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Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 39 Send Message	Thomas	Report	5 Jul 2007 18:57
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 39 Send Message	my great grandmorther was either one of the above as her mother didnt want any girls, she was born in 1908 (not shure how it would have been handled back then) and i have her birth certificate, it includes her mums name n job and where she lived. im trying to research further i have all the genral details on my great grandmother but hwo would i find out about both her parents. thanks
Member Since: March 2005 Posts: 5 200 Send Message	RStar	Report	5 Jul 2007 19:01
Member Since: March 2005 Posts: 5 200 Send Message	Have you got her birth cert?
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 39 Send Message	Thomas	Report	5 Jul 2007 19:08
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 39 Send Message	yer, got bertha edna one but not her mums
Member Since: March 2005 Posts: 5 200 Send Message	RStar	Report	5 Jul 2007 19:18
Member Since: March 2005 Posts: 5 200 Send Message	If you have the birth cert for the lady born 1908, her parents will be on the census, or at least her mother. If you need help with that, I can help, or someone else on here could do it. Also put her name on as many sites as poss (Curious Fox, Cousins Connect etc) so hopefully other ancestors of hers will contact you. Ideally you need to hear from the brothers relatives.