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orams from surrey

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ErikaH

ErikaH Report 7 Nov 2013 16:42

You must always allow for mistranscription of poor writing...............

Buy certs to get facts

What does the birth reg'n on freebmd say about his names?

EDIT

I guess you didn't look.................

Births Dec 1887 (>99%)
Oram William Arthur Reigate 2a 181

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 7 Nov 2013 16:40

Description:Name Oram, William Arthur
Official Number: 229324
Place of Birth: Earlswood, Surrey
Date of Birth: 21 November 1886
Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services.

(above from below, £3.36 to download)

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/royal-naval-seamen.htm

Chris :)

Dea

Dea Report 7 Nov 2013 16:22

This looks like him on 1911?

1911 census transcription details for: Superb
Military details: Able Seaman 416
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National Archive Reference:

RG14PN5592 RD90 SD3 ED36 SN9999
Reg. District: Portsmouth
Sub District: Portsea and Landport
Parish:
Enum. District: 36
Address:
County: Hampshire
Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
ORAM, William H Single ? 24 1887 Surrey Earleswood


Hi is an able seaman on First Class Battleship 'Superb'

Dea x

P.S. - Looking at the image his middle initial 'could' be an 'A' ?

Dea x

Stephanie

Stephanie Report 7 Nov 2013 14:44

thank you donna

fuzzyducky82

fuzzyducky82 Report 7 Nov 2013 14:43

Cant always trust things people stated on marriage certificates my great aunt was called Desdemona and on her marriage certificate she is Daisy

fuzzyducky82

fuzzyducky82 Report 7 Nov 2013 14:41

William Arthur Oram
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1887
Registration District: Reigate
Inferred County: Surrey
Volume: 2a
Page: 181

Think this is who is in the census for 1881

Stephanie

Stephanie Report 7 Nov 2013 14:39

i have but he keeps coming up as william a oram but his marriage to ivy harwood in 1915 chertsey, surrey shows him as william h oram

fuzzyducky82

fuzzyducky82 Report 7 Nov 2013 14:38

William A Oram
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888
Relation: Son
Father's Name: William Oram
Mother's Name: Ellen Oram
Gender: Male
Where born: Earlswood, Surrey, England
Civil Parish: Reigate Foreign
Ecclesiastical parish: St John
Town: Reigate
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration District: Reigate
Sub-registration District: Reigate
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 578
Folio: 35
Page Number: 19
Household Members:
Name Age
William Oram 57
Ellen Oram 28
William A Oram 3
Florence E Oram 1

A could be a H

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 7 Nov 2013 14:37

Have you looked for him on any census?

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

Stephanie

Stephanie Report 7 Nov 2013 14:35

trying to find parents of william h oram born in 1887 in earlswood surrey

any help and many thanks in return