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Tom Fairweather b1907

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Andrew

Andrew Report 23 Sep 2017 18:21

I am looking for any information on Tom Fairweather.
Born in/near Selby, Yorkshire 1907 or 1908.
He had a younger brother and two younger sisters (Ernest, Olive and Mona)
Married Alice Hardisty in c1932.
He worked as a printer (probably) on newspapers.
Not heard of since early 1950s. Rumoured to have left the country.

Thank you

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 23 Sep 2017 18:46

Do you have this?


Som Fairweather
in the 1911 England Census
Name:
Som Fairweather
[Tom Fairweather]
Age in 1911:
3
Estimated birth year:
abt 1908
Relation to Head:
Son
Gender:
Male
Birth Place:
Selby, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish:
Selby
Street address:
Elm Tree Terrace Millgate Selby Yorks

Household Members:
Tom Fairweather 24
Lilian Fairweather 23
Som Fairweather 3
Oliver Irene Fairweather 1

Parents married 4 years, 2 children born, both living.

alviegal

alviegal Report 23 Sep 2017 20:05

1939 Register

Fairweather Household (3 People) 5 Appleton Road , Tadcaster R.D., Yorkshire (West Riding), England


First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Tom Fairweather 03 Oct 1907 Male Acting Stockeeper Optical Instrument Factory (Cooks York) Married 214 1
Alice M Fairweather 26 Apr 1908 Female Housewife Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 214 2
Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.

alviegal

alviegal Report 23 Sep 2017 20:09

Don't suppose he married again?


England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription

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First name(s) TOM
Last name FAIRWEATHER
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1950
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ TOM FAIRWEATHER married
Marjorie Barnett
Spouse's last name Barnett
District York
District number -
County Yorkshire
Country England
Volume 2D
Page 1981

alviegal

alviegal Report 23 Sep 2017 20:12

Alice's death.


England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription
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First name(s) ALICE MARY
Last name FAIRWEATHER
Gender Female
Birth day 26
Birth month 4
Birth year 1908
Age -
Death quarter 4
Death year 1974
District Selby
County Yorkshire
Volume 2
Page 2723

patchem

patchem Report 24 Sep 2017 08:06

There appears to be a daughter to Tom and Alice who married Mr Coulson. What information does she have about them?

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 24 Sep 2017 15:23

Seems that Tom likely separated from Alice before her death as she appears on the electoral register with her parents from 1945.

malyon

malyon Report 24 Sep 2017 16:38

there is a Thomas fairweather born 1907 immigrating but I cant find a birth for 1907 for him

Thomas Fairweather
New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909
Name
Thomas Fairweather
Event Type
Immigration
Event Date
1953
Event Place
New York City, New York, United States
Gender
Male
Age
46
Birth Year (Estimated)
1907
Birthplace
England
Ship Name
Ile De France

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 24 Sep 2017 16:53

Malyon-

that Thomas travelling to New York is a bank accountant, travelling with Rebecca Fairweather, Both give address as Redland Road, Bristol.

The same couple also travel between Argentina and England several times- According to passenger records that Thomas was born 24 August 1907- which, if correct, does not fit with the birth date of the TOM we are looking for.

This is the birth of our Tom (born 3 October 1907 according to 1939 register):

FAIRWEATHER, TOM mmn: GOULTON
GRO Reference: 1907 D Quarter in SELBY Volume 09C Page 949

Andrew

Andrew Report 25 Sep 2017 15:23

Thanks for those replies so far:
I am pretty sure that Tom and Alice never divorced (?) so if he did marry again he was potentially a bigamist.
Tom and Alice's daughter knows almost nothing about her father.
interesting to read of his occupation in 1939 - different from what I had previously understood.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Sep 2017 17:57

It looks reasonable to assume that he did go abroad, and then lived and died in some country whose records are not covered by Ancestry, FMP, etc.
Or where ralatively recent records such as his death, are not available online.

Flip

Flip Report 25 Sep 2017 18:17

You could always get the probate for Alice, available from here @ I believe £10, see if it gives any further info:

https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar#calendar

Fairweather, Alice Mary of 5 St James Terrace, Selby died 18/9/1974, probate granted 25/11/1974 Leeds - £5289