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I wondered if anyone can help with any marriages and deaths of the above.
They were both born in Preston Lancashire. George Henry in 1917 and Benjamin Leslie in 1923. Their parents were Benjamin Nightingale and Mary Louise nee Woodcock who married in Preston 1917. There is a George Henry who died 1951 in Adlington, Lancashire but he was 78 so was born about 1873.
Any help would be appreciated.

Have you tried freebmd

1939 register

Nightingale's life in 1939
Gathurst Road, Preston C.B., Lancashire, England

Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Benjamin Nightingale 27 Jun 1889 Male Journeyman Painter - 257 1
Mary L Nightingale 31 Aug 1888 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties - 257 2
George H Nightingale 17 Oct 1917 Male Chartered Accountants Clerk - 257 3
Robert S Nightingale 01 Apr 1919 Male Unemployed Petrol Wagon Drivers Mate - 257 4
Ref: RG101/4575D/020/16 Letter Code: NMNJ
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I’ve tried Lancashire freebmd. They aren’t a family that wandered far and I did wonder if they could have been killed in the 2nd world war.

George Henry Nightingale
Death Age: 58
Birth Date: 17 Oct 1917
Registration Date: Oct 1975
[Nov 1975]
[Dec 1975]
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Nottingham
Inferred County: Nottinghamshire
Volume: 8
Page: 1021

Benjamin Leslie isn’t with them in 1939 and only his birth shows on ancestry

Robert Stanley who was born in April, 1919 died in 1973.
No wonder I couldn’t find George. I didn’t realise he’d travelled so far.
Many thanks.

Robert Stanley Nightingale
Death Age: 53
Birth Date: 1 Apr 1919
Registration Date: Jan 1973
[Feb 1973]
[Mar 1973]
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Preston
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 10f
Page: 1048

Benjamin Nightingale
[Benjamine Nightingale]
Death Date: 13 Apr 1960
Death Place: Lancashire, England
Probate Date: 30 Nov 1960
Probate Registry: London, England

This is Benjamin. Senior and probate was to his son Robert S Nightingale and his wife Bertha

Marriages Sep 1953
HODSON Bertha NIGHTINGALE Preston 10f 749
NIGHTINGALE Robert S HODSON Prescot 10f 749

Benjamin Leslie (born 1923, not 1823) -

possibly his death??

Leslie Nightingale
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Leslie Nightingale
Death Age: 2
Birth Date: abt 1923
Registration Date: Jan 1925
[Feb 1925]
[Mar 1925]
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Preston
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8e
Page: 814

Sorry 1823 was a slip of the finger so I’ve now corrected it.
Death for Benjamin Leslie is a possibility but I think I need to get a copy of the death certificate to be sure.
Again many thanks for all your help.

Don’t assume people stay in their birthplaces

Use freebmd, which covers all of England & Wales

I will in future. Thank you