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I was around 14 when he died and attended the funeral, he died in West Bowling, Bradford it may have been 1966 but it was certainly no earlier. I transcribe for FreeBMD and found his birth quite easily, His middle name was Charles and he was born in 1899 4Q registered in West Ham 4a district.

There is a death for a William C Skinner, aged 69, in London in 1968. Is it possible that he lived in Bradford but died elsewhere?
Katie

I'm glad you appreciate the efforts to help, and wish you well.

If you decide to provide any other information you haven't bothered to offer yet, I'm sure someone will be interested.

You started out saying you are looking for information about William Skinner.

Now you disclose that you have his birth registration info. If you haven't got the birth certificate, I guess that's the next step, if that would supply whatever info you are looking for; I can't tell what that might be.

Meanwhile ... There Is No William (C) Skinner death in Yorkshire 1965-1970.

And I guess we still don't know what all this info you have about Ethel Cash is, but maybe you'll say sometime.

How do you know the 1899 birth is his? there is this one in Bradford

Births Mar 1897 (>99%)
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Skinner William Charles Bradford, Y. 9b 112

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Also you say William was in the army during the war, unusual seeing as he was in his 40s do you have his ww2 records ?

I know for sure he died in Bradford, I went to the funeral and he had just come out of Bradford Royal Infirmay and died at home. I wonder if it is possible to use the local newspaper records?

I never even thought about his age during the war, I can only go on what I was told as a kid, he may have been in the Home Guard or something, I know which barracks were in Bradford (Belle Vue) is it possible to search their records?
Thanks again for all the help

Have receuved PMs from Julie explaining some of her confusion.


Name: Charles W Skinner
Death Registration Month/Year: 1968
Age at death (estimated): 67
Registration district: Bradford
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 2b
Page: 103

You have now said: William Charles, Q4 1899.

This death was in Q1 1968.

So a person born in Q4 1899 was 68 years old in Q1 1968.

But the people reporting deaths of someone born that long ago quite commonly didn't have the year right. (My grandfather only found out he was born in 1901, not 1900, when he retired and had to get his birth certificate.)

I think that's the likeliest one we've found so far.


Have also found a possible remarriage which I will send by PM.

Thanks for everything, Janey, I managed to speak to my aunt who was married to William and Ethels son (Charlie) and she has told me that he was with Annie and then with Hilda so what you have found seems to be correct, also looks as if he changed names between William and Charlie Seems he was a bit of a lad! She told me she has a number somewhere for the youngest son, Billy and will get it to me. Maybe he will have some info for me.