Death or Burial of Miss Hilda Morton born circa 1920

[Scottie]

Can anyone help me on this one. A friend of mine is trying to find this out. The lady was last heard of in Clun and would have been over 80 when she died. A search of freeBMD has not found her.

[Mythology]

"A search of freeBMD has not found her."

If she's born about 1920 and was over 80 when she died, then it won't. You are looking at something very recent, which FreeBMD do not cover at all, neither in the transcript nor in the images.

There are printouts at the FRC (and possibly other places?) but basically from 1984 onwards it's a computer database. 1837online have it, but as your birth date is a "circa" you may find it relatively pricey to search. I tried just putting the name in, no birth year, with death years 1998 (to allow for the circa birthdate) to 2004, and it tells me there are 16 results. If I put in 1920 as the birth year, it tells me there are no results, but there's no "plus or minus two years" option to narrow down the original sixteen.

I believe that those people across the pond also have it, but not in the free stuff.

[Scottie]

Thanks Mythology :) I will pass your answer to the lady concerned and she can pay to look at the possibles. :D I am firmly back before 1891 in my database so do not have these problems :) She has internet access so can go into 1837 on line.

[Wirral]

Closest fit is:

Hilda Morton born 4 June 1923, died Feb 2004, age 80, Chester & Ellesmere Port, Registration Number A51, Entry Number 21.

[Scottie]

Closest fit is:

Hilda Morton born 4 June 1923, died Feb 2004, age 80, Chester & Ellesmere Port, Registration Number A51, Entry Number 21.
A thousand thanks Wirral. I think that is probably her. I will pass it to my friend
|hug|

[Procat]

I have just checked the scans on Ancestry for a birth and can not find a Hiilda Morton Born 1923.

There are these however between 1920 and 1924:

Births June Quarter 1920

Morton Hilda Mother Maiden Surname Wilson District Stockton 10a 136

Births September Quarter 1920

Morton Hilda Mother Maiden Surname Vivian District Gateshead 10a 2193
Morton Hilda Mother Maiden Surname Phillips Pontefract 9c 304

Births June Quarter 1921

Morton Hilda A Mother Maiden Surname Saunders District Camberwell 1d 1593
Morton Hilda L Mother Maiden Surname Lines District Aston 6d 1020
Morton Hilda D S Mother Maiden Surname Blood District Aston 6d 1217

Births September Quarter 1921

Morton Hilda Mother Maiden Surname Williams District Manchester 8d 443
Morton Hilda Mother Maiden Surname Kenyon District Huddersfield 9a 574

(continued)

[Procat]

Births March Quarter 1922

Morton Hilda Mother Maiden Surname Berry District Birkenhead 8a 807
Morton Hilda K Mother Maiden Surname Morris District W. Derby 8b 1205

Births September Quarter 1922

Morton Hilda Mother Maiden Surname Gill District Haltwhistle 10b 745
Morton Hilda I Mother Maiden Surname Shaw District Nottingham 7b 779

Births March Quarter 1924

Morton Hilda Mother Maiden Surname Derving District Bradford 9b 251

Births December Quarter 1924

Morton Hilda E Mother Maiden Surname Brooks District Witney 3a 1686

[Scottie]

Bi

Births December Quarter 1924

Morton Hilda E Mother Maiden Surname Brooks District Witney 3a 1686
Thanks Procat. This may be her as she was born 25 Oct I am now told!!! The death was not the correct one yesterday unfortunately as the date of birth was wrong. I really appreciate all these lookups |hug|

[Mythology]

"she was born 25 Oct I am now told"

Aha.
Now we *may* be getting somewhere, but I hope the day and month are more accurate than the "born circa 1920" appears to be.

Using 16 units is a bit much for Scrooge here, but using a mere 1 unit is a different matter.

If I ignore the birth year and just put in 25 October as the birth date, and search 1995 (yes, I've widened it a bit as the info seems a bit iffy) to 2004, it tells me that there is *one* result, and clicking to see it gives me ...

MORTON, HILDA 25 October 1910 BRIDGNORTH 2001 May District No 7101
Reg No 14A
Ent No 298
Dor 501

It's plain Hilda and Bridgnorth, while not including Clun, is at least in Shropshire, which looks promising, so perhaps either the 1910 in the index is a clanger ... or your friend's "circa 1920" is *very* circa.

[Mythology]

(Bit more after switching brain on)

There are two Hilda Morton birth entries in 1910 December quarter (Dudley 6c 89 and Wolverhampton 6b 534) so that would at least add up for a spinster.

[Scottie]

(Bit more after switching brain on)

There are two Hilda Morton birth entries in 1910 December quarter (Dudley 6c 89 and Wolverhampton 6b 534) so that would at least add up for a spinster.Thank you Mythology. She is the one born in Wolverhampton as far as my friend knows. She knew the lady was at least 80 when she died so that is why we decided on circa 1920. Thanks for using your precious units. Your generosity is much appreciated |cheers|