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Hi Everyone,

Another jigsaw piece to solve.

I cannot find this family on the 1939 census. I know for certain the family were living in Waverley Road, Appleton, Warrington in 1944.

I cannot seem to find Eli Pilkington, nor his Wife Ivy Maude Pilkington 1908.

Children:
Kenneth William Pilkington 25 Apr 1929
Marian Pilkington 25 May 1933
Eunice Pilkington 1936

Any help, suggestions would be appreciated :-)

Cinders :-D

Well the children could be closed records if the deaths haven't been picked up

Not seeing them but he died in Staffordshire


First name(s) ELI
Last name PILKINGTON
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1908
Age 39
Death quarter 1
Death year 1947
District Stafford
County Staffordshire
Volume 9B
Page 642
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain
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Did she remarry

First name(s) IVY M
Last name PILKINGTON
Marriage quarter 1
Marriage year 1948
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ IVY M PILKINGTON married
James Fisher
Spouse's last name Fisher
District Warrington
District number -
County Lancashire
Country England
Volume 10F
Page 1467
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2008
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain
© Findmypast

Hi Shirley,

Yes she remarried a man who wasn't kind.

Eli died on the Stone Road in Staffordshire, He was impaled by his own load of steel piping in bad weather, it came through the cab and impaled him to his steering wheel.

The newspaper article states, Eli insisted he had a final ciggy before they attempted to move him, knowing full well once they did he would die. He died a hero, having stopped further up the road to slow down other lorries due to the black ice on the road, and then got caught by it himself :-(

Eli died on the day of his sons 3rd birthday, Instead of his dad knocking the door, it was a policeman. Ivy herself died when the same child was just 16. :-(

The family jack-knife from one tragedy to another.

Cinders :-D

How very sad . Some families get a load of tragedy in their lives

Still not picking any of them up on the 1939 register

:-)

Not seeing anything 'Waverley', Warrington, on Address Search 1939...

Chris :)

07 May 1941 - Liverpool Daily Post - Liverpool, Merseyside, England

The theft by Warrington Brewery employees of a barrel of beer, and it's subsequent sale to a Liverpool publican was described at the Warrington police court yesterday, when three men, a motor driver, and his two mates on the lorry, were accused of stealing the barrel of beer, valued £7 16s, the property of Messrs. Peter Walker and Sons, Ltd., brewers, Warrington. were Eli Pilkington, aged 54, married, motor-driver, of Waverley Avenue. Appleton; William Paget, aged 21, married, of Brick Street, Warrington, David Rotherham...
The magistrates bound all the defendants over, and ordered Pikington, Paget and Rotherham to each pay £1 13s 4d and 5s costs.


11 January 1941 - Chester Chronicle - Chester, Cheshire, England

Speeding.
For a similar offence, Eli Pilkington. 11. Waverley-avenue, Appleton, who did noi appear, was fined £2.

If Eunice was Kenneth's sister, she was born in Barnet Middlesex

Waverley Avenue comes under Runcorn, Cheshire on the 1939 register. It's the correct one as it runs into Greenfields Avenue.

The Pilkingtons are not at number 11:

Lukey Household 11 Waverley Avenue , Runcorn R.D., Cheshire, England

Frederick R Lukey 04 Mar 1906 Male White Lead Process Worker Heavy Married
Ethel Lukey 25 Jul 1908 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Single
Closed Record
Closed Record
Christopher Spencer 07 Aug 1892 Male Labourer - Service Dept Garage Single

(ah!, thanks AQ, me and Lancs. not good, lol)

Chris :)

Could this be Eli ???


Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960 Transcription

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First name(s) E
Last name Pilkington
Title MR
Gender Male
Age 31
Birth year 1906
Occupation ENGR
Departure year 1937
Departure day 30
Departure month 4
Departure port Southampton
Destination port Port Elizabeth (Algoa Bay)
Destination PORT ELIZABETH (ALGOA BAY)
Country South Africa
Destination country South Africa
Ship name Dunvegan Castle
Ship official number 164702
Ship master's first name H R
Ship master's last name NORTHWOOD
Shipping line UNION-CASTLE LINE
City SOUTHAMPTON
Ship destination port CAPE
Ship destination country SOUTH AFRICA
Ship registered tonnage 9181
Number of passengers 193
Record set Passenger Lists Leaving Uk 1890-1960
Category Travel & migration
Subcategory Passenger lists
Collections from Australasia, Great Britain, Ireland, United States & Canada

address 22 Laburnum Ave., Swinton, Lancs. Occupation - Engineer. ???

Dea x

P.S. - I can't find this address on 1939 ???

Dea x

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1939 Register


Allcock Household (3 People)

22 Laburnum Avenue , Swinton and Pendlebury M.B., Lancashire, England


Charles H Allcock 05 May 1858 Male Retired Married 154 1
Alice Allcock 02 Jun 1865 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 154 2
Ethel G Allcock 27 Jan 1903 Female Welfare Supervisor Single 154 3

Hi All,

Apologies for the lack of replies, i had a 5 day break in Spain :-D

Nice find Chris :-) Eli was a little rascal it seems!! His son Alan worked at the local bottling factory :-)

Eli never lived in the earlier numbers of Waverley Ave.... possibly the address of his friend? The family lived at No3 for quite a period of time (in fact mother remarried at that address, and died there also in the early 1960's)

Dea, they never left the UK. When i first started this tree 18 years ago i was surprised at the amount of Eli Pilkington's that exist :-( ..... The family also have several Ratcliffe Ratcliffe's in the tree!!! :-o

Thank you for your input so far.... it's very VERY much appreciated :-D

Cinders xx

Both the report in 1941 and the report on his death in 1947 state his address as number 11 Waverley Avenue. So, although he wasn't there is 1939, he did later live there.

Thank you, it maybe my memory that's playing up :-)