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Searching for the death of William Sands

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John

John Report 25 Aug 2009 20:21

Do you think I would be better off searching for Marriage records after 1901 instead of the death records ?

At 40 years old, he may have well remarried.

Your thoughts are much appreciated

thanks

John

John Report 12 Aug 2009 17:36

choccy

had a look at that one too and it's not him.

Again many thanks for trying to help.

In 1901 he will have been 42, although illiterate ( he could not write his name, only make his mark) and only ever been a labourer in the ironworks, might he have emmigrated as he had no dependents ?

Can't think of any other option

regards

Choccy

Choccy Report 11 Aug 2009 21:22

a maybe

Deaths Dec 1912 (>99%)
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Sands William 53 Birmingham 6d 96

John

John Report 11 Aug 2009 21:06

Eileen

that was the one I have a death cert for and it is not him, but grateful thanks for your reply

john

Eileen

Eileen Report 11 Aug 2009 20:48

Did he have a second name? there is a William E Sands reg Aston Warwickshire |OND 1913 6d/685
Eileen

John

John Report 11 Aug 2009 20:42

This is my g-grandfather who I have been able to track from his birth in 1859 in Openshaw, Manchester right through to 1901 when he appeared on the census living in Middlesbrough as a boarder. His wife was dead by then and my grandfather was in a childrens home.
I have looked at every registration up to 1925 and the only one I found registered in Birmingham was not him when I got the death certificate.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I can go from here without searching every variant of Sands.

he does not show on the 1911 census.

Many thanks