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1939 look up please

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Sue

Sue Report 2 Jul 2017 15:02

Wow Shirley thank you for that information , I knew Dorothy had 2 sisters Ellen and Mary and a brother Robert, but didn't know any thing else , Thier father died in1933 after colliding with a car in Rugby, I know nothing about thier father Francis William Griffin born c 1886.. Only that he married Evelyn Sybil Irene Wood in Rugby in 1915, I have searched on here for people researching the same name but have come up blank , any little snippet of information is very helpful to pass onto my mother

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 1 Jul 2017 20:24

First name(s) MARY J
Last name GRIFFIN
Marriage quarter 2
Marriage year 1951
Registration month -
MarriageFinderâ„¢ MARY J GRIFFIN married
Harold E Jenkinson
Spouse's last name Jenkinson
District Rugby
District number -
County Warwickshire
Country England
Volume 9C
Page 1527
they have at least 4 children from 1953 , info on FreeBMD

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 1 Jul 2017 20:20

First name(s) EVELYN S I
Last name GRIFFIN
Gender Female
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1893
Age 74
Death quarter 3
Death year 1967
District Rugby
County Warwickshire
Volume 9C
Page 805

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 1 Jul 2017 20:07

Dorothy brother

Name: Robert P Griffin
Mother's Maiden Surname: Wood
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1928
Registration district: Rugby
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume Number: 6d
Page Number: 1243

Name: Robert Peter Griffin
Birth Date: 7 Apr 1928
Date of Registration: Dec 1982
Age at Death: 54
Registration district: Stafford
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Volume: 30
Page: 1078

Name: Robert P Griffin
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1949
Registration district: Rugby
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Spouse: Dorothy J Bott
Volume Number: 9c
Page Number: 1839

they had five children from 1954 . the info is on freebmd

one of the sons is still in Rugby to 2009 on the electoral rolls if you want the address

edit another one to 2012 they may have just opted out of the public roll after that
and the sister to 2014 all still in Rugby

one of them may be interested in the family tree and will be your mums cousins

Sue

Sue Report 1 Jul 2017 18:16

Sadly she died 1955 of a brain tumour, my mum didn't have much time with her, she has lost all contact with her Warwickshire side of the family . So anything I can find out for her is a big bonus , I really appreciate all your help

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 1 Jul 2017 18:05

Deaths:

DOROTHY ALICE J MENNIE

age: 37

Year: 1955

Ref: 168/1 550

Aberdeen Northern District

Sue

Sue Report 1 Jul 2017 17:58

Thank you for that that's very interesting , my grandmother ( Dorothy) died when my mum was 8 and my mum doesn't have any information on her , so now I can tell her something :-)

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 1 Jul 2017 17:51

Warwick and Warwickshire Advertiser - Friday 14 October 1949

The death occurred in Devon on Saturday of Mrs J. H. Bailey, of the Vineyard School, Myton Crescent. Mrs. Bailey, who was 67 was born in Scotland. In 1927 in Birmingham, Mrs. Bailev and her sister founded a school for backward children. Later they came to Warwick and started a similar establishment. Mrs. Bailey leaves a daughter and three grandsons
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No longer politically correct- but the article gives an idea of the purpose of the school.

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 1 Jul 2017 17:49

Original actually say Vineyard Schools, Myton

Sue

Sue Report 1 Jul 2017 17:48

Any idea what vinegar schools was ?

Sue

Sue Report 1 Jul 2017 17:47

Yes that's her , she married my grandad William MENNIE

LadyKira

LadyKira Report 1 Jul 2017 17:42

Household (1 Person)
Vinegar Schools Myton , Warwick M.B., Warwickshire, England
Dorothy A J Mennie (Griffan) S 12 Oct 1917 Female Housemaid Single 97 29

Marriages Dec 1941
Griffin Dorothy A J Mennie Warwick 6d 2338
Mennie William M Griffin Warwick 6d 2338

LadyKira

LadyKira Report 1 Jul 2017 17:40

What was her married name?

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 1 Jul 2017 17:40

1939

Household Vinegar Schools Myton , Warwick M.B., Warwickshire, England

Dorothy A J Mennie (Griffan) S 12 Oct 1917 Female Housemaid Single

(surname Griffin on original)

Sue

Sue Report 1 Jul 2017 17:27

Many thanks, she was my grandmother and didn't get married until 1940 I'm sure.. I know she met my grandad when he was in Warwickshire , so she possibly moved back to Aberdeen with him

LadyKira

LadyKira Report 1 Jul 2017 17:26

Do you have her full date of birth?

LadyKira

LadyKira Report 1 Jul 2017 17:16

She could well be married.

for ref.
Births Dec 1917 (>99%)
Griffin Dorothy A Wood Rugby 6d 1156

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 1 Jul 2017 17:11

No Dorothy



Griffin Household (5 People)
31 Murray Road , Rugby M.B., Warwickshire, England

Evelyn S J Griffin 13 Aug 1892 Unpaid Domestic Duties
Ellen M Griffin 29 Jul 1920 Shorthand Typist Building Society
Mary J Jenkinson (Griffin) 25 Jul 1922 Insurance Office Clerk
Robert P Griffin 07 Apr 1928 At School
Charles Meikleyjohn 11 Aug 1890 Gas Company's Clerk
Ref: RG101/5697H/018/33 Letter Code: QEHT
© Findmypast Ltd

Sue

Sue Report 1 Jul 2017 16:51

Could somebody please look up on the register for a Dorothy Alice Griffin born 1917 living in Rugby possible with her mother Eyelyn Sybil Irene Griffin. .. Many thank