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Francis J Cruise 1879

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Pauline

Pauline Report 17 Jan 2021 23:40

HELLO
Could anyone help find the death for Francis J Cruise born 1879 BERKSHIRE
He was married to Charlotte Barkshire 1913 READING
Thank you

safc

safc Report 18 Jan 2021 01:09

Record Transcription:
England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019

First name(s) Charlotte
Last name Cruise
Death year 1936
Death date 05 Jun 1936
Probate year 1936
Probate date 06 Jul 1936
Residence town Reading
Registry London
County Berkshire
Linked persons John Francis Cruise xxxxx
Country England
Record set England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Collections from Great Britain, England

safc

safc Report 18 Jan 2021 01:25

????

Deaths Dec 1957 (>99%)
CRUISE John F 78 Hastings 5h 382

Pauline

Pauline Report 18 Jan 2021 06:28

Thank you

Maddie

Maddie Report 18 Jan 2021 11:29

John Francis
Last name Cruise
Death year 1957
Death date 19 Oct 1957
Probate year 1957
Probate date 08 Nov 1957
Residence town -
Registry Lewes
County Sussex
Linked persons Jane Annie Letitia Cruise --- widow
Country England
Record set England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Collections from Great Britain, England

Jane A L
Last name Paulizky
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1938
Registration month -
Spouse's last name Cruise
District Wandsworth
District number -
County London
Country England
Volume 1D
Volume as transcribed 1D
Page number 1288

Jane A L
Last name Lewis
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1938
Registration month -

MarriageFinder ™


Jane A L Lewis married one of these people

John F Cruise
Spouse's last name Cruise
District Wandsworth
District number -
County London
Country England
Volume 1D
Volume as transcribed 1D
Page number 1288

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 18 Jan 2021 11:41

1939
43 Flat 3 Edgbaston Road, Birmingham, Birmingham C.B., Warwickshire, England

John F Cruise 20 Apr 1879 Male Civil Servant Clerk Married 171 1
Jane A Cruise 25 Dec 1892 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 171 2


Marriages Dec 1938 (>99%)
Cruise John F Paulizky Wandsworth 1d 1288
Cruise John F Lewis Wandsworth 1d 1288
Lewis Jane A L Cruise Wandsworth 1d 1288
Paulizky Jane A L Cruise Wandsworth 1d 1288

greyghost

greyghost Report 18 Jan 2021 11:43

You don't mention a second marriage for Francis John


If the 1957 death in Hastings RD is correct then it is probably linked to this Probate record.

England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019

First name(s) John Francis
Last name Cruise
Death year 1957
Death date 19 Oct 1957
Probate year 1957
Probate date 08 Nov 1957
Residence town -
Registry Lewes
County Sussex
Linked persons Jane Annie Letitia Cruise
Country England


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Which would link to this marriage -
Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1938 (>99%)
Cruise John F Paulizky Wandsworth 1d 1288
Cruise John F Lewis Wandsworth 1d 1288
Lewis Jane A L Cruise Wandsworth 1d 1288
Paulizky Jane A L Cruise Wandsworth 1d 1288

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this birth -

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Mar 1893 (>99%)
Lewis Jane Annie L Wandsworth 1d 811

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John F Cruise's life in 1939
43 Flat 3 Edgbaston Road, Birmingham, Birmingham C.B., Warwickshire, England

First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
John F Cruise 20 Apr 1879 Male Civil Servant Clerk Married 171 1
Jane A Cruise 25 Dec 1892 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 171 2
John F Gruise 20 Apr 1879 Male Civil Servant Clerk Married 171 4
Ref: RG101/5606E/011/39 Letter Code: QBWP
© Findmypast Ltd

The 3rd entry - John F Gruise doesn't appear on the original

They have been crossed through and a note says RE entered Page 12.

On the opposite page alongside John's name is a partially viewable comment -
------ (disabled) Officer ----------- R. Berkshire Regt.


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Jane remarried
Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Mar 1962 (>99%)
CRUISE Jane A HEMMINGS Eastbourne 5h 463
HEMMINGS Arthur E CRUISE Eastbourne 5h 463

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Her death (although year of birth is out, that's not uncommon)

England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

First name(s) Jane Anne
Last name Hemmings
Gender Female
Birth day 25
Birth month 12
Birth year 1895
Age -
Death quarter 3
Death year 1987
District Eastbourne
Register number 787
County Sussex
Volume 18
Page 505
Country England

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England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019

First name(s) Jane Anne
Last name Hemmings
Death year 1987
Death date 28 Jul 1987
Probate year 1987
Probate date 11 Sep 1987
Residence town Eastbourne
Registry Brighton
County -
Country -
Record set England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019



ErikaH

ErikaH Report 18 Jan 2021 11:49

Name: Bert Paulizky
Marriage Age: 23
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1889
Marriage Date: 5 May 1912
Marriage Place: St Faith, Wandsworth, Southwark, England
Father: Charles Alfred Paulizky
Spouse: Cissie Lewis
Father: William Lewis
Register Type: Parish Register


Births Mar 1893 (>99%)
Lewis Jane Annie L Wandsworth 1d 811

WW1 Pension Records
Name: Bert Paulizky
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1889
Birth Place: Wandsworth, Surrey, England
Marriage Date: 5 May 1912
Marriage Place: Wandsworth
Age: 25
Document Year: 1914
Regimental Number: 12214
Regiment Name: Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Form Title: Short Service Attestation
Number of Images: 10
Name Relation to Soldier
Bert Paulizky Self (Head)
Cissiy Luois Spouse
Bert Frederick William Paulizky Child

Births Jun 1913 (>99%)
Paulizki Bert F W Lewis Wandsworth 1d 1373

greyghost

greyghost Report 18 Jan 2021 12:04

Were you aware that his birth appears to have been registered several times

Surely too much of a coincidence if theRegimental records were not the same person?

