Genealogy Chat

why was my grandmothers death not registered , we have searched and searched but nothing she died during the war years about 1941-1944 can anyone explain this thanks Carol

Carol what was her name & age when she died? Georgina.

Hi Georgina I am sure you have already looked , everyone has Annie Gellatly Mills she may have used her parteners name of Bacon she died in kenton near Harrow MIDDLESEX she was born in scotland in 1899 so would have been early 40s Carol

Carol Do you know the circumstances of her death? As it was during the war, the registration of her death could have been delayed, if, say, she was victim of a bombing incident. And, I suppose during the war years, things were a bit chaotic and the registration may have been lost, or even not happened at all. OC

Hi O.C. No i dont know how or what she died of , i am trying to find a burial place for her but without a date of death it is proving a task, i know the address she used to live at prior to her death i thought of contacting funeral directors for the area bit of a long shot but dont know what else to do Carol

Ah, so you don't know exactly where she died then? Have you widened your seach to include all areas? She could have died anywhere, in theory. OC

Name: BACON, ANNIE BERTHA Initials: A B Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Civilian Regiment/Service: Civilian War Dead Age: 59 Date of Death: 07/12/1944 Additional information: of Claremont House, Cowley Road. Daughter of John and Alice Jenkins, of 20 Whitman House, Roman Road, Bethnal Green; wife of Ernest William Bacon. Died at Claremont House. Casualty Type: Civilian War Dead Reporting Authority: HACKNEY, METROPOLITAN BOROUGH

BACON, ANNIE BERTHA Civilian Unknown Civilian War Dead Link United Kingdom BETHNAL GREEN, METROPOLITAN BOROUGH BACON, ANNIE BERTHA Civilian 07/12/1944 59 Civilian War Dead United Kingdom HACKNEY, METROPOLITAN BOROUGH

Perhaps you need to work thru, qtr by qtr, form the last time you know categorically , that she was alive. which record- death or marriage ,you start with, I am not sure, If you are not sure if she married,and became Mrs X, i'm not sure that you'll know that a death of Mrs X is even her. Have you found his death, Mr Bacon? did she register it?

Hi All Thank you for your help her name is Annie Gellatly MILLS that was her married name (my grandfathers) whom she left for william henry Bacon ,she had a daughter with william called Iris Beatrice Bacon b.1931, william died in 1973 annie died 1941-44 so she didnt register him ,his son did from his previous marriage, annie lived with william at 119 shrewsbury ave kenton middlesex, until she died , i dont think she changed her name to his they never married i cant find a marriage for them divorce in those days was expensive , i found an iris Bacon marriage in Willesden in 1958 as i thought i would try and find her sent for marriage cert and it said father William Henry Bacon so possibly was her then hit a brick wall again my granny Annie is not there thank you all Carol