Help finding a person on the 1939 register please.

[Margaret in Burton]

I'm having problems locating Frank Sharratt on the 1939 Register. I have his birth cert sent to me by his great grandson some years ago but we have lost touch.
Frank was born on 12 Feb 1884. He's Frank not Francis. I have found his death record in 1975 in Salford, Lancs and that confirms his date of birth. I've tracked down his three children and their husbands in 1939 but no sign of Frank. His wife, Sarah Ann, died in 1923.
I think Frank may have remarried in 1923, same quarter as his wife's death :eek:, to a Lilian Cook. Barton upon Irwell, Mar qtr 8c 961 although I can't confirm it's the same Frank.

EDIT to say I now think there were six children but I've only located one of the extra three in 1939

[Merry]

There's two children from the second marriage (if it's your Frank) but when I found the older one in 1939 he wasn't with family. :(

[Margaret in Burton]

Complete mystery. I've been looking for him for 2 days.

[Merry]

Maybe his was a late registration so missed being in the register?

Have you tried looking at the electoral rolls for him?

[Margaret in Burton]

No I haven't.

[kiterunner]

That 1923 marriage is on ancestry and it isn't your Frank unless he lied about everything!

http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2962/40365_293591-00646/3651605?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk %2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3f_phsrc%3dNKb13018%26_phstart%3dsuc cessSource%26usePUBJs%3dtrue%26db%3dmanchestermarr iagescro%26so%3d2%26pcat%3dROOT_CATEGORY%26gss%3da ngs-g%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gsln%3dsharratt %26gsln_x%3d1%26MSAV%3d2%26MS_AdvCB%3d1%26gskw%3dc rook%26gskw_x%3d1%26cpxt%3d1%26cp%3d11%26catbucket %3drstp&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults

[Margaret in Burton]

Thanks Kate, No it isn't him. His father was John besides everything else being wrong

[Merry]

Do you think it's most likely he would be somewhere in Salford (reg district), given his wife died there and he did too?

[Margaret in Burton]

Yes I do. Lancashire anyway. His children are all in that area too

[Merry]

OK, so who are the children you can't find in 1939?

[Merry]

On the off-chance it's the twins you couldn't find, I think Doris died aged 1 in West Derby district and Gladys is on the 1939 register with dob 16 Mar 1913. She married Ronald Ralph in 1945 and died as Gladys Ralph in 1993.

[Merry]

This seems very unlikely, but am posting it anyway.

There is a Frank Sharratt listed in the UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946 (1929 Kelly´s Directory of Manchester of Salford and Suburbs) on ancestry living at 54 Tootal Drive in Salford. The problem is he is listed as a 'hide classer' which doesn't sound the right sort of occupation for your Frank, unless you have further info than the 1911 census.

In 1939 that address is listed, but with no one residing there.

I have looked for other Frank/Francis Sharratts living in Salford (to eliminate the above) by checking the 1939 register, looking at other F Sharratt BMDs in Salford RD and also looking at Sharratt births in Salford RD around 1929 and working out who their fathers are, but none of those things turned up any other Frank or Francis Sharratt.

[Margaret in Burton]

On the off-chance it's the twins you couldn't find, I think Doris died aged 1 in West Derby district and Gladys is on the 1939 register with dob 16 Mar 1913. She married Ronald Ralph in 1945 and died as Gladys Ralph in 1993.

Yes I've found that but not convinced about the Doris death as West Derby is Liverpool but it could be.

[Margaret in Burton]

This seems very unlikely, but am posting it anyway.

There is a Frank Sharratt listed in the UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946 (1929 Kelly´s Directory of Manchester of Salford and Suburbs) on ancestry living at 54 Tootal Drive in Salford. The problem is he is listed as a 'hide classer' which doesn't sound the right sort of occupation for your Frank, unless you have further info than the 1911 census.

In 1939 that address is listed, but with no one residing there.

I have looked for other Frank/Francis Sharratts living in Salford (to eliminate the above) by checking the 1939 register, looking at other F Sharratt BMDs in Salford RD and also looking at Sharratt births in Salford RD around 1929 and working out who their fathers are, but none of those things turned up any other Frank or Francis Sharratt.

I'll look at this tomorrow. Won't have chance until then.

[Merry]

I wondered if Doris was in hospital? Where is Alder Hey Children's Hospital? I understand it's on the edge of West Derby area but I'm not sure if it's in W Derby District?

I couldn't find another Doris born to be the girl who died, but I suppose it's possible her name was changed along the way.

[Margaret in Burton]

Yes Alder Hey is a possibility.

[Margaret in Burton]

This seems very unlikely, but am posting it anyway.

There is a Frank Sharratt listed in the UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946 (1929 Kelly´s Directory of Manchester of Salford and Suburbs) on ancestry living at 54 Tootal Drive in Salford. The problem is he is listed as a 'hide classer' which doesn't sound the right sort of occupation for your Frank, unless you have further info than the 1911 census.

In 1939 that address is listed, but with no one residing there.

I have looked for other Frank/Francis Sharratts living in Salford (to eliminate the above) by checking the 1939 register, looking at other F Sharratt BMDs in Salford RD and also looking at Sharratt births in Salford RD around 1929 and working out who their fathers are, but none of those things turned up any other Frank or Francis Sharratt.


Edit - the parish records on Ancestry don't go up to the dates required.



I've now had chance to look at this. I just don't know. The last occupation I have for him is in 1911 and he's a farm labourer but that was before his move to Lancashire.
I don't suppose any of the children's baptisms or marriages are online to find Frank's occupation?

[Margaret in Burton]

This seems very unlikely, but am posting it anyway.

There is a Frank Sharratt listed in the UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946 (1929 Kelly´s Directory of Manchester of Salford and Suburbs) on ancestry living at 54 Tootal Drive in Salford. The problem is he is listed as a 'hide classer' which doesn't sound the right sort of occupation for your Frank, unless you have further info than the 1911 census.

In 1939 that address is listed, but with no one residing there.

I have looked for other Frank/Francis Sharratts living in Salford (to eliminate the above) by checking the 1939 register, looking at other F Sharratt BMDs in Salford RD and also looking at Sharratt births in Salford RD around 1929 and working out who their fathers are, but none of those things turned up any other Frank or Francis Sharratt.


I've now had chance to look at this. I just don't know. The last occupation I have for him is in 1911 and he's a farm labourer but that was before his move to Lancashire.
I don't suppose any of the children's baptisms or marriages are online to find Frank's occupation?

Edit- The parish registers on Ancestry don't seem to cover the dates needed.