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jack fernley higson born 1917 died 1989

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patchem

patchem Report 26 Apr 2014 17:50

I was going to put that Minnie could be still alive, but not so:

http://remembrance.liverpoolecho.co.uk/search.cfm?action=view&subaction=remembrance&remembranceId=83128786

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 26 Apr 2014 15:27

With the assumption that Mercer was Minnie's maiden name, they do not appear to have had any natural born children. There is no way of telling if they had adopted children unless you were fortunate enough to find an entry for them on historical ER. Obviously children couldn't be included until they reached the age of 18 or 21 (can't remember when it was lowered to 18)

Always check http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl for BMD.Its particularly useful when you have a mother's maiden name for births after Sep 1911.

Assuming he served in WW2, his records will still be with the MOD. 25 years after the date of his death, you would be entitled to purchase a copy at a cost of £30. You may have to provide a copy of the DC

See the following link for details
http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/service_records.html

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Rose

Rose Report 26 Apr 2014 14:58

dear patcham

thanks for reply i dont have a marraige cert for minnie i am researching this chap as he is connected to my tree

love rose

patchem

patchem Report 26 Apr 2014 14:19

Jack Fernley Higson
Birth Date: 26 Jul 1917
Date of Registration: Jun 1989
Age at Death: 71
Registration district: West Lancashire
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 40
Page: 2154

patchem

patchem Report 26 Apr 2014 14:17

Have you got the marriage certificate to Minnie, to check that she had not been married before?

Could you say what your connection to him is?

Thank-you

Rose

Rose Report 26 Apr 2014 13:52

dear all

can you help me i am researching this chap he was born in barton lancashire and married minnie mercer in ormskirk lancashire in 1947
what i would like to know is did he have any children in this marraige
his world war two service record
and were he died

many thanks love rose