Myra Louise (Heaton) Hale (1909 - 1961)

Born 23 Jun 1909 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Died 15 Dec 1961 at age 52 in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Myra (Heaton) Hale was born in Yorkshire, England.

Myra was born in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, on June 23, 1909. ^[1] She was the daughter of Joseph Heaton and Deborah Rhodes. She was baptized on September 12, 1909 in Keighley at St Mary Eastwood.^[2] She was enumerated in the 1911 census ^[3] as a one year old residing with her mother in Keighley.

Myra married Jack Hale in 1934.^[4] The ceremony was performed on September 19th at the Parish Church in Keighley.^[5] The Parish Register listed Myra as a twenty five year old spinster and "Secretary" residing at 184 Skipton Road, Keighley. Her father was named as Joseph Herbert Heaton "Manufacturer". Jack was a twenty eight year old bachelor and "Works Manager" residing at 43 Belgrave Road, Keighley. His father was named as William Dawes Hale "Retired Provision Dealer". The witnesses were J.H. Heaton and A.L. Ratcliffe. It appears the couple had two children. Myra and Jack appeared in the 1939 Register^[6] residing at 2 New Road, Keighley. Her occupation "Unpaid Domestic Duties". (Note...two redacted entries at residence).

Myra passed away on December 15, 1961. ^[7] Her residence at time of death was Windhurst Banks Lane, Keighley. Her Probate was administered on March 30, 1962 in Wakefield naming Kenneth Varley Longbotton, chartered accountant.^[8] She was fifty two.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FK1-C9Y : 1 October 2014), Mira Louisa Heaton, 1909; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 for Mira Louise Heaton (Free Ancestry Image)
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWNP-BGV : 15 May 2019), Mira Louise Heaton in household of Deborah Bracarell Heaton, Keighley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8C-6T1S : 8 October 2014), Myra L Heaton and null, 1934; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1934, quarter 3, vol. 9A, p. 500, Keighley, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935 for Myra Louise Heaton (Free Ancestry Image)
6. ↑ 1939 England and Wales Register for Myra L Hale (Free Ancestry Image)
7. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCK-KN3V : 4 September 2014), Myra L Hale, 1962; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Worth Valley, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
8. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 for Myra Louise Hale (Free Ancestry Image)