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Missing Aunty Nellie!

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Ali

Ali Report 6 Jun 2011 16:54

Can anyone please help me with this.... Ellen May CATTEN aka Nellie born 1908 richmond surrey i can't find her on anything but the 1911 cencus with her family, Her parents were Harry CATTEN & Cathrine BARNEY, she was the first born of six children all richmond surrey, she dissapeared approx 1932 after a family row (so i've been told) & poss married a man with the sur name LAWRENCE, any help would be lovely.
thank you
alison

Dea

Dea Report 6 Jun 2011 17:01

England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
about Nellie M Catten Name: Nellie M Catten
Spouse: Harold F W Lawrence
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1924
Registration district: Wandsworth
Inferred County: Surrey
Volume Number: 1d
Page Number: 1111

Dea x

jax

jax Report 6 Jun 2011 17:05

Name: Harold F W Lawrence
Birth Date: abt 1897
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1966
Age at Death: 69
Registration district: Leeds
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 2c
Page: 445

Ali

Ali Report 6 Jun 2011 17:06

Thank you Dea, thats very kind of you, now i need to find out if i have any cousins x

jax

jax Report 6 Jun 2011 17:08

??

Name: Ellen H Lawrence
Birth Date: abt 1908
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1963
Age at Death: 55
Registration district: Leeds
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 2c
Page: 329

It is a "M" on the index

Ali

Ali Report 6 Jun 2011 17:09

Thank you Jax x

jax

jax Report 6 Jun 2011 17:12

you can find them here I can only see one born 1927

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

surname lawrence

mother/spouse catten

find

Ali

Ali Report 6 Jun 2011 17:13

Thank you again Jax, my mother never gave up looking for her until the day she died 16 years ago x

Dea

Dea Report 6 Jun 2011 17:18

It looks like he is still alive and lives in Leeds - You need to look on 192.com if you want to contact him or try to get an electoral roll look-up?

Dea x

You can get the details via Ancestry but it will cost £5.95.

Dea x

jax

jax Report 6 Jun 2011 17:20

will pm his marriage Ali as I cannot see a death for him

Edit -I see Dea had found him on 192 and ancestry

jax

Ali

Ali Report 6 Jun 2011 17:28

Thank you very much again both of you, i've just called my sister to let her know, we are both very excited x