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I can give you a bit of the family info. I needed an escape one evening and started to look at famous people in the late 1800's and early 1900's and their 'real' names then had a go at tracing them on FreeBMD. Pretty sad thing to do but great for totally useless info for quizes.

Nevil Shute Norway was born 17th Jan 1899 Somerset Road, Ealing (Wiki). His father was Arthur Hamilton Norway and his mother Mary Louise Gadsden. FreeBMD Brentford 3a 138 Jun 1892. I found them in the 1901. Arthur was born Egloshayle, Cornwall and Mary according to the census India.

Shute was an engineer under his 'proper' name but wrote under his given and second name (Wiki).

I did check on trees and there is one person with Arthur and Nevil listed.

Lots of people might recognise him as the author of A Town Like Alice.

J

Ah right, thank you Jillian, i've never heard of him but i'll do a search and some digging, thank you, you never know.

Just a thought but on the off-chance he was connected to the Norway family I tried Jonathan Norway in the 1911 and no luck.

Why I hear you ask? Nevil Shute Norway an engineer better known as Nevil Shute author. I don't have any family tree info for this family but as I say, on the off-chance that Shute was a family name....

Jill

Damn, thank you Margee, that's a brick wall then.

I can't find him on any emigration records.

Ah, never thought of that Jillian, thank you, that's a good point.

Wonder if he emigrated. Maybe later on someone with access to shipping records will be able to take a look for you.

J

Thank you again, your help is much appreciated :-D

Marriages Dec 1901
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NELSON Mary Ellen C Bootle 10b 1151
Shute George Richard Bootle 10b 1151

Oh that's brilliant thank you so much :-D

Married 9 yrs, 5 children, all still living 1911

SHUTE, George Richard Head Married M 32 1879 Iron Ore Miner Haverigg Cumberland
SHUTE, Mary Ellen Wife Married 9 years F 28 1883 Endmoor Westmoreland
SHUTE, Simon John Son M 8 1903 Haverigg Cumberland
SHUTE, Catherine Beatrice Daughter F 6 1905 Haverigg Cumberland
SHUTE, Elizabeth Hannah Daughter F 5 1906 Haverigg Cumberland
SHUTE, Margaret Lillian Daughter F 4 1907 Haverigg Cumberland
SHUTE, Doris Mary Daughter F 2 1909 Haverigg Cumberland

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
31548 Reference:
RG14PN31548 RG78PN1812 RD578 SD2 ED13 SN67

Registration District:
Bootle Sub District:
Bootle Enumeration District:
13 Parish:
Millom

Address:
4 Castle Terrace Main St Haverigg County:
Cumberland



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Oh well, i'll have to look for his death in the records office then.

Kucinta, George is his brother, i am also looking for him, could you or someone search him for me please :-D

Tried Chute as well but no luck!

Thank you Jillian, not sure about spelling variations apart from the obvious Shoot?

Thank you for looking Kucinta and Margee :-)

Can't find him in 1911 either and not obvious for death on FreeBMD.

Spelling variation ideas?

J

Thank you for looking GlitterBaby, i couldn't find him with a basic search but i can't find a death for him either so figure he must be out there somewhere?

Not having any joy with Jonathan, can only find a George Richard Shute 1879 from Haverigg.

Needs a better sleuth than me to find Jonathan.

In 1901 he's single, a boarder in the home of James & Elizabeth Wilson and children.