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Does anyone have access to Newspapers.

I am looking for an obituary of Rowland Stanley Gourley born in 1898 in Liverpool, he died 11 Dec 1986 address from Probate The Well House Aston Herts. His late wife Joyce died in 1966.

Thank you

We could only do as you could - google the name.

Is there any specific reason why he should have an obituary ie was he in the public eye?

You could contact the nearest Library which has a local studies section. They may have regional historical newspapers on fiche. If you can't visit in person, they'd likely make a charge.

Alternatively, search the British Newspaper Archives. There would be a fee to view.
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

Rowland Stanley
Last name Gourley
Gender Male
Birth day 4
Birth month 2
Birth year 1898
Age -
Death quarter 4
Death year 1986
District Stevenage
Register number 1286
County Hertfordshire
Volume 10
Page 1043
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007


Lots more records for him on FMP but no obit

You MIGHT find the notice of his death in the local paper which could give date and place of burial, predeceased/survived by xxxx, but that would be all unless he was well known or had some other significant aura.

Thanks all for replies.

A local newspaper was searching out information on a brother of Roland Stanley Gourley. The Group are looking for relations of men who died in WW1. Sgt Gourley was awarded the VC plus Medal for conspicuous gallantry, he actually survived the war.

There are 12 other men from the same regiment who didn't survive and they are looking for relatives.

Thank you

Gourley Household (3 People)
"oakfield" Sunny Drive , Hoylake U.D., Cheshire, England

FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
Roland S Gourley 04 Feb 1898 Male General Manager And Director Of The Wholesale & Retail Grocers & Provisions Married 299 1
Joyce M Gourley 25 Oct 1903 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 299 2
Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.
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Marriage
First name(s) Rowland S
Last name Gourley
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1934
Registration month -

MarriageFinder ™
Rowland S Gourley married one of these people

Joyce M Bowler

Spouse's last name Bowler
District Wirral
District number -
County Cheshire
Country England
Volume 8A
Volume as transcribed 8A
Page number 1411
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The closed record on the 1939 Register was probably a daughter born 1936 - see Freebmd.

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A son was born 1944.

Births Jun 1944 (>99%)
Gourley John V Bowler Wirral 8a 912


This could be the son's death

First name(s) John Victor
Last name Gourley
Gender Male
Birth day 7
Birth month 6
Birth year 1944
Age -
Death quarter 3
Death year 2005
District Stratton
District number 3691
Register number 17B
Entry number 180
Date of registration mm/yy 0805
County Cornwall

Not seeing an obvious marriage, and his Estate didn't go to probate. In 2002 he was living alone at an address in Bude, Cornwall

The research for the daughter seems familiar - do you, or someone else, have another thread?
She, second husband & 1974 son with him (to 2003) were living in Hertfordshire to 2010. Unfortunately for you, the house was sold in 2010 & there are no further entries on the ER. Assuming they are all still alive & in the UK, they have probably opted out of the commercial registers.

Maureen's other thread about the daughter:

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1373353

The family in 1911

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
39 Westbourne Road West Kirby, Hoylake cum West Kirby, Cheshire, England

Galbraith Gourley Head Married Male 45 1866 Tyrone Dromore Resident Shopkeeper Grocer Transcription
Martha Anne Gourley Wife Married Female 44 1867 Lancashire Liverpool - Transcription
Irvine Galbraith Gourley Son Single Male 19 1892 Lancashire Lpool University Student Transcription
Cyril Edward Gourley Son Single Male 18 1893 Lancashire Lpool Drapers Apprentice Transcription
Reginald Leslie Gourley Son Single Male 16 1895 Lancashire Lpool Surveyors Pupil Transcription
Eunice Evelyn Gourley Daughter - Female 14 1897 Lancashire Lpool School Transcription
Roland Stanley Gourley Son - Male 13 1898 Lancashire Lpool School Transcription
Alfred Dudley Gourley Son - Male 11 1900 Cheshire West Kirby School

Cyril was the one awarded the VC

I have today received a message from a lady who has a very distance relationship to the Gourley line

on her husbands side. she is going to try and assist.

Can anyone tell me how do I mark this thread as now answered to avoid people spending more time looking up records, I appreciate work already done.

Thank you.

The original request came from a newspaper article in the LIverpool Echo a group are searching relations of 12 Merseyside men who died in WW1

If you're quite sure you don't want any more help with this thread, click "Mark this as answered" at the top of one of your posts.

EDIT:
No, that doesn't apply to a thread on "Genealogy Chat" - it does on "Find Ancestors".
You can't mark it as answered.

All you can do is edit the title of your thread to say it's been answered.

Thanks Argyll Gran, I will alter heading.