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Hi I'm hoping someone can help me...
I'm looking for William James Dawson born 13th Aug 1895 11 westcott road although have seen his DOB as 1896 as well.
He was my granny's older brother and i understand he was very dear to her, the family story is that he was gassed in WW1
I can't find any military records nor a marriage or death
Equally confusing is that my dad couldn't remember him and thought he died due to his injuries, but another family member thought that he was alive in the 1930s possibly later....
could any one help please?
thank you
That's him! his dad was james dawson 1860-1924 and mother ellen weston every 1866-1947 , he had 2 brothers who both died very young and 8 sisters including granny in 1901
does anyone know if i can find out about his military service?
also his death....if you run a search for james dawson b 1895 deaths there are hundreds...i don't really want to have to order all of them to check eek!
thank you
There are 2 death registrations for William Dawson born 1895/96
1.
Name: William Dawson
Death Age: 56
Birth Date: abt 1895
Registration Date: Jun 1951
Registration district: Liverpool South
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 10d
Page: 560
2.
Name: William Dawson
Death Age: 64
Birth Date: abt 1896
Registration Date: Sep 1960
Registration district: Liverpool North
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 10d
Page: 289
those are the only 2 whose death was registered Liverpool.
You could apply for these 2 or carry out a obituary notice search in The Liverpool Echo for the Quarter that the deaths where registered.
oh thank you you both.
can i as whats probably a daft question but how do i search the echo... ive looked on the british newspaper archives and it doesnt seem to be on there and google searched Liverpool echo archive but dont come up with much?
thank you again
The Liverpool Echo is not available online that cover the dates we are interested in. They are available on Micro Film at Liverpool Archives, 3rd Floor, William Brown Street.
