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Help - Can not Trace

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Dawnieher3headaches

Dawnieher3headaches Report 3 Dec 2007 19:38

Joanne

Have that all the time with my nan she apparently went into service at 14 now she was working in a shop at 16 before she went into service.


You have to love em though

Joanne

Joanne Report 3 Dec 2007 19:34

Thanks everyone for your help - After weeks of trying I have actually found him all this time my nana told us he was born in 1921 when in fact it was 1922 - daft old bat even my dad and all his brothers think it is 1921.

BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THAT HELPED

Selena in South East London

Selena in South East London Report 3 Dec 2007 19:30

I wonder if his year of birth is slightly out?


Births Mar 1920
Osborne John H Flint Manchester 8d 553

Have you found his parent's marriage?

Selena

Update: I think this chap's mother was Margaret so not him.

Still can't find a marriage of Herbert to Ann

Selena in South East London

Selena in South East London Report 3 Dec 2007 19:26

Could this be Edna, just for reference

Births Jun 1920

Johnstone Edna M Mack Chorlton 8c 1723


Selena

Joanne

Joanne Report 3 Dec 2007 19:22

Have just found the marriage cert definately John H Osborne and he married Edna May Johnstone Jan 1942 (8d 117).

Would I be best getting a copy of the marriage cert? Will it give me any more details on John H Osborne?
Not sure never done this before.

Selena in South East London

Selena in South East London Report 3 Dec 2007 19:17

Where do you think he was born?

There are these from FreeBMD if he was a year out?

Births Dec 1920
Osborne John H Osborne Shoreditch 1c See M/25
Osborne John H Frostick St.Olave 1d 268

Selena

Oops: I think we were typing at the same time, obviously not the London ones.



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Joanne

Joanne Report 3 Dec 2007 19:17

He was born in Macclesfield, cheshire and I only know his parents were called Annie & Herbert they lived in the Fallowfield Manchester area possibly tarporley ave?

Dawnieher3headaches

Dawnieher3headaches Report 3 Dec 2007 19:15

Look for his marriage cert to make sure that is his real name just blown a brickwall to bits doing it this way as couldnt find a birth or death.

Uncle Bill who we were told was Charles William through his marriage found he was Herbert Charles William.

mind you you have to know his wifes maiden name,

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 3 Dec 2007 19:13

Joanne

I see the date of birth you give is the same as listed on the death index.

That date was given by the informant of the death so only as good as what they thought they knew.

So you could be looking before or after that date for a birth.

Chris

Joanne

Joanne Report 3 Dec 2007 18:50

I Have been trying to trace my grandad John Henry Osborne dob 06/10/1921 died July 1991 (Vol 8 pg 977) can not trace his birth what so ever?

Any ideas?