Florence Lena Eighteen

[James18]

Originally Posted by Merry

???

I replied to you in post #9:

Merry, the mother was registered as Flora but baptized as Florence Matilda, and indeed I would suggest the 1935 Newbury death is for her.

[Merry]

Originally Posted by James18

I replied to you in post #9:

Oooh, sorry, I hadn't read any of post #9 before A couple of other posts make more sense now I've read that one!

[Merry]

With regard to the Newbury death for Flora/Florence Matilda Eighteen. I found a tree on Ancestry with the following info about the death cert for Florence Eighteen in Newbury........ it says:

24-2-1935 • Newbury Berks.
Cert.Says, Florence Eighteen age 64, daughter of --- Eighteen a fishmonger. Died at 214 Newtown Rd. Newbury, usual address 55 St. George's Ave. Newbury. Informant H.W.Hillman Occupier of 214 Newtown Rd. Newbury. Cause of death. Brain haemorrhage. No P.M.

I see her father was a fish dealer in 1881 so I'm guessing the missing word is John and that it is the correct cert, though I would imagine the informant didn't know the first name rather than the owner of the cert not being able to read the entry, as they do have the right name for Flora's father on their tree.

So, that's one thing confirmed!

I did wonder if H W Hillman was a relation (preferably a new partner for Florence Lena!), but it doesn't look likely. I looked at 214 Newtown Road Newbury in 1939 and found the full address shows it was an institution:

214 Public Assistance Institution Newtown Road, Newbury
(at earlier dates it was named Newbury Union workhouse)

The first resident listed is:

Horace W Hillman 21 Dec 1892 Male Master Of Institution Married

So, I don't think he is going to help us any further.

At 55 St George's Ave in 1939 were Walter and Blanche Hopson (both b 1884) and their adult children, so they don't appear to help with anything either.