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sue1946

sue1946 Report 3 May 2011 18:50

please can any one help me find info on eric frederick chew born 27th dec1950 who died on 9th of jan 2009 his parents harry frederick chew who died in 1959 his mother dhida may chew maiden name cook married harry f chew in 1947 before this she was married to a frederick baumback in 1939eric was my mums cousin on her dad side
hildas parents were charles william cookborn 7th june 1913 and her mother was beatrice alice watts thankyou sue

patchem

patchem Report 3 May 2011 20:28

You seem to have his family sorted out.
What other information do you want that you could not have asked him when he was still alive?
If you know where he died, have you looked in local newspaper archives for obituaries and notices?

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 3 May 2011 20:39


Sue, are you trying to track the family further back, or are you trying to find descendants?

sue1946

sue1946 Report 3 May 2011 20:42

the reason i have asked fof help is that i have not seen eric since we were kids then i only saw hin afew times at my nans and now that i am doing that side of my family tree i can not find any thing on his dad other than what i have got on him his mum who was my grandad sister and i cant ask any one because they are all dead thanks again sue

sue1946

sue1946 Report 3 May 2011 20:46

jes i am trying to track the family back further and trying to find descendants as well i have gone back on the cook side but can find nothing on the chew side thanks sue

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 3 May 2011 21:25

you have to give a location Susan - where in the world?

Barry

Barry Report 3 May 2011 21:45

freeBMD's
Harry Frederick Chew was born MIle End district Q1 1891 ref 1c 543 *
1891 census:-
Harry's parents were Arthur E Chew b 1862 Mile End and
Lizzie b 1865 Gloucestershire
Arthur's occ was Provisions Porter
Harry's siblings in 1891 were Arthur Henry b Stepney
William Jas b Mile End
Arthur Edward married Lizzie Bidmead Q4 1886 Bethnall Green ref 1c 440
*Harry's birth year was found by deducting his age at death(68) from the 1959 death year

sue1946

sue1946 Report 3 May 2011 21:48

thankyou very much now i can try and go back thanks sue

Barry

Barry Report 3 May 2011 22:08

1871 census - Mile End
Arthur Edward's parents were Alfred b Wapping 1832 and Sarah Ann b 1831 St George in the East
Arthur Edwards siblings were Louisa A b 1859
Alfred T b 1854
Alice A b 1861
Elizabeth M b 184 - all in Mile End
Alfred's occ - Wharf Clerk
freeBMD's
Alfred Chew married Sarah Ann KERR Bethnall Green Q2 1851 ref 2 15

sue1946

sue1946 Report 4 May 2011 06:54

thank you so much barry this as helped me so much at least i know have something to work from thankyou sue

sue1946

sue1946 Report 8 May 2011 12:06

hi again i8 need a bit more help i have got mathew james chew born 1894 who married lousia a stevens in 1918 they had so far three children william m c chew whose mother was a stevens born in bethenal green in a/m/j of 1914 then they had thomas m a chew mother also stevens born j/a/sept in bethenal green 1916 then i found another william m c chew whos mother was stevens also born in bethenal green j/a/sept of 1916 again can any onwe tell me if parents in them days called they children by the same name as i can not find a death cert for the first william m c i searched from 1914 to 1916 so can any one please helpme thanks again sue

Barry

Barry Report 8 May 2011 14:39

Matthew James married Louisa A Stevens Q3 1913 (not 1918) In Poplar ref 1c 934
There are only 2 Chew/Stevens births in Bethnall Green on record in Free BMD's

Thomas M A born Q2 1914 ref 1c 395
and
William M C born Q3 1916 ref 1c 286
Thomas died Q1 1915 in Bethnall Green ref 1c 289

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 8 May 2011 14:40

Hello Sue, it's not unheard of for parents in those days to name a child after an earlier deceased sibling.

However, I do think you might have your names and dates mixed up. :S

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 8 May 2011 14:42

Barry, which William died in 1915?

I can find a death record for Thomas:

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
Name: Thomas M A Chew
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1915
Year of Registration: 1915
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at Death: 0
District: Bethnal Green
County: Greater London, London, Middlesex
Volume: 1c
Page: 289

and this birth:

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Thomas M A Chew
Year of Registration: 1914
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Mother's Maiden Name: Stevens
District: Bethnal Green
County: Greater London, London, Middlesex
Volume: 1c
Page: 395

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 8 May 2011 15:15

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Matthew John Chew Name: Matthew John Chew
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Spouse Name: Louisa Ada Stevens
Spouse Age: 21
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 23 Nov 1913
Parish: St Paul, Old Ford
County: London
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: Arthur Edward Chew

He was a clerk, 9 Beale Place, his father a packer (deceased). Her address was 7 Beale Place, her father Thomas James Stevens, a driver. Witnesses Thomas James Stevens and Annie Elizabeth Chew.


Barry

Barry Report 8 May 2011 15:49

MarieCeleste
Sorry got death wrong - was the other one
Have edited my posting

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 10 May 2011 19:56

PM from Sue:

"hi marie thanks for all your help i am still abit confused you see i found birth certs for william m c chew born in 1914 9n bethenal green and then thomas m a chew born 1916 in bethenal green and also another one for william m c chew born in 1916 in bethenal green all with mothers maiden name as stevens
i have found a death cert for a thomas ma chew who died j.f.m 1914 and i still cant find any marriages for none of the williams so i need to find out what happened to thhem and if there was too of them or is one a miss print thanks again for all your help it is appresheated sue"

Have explained how to get back, and also that the names and dates we have found seem to be the other way round.