Dear Magdalen, The age seems a bit young but he also seems to be the only and the most likely so I think you may just have to accept him!! Perkins  Arnold S.      59.             Crosby    8b   1245   in the June Qtr 1941. Hope that really answers your question. Tomas ________________________________ From: Magdalen McGuinness <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, 5 November, 2008 8:05:50 Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] Look- up please Hi Jeff Thank you very much for this,  it all helps to paint a picture.  I have now found that Arnold S.  Perkins was living at 57 Moor Lane until 1943 and from 1946 his wife was listed at the same address.    Arnold probaly died between 1942 - 1946. Kind regards Magdalen > Hi Magdalen > 1970 Kelly's has Agatha M Abraham at 57A Moor Lane and Jas. A Hall at 57B. > Sorry no help > Cheers, Jeff > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Magdalen McGuinness" <[email protected]> > >> >> Hello >> Does anyone have access to the GRO indexes please? >> I am looking for a death for Arnold S. PERKINS of 57 Moor Lane, Crosby >> between 1942 - 1946. >> He was born 1876 in Long Ditton, Surrey. >> After his death his wife Dorothy PERKINS was listed at 57 Moor Lane, >> Crosby in a trade directory. >> >> It is quite possible that someone might remember the family as Dorothy >> was >> 20 years younger than Arnold and may have lived until the 1970s or later, >> if so I would love to hear from  anyone  who knew them.  I know they had >> at least one daughter. >> >> Many thanks >> >> Magdalen >> South Africa >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Tomas I am thrilled with this information, thank you so much. I think I will have to accept him too. The year 1941 seems about right for his death. Perhaps he was economical with the truth where his age is concerned. The 1901 census has his age as 24 and although there are plenty of PERKIN/PERKINS named Arnold he is the only one I have found with the initial S. There is also a birth registered in Kingston in Sep. Q. 1876 of Arnold Scott PERKIN but the family seem to have added the "S" to the surname later as I checked out the various census forms. Kind regards Magdalen > Dear Magdalen, > > The age seems a bit young but he also seems to be the only and the most > likely so I think you may just have to accept him!! > > Perkins Arnold S. 59. Crosby 8b 1245 in the June Qtr 1941. > > Hope that really answers your question. > > Tomas > > > > >

I think one needs to be wary of ages on death certificates as they are often a guess by the informant.  Perhaps in this case the fact that his wife was so much younger might have led him to reduce his age to be more acceptable to her. Tomas ________________________________ From: Magdalen McGuinness <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, 5 November, 2008 20:34:31 Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] Look- up please Dear Tomas I am thrilled with this information,  thank you so much.  I think I will have to accept him too.  The year 1941 seems about right for his death.   Perhaps he was economical with the truth where his age is concerned.  The 1901 census has his age as 24 and although there are plenty of PERKIN/PERKINS named Arnold he is the only one I have found with the initial S.  There is also a birth registered in Kingston in  Sep. Q. 1876 of Arnold Scott PERKIN but the family seem to have added the "S"  to the surname later as I checked out the various census  forms. Kind regards Magdalen > Dear Magdalen, > > The age seems a bit young but he also seems to be the only and the most > likely so I think you may just have to accept him!! > > Perkins Arnold S. 59. Crosby 8b 1245 in the June Qtr 1941. > > Hope that really answers your question. > > Tomas > > > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My thoughts exactly Tomas Magdalen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tomas Christie" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 10:43 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] Look- up please >I think one needs to be wary of ages on death certificates as they are >often a guess by the informant. Perhaps in this case the fact that his wife >was so much younger might have led him to reduce his age to be more >acceptable to her. > > Tomas > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Magdalen McGuinness <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, 5 November, 2008 20:34:31 > Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] Look- up please > > Dear Tomas > I am thrilled with this information, thank you so much. I think I will > have to accept him too. The year 1941 seems about right for his death. > Perhaps he was economical with the truth where his age is concerned. The > 1901 census has his age as 24 and although there are plenty of > PERKIN/PERKINS named Arnold he is the only one I have found with the > initial > S. There is also a birth registered in Kingston in Sep. Q. 1876 of Arnold > Scott PERKIN but the family seem to have added the "S" to the surname > later as I checked out the various census forms. > Kind regards > > Magdalen > > >> Dear Magdalen, >> >> The age seems a bit young but he also seems to be the only and the most >> likely so I think you may just have to accept him!! >> >> Perkins Arnold S. 59. Crosby 8b 1245 in the June Qtr 1941. >> >> Hope that really answers your question. >> >> Tomas >> >> >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message