Missing relatives.

[anne fraser]

I have found a marriage for my grandmother's brother Frank Blacker born 1876 Paulton Somerset to Alberta Carter born 1878 Paulton in 1899 Holy Trinity Paulton. I have a likely death for Frank in 1926 Midsummer Norton but I can't find any trace of them after 1899. Frank is with the rest of the family parents Robert and Ann Blacker in 1881 and 1891 and he was a coalminer. I would appreciate a fresh pair of eyes please. I should add this is Somerset.

[kiterunner]

There is an Alberta Blacker death Oct-Dec 1942 age 63, Norton district - Ancestry says it is Yorkshire but going by the volume number it looks to be down South?

[anne fraser]

thanks that one fits Kite.

[kiterunner]

There's a possible WW1 medal index card for Frank - Private in the North Somerset Yeomanry, numbers 1495 and 165592. Can't see any service papers for him on ancestry, though.

[kiterunner]

Try as I might, I can't find them in 1901 or 1911.

[Fi aka Wheelie Spice]

Could he be a sailor? Just a thought. Kite found one of mine as one.

[anne fraser]

I am glad its not just me going blind.

[anne fraser]

I have just found the full parish record for this Frank gives his abode as Haggs Stirlingshire - so that is where they were hiding.

[Uncle John]

Miners were quite mobile, even as recently as the 1970s.

[maggie_4_7]

I have just found the full parish record for this Frank gives his abode as Haggs Stirlingshire - so that is where they were hiding.

So this must be them then. Lots of mines in that area right through to Ayrshire.

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1901Scotland&pgt=punt&rank=1&gsfn=alberta&gsln=blacker&=1&gsby=1878&gsb2co=3251%2cEngland&gsb2pl=5283%2cSomerset&gsd2co=1%2cAll+Countries&gsd2pl=1&sbo=1&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=5538&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=0&h=1174685&recoff=2

[anne fraser]

Thanks very much. I was looking for Alberta rather than Bertha.