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Hi there

I'm looking for one Betty Walker (Born 1923 Blaby, Leicester) who married Kenneth Riley and emigrated to Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe), my dad has not heard from her in decades and I cannot find any information at all, such as when they were married, where Kenneth is from or if she is still alive, if anyone can please help or point me in the right direction that would be fantastic.

Kind regards

Ian Walker

Is this her? (just so we have a starting point :o) )

Name: Betty Walker
Mother's Maiden Surname: Armstrong
Date of Registration: Oct Nov Dec 1923
Registration district: Spalding
Registration county: Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Rutland
Volume Number: 7a
Page Number: 601 (click to see others on page)

Loo

Name: Kenneth G Riley
Spouse Surname: Walker
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1945
Registration district: Blaby
Registration county (inferred): Leicestershire
Volume Number: 7a
Page Number: 118
Find Spouse: Find Spouse


Name: Betty M Walker
Spouse Surname: Riley
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1945
Registration district: Blaby
Registration county (inferred): Leicestershire
Volume Number: 7a
Page Number: 118
Find Spouse: Find Spouse

Possible birth for Kenneth G Riley

Name: Kenneth G Riley
Mother's Maiden Surname: Osborne
Date of Registration: Oct Nov Dec 1922
Registration district: Rochford
Registration county: Essex, Suffolk
Volume Number: 4a
Page Number: 1143 (click to see others on page)

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RILEY Betty 1923 F 1958 Southampton South Africa Cape

sorry do not have full access


http://www.findmypast.co.uk/passengerListPersonSearchStart.action?redef=1

Think He posted and left Zoe
Loo

LOO

I was wondering a LOT of people have returned to the UK from Zimbabwe even before the" troubles".

Just have to wait for Ian to return LOL


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I looked to see if they had children before they left for Zimbabwe, but cant find any! I was thinking maybe if anyone came back it would be their kids?


I'll check back tommorow! hhaha

Loo

Possible death for Kenneth?

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Kenneth Gordon Riley
Name: Kenneth Gordon Riley
Birth Date: 26 Sep 1922
Death Registration Month/Year: Mar 2001
Age at death (estimated): 78
Registration district: Ashford With Shepway
Inferred County: Kent
Register number: AS8B
District and Subdistrict: 5581B
Entry number: 122

Rose

Think I found all of Betty's siblings if Betty's mums maiden name was Armstrong .....

Name: Margaret E Walker
Mother: Armstrong
Birth: Jul Aug Sep 1919 - Spalding, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Rutland

Name: Kenneth W Walker
Mother: Armstrong
Birth: Jul Aug Sep 1920 - Spilsby, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Rutland

Name: Audrey P Walker
Mother: Armstrong
Birth: Jul Aug Sep 1922 - Spalding, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Rutland

Name: Barbara Walker
Mother: Armstrong
Birth: Oct Nov Dec 1923 - Spalding, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Rutland

Name: Betty Walker
Mother: Armstrong
Birth: Oct Nov Dec 1923 - Spalding, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Rutland

Name: Frederick K Walker
Mother: Armstrong
Birth: Jul Aug Sep 1925 - Spalding, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Rutland



But as I said, think he posted and left :o( So we wont know till he answers us! lol If this is correct I think Kenneth Walker or Frederick Walter is his dad!

Loo

SADLY
The Kenneth G Riley born in 1922 was married in 1960 to a Eileen



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Hi there

Wow I didn't realise the response would be that quick sorry for not seeing the replies, thanks for the research loo, Betty's mothers maiden name was Herbert (Grace Herbert born 1902 roughly) and her father was Frederick Walker born 1902 also (according to the census), this is the information off of the passenger list (Thank you Zoe)

Name: Betty RILEY
Date of departure: 11 December 1958
Port of departure: Southampton
Passenger destination port: Cape, South Africa
Passenger destination: Cape, South Africa
Date of Birth: 21 July 1923
Age: 35 (calculated from DOB)
Marital status: Married
Sex: Female
Occupation: H Wife
Passenger recorded on: Page 11 of 16


Name: Michael RILEY
Date of departure: 11 December 1958
Port of departure: Southampton
Passenger destination port: Cape, South Africa
Passenger destination: Cape, South Africa
Date of Birth: 6 July 1947
Age: 11 (calculated from DOB)
Marital status: Single
Sex: Male
Occupation: Scholar
Passenger recorded on: Page 11 of 16


Name: Kenneth RILEY
Date of departure: 11 December 1958
Port of departure: Southampton
Passenger destination port: Cape, South Africa
Passenger destination: Cape, South Africa
Date of Birth: 26 February 1956
Age: 2 (calculated from DOB)
Marital status: Single
Sex: Male
Occupation: Child
Passenger recorded on: Page 11 of 16


Name: Pamela RILEY
Date of departure: 11 December 1958
Port of departure: Southampton
Passenger destination port: Cape, South Africa
Passenger destination: Cape, South Africa
Date of Birth: 1 June 1950
Age: 8 (calculated from DOB)
Marital status: Single
Sex: Female
Occupation: Scholar
Passenger recorded on: Page 11 of 16


Name: Stephen RILEY
Date of departure: 11 December 1958
Port of departure: Southampton
Passenger destination port: Cape, South Africa
Passenger destination: Cape, South Africa
Date of Birth: 15 November 1951
Age: 7 (calculated from DOB)
Marital status: Single
Sex: Male
Occupation: Scholar
Passenger recorded on: Page 11 of 16

All of these people lived at the same address (15 Heaton Close, Speke, Liverpool) my dad mentioned going to Liverpool to see her so this makes sense, but I cannot see any Kenneth Riley Snr in that list, unless he caught a different ship, if anyone could supply any more information of any kind that would be lovely, thank you for all your help.

Kind regards

Ian Walker

Sorry forgot to mention that she is from Leicester

Based on her date of birth, unfortunately, this looks to be her death:

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Betty May Riley
Name: Betty May Riley
Birth Date: 21 Jul 1923
Death Registration Month/Year: Dec 1990
Age at death (estimated): 67
Registration district: Liverpool
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 36
Page: 794


The children were born in Liverpool and she must have returned there.

Rose

Her birth:

Births Sep 1923 (>99%)
Walker Betty M Herbert Blaby 7a 55

Rose

Probably her husband's death:

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Kenneth Gordon Riley
Name: Kenneth Gordon Riley
Birth Date: 29 Dec 1918
Death Registration Month/Year: Apr 1997
Age at death (estimated): 78
Registration district: Liverpool
Inferred County: Lancashire
Register number: I9D
District and Subdistrict: 0251I
Entry number: 40

Rose

And his birth:

Births Mar 1919
Riley Kenneth G Eaton W. Derby 8b 851

Rose

Ian,

Search for these names on this site. Several people have them in their tree.

Rose

Thank you very much for the information Rose, at least my dad will know now, you've cleared up a mystery for us.

Kind regards

Ian

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Ian.

Perhaps you can find some of her children by contacting people on this site?

Rose

Yes I'm just in the middle right now of adding them to my tree