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phyllis ratchford

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rottie

rottie Report 27 Nov 2011 13:16

i have tried fof quite a long time to find the elusive phyllis i have her birth in 1931 hammersmith london oarents john and johanna[ nee mccoy] ratchford but unable to find anything else abot her i am not sure if she married or even still alive, please can anyone help it would be much appreciated many thanks

Researching:
ratchford. jerrom. evans. collar. mccoy. mostly hsmmersmith east london uk area

Andrew

Andrew Report 27 Nov 2011 13:21

Could this be why yoy can't find her?

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page

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Deaths Mar 1932 (>99%)
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Ratchford Phyllis 0 Fulham 1a 505


Andy

rottie

rottie Report 27 Nov 2011 13:45

hello andy thank you it makes sense to me . it seems that the girls in this family never lived pat 4 yrs but the boys did ...i wonder why. shall find out eventually .many thanks i couldnt find her anywhere

Researching:
ratchford. jerrom. evans. collar. mccoy. mostly hsmmersmith east london uk area

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 28 Nov 2011 05:08

buy her death certificate, and then you will find out what she died of.

That may give you a clue!

A certificate costs £9.25 from GRO (General Register Office), including p&p. Never pay any more than that ... some sites charge much much more.

This is the site:-

www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/



sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Flick

Flick Report 28 Nov 2011 10:13

TIP:

When searching on freebmd..........especially for fairly uncommon names......click on 'all records'...........you may save yourself a lot of time.

rottie

rottie Report 28 Nov 2011 20:25

yhank you sylvia and flick i shall do as suggested

Researching:
ratchford. jerrom. evans. collar. mccoy. mostly hsmmersmith east london uk area