When, Where and Why Did They Die?

[bootnecksbs]

Hi Fellow Researchers,

I have hit a brick wall in finding the date,location and reason my G.G.G Father and his wife died and 'am appealing to anyone who can assist.

I have the following info: Allen BACON c.1849 -?
Eliza Prior c.1846-?
Allen was baptised 21st April 1850
They were married in Jan 1873
According to the relevant censuses they both resided in West Wittering,Sussex from birth until at least 1901.

I belong to both Anc.... and Gen........ and can not find any details. I have purchased the parish register information for west wittering from the SFHG and can not find them so am at a loss what to do next. Any Ideas?

Kindest Regards,

Martin

A warning to anyone taking a subsription out with Gen........ CHECK the areas that have been transcribed BEFORE paying as I joined only to discover they don't cover ANY of the areas I need!
I e-mailed them to inform them and was basically told hard luck mate you should have looked first..although they did agree to reduce my subscription from 12 to 6 months.
So now I'm stuck with a subscription that's no use to me (even looking at ALL the other available documents including the new BMDs 1600 onwards!)

[Jan1954]

Chichester registration district (which covers West Wittering), December quarter 1929, volume 2b, page 493, Allan BACON, aged 80.

Seems to fit with a birth year of 1849, but please note the spelling of his first name.

[Jellylegs]

There is a death registration on FreeBMD of an Eliza BACON, aged 72, in March 1920 - Registration District Westhampnett, Volume 2b, Page 502

Jellylegs

[valg]

1911 they are living at Holmes Cottages West Wittering Chichester
Allen Bacon-1849-farm lab- born West Witttering parish-62
Eliza bacon-1847-born Emsworth hampshire-64
married 38 yrs
6 children-5 living-1 deceased.

Comes under Westhampnett ref district.
death certs will give you the info you seek

[bjelkier]

Both are still in West Wittering in 1911 - married 38yrs, 6 children -1 died.

[bootnecksbs]

Well how that for quick service...many thanks to Jan, Jellylegs, Valg and Bjelkier for your prompt and informative replies.

Just shows how useless I am at this research business when I couldn't find the info on Ancy and Gen......let alone on FreeBMD duh!

Kindest Regards to you all,

Martin