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There's a story in my husband's family that his Great grandfather George Herbert Fairhurst, b 1888 , Standish Wigan , Lancashire, left his wife and 3 little children to join a Music Hall group of entertainers that traveled all over Lancashire ,
My husband's granddad used to get annoyed when the subject was brought up saying his dad was a bad one, granddad was the youngest of George's three children.

Recently I have been looking through the Newspapers on Gene's & Findmypast, and have found many advertisements and articles for a Musical Hall group from Lancashire presented by an Arthur White (seemly a well known comedian )and there is a George Fairhurst who is an actor/ Baritone singer in the group, they were performing right through the 1920'2 and still going strong in the 1940's

I would very much like to find out if this George was my husband's Great Grandfather, but not sure where to look first , perhaps Lancashire Family history
would be of help or a library or perhaps a local museum ,

Any ideas would be most welcome

regards Fiona Fairhurst

Have you found his death cert

is this him on the 1911 census
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
13 Poplar Street Chorley, Chorley, Lancashire, England


George Herbert Fairhurst Fairhurst Married Male House Carpenter 22 1889 Lancashire Stondish

Ethel Fairhurst Wife Married Female - 20 1891 Lancashire Chorley

Jessie Fairhurst Daughter - Female - 0 1911 Lancashire Chorley

First name(s) GEORGE HERBERT
Last name FAIRHURST
Marriage quarter 2
Marriage year 1910
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ GEORGE HERBERT FAIRHURST married
ETHEL HALL
District CHORLEY
District number -
County Lancashire
Country England
Volume 8E
Page 1046


so he was still around in 1914

Births Mar 1912
Fairhurst Geoffrey Hall Chorley 8e 880

Births Mar 1914
FAIRHURST James R Hall Chorley 8e 849

only death were the age equates to a c1888 birth
Deaths Mar 1967
Fairhurst George H 78 Hounslow 5c 598

No details of his occupation or NOK



Name:George Herbert Fairhurst

Gender:Male

Birth Date:24 May 1888

Birth Place:Wigan. Lancs

Service number:J66447

First Service Date:8 Feb 1917

First Ship Served On:Victory I

Last Service Date:27 Sep 1917

Last Ship Served On:Victory I

according to a public tree on Ancestry he was in the RNVR and invalided out in 1917

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1353682?jump=1353682

Thanks to Shirley and Gins for replying back

I have the 1911 Census and his RNVR info, but I am very interested in the death details,

thanks again.

Sorry if I have annoyed people putting this question on two threads.
I won't make this mistake again.
Thanks

This is not on your other thread. According to a tree at Ancestry this is his fathers probate


Name:Henry Fairhurst of: Hilton Lane near Bolton

Probate Date:1 Dec 1939

Death Date:22 Oct 1939

Death Place:Lancashire, England

Registry:Liverpool, England

Probate to: Margaret Jane Farrimond, widow, William Gordon Pigot, solicitor & George Fairhurst, retired butcher<<<<<<
£3826

Wondering if the above George is in fact George Herbert?

You could try sending for the Will

Thanks Gin

The age at death ties in with the age on census...


Deaths Dec 1939
Fairhurst Henry -86- Barton 8c 1176



1901

Henry Fairhurst 47
Elizabeth Fairhurst 45
Margaret Jane Fairhurst 26
Edith Fairhurst 24
Bertha Fairhurst 22
Fanny Fairhurst 18
William Harry Fairhurst 16
Miriam Fairhurst 13
George Herbert Fairhurst 12
Harold Fairhurst 10
Alice Ann Fairhurst 8
Stanley Ryder Fairhurst 6

The image isn't very clear, but I think it says he was a joiner:

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D6965352

Thanks for the information,