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Last trace 1911 census age 25 single stone mason living with parents & siblings 29 Glaskin Rd Hackney, London. How can I find info after 1911, did he marry? join up for WW1 or die? Murray too common name to guess at a marriage. Many thanks
Sheila

1911 for ref.


John Murray
Age in 1911: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
Civil Parish: St John-at-Hackney
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County/Island: London
Country: England
Street address: 29 Glaskin Road, Hackney N E
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: STONE MASON
Registration district: Hackney
Registration District Number: 11
Sub-registration district: South East Hackney
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Piece: 1144
Household Members:
Name Age
John Murray 52
Elizabeth Murray 49
John Murray 25
Elizabeth Murray 22
Margaret Murray 21
Ellen Murray 16
Lillian Murray 14
Ethel Murray

If you had an exact DOB it may be possible to search the 1939 register for him. Perhaps though, you have already tried that.

Thanks will try & get exact DOB. Haven't tried 1939 register, is it available on GR, if not how do I access? Sheila

Birth record, in case you don't have it, and in case you want to order a copy to find exact DOB:

Births Sep 1885 (>99%)
Murray John Stephen Canterbury 2a 802

Possible death - though as you say, John Murray isn't an uncommon name:

John S Murray
in the England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: John S Murray
Birth Date: abt 1886
Date of Registration: Mar 1926
Age at Death: 40
Registration district: West Ham
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 37

the 1939 Register is available only on FindMyPast, sister site of GR but requires a separate subscription

And only a couple of the many others, which I'm sure you'll already have considered: - it's a needle in a haystack:


England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries
Name: John Murray
Birth: abt 1885
Death: Mar 1940 - Hammersmith, London, England


England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries
Name: John Murray
Birth: abt 1885
Death: Sep 1951 - Stepney, London, England

Many thanks for useful info re 1939 directory also death records I might try to get certificates see who reported & get idea of marital status. Sheila

If you get an exact DOB and post it on here, we can look the 1939 register for you. His middle initial doesn't appear on the 1911 census so if he didn't use his middle name, you could buy many different death certificates and still not find the correct one. He may not even have remained in the London area.