The Peterborough Advertiser 1936-1940
In July 2017 I spent a couple of days in Peterborough Library because I wanted to take my news research as far as WWII. To that end I decided not to record all news from Coates from 1935 onwards (which starts on the previous page). It was clear that news was being sent to the Advertiser on a regular basis but it all tended to be of the same kind: Whist, Football, Cricket, WI, Guild. I decided to record only BMDs, and those events which were interesting. This meant I could get through a year in about 45 minutes. So, from 1000am to my departure at about 1610 I covered 1935 to 1941. Part of the reason I did so well was that whereas a year usually takes 2 rolls of microfilm, during the war years the PA reduced the number of pages and and so a year fitted easily onto a single roll.
Jan 17th 1936
Death of Elizabeth Moorhouse
Jan 24th 1936
Death of Alfred Fountain / Funeral of Mrs Jane Tyers
Jan 31st 1936
Wedding of Alfred Lewis Boon and Ada Olive Cross
Mar 20th 1936
Death of Benjamin Dale (London)
Mar 27th 1936
Funeral George James Barrett
Apr 3rd 1936
Death of Mrs Duddington (84) in Rawtenstall. Her husband (who died 14 years ago) had been Sexton at Coates.
Apr 10th 1936
Death of Mrs Jane Kisby
Apr 24th 1936
Death of Thomas Edwin Rawlings (Wisbech)
May 15th 1936
Death of Phoebe German
Jun 5th 1936
Death of Miss Sarah Maria Cowling
Jun 19th 1936
Wedding of Doris Maude Aldridge to Harry Dale
Jul 17th 1936
Death of Elizabeth Ann Fox at Bournemouth, widow of Henry Fox. / Death of Fred Palmer.
Jul 31st 1936
Wedding at Methodist church of Eva Grace Barrett to Albert Edward Goodman
Sep 11th 1936
Funeral of Robert Merchant / Weding (at Pinchbeck) of Miss Gladys Merchant to Herbert Edinborough / Funeral of Arthur Bedford
Oct 2nd 1936
Wedding of John Craythorne to Annie Ellen Taylor
Oct 9th 1936
Death of Robert Goodman
1937
Jan 1st 1937
Wedding of Maud Ashworth to Alfred Ernest Randall
Jan 8th 1937
Wedding of Rose neal to Thomas Coles
Jan 22nd 1937
Church Light failure; candles had to be found!
Feb 19th 1937
Wedding of Florence Kate Neal to Horace Snow
Mar 5th 1937
Wedding of Gladys Bedford to Charles Cornes
Mar 12th 1937
Death of Annie Maria Carter at Gladstone Street Peterborough
Mar 26th 1937
Death of former Rector, Rev Milnes, in Devon / Death of Hilda Ison
Apr 2nd 1937
Funeral of David Palmer
Apr 9th 1937
Death of David Hart
Apr 30th 1937
Wedding of Laud George Searle to Phyllis Vera Darling
May 7th 1937
Death of Edith Taylor
May 21st 1937
Wedding of Reginald King to Hilda Fletcher / Funeral of Winifred Gilbert
Jul 2nd 1937
Death of Rebecca Fitzjohn at Eastrea
Aug 13th 1937
Wedding of Arthur David Merchant (former Eastrea resident) to Elsie Marjorie Harrison at Pinchbeck
Oct 15th 1937
Death of Henry Edward Green / Wedding of Winifred M Saberton to Alan Bate
Oct 29th 1937
Funeral of William Tebbs / Wedding of Patty Canham to Arthur Cokill
Nov 19th 1937
Death of Mary Jane Bedford
Dec 3rd 1937
Charles Thorne found an 1822 Gold sovereign
Dec 10th 1937
Wedding of Rose Ellen (Nellie) Smith to Herbert Arthur Weldon
Dec 17th 1937
Wedding of Gladys Louisa May Parrott to Joseph Fitzjohn
Dec 24th 1937
Wedding of Mabel Eggitt Butcher to John Victor Norman
1938
Jan 7th 1938
Wedding of Frances Bella Gale to Thomas Cox
Jan 14th 1938
Death of Mrs Frances Willmott (95)
Feb 18th 1938
Air raid precaution lecture at Turves om Monday; women welcome as well as men! / Death of William Bedford; his funeral was yesterday (reported next week)
Feb 25th 1938
