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I've tried 3 times to send Mary a PM and 3 times the message has been wiped nearing conclusion.

Ottowell Hugh Claude Bradley = James Bradley, 1911 Census.

Searching for Ottowell, Ancestry hints towards, James Bradley, LKR, 30223, KIA 1916, Soldiers Effects, Margaret Alexander.
More needed on the soldier.

Laura Bradley married John Kilcourse, West Derby 1918, Reg Office or Reg Attended.

She was Ottowell's widow.

Further proof of marriage,
Electoral roll, Trouville Rd, 1929/30
John Kilcourse, Laura Kilcourse, Waldron Bradley (Ottowell's son)

Apparently there's an obit for him in a local paper, not sure under what name.

I'm sorry but there appear to have been gremlins in the internet over the past 24 hours, not just this website but all over the world but it has caused us our own problems as nothing has been working as it should - caused the webmistress and myself some worries yesterday evening, but we are hoping that matters are now on the mend.

I will pass on your message.

Thank you,

Can anyone find the obit?

We need Katie to look into that, he should be in her database.

And she replied before I even asked.

King's Liverpool Regiment-Bradley-30223-James-Private-Enlisted. Liverpool-30th-July-1916-Killed (SEE HUGH OTTOWELL CLAUDE BRADLEY) Son of Edward and Margaret Bradley, of 69, Southdale Road, Wavertree. Husband of Laura Bradley, of 149, Spencer Street, Everton. Information 1911 Census. King's Liverpool Regiment-Bradley-30223-Hugh Ottowell Claude-Private-Enlisted, Liverpool-30th July-1916-Killed (SEE: JAMES BRADLEY).

Ottowell is mention in a roll of honour notice published in 1917.

Thanks, Katie.

If it helps, having read Kaz recent remarks,

Mary Ann Bradley, died 1882, buried St James, Address, Copperfield St, same address as 1881 census.

Edward Bradley, remarried,

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1887
Church / Register Office
BRADLEY
Edward
SEDGWICK
Margaret M
1887
Toxteth Park, Register Office or Registrar Attended
Liverpool
REG_TP/7/177

The National Archives has WW1 medal cards for an Ottowell Bradley for the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Highland Light Infantry:
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.u ... r/D1447392.

So it would appear he was James in the 1911 census in Liverpool, then joined the army in Scotland under the name Ottowell, then joined the army back in Liverpool under the name James again!

Shall I pass that information on too?

Added - I have passed the information on, but am reluctant to relay any more to this particular person as they haven't replied to the last information from Bertitone, you know I appreciate a thank you to our members/

Reply from Kaz Kelly

thanks i spent most of yesterday looking up the new information and found it all. Otto certainly ended up with a lot of brothers and sisters and step family through his dad