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Stephen

Stephen Report 5 Aug 2013 20:28

I've been trying to follow the brother of my GGF, name of Benjamin Tolley b1870. I cannot find a marriage for him or a death, however, there are 2 deaths of people with this name but both registered as 0 years old at death. The question I have is that when registering deaths could the age have been recorded as 0 years old if no age was given? or was this normalpractice?

Thanks in Advance

Steve

Rambling

Rambling Report 5 Aug 2013 20:37

If you've found two deaths in that name, have you been able to rule out either of them with a matching birth?

Researching:

Tenerife Sun

Tenerife Sun Report 5 Aug 2013 20:37

Where was he born. Is this him.


Civil registration event: Birth

Name: TOLLEY, BenjaminRegistration district: [?] Dudley County: StaffordshireYear of registration: 1870Quarter of registration: Apr-May-Jun Mother's maiden name: Not available before 1911 Q3Volume no:[?]6CPage no:[?]31

Researching:
Matthew and Jane Elwood who had my great great grandfather Francis Edward Elwood baptised in 1807 at Horsham Sussex. There is no sign of Matthew or Jane from this date and my great great grandfather was brought up as Francis Edward Elwood MITCHELL

Rambling

Rambling Report 5 Aug 2013 20:39

for example these

Births Sep 1905 (>99%)
Tolley Benjamin Dudley 6c 46

Deaths Dec 1905 (>99%)
Tolley Benjamin 0 Dudley 6c 15

Researching:

MaureeninNY

MaureeninNY Report 5 Aug 2013 21:03

Maybe????
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 about Ben Tolley
Name: Ben Tolley
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1899
Age at Death: 29
Registration District: Wolverhampton
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Volume: 6b
Page: 380


Maureen

Stephen

Stephen Report 5 Aug 2013 21:10

Rambling Rose/Tenerife Sun,

That appears to be the right person, the birth is correct as is the district. The death that you site Rose appears to be correct, however my previous searches on BMD have not turned thids one up?

Turns out my GGFather had a pretty bad time just after the turn of the century, loses his brother in 1905 (assuming this is correct) and his wife 3 years later at the age of 42 leaving him with 3 children to bring up.

Thanks for the help ladies.

Steve

Tenerife Sun

Tenerife Sun Report 6 Aug 2013 00:40

I would think that the 1905 death in the December quarter aged 0 belongs with this birth


Births Sep 1905 (>99%)
Tolley Benjamin Dudley 6c 46

Researching:
Matthew and Jane Elwood who had my great great grandfather Francis Edward Elwood baptised in 1807 at Horsham Sussex. There is no sign of Matthew or Jane from this date and my great great grandfather was brought up as Francis Edward Elwood MITCHELL

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 6 Aug 2013 11:55

Steve, your search probably didn't turn up that death because I'm guessing you typed in Benjamin and it was registered as Ben.

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 6 Aug 2013 12:23

Age at death registered as zero means that the deceased was less than one year old