Air raid precaution lecture - 26 attended. Funeral of William Bedford - {Peterborough Advertiser reports that he died on Sunday 13th Feb and the funeral was on Thursday 17th Feb. However, church records say that he was buried on 6th February - so that may be an error!} / Death of Gladys Amy Smith
Mar 4th 1938
Wedding of Lance Corporal Matthew Canham to Helen Facer at Northampton Register Office
Mar 25th 1938
Funeral of Susannah Marchant
Apr 15th 1938
Funeral of William Garner
Apr 22nd 1938
Wedding of Bert Ward to Evelyn Lucy Hurry
Apr 29th 1938
Coates residents were implored to number their houses! / Wedding of Archibald Robert Coxell to Elsie May Ingram / Report about the presenat receuved at the wedding on Ward to Hurry reported last week
May 6th 1938
Wedding of Kate Duller to Ernest William Bates / Wedding of Charles William Neal to Constance Irene Gale
May 13th 1938
Funeral of John Tarry
Jun 10th 1938
Wedding of Alice Garner to William Blunt
Jun 17th 1938
Martha Fletcher celebrated her 90th birthday
Aug 5th 1938
Wedding of Kate Jackson to George Cecil Garforth
Sep 16th 1938
Wedding of Mary Jane Taylor to Ernest William Wyers
Oct 14th 1938
Wedding of Edna Alice Bedford to Frederick James Curtis / Wedding of Louise Ellen Boon to George Henry Cowling
Dec 30th 1938
Wedding of Gwendoline Florence Boon to Horace Pepper
1939
Jan 13th 1939
Mr Smith will conduct a series of ARP meetings in the Public Hall
Jan 20th 1939
The first of a series of A.R.P. lectures was given at the Public Hall on Tuesday when the lecturer was Mr E. W. Smith (L.A.G.C). On this occasion there was an attendance of over 20 people. This was much better than the week before when only six attended. But it is till not satisfactory in view of the population of the village, and the people are urged to attend the lectures in order to learn of the steps which have been taken on their behalf should war occur.
Jan 27th 1939
Only one tender had been received by Whittlesey Council for the collection and disposal of nightsoil at Coates and Eastrea. Even that was not filled in corectly. More tenders were sought.
Mar 10th 1939
Funeral of Alfred Merchant
Mar 17th 1939
Funeral of Mary Ann Pearson
Apr 14th 1939
Wedding of Gwendoline Lydia Gale to John Thomas Rippon
May 5th 1939
Wedding of Lily Rust to Frank Ruff
May 12th 1939
Funeral of Florence Winifred Gale
Jun 2nd 1939
Gwendoline Garrett was 21 on Friday and a charge hand in the Army, Navy and Air Force Institute (she was based in Hucknall, Nottingham) and therefore unable to celebate at home.
Jun 9th 1939
Wedding of Dorothy Annie Lepia to Francis Edward Reynolds
Jul 14th 1939
Death of Thomas Clifton
Aug 11th 1939
Wedding of Doris Bedford to Walter David Eason
Nov 10th 1939
Funeral of Elizabeth Read
Dec 8th 1939
Wedding of Doris Neal to James Edward Dolby / Wedding of Gladys Mary Jackson to Thomas Gordon Claypole / Funeral of John Hidson Gale
Dec 29th 1939
Wedding of Lilian Mary Blunt to James Walter Jackson / Death of Miriam Cowling at Papworth and Funeral report
1940
Jan 5th 1940
Death of Mary Ann Tabbitt (27/12/1939)
Jan 12th 1940
Death of Elizabeth Drage
Feb 2nd 1940
Wedding of Kate Wright to Christopher Canham
Mar 8th 1940
Funeral of James Fitzjohn
Mar 15th 1940
Death of Emily Cook
Mar 22nd 1940
Funeral of Emily Cook
Mar 29th 1940
Death of John Thomas Siggee
May 3rd 1940
Wedding of Ellen Mary Weldon to George William Dolby
May 31st 1940
Funeral of Arthur Smart (died 30/5/40)
Jun 14th 1940
Funeral of John Catling [who died on Monday 3rd]
Aug 9th 1940
Death of John Corney
Aug 16th 1940
Funeral of John Corney
Oct 11th 1940
Mrs Peter Read was starting her 51st pair of socks for the war effort. She was visually handicapped so her achievement is all the more notable.
