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Alexander Thompson
Probate Date:18 Apr 1956
Death Date:4 Mar 1956
Death Place:Liverpool, England
Registry:London, England

Of Aigburth House, Aigburth Vale. Probate to Charles Noel Thompson, dispensing chemist. Effects £1518 14s. Unfortunatly no maritial status or occupation declared.

And the burial reference (no plot specified)

Alexander Thompson
Birth Year:abt 1879
Age:77
Burial Date:7 Mar 1956
Parish:Wavertree, Holy Trinity
Reference Number:283 HTW/4/10

Thanks Flip, Catherine and Alveagar for all the hard work!

i've sent away for the certificate. At least we will know who the mother of the baby was and then we can work from there.

they might not have married but at least we will know the name. then we can cross reference all the excellent info you have gathered.

I'll definitely keep you posted and let you know what I find on the cert. so keep coming back to this post because I'm sure there will be surprises...

One thing strikes me, you said yourself there were 2 Alexanders - and you've got the burial of the other one, so that leaves 1 which makes it feasible for that 1911 census. There was no occupation on his probate, but when Louisa died 23/6/54 her probate went to husband Alexander, retired licencee. That marriage certificate could prove interesting........

Look forward to the next episode!

Name Thompson, Alexander
Official Number: 288383
Place of Birth: Bolton, Lancashire
Date of Birth: 20 December 1878

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/royal-naval-seamen.htm


Births Mar 1879 (>99%)
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Thompson Alexander Bolton 8c 418

(above could relate to the Navy one)

Chris :)

I think Chris has eliminated the navy guy as he was born in wrong place and was in the navy in 1901, as he was a chief stoker in 1911 I would assume he must have been in for a number of years.

Although I realise you had already discounted him.

Hei Guys! i've just check dmy notes and I've realised I found two Alexander born the same year. I'm sure one died in dec. 1905 and the other I think at a latter date 8can't remember as was the wrong. One I found the burial record of and as I said before the grave owner was the wrong mother but for the other I wrote down in pencil " gone through all cemeteries cannot find him but the relevant page in West Derby burial records is ruined and I cannot read it-need to try order book).

Now...there is still hope then that that dec. 1905 death might be him! But the only way I can find out is by going to Liverpool and have a look in the order book...that is...if it wasn't a common grave...which is quite likely as his father was buried in one in 1901...

However...I've ordered the birth certificate for the daughter...should arrive in a few weeks....

PS: i really NEED to tidy up my notes!!!

Think you can rule out the 1911 census and the probate record for the other Alexander, had another look and he is on 1901 census - a wine & spirit clerk - with his father Charles manager of a public house.

Looks to be Alexanders baptism:
Name: Alexander Thompson
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 20 Jan 1878
Christening Place: Christ Church, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Henry George Thompson
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Sarah Anne
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02360-4
System Origin: England-EASy
GS Film number: 1545848
Reference ID: item 6 p 73