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children Newman nee Saunders

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Pauline

Pauline Report 11 Feb 2022 17:40

hi all can anyone please help we have been trying to find how many children my aunt had. My aunts name was Phyllis Newman nee Saunders born in Lydney Glos 1917 her parents were Geneva and Hubert Saunders aunt Phyllis was my late dads older sister we know she married in 1939 to Ted Newman we know they had a daughter Mary but also we think they had son could have been more children but unable find any proof of this..
Thank you for any help given
Best Wishes Pauline

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Feb 2022 17:57

Have you looked on freebmd that’s where we wouid look

However without knowing where they lived the surname combination brings up to many possibilities

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Feb 2022 18:02

1939 register

Phyllis K M
County Gloucestershire
Last name(s) Newman (Saunders)
Country England
Birth date 06 Apr 1917
E. D. letter code OAVV
Birth day 6
Schedule 1
Birth month 4
Schedule sub number 46
Birth year 1917
Archive reference RG101/5039F/004/2
Sex Female
Piece number 5039F
Marital status Single
Item number 4
Institutional role Officer
Line number 2
Occupation Probationer Nurse, Hospital
Special interest groups -
Address Southmead Hospital Westbury, Westbury, Bristol
Category Census, land & surveys
Place Bristol C.B.
Subcategory Census
Borough / district Bristol C.B.
Collections from Great Britain, England
Ref: RG101/5039F/004/2 Letter Code: OAVV

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Feb 2022 18:05



Marriages Dec 1939
Newman Edward G B Saunders Sodbury 6a 1067
Saunders Phyllis K M Newman Sodbury 6a 1067

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Feb 2022 18:07

Name: Phyllis K M Saunders
Registration Date: Apr 1917
[May 1917]
[Jun 1917]
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration District: Chepstow
Inferred County: Monmouthshire
Mother's Maiden Name: Allen
Volume Number: 11a
Page Number: 18

Phyllis Kathleen Maud !

Just as records come up as it’s easier to refer too

Marriages Dec 1912
Allen Geneva E Saunders Chepstow 11a 30
Saunders Hubert A Allen Chepstow 11a 30

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Feb 2022 18:14

Edward G B
Country England
Last name(s) Newman
E. D. letter code ODNR
Birth date 30 Sep 1916
Schedule 18
Birth day 30
Schedule sub number 7
Birth month 9
Archive reference RG101/5118A/004/25
Birth year 1916
Piece number 5118A
Sex Male
Item number 4
Marital status Single
Line number 25
Occupation Tinsmith
Special interest groups -
Address 581 Filton Avenue, Filton
Category Census, land & surveys
Place Sodbury R.D.
Subcategory Census
Borough / district Sodbury R.D.
Collections from Great Britain, England
County Gloucestershire

Ref: RG101/5118A/004/25 Letter Code: ODNR

Death


Edward George B
District Sedgemoor
Last name Newman
Register number 1288
Gender Male
County Somerset
Birth day 30
Volume 23
Birth month 9
Page 1295
Birth year 1916
Country England
Age -
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Death quarter 4
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Registration Month 12
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Death year 1988
Collections from Great Britain, England


Maybe the informant was family

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Feb 2022 18:17

Name: Edward George Benbow Newman
Birth Date: 30 Sep
Baptism Date: 22 Oct 1916
Baptism Place: St Michael the Archangel on the Mount Without, Bristol, England
Register Type: Parish Register
Search Photos: Search for 'St Michael the Archangel on the Mount Without' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
Father: Leonard George Newman
Mother: Winifred Rosalie Alice Emily Newman

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Feb 2022 18:25

A tree on ancestry has this

Jean M Newman
Registration Date: Jul 1944
[Aug 1944]
[Sep 1944]
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration District: Sodbury
Inferred County: Avon
Mother's Maiden Name: Saunders
Volume Number: 6a
Page Number: 612


Name: Jean B Newman
Registration Date: Jul 1965
[Aug 1965]
[Sep 1965]
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration District: Bathavon
Inferred County: Somerset
Spouse: Peter E Sweeney
Volume Number: 7c
Page Number: 105


Jean died in Australia no ref

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 11 Feb 2022 18:27

No death for Phyllis even though she is an open record on the1939 register

alviegal

alviegal Report 11 Feb 2022 18:40

??

Births Jun 1940 (>99%)
Newman Mary J Saunders Bristol 6a 349

Births Sep 1944 (>99%)
Newman Jean M Saunders Sodbury 6a 612


EDIT Found on https://www.freebmd.org.uk/

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 11 Feb 2022 18:45

Can’t C&P on iPad, so would someone please give the freebmd website link to help the poster

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 11 Feb 2022 18:47

Phyllis died in 2014

Look at the GRO website - it’s FREE

alviegal

alviegal Report 11 Feb 2022 18:47

???

Phyllis Kathleen Maud
County Hampshire
Last name Newman
Country England
Death year 2014
Document type Grant and will
Death date 22 Aug 2014
Number 4463631
Probate year 2014
Record set England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019
Probate date 24 Nov 2014
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Residence town -
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Registry Winchester
Collections from Great Britain, England


NEWMAN, PHYLLIS KATHLEEN M 1917
GRO Reference: DOR Q3/2014 in SOMERSET (722-1C) Entry Number 510746031

From https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/login.asp

As ErikaH says this is a free site but you will need to register first.

alviegal

alviegal Report 11 Feb 2022 19:03

"....the bridegroom was Mr Edward George Benbow Newman, only son of Mr L G. Newman, the popular licensee of the " King William," Glastonbury, and of Mrs. Newman, and the bride was Miss Phyllis Kathleen Saunders, the only daughter of Mr. Saunders and the late Mrs. Saunders, of Tewkesbury. The bridegroom, who is employed on the mechanical side at the British Aeroplane Works, is a direct descendant, on his father's side, of the famous Admiral Benbow. The bride was a nurse at the Southmead Hospital...... there were two bridesmaids, the Misses Margaret (Peggy) Newman, sister of the bridegroom, and Elsie Williams of Cirencester, a lifelong friend of the bride....."
03 November 1939 - Central Somerset Gazette - Wells, Somerset, England

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 12 Feb 2022 12:02

A copy of the woman’s Will might prove informative

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 12 Feb 2022 13:00

Copy of Probate record (including Will if there is one) will cost £1.50.

https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/search-results