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James Frederick Grafton

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diad

diad Report 17 Aug 2013 11:23

Hi All can anyone help me I'm trying to find any info pictures anything on James Frederick grafton born in Lewisham 14/12/1922 died june 1993. He served on HMS Belfast. :-S

Mike *

Mike * Report 17 Aug 2013 11:38

Is this his marriage ?

James F Grafton

Spouse Surname: Frances A Dyer
Date of Registration:Jul-Aug-Sep 1948
Registration District:Camberwell
Inferred County:Surrey
Volume Number:5c
Page Number:537

Mike *

Mike * Report 17 Aug 2013 11:39

BIRTH

James F Grafton

Mother's Maiden Surname:Harris
Date of Registration:Jan-Feb-Mar 1923
Registration District:Lewisham
Inferred County:London
Volume Number:1d
Page Number:1939

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On someone's tree it has mother as
Violet Maud Miriam Harris

but can't be this one ( can't see any other)


Births Sep 1921
Harris Violet M M - Harris - Lewisham 1d 2067

Mike *

Mike * Report 17 Aug 2013 11:43

tree has this as his brother but why not Grafton ?



Albert Victor Harris
Birth 1 Aug 1928
Death Nov 1996 in Bexley, Kent, England



Births Sep 1928
Harris Albert V - Harris - Lewisham 1d 1489

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 17 Aug 2013 11:45

Do you have any certs ?

What sort of info are you hoping for ?

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 17 Aug 2013 12:01

??

Name: Violet Maud Grafton
Year: 1933
County or Borough: Lewisham
Ward or Division/Constituency: Lewisham
Street Address: 55 West Hill Sydenham

with a Frederick Henry Grafton


still at the same address in 1935 with Fred and a Violet Harris

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

ann

ann Report 17 Aug 2013 12:11

There is a James Grafton with a Frances Grafton living at 31 Burghill Road Lewisham from 1952 to 1954. From 1955 they were living at 48 Kent House Road se26 but also coming under Knighton Park Road.They were there until 1962 and they were the only people living there

Researching:
Hedges in Headington and Headington Quarry Oxford

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 17 Aug 2013 12:17

Name: Frederick Grafton
Year: 1923
County or Borough: Lewisham
Ward or Division/Constituency: Lewisham
Street Address: 41 Taylors lane Sydenham

with a Violet Harris!!

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 17 Aug 2013 12:19

London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 about Frederick Grafton
Name: Frederick Grafton
Year: 1925
County or Borough: Lewisham
Ward or Division/Constituency: Lewisham
Street Address: 41 Taylors lane Sydenham

with Violet Harris
and a Marion Holmes

So they never married !!

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 17 Aug 2013 12:22

London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 about Frederick Grafton
Name: Frederick Grafton
Year: 1926
County or Borough: Lewisham
Ward or Division/Constituency: Lewisham
Street Address: 41 Taylors lane Sydenham

With Violet Harris and a Marion Holmes

All still there in 1928!

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 17 Aug 2013 12:27

London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 about Frederick Henry Grafton
Name: Frederick Henry Grafton
Year: 1936
County or Borough: Lewisham
Ward or Division/Constituency: Lewisham
Street Address: 27a LONGTON AVENUE.Sydenham

With Violet Maud Miriam Harris !!!!

Think he has mixed up the names as
Violet m m Harris wouldn't be old enough to be on the e,doctoral rolls as would be aged 14./15

This must be mum Violet Maud

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 17 Aug 2013 12:48

Would think that violet maud Miriam born 1922 is violet Maud's daughter


Name: Violet M M Harris
Spouse Surname: King
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1943
Registration District: Lewisham
Inferred County: Kent
Volume Number: 1d
Page Number: 1585
Find Spouse: Freddie C King

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 17 Aug 2013 13:31

on his own by 1939

Name: Frederick Grafton
Year: 1939
County or Borough: Lewisham
Ward or Division/Constituency: Lewisham West
Street Address: 8 Longton Grove- sydenham

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 17 Aug 2013 13:39

possibly

Name: Frederick H Grafton
Birth Date: abt 1891
Date of Registration: Mar 1962
Age at Death: 71
Registration District: Willesden
Inferred County: Middlesex
Volume: 5f
Page: 431

seems to have moved to Willesdon after the 1939 electoral roll


Name: Frederick H Grafton
Year: 1946
County or Borough: Willesden
Ward or Division/Constituency: East Division
Reference Number: MR/PER/C/0726

address 48 Brondesbury Road

With an Alice M Grafton . Maximillian HARRIS, Kathleen Martin. and Leah & Max Goldberg

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957