Oct 18th 1940
Wedding of Florence May Gilbert to Ernest Smith
Dec 6th 1940
Wedding of Eileen Bedford to James Bent
Dec 27th 1940
Death of William Green
Death of Elizabeth Moorhouse
Jan 24th 1936
Death of Alfred Fountain / Funeral of Mrs Jane Tyers
Jan 31st 1936
Wedding of Alfred Lewis Boon and Ada Olive Cross
Mar 20th 1936
Death of Benjamin Dale (London)
Mar 27th 1936
Funeral George James Barrett
Apr 3rd 1936
Death of Mrs Duddington (84) in Rawtenstall. Her husband (who died 14 years ago) had been Sexton at Coates.
Apr 10th 1936
Death of Mrs Jane Kisby
Apr 24th 1936
Death of Thomas Edwin Rawlings (Wisbech)
May 15th 1936
Death of Phoebe German
Jun 5th 1936
Death of Miss Sarah Maria Cowling
Jun 19th 1936
Wedding of Doris Maude Aldridge to Harry Dale
Jul 17th 1936
Death of Elizabeth Ann Fox at Bournemouth, widow of Henry Fox. / Death of Fred Palmer.
Jul 31st 1936
Wedding at Methodist church of Eva Grace Barrett to Albert Edward Goodman
Sep 11th 1936
Funeral of Robert Merchant / Weding (at Pinchbeck) of Miss Gladys Merchant to Herbert Edinborough / Funeral of Arthur Bedford
Oct 2nd 1936
Wedding of John Craythorne to Annie Ellen Taylor
Oct 9th 1936
Death of Robert Goodman
1937
Jan 1st 1937
Wedding of Maud Ashworth to Alfred Ernest Randall
Jan 8th 1937
Wedding of Rose neal to Thomas Coles
Jan 22nd 1937
Church Light failure; candles had to be found!
Feb 19th 1937
Wedding of Florence Kate Neal to Horace Snow
Mar 5th 1937
Wedding of Gladys Bedford to Charles Cornes
Mar 12th 1937
Death of Annie Maria Carter at Gladstone Street Peterborough
Mar 26th 1937
Death of former Rector, Rev Milnes, in Devon / Death of Hilda Ison
Apr 2nd 1937
Funeral of David Palmer
Apr 9th 1937
Death of David Hart
Apr 30th 1937
Wedding of Laud George Searle to Phyllis Vera Darling
May 7th 1937
Death of Edith Taylor
May 21st 1937
Wedding of Reginald King to Hilda Fletcher / Funeral of Winifred Gilbert
Jul 2nd 1937
Death of Rebecca Fitzjohn at Eastrea
Aug 13th 1937
Wedding of Arthur David Merchant (former Eastrea resident) to Elsie Marjorie Harrison at Pinchbeck
Oct 15th 1937
Death of Henry Edward Green / Wedding of Winifred M Saberton to Alan Bate
Oct 29th 1937
Funeral of William Tebbs / Wedding of Patty Canham to Arthur Cokill
Nov 19th 1937
Death of Mary Jane Bedford
Dec 3rd 1937
Charles Thorne found an 1822 Gold sovereign
Dec 10th 1937
Wedding of Rose Ellen (Nellie) Smith to Herbert Arthur Weldon
Dec 17th 1937
Wedding of Gladys Louisa May Parrott to Joseph Fitzjohn
Dec 24th 1937
Wedding of Mabel Eggitt Butcher to John Victor Norman
1938
Jan 7th 1938
Wedding of Frances Bella Gale to Thomas Cox
Jan 14th 1938
Death of Mrs Frances Willmott (95)
Feb 18th 1938
Air raid precaution lecture at Turves om Monday; women welcome as well as men! / Death of William Bedford; his funeral was yesterday (reported next week)
Feb 25th 1938
Air raid precaution lecture - 26 attended. Funeral of William Bedford - {Peterborough Advertiser reports that he died on Sunday 13th Feb and the funeral was on Thursday 17th Feb. However, church records say that he was buried on 6th February - so that may be an error!} / Death of Gladys Amy Smith
Mar 4th 1938
Wedding of Lance Corporal Matthew Canham to Helen Facer at Northampton Register Office
Mar 25th 1938
Funeral of Susannah Marchant
Apr 15th 1938
Funeral of William Garner
Apr 22nd 1938
Wedding of Bert Ward to Evelyn Lucy Hurry
