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Iris Cunningham

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SusyQ

SusyQ Report 18 May 2015 20:06

I am trying to trace any descendants of Iris Cunningham and Sidney George James Richard Bentley I think they married circa 1939.
I would be most grateful for any help at all.

Regards,
Susie

Gee

Gee Report 18 May 2015 20:23

Hi Susie

You can search here for free. They did marry in 1939


http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 18 May 2015 21:03

looks like he was also known as Baxter

Marriages Dec 1939
Baxter Sydney G J Cunningham Liverpool N. 8b 1584
Bentley Sydney G J Cunningham Liverpool N. 8b 1584
Cunningham Iris Bentley Liverpool N. 8b 1584
Cunningham Iris Baxter Liverpool N. 8b 158

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 18 May 2015 21:10

looks like a least one son reg as Baxter in 1940 Liverpool

edit sadly

First name(s) SIDNEY W B
Last name BAXTER
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1941
Age 0
Death quarter 1
Death year 1941
District LIVERPOOL NORTH
County Lancashire
Volume 8B
Page 1214
Country England


Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 18 May 2015 21:18

think you need the cert for its info on their ages and fathers name etc

malyon

malyon Report 18 May 2015 21:29


Sydney G J Bentley
England and Wales Birth Registration Index
Name:
Sydney G J Bentley
Event Type:
Birth Registration
Registration Quarter:
Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year:
1918
Registration District:
West Derby
County:
Lancashire
Event Place:
West Derby, Lancashire, England
Mother's Maiden Name (not available before 1911 Q3):
Lawrence
Volume:
8B
Page:
745
Line Number:
122

Mike *

Mike * Report 19 May 2015 01:09


Births Mar 1918
Bentley Sydney G J - Lawrence - W.Derby 8b 745

SusyQ

SusyQ Report 20 May 2015 16:01

Thank you all for your help. Do any of you know how I can find out what happened to Iris Bentley/Baxter? Sidney got married again in Feb. 1948, but on his marriage certificate it states his status as bachelor? Also, Sidney was a twin, and I can't find any record of this.

I am really grateful for all your help so far, when it comes to things like this I really am as "thick as the proverbial brick" !!

Yours in anticipation,

Susie

Mike *

Mike * Report 20 May 2015 16:14

By no means definite but this is a probably marriage for Sydney's parents

Marriages Dec 1913
Bentley William F- Lawrence -W. Derby 8b 1008
Lawrence Maggie M- Bentley -W.Derby 8b 1008


How do you know he had a twin?

Maybe stillborn as there is no twin registered

Gee

Gee Report 20 May 2015 16:25

This looks like the couple that Mike posted, married later I would think!


1911

Name:
Maggie Mabel Bentley
[Maggie Mabel Lawrence]

Age in 1911:22

Estimated Birth Year:abt 1889

Relation to Head:Daughter (Child)

Gender:Female

Birth Place:Liverpool

Civil Parish:Everton

County/Island:Lancashire

Country:England

Street address:25 Deacon St

Marital Status:Married

Registration district:West Derby

Registration District Number:455

Sub-registration district:South Everton

ED, institution, or vessel:35

Piece:22548

Household Members:


Joseph Lawrence 55
Sydney George Lawrence 15
William F Bentley 26
Maggie Mabel Bentley 22
Annie Elizabeth Bentley 2
William Lawrence Bentley 1
Mary Harriet Denham 28

Added

Possibly died in child birth


Name:Margaret Mabel Bentley

Birth Year:abt 1890

Age:28

Burial Date:6 Nov 1918

Parish:Walton Park

Reference Number:
283 WAL/4/2/21

Mike *

Mike * Report 20 May 2015 16:27

From someone's tree ... you need to check the death cert for her surname when she died to see if she married again.


Iris Cunningham
Birth 1907 in St Helens Merseyside
Death 1985 in St Helens Merseyside
------------------


British Army WWI Service Records


Name:
Iris Cunningham

Birth Date:
30 Mar 1907

Birth Place:
St Helens

Relationship to Soldier:
Child

Form Title:
Military History Sheet


William Cunningham Self (Head) (also known as William Owen)
Spouse : Catherine Alice Hanks
married 23. June 1906

Dependant child : Iris Cunningham

William's mother : Alice Owen
6 Bolton St
St Helens


Mike *

Mike * Report 20 May 2015 16:40


I have a feeling that the 1985 death was for this lady :


Name: Iris Archbold
Birth: 30 Mar 1907
Death: Aug 1985 - St Helens, Merseyside, England



Marriages Sep 1929
Archbold Frederick - Cunningham - Prescot 8b 1528
CUNNINGHAM Iris - Archbold -Prescot 8b 1528


Births Dec 1936
ARCHBOLD Iris - Cunningham- St. Helens 8b 1166


Deaths Jun 1952
ARCHBOLD Iris -15 - St.Helens 10f 361

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 20 May 2015 22:14

Where........and to whom...was the 1948 marriage?

EDIT.....added below

Who did he name as his father?

Which of the people named are you connected with?

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 20 May 2015 22:23


Marriages Mar 1948 (>99%)

Baxter Sidney G J R Gibson Liverpool S. 10d 1060
GIBSON Marian E Baxter Liverpool S. 10d 1060

SusyQ

SusyQ Report 21 May 2015 08:14

I am related to Sidney GJR Bentley/Baxter. He was born a Bentley, but somehow the surname Baxter was added later. Not sure why, unless he was adopted. His birth father's name was William Francis Bentley and his mother's name was Margaret (Maggie) Mabel Lawrence.

Susie

SusyQ

SusyQ Report 28 May 2015 20:35

HELP!! Please can somebody tell me how I can find a birth for Joseph Michael Lawrence, who was born in Gibraltar. I am struggling to find him. His father was called Michal Lawrence.
Any help would be gratefully appreciated.

Susie