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beaky1
24-10-2008, 2:17 PM
Louis William Dewsnap
busyglen
24-10-2008, 3:17 PM
Shirley, do you know what part of the country he came from?

I wondered if he came back to this country and died? I searched from 1923 leaving the end blank and nothing for Louis William Dewsnap, but I accidentally put in William Dewsnap the first time by mistake, and there are several after that date. I just wondered if he was called William rather than Louis. Just a thought.

Probably wrong, but stranger things have happened. ;)

Glenys
beaky1
26-10-2008, 9:44 AM
Hi
He was born in Watford Herts but he father Louis Arthur Dewsnap was born in Sevenoaks.
Louis W was born 1900 it is very possible he called himself William as his father often called himself Arthur!
Louis Arthur committed suicide in 1933 in Watford but like you I have found no trace of Louis William who I have been told may also have commited suicide! as far as I know he may have been in UK around 1933
beaky1
26-10-2008, 10:28 AM
Just found Louis William age 31 Mrs Florence Nirene age 27and Miss Phyliss Jeanette age 9 on passenger list 1931 coming back to Tilbury UK from South Africa via Australia! dont know where they went after that!
busyglen
26-10-2008, 12:14 PM
That's good news Shirley. I guess you're stuck now unless you can find his death.

Glenys
beaky1
26-10-2008, 1:07 PM
Thats my next mission!
Fingers crossed!
Regards

Shirley
Wirral
26-10-2008, 1:26 PM
Just found Louis William age 31 Mrs Florence Nirene age 27and Miss Phyliss Jeanette age 9 on passenger list 1931 coming back to Tilbury UK from South Africa via Australia! dont know where they went after that!
Sounds a bit of a detour! Actually, I think the ship was travelling from Australia to England & they embarked at Capetown. Their proposed address was 30 Wiggenhall Road, Watford, Herts. Louis William was a bus conductor, Florence Nirane was a head-waitress and Phyliss Jeanette was a scholar.
beaky1
26-10-2008, 1:36 PM
Louis William was my mums uncle - until I found this about him today we had no idea he had been to South Afica but that was were I now find he was dischardged from the navy around 1923 he may I think have then joind the SA navy but I dont know how to find details of that - the address in Wigenhall road was the family home of his parents but I dont know what happened after they came back here from SA and can find no death records for him or Florence and no records fo Phyliss!
Sue Mackay
27-10-2008, 8:34 PM
Your chap obviously come back from South Africa but the South African National Archives catalogue shows 11 hits for the name Deswnap

http://www.national.archives.gov.za/

including one for a William Robert Dewsnap, which is the 1901/2 Record of Conduct and Service of the SA Constabulary.

Could Louis have gone out there to join some other branch of the family? It's a fairly unusual name, I would have thought.
beaky1
28-10-2008, 9:50 AM
Louis was born in 1900 - he joinew the navy in UK around 1919 - he came back to UK 1931 with a wife and child but he may well have met and married in SA - not sure but I cane find no marriage records in UK for him.
I am going to Archive in Hertford next week so thay may reveal more.
Thanks for your help much appreciated.