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I am looking for my Aunt, May Morris.b. 1907 in Birmingham, husband Horace Burgess b.1902 Birmingham.they married Birminham 1927. They had a daughter Joan b. 1930 again Birmingham. They moved to Margate to run a guest house, we believe called Steyning Guest house in Trinity Square Margate. Does anyone have the electoral roll for Margate around the 1950s. we have found the guesthouse on record and a Horace Burgess there, we would like to know if May and Joan are with him, so we can be sure we have the right place.
Thankyou

Moira, you had another thread on this family with posts on it. You would be best keeping everything together on the same thread.

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/living_relatives/thread/1301902

Did you ever get the death certificate for May?

This is the Horace who died in Kent.

Name: Horace Burgess
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 5 Oct 1902
Baptism Date: 22 Oct 1902
Baptism Place: St. James, Ashted, Warwick, England
Father: Charles Edward Burgess
Mother: Sarah Ann
FHL Film Number: 1545522
Reference ID: item 2 p 821


Name: Horace Burgess
Birth Date: 5 Oct 1902
Date of Registration: Mar 1972
Age at Death: 69
Registration district: Thanet
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 5f
Page: 1980

Name: May Morris
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1907
Marriage Date: 7 May 1927
Marriage Age: 20
Marriage Place: Bordesley, St Andrew, Warwickshire, England
Spouse: Horrace Burgers of 62 Garrison Lane, cook
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Marriage Age: 24
Father: Henry Martin Morris, butcher
Spouse's Father: Frederick Charles Burgers (dec) chef



Horace's father has a different name here so maybe that is the wrong man in the above posting.

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
78, Witton Street, Aston, Warwickshire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Charles Burgess Head Married Male 36 1865 Railway Sorter Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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Sarah A Burgess Wife Married Female 37 1864 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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Frederick Burgess Son Single Male 3 1898 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England



1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
62 Garrison Lane Birmingham, Aston, Warwickshire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
Sarah Ann Burgess Head Widow Female Shopkeeper General 46 1865 England Bham
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Frederick Charles Burgess Son - Male School Part Time Lather Coy 13 1898 England Bham
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Horace Burgess Son - Male - 8 1903 England Bham


Frederick's father is also Charles Edward so I wonder if his name was put down as father by mistake.

As you want historical ER, contact Margate Library. They do have a Local Studies section. If for some reason they don't hold copies, they should be able to tell you where they are.

Contact details are here. Do bear in mind that they may make a 'look-up' charge.
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/a?_ref=1181

The original thread suggests the death reg for May. Did you ever purchase it? It should give her place of birth and maiden name + the informant could be her next of kin.

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England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006
about May Burgess Name: May Burgess
Birth Date: 24 Oct 1906
Date of Registration: Oct 1999
Age at Death: 93
Registration district: Thanet With Dover
Inferred County: Kent
Register Number: B5E
District and Subdistrict: 5751B
Entry number: 266

1939 68 Steyning Road, Yardley
BurgessHousehold Birmingham C.B., Warwickshire, England

Horace Burgess 1902 (5th October)
May Burgess 1906 (24th October)

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May was listed at this address until 1945

So looks like they called the guesthouse after the name of the road they lived in Birmingham?
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Possible birth for May:

First name(s) MAY
Last name MORRIS
Birth year 1906
Birth quarter 4
District ASTON
County Warwickshire
Volume 6D Page 219
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BURGESS MAY
Date of Probate:05 November 1999
Probate number: 269089
Date of death: 01 October 1999
Grant and will Winchester
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British Phone Book
1950- 1957
Name: H Burgess
Address: Steyning Guest Ho, Trinity sq
Exchange: Margate
City/Town: Margate

Thank you everyone for your help, I contacted the Margate Family history and they did a check for me,May is with Horace at the Steynings House, Tinity Square.
Please could you help me find any threads that I have placed previously, do I have to go through all the threads I have posted or is there a short cut. Any help is much appreciate.

You can see all the threads you have (and those you have commented on) by clicking "My Threads" on the left hand side of the page (under 'Tools').

Assuming your 'my threads' works, there is a further link amongst the paragraph of text that says 'Threads started by me' or words to that effect. If you've added to other threads, that will help to eliminate them.

Unfortunately, for many members the link to 'My Threads' hasn't been working properly for several weeks. You may be successful, on the other hand you may get the dreaded Error message.