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Margaret

Margaret Report 15 Mar 2018 09:05

I have recently discovered - via probate - that George Peter Matthews of 61 high ~Street Cinderford was last seen alive September 1956 and his skeleton found April 1958 in dense forest land Heywood, Cinderford.. I do not know any local newspapers but am sure it would have been reported on. I am wondering how he met his demise - unlawful killing, accident, got lost in the forest. Could/would anyone be able to local any report on this event ? Thank you for any help you may be able to give.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 15 Mar 2018 09:22

Well his death cert should give some indication of his cause of death

Most likely the coroner would be the informant


Deaths Mar 1958
MATTHEWS George P 58 F.of Dean 7b 486

This seems to be the local newspaper
http://www.theforester.co.uk/contact.cfm

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 15 Mar 2018 09:26

Try contacting the library to ask if they have historical local papers on film. If they don’t, they should be able to tell you where they are. If you ask them to research the event on your behalf, they’ll probably make a charge.

Cinderford library
Belle Vue ROad
Cinderford
GL14 2BZ
United Kingdom
01594 822581
[email protected]

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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 15 Mar 2018 09:34

1939 register


Matthews Household (7 People)
81 High Street , East Dean R.D., Gloucestershire, England
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FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB OCCUPATION
George Peter Matthews 17 Jul 1898 Painter & Decorator
Blanche Elizabeth Matthews 13 Jan 1905 Unpaid Domestic Duties
George Frederick E Matthews 21 Jun 1924 Painters Labourer
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Charles Harold Matthews 15 Feb 1934 At School
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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Margaret

Margaret Report 15 Mar 2018 10:08

Thank you for your help. I think the first step will be the local library to see what they hold there. After that I will see if the local newspaper has articles online. Re the 1939 Register - George Peter Matthews was not in fact married to Blanche - he legal wife had left him for someone else.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 17 Mar 2018 13:12

I contacted a friend who is a forester by birth and he told me that the newspaper for Cinderford at the time was the Dean Forest Mercury

According to the Probate record, the skeleton was found on 20th March