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Grave Edwin Stephen (Stevens) MARTIN

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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 20 Jan 2022 21:32

I assume that means the 1965 death was the wrong one?

Agee

Agee Report 20 Jan 2022 20:29

Thank you all very much for your help. Double checked all details given, and they confirmed birth and marriage.

Born Aug 1895 in Wandsworth.
Married in 1919 in Croydon to Edwin Martin.

But absolutely no success with death. Think I may have to park this one for a while.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Jan 2022 12:07

A member of Ancestry refers to the 1919 marriage cert - presumably, he/she has seen it.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 3 Jan 2022 11:41

Do you have her birth cert?

There are several possible births, if the date given in 1939 is correct:

This one seems the most likely, if she was born in roughly the same area as her later life :

SMITH, LILY GERTRUDE mmn WILSON
GRO Reference: 1895 D Quarter in WANDSWORTH Volume 01D Page 702

But there are others in other places:

SMITH, LILY GERTRUDE mmn PARR
GRO Reference: 1895 S Quarter in WINCHCOMB Volume 06A Page 404

SMITH, LILY GERTRUDE mmn LAMB
GRO Reference: 1895 S Quarter in ORSETT Volume 04A Page 475


What was her father's name, from either the birth or marriage cert?



???
John William Smith
in the London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936
Name: John William Smith
Gender: Male
Marriage Age: 28
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1855
Marriage Date: 7 May 1883
Marriage Place: St Saviour, Battersea, Wandsworth, England
Father: John William Smith
Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth Wilson <<<<<<<<<<


Lily G Smith
in the 1901 England Census
Name: Lily G Smith
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Father: John W Smith
Mother: Sarah Smith
Birth Place: Earlsfield
Civil Parish: Wandsworth
Ecclesiastical parish: St Anne
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street Address:
Occupation:
Registration District: Wandsworth
Sub-registration District: Wandsworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 31
Neighbors:
Piece: 485
Folio: 21
Page Number: 34
Household Schedule Number: 197
Household Members:
Name Age
John W Smith 44
Sarah Smith 44
Edith Smith 15
Beatrice Smith 10
Charles Smith 8
Lily G Smith 4


Lillie Gertrude Smith
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Lillie Gertrude Smith
Age in 1911: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Field, Surrey, England
Civil Parish: Wandsworth
Country: England
Street Address: 11 Franche Court Rd, Lower Tooting, London S W
Occupation: Home Service
Registration District Number: 26
Sub-registration District: Sprinfield
ED, institution, or vessel: 06
Piece: 2375
Household Members:
Name Age
John William Smith 54
Sarah Elizabeth Smith 53
Charles Alfred Smith 17
Lillie Gertrude Smith 14

SMITH, BEATRICE MAUD mmn WILSON
GRO Reference: 1890 S Quarter in WANDSWORTH Volume 01D Page 695

SMITH, EDITH EMILY mmn WILSON
GRO Reference: 1886 M Quarter in WANDSWORTH Volume 01D Page 711


Lily's birth said to be c1897 in both censuses, but I can't see a matching birth - the 1895 birth seems the likeliest.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Jan 2022 09:51

Are you relying on 1939 register for your info about the woman’s birth date? Or do you have documentary proof?

You said you ordered the 1965 death cert.............have you received it yet?

Agee

Agee Report 2 Jan 2022 22:07

UPDATE AS PROMISED>
Thank you to everyone for your suggestions. Emailed local cemeteries - most just directed me to on line resources that I had already exhausted.

Fortunately the bereavement officer in Croydon was really helpful and managed to track a grave down in Mitcham Road cemetery for Edwin. Sadly the resting place of his wife Lilian Gertrude Martin nee Smith remains a mystery for now.

Agee

Agee Report 26 Dec 2021 12:01

Thank you for the suggestions of Brookwood Military Cemetery and Sutton.
At the time of death he was a civilian - but had only recently been discharged from the Royal Navy.