Births Jun 1879 (>99%)
CRUISE Francis John Bradfield 2c 339

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Gro Regimental Birth Indices (1761 To 1924)

First name(s) Francis J
Last name Cruise
Sex Unknown
Birth year 1879
Place Reading
Country England
Regiment 49th Foot
Organisation Armed Forces
Source Gro Regimental Birth Indices (1761 To 1924)
Archive
General Register Office
Archive reference REG1
Record's year range 1879
Page 8
Volume 115
Line number 108

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Gro Regimental Birth Indices (1761 To 1924)

First name(s) Francis J
Last name Cruise
Sex Unknown
Birth year 1879
Place Reading
Country England
Regiment 66th Foot
Organisation Armed Forces
Source Gro Regimental Birth Indices (1761 To 1924)
Archive
General Register Office
Archive reference REG1
Record's year range 1879
Page 48
Volume 965
Line number 109

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Gro Regimental Birth Indices (1761 To 1924)

First name(s) Francis J
Last name Cruise
Sex Unknown
Birth year 1879
Place Reading
Country England
Regiment 66th Foot
Organisation Armed Forces
Source Gro Regimental Birth Indices (1761 To 1924)
Archive
General Register Office
Archive reference REG1
Record's year range 1879
Page 8
Volume 115
Line number 110

greyghost

greyghost Report 18 Jan 2021 12:06

Anglo-Boer War Records 1899-1902

First name(s) John Frances
Last name Cruise
Service number 5063
Rank Corporal
Regiment 2 Battalion Princess Charlotte Of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
Rolls WO100/193 page 266; WO100/337 page 157
Year 1899-1902
Biography Born in Reading, Berkshire, circa 1880, and enlisted into the British Army, seeing service as a Lance Corporal later Corporal (No.5063) with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment during the Boer War in South Africa from 1900 to 1902. Cruise was still serving in 1911, by which time he was aged 31, and serving as a Colour Sergeant, and then on the outbreak of the Great War, when serving as a Company Sergeant Major with the 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, he saw service in France and Flanders on the Western Front with the British Expeditionary Force from 13th August 1914, and was then wounded in action in the same year. Cruise was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant into the 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment towards the end of 1914, and saw further service out in France and Flanders, being issued one of the rare early bronze issue Victory Medal's. Cruise claimed his 1914 Star with Clasp and Roses on 13th May 1920, when latterly residing at 194 Oxford Road, Reading. Cruise is believed to have seen Home Guard service during the Second World War, and died in Bexhill, Sussex on 19th October 1957. Source: MIC. Mkt
Country Great Britain
Literary references WWI Medal Index Card. The National Archives, London
Notes
QSA Clasps: CC,OFS,T KSA Clasps: SA01,SA02
Record set Anglo-Boer War Records 1899-1902
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Boer Wars
Collections from Great Britain, UK None

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For information about QSA Medals and Clasps - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_South_Africa_Medal

greyghost

greyghost Report 18 Jan 2021 12:09

British Army Service Records

First name(s) John Francis
Last name Cruise
Rank Lieutenant
Regiment Princess Charlotte Of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
Year 1897-1928
Archive
The National Archives
Archive reference WO 339/13826
Series WO 339
Series description Wo 339 - Officers' Services, First World War, Regular Army And Emergency Reserve Officers
Record set British Army Service Records
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Regimental & Service Records
Collections from Great Britain, UK None

greyghost

greyghost Report 18 Jan 2021 12:11

Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards

First name(s) John Frances
Last name Cruise
Year 1914-20
Service number 5063
Rank Company Sergeant Major,Second Lieutenant
Second rank Second Lieutenant
Regiment 1st Royal Berkshire Regiment
Second corps 1st Royal Berkshire Regiment
Service record Soldier Number: 5063, Rank: Company Sergeant Major, Corps: 1st Royal Berkshire Regiment
Second service record Rank: Second Lieutenant, Corps: 1st Royal Berkshire Regiment
Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D2032810
Country Great Britain
Medal type British Army Medal Index Cards, 1914-1920
Archive reference WO372/5
Archive reference description Campaign Medal Index Cards and Silver War Badge Cards
Record set Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards
Category Military, armed forces & conflict

greyghost

greyghost Report 18 Jan 2021 12:12

British Army Service Records

First name(s) John Francis
Last name Cruise
Rank Lieutenant
Regiment Princess Charlotte Of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
Year 1897-1928
Archive
The National Archives
Archive reference WO 339/13826
Series WO 339
Series description Wo 339 - Officers' Services, First World War, Regular Army And Emergency Reserve Officers
Record set British Army Service Records
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Regimental & Service Records
Collections from Great Britain, UK None

Pauline

Pauline Report 18 Jan 2021 18:50

Thank you Everyone