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The Free BMD index lists the deaths of 2 people named Ellen Johnson in Somerset during of just after WW1.  One was registered in Keynsham in 2Q 1917 at the age of 63 and the other in Axbridge in 4Q 1920 at the age of 66.  Both therefore were born in about 1854.

Bearing in mind that the Axbridge registration district covered W-s-M, it may be that the latter of those 2 entries is the correct one.  It would mean that she was alive when Thomas Johnson was killed but had died before the entry in the London Gazette.

Thomas attended St Lawrence College ( called South Eastern College until 1907) from 1906 to 1908.  The college has no further info on him apart from his address on leaving was St Thoman Vicarage, Launceston, Cornwall.  1911 census shows no occupation

Have you seen the entry in the London Gazette click here for details - which gives his address as the York Hotel in Weston-super-Mare and confirms your suspicion that Ellen had died?

It is interesting that he does not appear on the Weston War Memorial so could that have been a temporaary address?  He is also in a Hotel on the 1911 census.  Do you know what his occupation was?

Thanks so much to those who have helped so far, think I have made the connection of the family with Western Super-mare.

So here goes: Kathleen Howard Hayden was born Helen Howard Johnson. Her parents were Reverend Thomas Gilpin Johnson and Ellen Howard. They had 3 children

Helen born 1881

Dorothy Millicent Howard Johnson born 1891

Thomas Norman Howard Johnson born 1893

Thomas was a Lance Corporal in the Devonshire Regiment and was killed in Flanders October 1917. The British forces war record has his resided  town as Western Super- Mare.

Dorothy is in the 1911 census as a hospital nurse at South Devon and East Cornwall Hospital.

Dorothy and her mother Ellen are the only ones I don't know what happened to wondered if they may have a connection with the town and are and if Dorothy married and had children. I think Ellen may have died before the son as the probate doc. mentions Dorothy

Hope someone has some info thanks 

Yes, there is a payment involved for the Newspaper items.  These newspapers are included on FindmyPast or can be viewed on the site of the British Newspaper Archives. 

It's possible that the family was also mentioned in the local Weston newspapers - which are in Weston Library. 

Perhaps one of the society volunteers who will be in the Library next Saturday will be able to spend some time  looking to see if they can find anything about the HAYDEN entertainers - but as these papers are not indexed it may be difficult and it will depend upon how many people turn up who want help but if we have any time we will look for you.

Can't find the ad and review on the Internet do I need to subscribe and pay to see newspaper info?