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Thanks K and Perchino

Off out at the moment but will see what I can find later.

Cheers Colleen

Unfortunately WW2 Service Records generally only available to Next of Kin but try these sites:


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I think that the records are only available to the person or their next of kin


Possible Parents marriage

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page

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Marriages Dec 1914 (>99%)
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Clark Elizabeth Sharratt Burnley 8e 316
Sharratt William Clark Burnley 8e 316

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Are WW2 WAAF records open to public in England?

Hey Choccy
you may have done it..... We have a Hilda Sharratt with mother Clark... a Jack Sharrat..mother Clark and with wife Gwendoline.

sounds like a good possibility to me.



thanks
Colleen

possibly -


Births Jun 1920 (>99%)
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Sharratt Jack R C Clark Chapel-le-F. 7b 1841



England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005

Name: Gwendoline Jodrell
Spouse Surname: Sherratt
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1942
Registration district: Chapel en Le Frith
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume Number: 7b
Page Number: 2738
Find Spouse: Jack R C Sherratt

Oh sorry Astra.. she remarried and became Williams...she died at Iron Knob South Australia in 1989

Didn't realize you would be looking for her death.. sorry

have to go off line for awhile.....check back later....

Do you know what name she died under? Did she re-marry when she got to Australia?
It's just that I can't find her death under Howel.

Hi Astra

I do not have a death cert...Just know when and where she died...

On my Dad's cert it doesn't give parents (1989)

but on my Mum's it does (1992)

Cheers
Colleen

( certs in South Australia are around $40 AUS so I don't usually buy them unless they are very close rellies.

I was just curious about Hilda but If I don't find the info then it is not a major drama
But I am grateful to those who have tried

Cheers Colleen

Does her Australian death certificate not give her parents names?

Would I be able to get her service records from the WAAF? That would hopefully give next of kin etc.

This is Hilda leaving UK and suggests 1818 as yr of birth as well

Passenger lists leaving UK 1890-1960

Name: Mrs Hilda HOWEL
Date of departure: 17 November 1950
Port of departure: Southampton
Destination port: Adelaide
Destination country: Australia

Date of Birth: 1918 (calculated from age)**************
Age: 32
Marital Status:
Sex: Female
Occupation: Teacher
Notes:
Passenger recorded on: Page 10 of 14
The following people with the same last name travelled on this voyage: -
Mstr (Living) HOWEL
Ship: MORETON BAY
Official Number:
Master's name: T V Roberts
Steamship Line: Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line
Where bound: Australia

Last address in UK was The Croft 34 St Peters Road,Fairfield, Buxton Derby.

That is the only birth registered for Sharratt/Weaver on FreeBMD

I will keep looking..........

?????????
Births Jun 1921 (>99%)
Sharratt Hilda W Weaver Derby 7b 1305

Could Gwendoline have been her sister-in-law????

Please see original post with edit... sorry Lynski

Births Jun 1918 (>99%)
Sharratt Hilda Clark Bolton 8c 5[2_]_

The district Bolton spans the boundaries of the counties of Greater Manchester and Lancashire

Possible marriage for the above???

Marriages Dec 1914 (>99%)
Clark Elizabeth Sharratt Burnley 8e 316
Sharratt William Clark Burnley 8e 316

Do you know if she had any other siblings?????

There are 3 people with Hilda Sharratt born 1918, +/- 5 years in their trees.

Have you made contact with them? Hilda could have "tweeked" her age when she married??

Possibles ?????????

Births Jun 1926 (>99%)
Sharratt Gwendoline Fearn Derby 7b 962

Marriages Dec 1913 (>99%)
Fearn Sarah Sharratt Shardlow 7b 1102
Sharratt William Fearn Shardlow 7b 1102

Cannot find a birth for Hilda that matches this???

Does the Genes member who has Gwendoline in her tree have any more information that could help you??