Genealogy Chat

Do you know how old your granddad was roughly when his mum died?

Thanks everyone for your help you have been most kind Sorry i know what mother said was that my gfather never got on with his step mother and joined the RA as a gunner that went to be with the 8th army with monty that the story i was told

I've searched 1921-1925 inc. with no luck. Most likely I missed it, or maybe it was later than 1925, or the mum was different. Anyway, as you see, it doesn't take all that long to search. I don't see you have any alternative :o(( Merry

its my grandfathers brother i am trying to trace.i have all my grandfathers information Sorry monty that was my grandfather that died in 1986 i was say thats when he last heard from is brother

where did he die in 1986 paul

Oops, just saw the bit about the brother dying in 1986. That should help! What's the surname? (and do you know the mum's maiden name, so we can cross reference the birth entry? Merry

Well my grandfather was born 1920 so his brother is the youngest so between 1920 - 1925. Charles George Fowler was my gfather born 20/07/1920 name of his parents name was Charles Milton Frederick Fowler and Emily unwin her maiden name was cambridge but i am sure charles milton frederick fowler married again i remeber my mother saying so but i am very sorry i dont know who to :(( so all this might be in vain

Have you seen your grandfather's birth registration? It would show his mother's maiden name on it. If the brother is a full brother then he should have a matching surname and matching mother's maiden name. You need to trawl the GRO indexes for the brother's birth entry. The only time this wouldn't work is if they are not full brothers or if they had a very commonplace surname combination. If you think he could have been born between 1911 and 1920 then a quich search can be made using Family Relatives, with the two surnames. Merry

the person your looking for died in 1986? well if you know his name and rough birth year-we can trace him through death records by looking up surname and location. so rough birth year location at death surname

What is your granddad's name and dob, and where was he born? Mother's maiden name? Is the brother likely to be older or younger?

I want to know what his name was as everyone i have spoke to said he had a brother but are unsure of his name last contact my grandfather had was when he died in 1986 after that nothing until i find his name i can not get his cert. We are looking for 70 gwynne road battersea area

If he died in the second world war or he disappeared and you dont know what happened to him ....well next of kin is on the graves site,and if the next of kin is his parents then that could be another angle-are we talking unusual names here ?

best way forward is trade directories and electoral role......what area are we talking -should be able to give you some contact adresses and numbers etc.

What is it exactly that you want to know about your grandfather's brother? Janice

Sorry, they didn't take a census in 1941. As you know the year he was born won't his birth certificate give you all you need to know? Parents' names, father's occupation, address will all be on it. A census entry wouldn't give any more even if available, except siblings I suppose, but you ought to be able to track them down by trawling through the GRO index for the right surname, mother's maiden name and likely district. When I started typing this you hadn't yet posted about your grandad's brother - a GRO trawl ought to turn him up.

Thank for that what abt 1941 bet we cant see that due to the year rule i dont know abt the rolls its my grandfathers bother i am after gfather was born 1920 and i thougt that if i went for the 31 i might pick him up any ideas????

Could Electoral rolls be a way forward? Merry

The 1931 census was destroyed during WW2 :o(( Merry

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to veiw the 1931 census or has any one secretly got hold of it Thanks Paul