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Hello there,

Could someone please look-up for me the deaths of two of my relations:

1) Henry Lever, born in Runcorn, Cheshire in about 1894 (son of Henry and Mary Alice Lever). Henry was remembered as being alive in the early 1950s by a relation of mine who visited him at his home.

and his brother:

2) George Lever, born 8 December 1903 in Runcorn , Cheshire. George`s birth date is taken from his admission papers for the Balfour Road School, Runcorn, Cheshire. An `event date` is recorded for 24 August 1904 and an address is given as: 7 Lightfoot Square, Cheshire. This school record is taken from the Morom Pilot Record site.

Thank you in advance.

Possibility on1911 census

Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation Where Born Original
census
image

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LEVER, Henry Head Married M 40 1871 Chemical Labourer Weston Cheshire VIEW
LEVER, Mary Alice Wife Married
19 years F 37 1874 Runcorn Cheshire VIEW
LEVER, Harrit Hannah Daughter Single F 18 1893 Jam Factory Runcorn Cheshire VIEW
LEVER, Henry Son Single M 16 1895 General Labourer Runcorn Cheshire VIEW
LEVER, James Son M 12 1899 School Northwich Cheshire VIEW
LEVER, Mary Daughter F 10 1901 School Runcorn Cheshire VIEW
LEVER, Fred Son M 8 1903 School Runcorn Cheshire VIEW
LEVER, George Son M 7 1904 School Runcorn Cheshire VIEW
LEVER, Margret Daughter F 5 1906 School Runcorn Cheshire VIEW
LEVER, Alice Daughter F 3 1908 Runcorn Cheshire VIEW
LEVER, Jane Daughter F 2 1909 Runcorn Cheshire VIEW
LEVER, Elizibith Daughter F 0 (9 MONTHS) 1911 Runcorn Cheshire VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
21638 Reference:
RG14PN21638 RG78PN1288 RD446 SD2 ED22 SN95

Registration District:
Runcorn Sub District:
Runcorn Enumeration District:
22 Parish:
Runcorn

Address:
7 Lightfoots Square Heath Road Runcorn Cheshire County:
Cheshire

Probable birth reg

Name: Henry Lever
Year of Registration: 1894
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Runcorn
County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 221 (click to see others on page)

Christening record for Henry

Name: Henry Lever
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1894
Christening Date: 3 Jun 1894
Christening Place: Runcorn, Cheshire, England
Father's Name: Henry Lever
Mother's Name: Mary Alice Lever

and brother James's Christening record

Name: James Lever
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1899
Christening Date: 5 Mar 1899
Christening Place: Runcorn, Cheshire, England
Father's Name: Henry Lever
Mother's Name: Mary Alice Lever

Thank you TootyFruity! Yes you have them in 1911 and the correct baptism records!

Posssibly father's death

Name: Henry Lever
Death Registration Month/Year: 1956
Age at death (estimated): 86
Registration district: Runcorn
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 10a
Page: 640

Possible marriage for Henry born 1894

Name: Henry Lever
Spouse Surname: Brown
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1942
Registration district: Runcorn
Registration county (inferred): Cheshire
Volume Number: 8a
Page Number: 588
Find Spouse: Find Spouse

Emma Brown is the bride

and possibly 1901

Name: Henry Lever
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Henry
Mother's Name: Mary A
Gender: Male
Where born: Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Civil parish: Runcorn
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
Town: Runcorn
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Runcorn
Sub-registration district: Runcorn
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 154
Household Members: Name Age
Henry Lever 30
Mary A Lever 28
Harriett H Lever 8
Henry Lever 6
James Lever 2
Mary Lever 2 months

Hi there,

Thank you; you have found the family 1901, and I have quite a bit of info on the other siblings shown, but for some reason Henry and George are proving quite elusive! There are always a few relations to keep us on our toes!

You have also found Henry Lever's death in 1956 (the father) - however, the 1942 marriage to Emma Brown, also relates to him, and not 'Young Henry'. Henry was a widow, his wife Mary Alice dying earlier.

From what I was told, Young Henry had some sort of mental health problem but was cared for at home by his older sister Harriet.

Therefore I assumed his death would be fairly easy to find.

Do you know if they stayed in Runcorn as I am having difficulty locating a death in Runcorn for both Henry and George

Sorry for the very late reply!

Now, Henry lived with his married sister as he suffered from a mild mental health problem, and as she died in Runcorn, I assume he would of done also.

George; I have no idea where he died, or that he even existed until I recently found the 1911 census.

I suppose both must of moved, or perhaps I even emmigrated?

Hi Peter

I suppose Henry could have gone and lived with another sibling after the death of his sister. I have searched for him on Ancestry up to 2005 in cheshire but can not locate him.

Possible marriage for George

Name: George Lever
Spouse Surname: Whittaker
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1928
Registration district: Runcorn
Registration county (inferred): Cheshire
Volume Number: 8a
Page Number: 466
Find Spouse: Find Spouse

Spouse is Jessie Whittaker

Possible birth registration

Name: George Lever
Year of Registration: 1904
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Runcorn
County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 217 (click to see others on page)

Possible death for George

Name: George Lever
Birth Date: 8 Dec 1903
Death Registration Month/Year: 1978
Registration district: Halton
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 35
Page: 0580

George's wife Jessie's death

Name: Jessie Lever
Birth Date: 24 Sep 1902
Death Registration Month/Year: Mar 2001
Age at death (estimated): 98
Registration district: Halton
Inferred County: Cheshire
Register number: 8B
District and Subdistrict: 3431B
Entry number: 150

Thank you for this; I'll have to look and see if I can order the marriage certificate to confirm about this.

Your help is very much appreciatedd; I had looked for George previously but I too was a little lost as to where to look for him exactly. I since found out that it seems Halton is the 'modern-alternative' name used for the Runcorn District, which came into use after boundary changes etc.

Thank you so much again!

I just wonder where Henry went!

Hi Peter

just found this death for Henry birth fits but death is in Devon

Name: Henry Lever
Birth Date: 27 Jan 1895
Death Registration Month/Year: Jun 1984
Age at death (estimated): 89
Registration district: Exeter
Inferred County: Devon
Volume: 21
Page: 1097

And another probable death for Henry but a long way from Runcorn. Maybe it is a case of waiting until the last column of 1911 census reveals anything about his mild mental illness which could be depression.

Name: Henry Lever
Birth Date: 30 Jun 1894
Death Registration Month/Year: Aug 1987
Age at death (estimated): 93
Registration district: Camden
Inferred County: London
Volume: 14
Page: 1784

Thank you Tooty Fruity; this is interesting! This must be Henry's birth which would suggest the death in Camden in August 1987!

Births Jun 1894 (>99%)
Lever Henry Runcorn 8a 221 Scan available - click to view

The only trouble here is, I have Henry's baptism from the IGI Pilot Sight and they state that Henry was baptised on the 03rd June 1894!

I have no idea also what Henry would be doing in Camden?!

Thank you for this!