Death in Ipswich

[Guest jonwillpott]

I am trying to find out about any WW1 incidents that may have occurred in Ipswich as my g-grandfather appears to have died without trace and the only explanation I can come up with is that something happened and that his body was never recovered.

Having checked the BMD death records, a check at the Ipswich Registry and a search for a gravestone by Ipswich Cemetery this is the only conclusion at this time unless anyone knows different

Any help would be much appreciated - his name was William James POTTER - aged mid-sixties and lived in Ipswich for all but a few years during the 1870's.

TIA

John Potter

[Desmond7]

Jon - the answer I always give - go to the lowest common denominator in newspaper terms.

Start with the daily locals then move to the 'area' weeklies - if they existed.

The lower down the scale you go i.e. to a small local weekly, the better chance you have of finding references.

Your local reference library should have most local publications on microfiche for easy browsing.

Best of luck

Des