorke W.Bromwich 6b 1403

Marriages Sep 1943
Hawkins Irene L Houston Birmingham 6d 755
Houston Thomas Hawkins Birmingham 6d 755

Rose

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Births Jun 1928
Hawkins Beryl Yorke W.Bromwich 6b 1301

Rose

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She is with Frederick in 1939:

Births Mar 1902
BINLEY Frederick Charles Solihull 6d 619


Marriages Sep 1929 (>99%)
Binley Frederick C Astley Solihull 6d 2288

Marriages Mar 1951 (>99%)
BINLEY Frederick C HAWKINS Solihull 9c 2588
BINLEY Frederick C YORK Solihull 9c 2588

Deaths Jun 1971
BINLEY Frederick Charles 7Ja1902 Solihull 9c 2319

Rose

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 28 Jan 2021 19:16

Marriages Sep 1920 (>99%)
Hawkins Harry York King's N. 6d 274
York Lilian G Hawkins King's N. 6d 274

Marriages Mar 1951 (>99%)
BINLEY Frederick C HAWKINS Solihull 9c 2588
BINLEY Frederick C YORK Solihull 9c 2588
HAWKINS Lilian G BINLEY Solihull 9c 2588
YORK Lilian G BINLEY Solihull 9c 2588

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There's a child born 1934 who is registered under Binley and Hawkins, so she was with him then.

Another child born in 1938 too.

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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 28 Jan 2021 19:23

Do you have Harry and Lilian's marriage cert, to see what his father's name was, and also his age and occupation?

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 28 Jan 2021 19:33

??? Another child

HAWKINS, THOMAS HARRY mmn YORK
GRO Reference: 1920 D Quarter in KINGS NORTON Volume 06D Page 335

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ArgyllGran,

Thomas Harry died a few months later.

Rose

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Lilian in 1911:

Name: Lilian Gertrude York
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1911
Event Place: Smethwick, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
County: Worcestershire
Parish: Smethwick
Sub-District: Smethwick
Sub-District Number: 4
District Number: 383
Enumeration District: 32
Registration District: Kings Norton
Sex: Female
Age: 11
Marital Status: Single
Marital Status (Original): SINGLE
Occupation: SCHOOL
Number in Family: 4
Birth Year (Estimated): 1900
Birthplace: Smethwick, Staffordshire
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Schedule Type: 47
Page Number: 1
Registration Number: RG14
Piece/Folio: 93
Affiliate Record Identifier: GBC/1911/RG14/17974/0093/4


Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Alice York Head F 47 Bilston, Staffordshire
Phoebe E York Daughter F 19 Smethwick, Staffordshire
William Arthur York Son M 14 Smethwick, Staffordshire
Lilian Gertrude York Daughter F 11 Smethwick, Staffordshire



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Parents:

Marriages Sep 1883
GRAINGER Alice King's N. 6c 705
York James Edward King's N. 6c 705

Rose

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 29 Jan 2021 09:12

If beryl did marry Frederick Gibbs it was 1952

Marriages Mar 1952
Gibbs Frederick J Hawkins Smethwick 9b 1153
Hawkins Beryl Gibbs Smethwick 9b 1153


Record from freebmd. which is a free site

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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 29 Jan 2021 09:32

Lillian Gertrude Binley
Death Age: 71
Birth Date: 1899
Registration Date: Jan 1970
[Feb 1970]
[Mar 1970]
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration District: Solihull
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 9c
Page: 2860

Kelly

Kelly Report 29 Jan 2021 12:43

Thanks for all the information much appreciated i will follow up on this information

Kelly

Kelly Report 29 Jan 2021 16:21

Followed up with all information that was kindly sent to me, the problem we are having is regarding Harry Hawkins death year, we do know that he married twice first marriage Lillan Gertrude York in 1920 Kings Norton, 2nd marriage Lily Rollins 1950 Birmingham, but the problem we are having is that most trees that we have looked at are showing Harry Hawkins who married Lillan Gertrude York show his death in 1937 Cheadle. I find this strange as information past onto me from my mother was that she clearly remembered her nana Rollins Harry Hawkins second wife. We are thinking that death record for the Harry Hawkins 1937 Cheadle is not the Harry Hawkins that married Lillan Gertrude York, but the problem we are having is that we cant seem to find a death record for Harry Hawkins past 1950 the year he married Lily Rollins
Thanks Kelly

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 29 Jan 2021 16:55

Where are you looking for BMD info?

Ignore other trees unless there is documented PROOF attached to the record.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 29 Jan 2021 17:02

The first wife re-married in 1951, but was already lving with Binley as his 'wife ' in 1939.

Do you know the actual DoB for Harry Hawkins?

Name: Harry Hawkins
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep 1920
Registration District: Kings Norton
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Spouse: Lilian G York
Volume Number: 6d
Page Number: 274

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 29 Jan 2021 17:11

Have you found Harry on the 1937 register

Do you have his birth date or year


When Lilian remarried in 1952 was she a widow or divorced


The Harry who died in 1937 was aged 40: how does that tie with your Harry age

Plus would have thought if he died 1937 then Lilly would have remarried before the 50.s

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 29 Jan 2021 17:31

This could be Harry in1939

Says married but no family witty him

Harry Hawkins
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 21 Jun 1896
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 1 Stony Street
Residence Place: Smethwick, Staffordshire, England
Occupation: General labourer
Line Number: 41
Schedule Number: 154
Sub Schedule Number: 3
Enumeration District: OMBK
Borough: Smethwick
Registration district: 371 B. 1
Household Members Age
David W Guest
41
Rosetta Guest
36
Harry Hawkins 43