When she was still alive, my grandmother told me that her parents were both killed during the war (WWII) and that she, her brother and sister were evacuated. She also said that the McCrerie name was Scottish, (although we always teased her that it was Irish), and that her father had been a tailor to the royals in London before the war.
Her parents were:
Joseph Naden McCrerie born Jun 1889 in LancashireAnnoyingly, in my early research I neglected to record the source of my information. I suspect in this case it was my Great Aunt, Jean.
Elizabeth Watkinson born c1895, died c1944
I have managed to locate a marriage record in Grimsby between January and March 1917. Grimsby is a little off track as Joseph was born in Lancashire, but I guess not out of the question.
I have also located a death record for Elisabeth M McCrerie in Epping in 1944, aged 52
Assuming that this is the same person, this helps locate a birth record. There are a few Elizabeth Watkinsons born around the same year.
The 1901 Census lists Elizabeth M Watkinson, born c1893 in Boston, Lincolnshire. At the time of the Census, she is residing in Clee, Lincolnshire, just 1.4 miles from Grimsby.
ReplyDeleteThe BMD index shows Elizabeth Matilda Watkinson born Oct-Dec 1892 in Boston.