I have just sent emails to the 2 suggested cemeteries and will let you know when I get a response. Thank you for all the help.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Dec 2021 18:15

Contact details for Croydon Cemeteries:

https://tinyurl.com/3u96dcvv


and for Sutton Council cemeteries:

https://www.sutton.gov.uk/info/200453/parks_trees_and_open_spaces/1124/cemeteries/9

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 25 Dec 2021 17:35

Carshalton would come under Sutton rather than Croydon. Have you looked there?

Have you tried the local newspaper reports?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 25 Dec 2021 15:25

He was a civilian

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 25 Dec 2021 14:58

Have you tried the Brookwood Military Cemetry?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 25 Dec 2021 13:06

CWGC says Carshalton UD

Agee

Agee Report 25 Dec 2021 12:48

Thank you all. Comments confirm BMD of children that I have recorded.

In regards Edwin's burial - tried on line via Ancestry / Genes Reunited / Find my Past/ and billion graves websites. But no records anywhere.

Emailed cemeteries which I think are in the area - but again no luck.

Ericka H thank you - I wondered the same and i have a requested the 1965 death cert for Lily (Lilian) Gertrude Martin - she could have been in Wandsworth as its not too far away, and the home of 2 of her sons at one stage.


Thank you everyone - I will keep looking for Edwin's burial place.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 25 Dec 2021 11:55

There’s a death for a Lily G Martin in JFM 1965 in Wandsworth. Has that been investigated?

Out of area, but……………………

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Dec 2021 11:47

Lily G is still listed with Maurice and Bernard at the same address in Croydon in 1948.

Marked As Answer Marked as Answered

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 25 Dec 2021 10:03

Marriages Mar 1947
Laurie James C Martin Surrey Mid.E. 5g 632
Martin Lilian J Laurie Surrey Mid.E. 5g 632

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 25 Dec 2021 09:52

Maurice V Martin
Residence Year: 1947
Parliamentary Division/Constituency: Eastern
Residence Place: Surrey, England
Place of Abode: 92 croham Valley Road south Croydon

With Lily G and Bernard Martin

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 25 Dec 2021 09:01

Maurice was still in Wandsworth

Maurice V
District Wandsworth
Last name Martin
County London
Gender Male
Volume 5E
Birth day -
Page 756
Birth month -
Country England
Birth year 1921
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Age 46
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Death quarter 1
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Death year 1967
Collections from Great Britain, England


Maybe the death cert would give clues


Edit

DetailSource
Name: Maurice Victor Martin
Death Date: 9 Feb 1967
Death Place: London
Probate Date: 19 Jun 1967
Probate Registry: London

Of 160 Ellison Road Streatham died 9.2.1967 at st James hospital Balham

Administration London to Bernard Martin joiner and Lillian Joyce Laurie married woman

Bernard was a brother
Births Dec 1925
Martin Bernard Smith Croydon 2a 462

Lilian was a sister

Births Mar 1922
Martin Lilian J Smith Croydon 2a 464

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 25 Dec 2021 09:00

Don’t know if it helps

Patricia
District Gravesend
Last name Martin
Register number 788
Gender Female
County Kent
Birth day 26
Volume 16
Birth month 2
Page 710
Birth year 1930
Country England
Age -
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Death quarter 3
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Registration Month 7
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Death year 1988

So never married

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 25 Dec 2021 08:55

Well lilian is an open record on the 1939 register so her death has been picked up

6a Thorneloe Gardens, Croydon, Croydon C.B., Surrey, England

Lily G (Lilian) Martin 23 Aug 1895 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 3 1
Maurice V Martin 18 Oct 1920 Male Flour Milling Clerk Single 3 2
The record for this person is officially closed.
The record for this person is officially closed.
The record for this person is officially closed.
Patricia Martin 26 Feb 1930 Female At School Single 3 6