William (Bill) Hale & Margaret Alice Dodd

William (Bill) Hale
William, known as Bill, was born on January 26th, 1889 in Birkenhead.² 

• Birth Notes
  • Aged 4 in 1891
    Aged 12 in 1901
    Aged 22 in 1911
    DOB 26 Jan 1889 in 1939 - wrong year !
    
    HALE, WILLIAM        BRERETON 
    GRO Reference: 1889  M Quarter in BIRKENHEAD 
    Volume 08A  Page 475
    
    It's strange there is no CheshireBMD record for William born in 1886, but there is in 1889, which would match up with the later census records.
    
    Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1889
    HALE    William     Birkenhead, Wirral    BIR/156/54
    
    

He died at the age of 68 on August 28th, 1957 in Moreton.³ 

• Death Notes
  • Two Williams died in 1957:
    
    William Hale of 8 Branston Lane, Moreton, Wallasey, Cheshire died 28 Aug 1957.  Probate Liverpool 16 Sep to Margaret Alice Hale, Widow.  Effects £1,433 15s
    
    Another William Hale of 56 Gorse Crescent, Wallasey died 10 Oct 1957. Probate to John Davies, Propeller shaper. £435  That is another!

Margaret Alice Dodd
Margaret was born on July 1st, 1891 in Birkenhead and her baptism took place on July 29th, 1891 at St. Anne (Birkenhead).^1 4 

• Birth Notes
  • DOB 1 Jul 1891 (on 1939 register)
    
    Name:    Margaret Alice Dodd
    Gender:    Female
    Baptism Date:    29 Jul 1891
    Baptism Place:    St Anne, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
    Father:    Lewis Dodd
    Mother:    Jane
    FHL Film Number:    1647364
    
    Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1891
    DODD    Margaret         Birkenhead    BIR/168/59
    or
    DODD    Margaret         Tranmere        TRA/54/80

She died at the age of 79 on June 5th, 1971 in Wallasey.⁵ 

• Death Notes
  • Name:    Margaret Alice Hale
    Death Age:    79
    Birth Date:    1 Jul 1891
    Registration Date:    Q2 1971
    Registration District:    Wallasey, Cheshire
    Volume:    10a
    Page:    1684