Apr 29th 1938
Coates residents were implored to number their houses! / Wedding of Archibald Robert Coxell to Elsie May Ingram / Report about the presenat receuved at the wedding on Ward to Hurry reported last week
May 6th 1938
Wedding of Kate Duller to Ernest William Bates / Wedding of Charles William Neal to Constance Irene Gale
May 13th 1938
Funeral of John Tarry
Jun 10th 1938
Wedding of Alice Garner to William Blunt
Jun 17th 1938
Martha Fletcher celebrated her 90th birthday
Aug 5th 1938
Wedding of Kate Jackson to George Cecil Garforth
Sep 16th 1938
Wedding of Mary Jane Taylor to Ernest William Wyers
Oct 14th 1938
Wedding of Edna Alice Bedford to Frederick James Curtis / Wedding of Louise Ellen Boon to George Henry Cowling
Dec 30th 1938
Wedding of Gwendoline Florence Boon to Horace Pepper
1939
Jan 13th 1939
Mr Smith will conduct a series of ARP meetings in the Public Hall
Jan 20th 1939
The first of a series of A.R.P. lectures was given at the Public Hall on Tuesday when the lecturer was Mr E. W. Smith (L.A.G.C). On this occasion there was an attendance of over 20 people. This was much better than the week before when only six attended. But it is till not satisfactory in view of the population of the village, and the people are urged to attend the lectures in order to learn of the steps which have been taken on their behalf should war occur.
Jan 27th 1939
Only one tender had been received by Whittlesey Council for the collection and disposal of nightsoil at Coates and Eastrea. Even that was not filled in corectly. More tenders were sought.
Mar 10th 1939
Funeral of Alfred Merchant
Mar 17th 1939
Funeral of Mary Ann Pearson
Apr 14th 1939
Wedding of Gwendoline Lydia Gale to John Thomas Rippon
May 5th 1939
Wedding of Lily Rust to Frank Ruff
May 12th 1939
Funeral of Florence Winifred Gale
Jun 2nd 1939
Gwendoline Garrett was 21 on Friday and a charge hand in the Army, Navy and Air Force Institute (she was based in Hucknall, Nottingham) and therefore unable to celebate at home.
Jun 9th 1939
Wedding of Dorothy Annie Lepia to Francis Edward Reynolds
Jul 14th 1939
Death of Thomas Clifton
Aug 11th 1939
Wedding of Doris Bedford to Walter David Eason
Nov 10th 1939
Funeral of Elizabeth Read
Dec 8th 1939
Wedding of Doris Neal to James Edward Dolby / Wedding of Gladys Mary Jackson to Thomas Gordon Claypole / Funeral of John Hidson Gale
Dec 29th 1939
Wedding of Lilian Mary Blunt to James Walter Jackson / Death of Miriam Cowling at Papworth and Funeral report
1940
Jan 5th 1940
Death of Mary Ann Tabbitt (27/12/1939)
Jan 12th 1940
Death of Elizabeth Drage
Feb 2nd 1940
Wedding of Kate Wright to Christopher Canham
Mar 8th 1940
Funeral of James Fitzjohn
Mar 15th 1940
Death of Emily Cook
Mar 22nd 1940
Funeral of Emily Cook
Mar 29th 1940
Death of John Thomas Siggee
May 3rd 1940
Wedding of Ellen Mary Weldon to George William Dolby
May 31st 1940
Funeral of Arthur Smart (died 30/5/40)
Jun 14th 1940
Funeral of John Catling [who died on Monday 3rd]
Aug 9th 1940
Death of John Corney
Aug 16th 1940
Funeral of John Corney
Oct 11th 1940
Mrs Peter Read was starting her 51st pair of socks for the war effort. She was visually handicapped so her achievement is all the more notable.
Oct 18th 1940
Wedding of Florence May Gilbert to Ernest Smith
Dec 6th 1940
Wedding of Eileen Bedford to James Bent
Dec 27th 1940
Death of William Green