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Charles George HOOD: From GERMANY
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Julia | Report | 8 Nov 2010 23:19 |
I have drawn a blank after many searches for my father's side of the family... my father, Charles Arthur, was an only child to Charles George Hood and Thurza Naomi Smith (also known as Margaret for some reason). Charles George arrived in Britain some time between 1911 and 1918 and my father was born in Warrington in 1921. Charles George was interned at Douglas, Isle of Man during WW2 and died there in 1941. He must have Anglicised his name prior to arriving in Britain and because we have no record of this we cannot trace his German ancestry at all. I have been to the Isle of Man and searched and searched but no further information was forthcoming. If anyone knows anything and can help at all it would be gratefully received. |
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MarieCeleste | Report | 8 Nov 2010 23:22 |
Julia - do you have Charles George & Thurza's marriage certificate? |
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ellieathome | Report | 9 Nov 2010 00:18 |
Did he change his name my Deed Poll |
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ellieathome | Report | 9 Nov 2010 00:18 |
Under English law it is legal to change your name without drawing up any formal record, so it is very likely you will not find a deed poll. |
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Julia | Report | 24 Mar 2013 18:58 |
I cannot find a record of their marriage anywhere... there is no mention of either of them in the 1911 Census either! We only recently found out my grandmother was not called Margaret at all but was named on my Dad's full birth certificate as Thurza Naomi, which further muddies the waters. I cannot find any records for her other than my Dad's birth certificate, and on there my grandfather had his English name. My Dad was born in 1921 so they would definitely be on the 1921 Census but I am not allowed access of course. We really wanted to solve the mystery whilst my Mum is still alive... Thanks for all your help x |
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brummiejan | Report | 24 Mar 2013 19:08 |
Do you know roughly when Thurza was born? |
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Flip | Report | 25 Mar 2013 05:04 |
Is it right that Charles was 74 when he died? It's the only death coming up for him in 1941. |
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MarieCeleste | Report | 25 Mar 2013 08:06 |
As Flip says, this is the only death record on ManxBMD |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 25 Mar 2013 10:21 |
Although Charles George may have been from Germany, are you sure that he was German? |
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brummiejan | Report | 25 Mar 2013 11:39 |
That's a great idea Gwyn. |
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brummiejan | Report | 25 Mar 2013 12:17 |
An Ancestry tree (I assume yours) has details of 'Thurza' as follows. No death record attached. |
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MarieCeleste | Report | 25 Mar 2013 19:41 |
I have suspicions that there are some gaps in the information that Julia has been given, it's almost as though there's a generation missing. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 26 Mar 2013 03:46 |
Genealogy Pages Isle of Man - Internment (WW1 and WW2) |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 26 Mar 2013 03:49 |
Germans Interned on the Isle of Man - UK PoW Camps - Great ... |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 26 Mar 2013 03:50 |
Looking for records of internees | The National Archives |
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