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Betsy Alice HOWARD(Alice FLETCHER)

1891 – 1951 Β· 254 Hart Street, Southport, Lancashire
Father: Thomas HOWARD Β· Mother: Sarah Ann EDMONDSON
πŸ‘ΆBirth
12/07/1891
πŸ›οΈ Free elementary education
254 Hart Street, Southport, Lancashire πŸ“ β“˜1901 Census
Aged 9
Birth Certificate
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Her age at marriage in 1908 is given as 20. However, according to her age at burial she was 61. Therefore there is a two year discrepancy. The 1939 NHS Register states birth as 23/11/1889 but this cannot be correct as her birth records on GRO website is:

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
HOWARD, BETSY ALICE EDMONDSON
GRO Reference: 1891 S Quarter in ORMSKIRK Volume 08B Page 795

🏠Lived (10)
1901
πŸ›οΈ Second Boer War
137 Hart Street, Southport, Lancashire πŸ“ β“˜1901 Census πŸ“Ž View
πŸ’’Marriage (17)
27/07/1908
πŸ›οΈ Old Age Pensions introduced
Arthur FLETCHER
St Luke's Church, St Luke's Road, Southport, Lancashire πŸ“ β“˜Find My Past
Ref: Ormskirk 8b 1411
Marriage Certificate
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The witnesses were John and Susannah Cairies

🏠Lived (17)
1908
137 Hart Street, Southport, Lancashire πŸ“
with Arthur FLETCHER β“˜Marriage Certificate
🏠Lived (19)
1910
πŸ›οΈ George V accedes to the throne
199 Upper Aughton Road, Birkdale, Southport, Lancashire πŸ“
with Arthur FLETCHER β“˜Birth Certificate
of Rachael
🏠Lived (20)
1911
πŸ›οΈ National Insurance Act
52 Banastre Road, Southport, Lancashire πŸ“
with Arthur FLETCHER β“˜1911 Census πŸ“Ž View
🏠Lived (22)
1913
141a Hart Street, Southport, Lancashire πŸ“ β“˜Birth Certificate
🏠Lived (24)
1915
πŸ›οΈ First World War
158 Hampton Road, Southport, Lancashire πŸ“
with Arthur FLETCHER β“˜Birth Certificate
of son Robert
🏠Lived (27)
1918
πŸ›οΈ Women over 30 gain the vote
141a Hart Street, Southport, Lancashire πŸ“ β“˜Death Certificate
🏠Lived (28)
1919
πŸ›οΈ Treaty of Versailles
141a Hart Street, Southport, Lancashire πŸ“
with Arthur FLETCHER β“˜Army Records
🏠Lived (29)
1920
πŸ›οΈ League of Nations established
21 Hargreaves Street, Southport, Lancashire πŸ“
with Arthur FLETCHER β“˜Birth Certificate
of son Arthur
🏠Lived (29)
19/10/1920
1 Hargreaves Street, Southport, Lancashire πŸ“
with Arthur FLETCHER β“˜Birth Certificate
🏠Lived (30)
1921
πŸ›οΈ Irish Free State established
20 Compton (Chatham) Road, Birkdale, Southport, Lancashire πŸ“
with Arthur FLETCHER β“˜1921 Census πŸ“Ž View
🏠Lived (42)
1933
πŸ›οΈ Great Depression
61 Banastre Road, Southport, Lancashire πŸ“
with Arthur FLETCHER β“˜Electoral Roll
🏠Lived (48)
1939
πŸ›οΈ Second World War
61 Banastre Road, Southport, Lancashire πŸ“
with Arthur FLETCHER β“˜1939 NHS Register πŸ“Ž View
🏠Lived (49)
1940
πŸ›οΈ Battle of Britain
61 Banastre Road, Southport, Lancashire πŸ“
with Arthur FLETCHER β“˜Electoral Roll
Street Index
Fletcher, J Corp Emp 61 Banastre Road
🏠Lived (60)
1951
πŸ›οΈ Festival of Britain
61 Banastre Road, Southport, Lancashire πŸ“
with Arthur FLETCHER β“˜Death Certificate
of Elizabeth
✝️Death (60)
19/06/1951
Southport Infirmary, Scarisbrick New Road, Southport, Lancashire πŸ“
1 (a) Septicaemia and toxaemia (b) Septic Bedsores and vulval ulceration β“˜Death Civil Registration Index
Ref: 10f 568 Southport
Death Certificate
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Aged 61 years of 61 Banastre Road, Southport. Wife of Arthur Fletcher, retired Labourer (Corporation Highways)
Informant: R. Fletcher, Son, 46 Banastre Road, Southport
Registered: 20th June 1951

πŸͺ¦Burial
22/06/1951
Duke Street Cemetery, Dukes Street, Southport, Lancashire πŸ“
Section 8, Grave 277 β“˜Burial Records πŸ“Ž View πŸ“Ž View

Burial is in the public section and is not marked with any headstone.

Children with Arthur FLETCHER
M
b. 1909, 199 Upper Aughton Road, Birkdale, Southport, Lancashire Β· d. 1910, 199 Upper Aughton Road, Birkdale, Southport, Lancashire
F
b. 1910, 199 Upper Aughton Road, Birkdale, Southport, Lancashire Β· d. 1975, Promenade Hospital, Southport, Lancashire
F
b. 1913, 141a Hart Street, Southport, Lancashire Β· d. 1913, 141a Hart Street, Southport, Lancashire
Robert FLETCHER
b. 1915, 158 Hampton Road, Southport, Lancashire Β· d. 1969, 34 Portland Street, Southport, Lancashire Β· m. Ethel Mary BEAGAN
F
b. 1917, 141a Hart Street, Southport, Lancashire Β· d. 1918, 141a Hart Street, Southport, Lancashire
M
b. 1920, 21 Hargreaves Street, Southport, Lancashire Β· d. 1992, Fleetwood Hall Nursing Home, Fleetwood Road, Southport, Lancashire
Notes

According to George Robert Fletcher she played the organ at Boundary Street Mission located on the corner with Fernley Road, Southport.

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Witness of her Death: Robert FLETCHER
Witness of her Birth: Thomas HOWARD
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