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Howard thank you again!

Mary Have e-mailed you. Chrissie

hi mary i did get it thanks you could also try logging on to the royal engineers web site and ask on there if you are not sure how to do it ask jeeves good luck howard

Chrissie you are an angel in disguise many thanks for your offer of help on 1837 but I have a few credits left on that so please save yours but I an so'ooooooooo grateful for the offer God Bless You.

I just found your reply and thought I would have a quick look on 1837 to see if I could find the birth reference for you but kept getting blank screens. I have rung 1837 and after following their various instructions I am still getting blank screens so they are going to phone back. Apparently they have been doing some work on the site this morning and think this may be the cause. I will have another look when the problem is corrected if you would like me to. Chrissie

Progress - Uncle Fred died October 1977 age 58 Lincolnshire making his DOB c1919 so maybe whilst in the Royal Engineers no doubt during the last War is when the 'bed' came into being. I search on and thank you again for your encouragement.

Howard thank you for your reply, yes I had thought of Patents Office but I wanted to be more sure before I got in touch with them although I have no reason to doubt my information source and wondered if Uncle Fred had help patent it whilst in the Army (Engineers). Howard I did a reply previous to this for you but obviously sent it 'wrong' new to this, sorry.

Chrissie thank you for your reply. He had a sister Frances born in 1916 in Lincolnshire and he was the half brother of my Mum Ivy Carr, Fred and Frances were born after my Mums Dad Charles Carr was killed in WW1 no fathers on certs of course and altho Frances easy to find Fred is not and I understand he was the yongest, the search goes on but many thanks. In answer to your last question you all help a lonely old gel just by being there thank you.

mary have you tried contacting the patent's office it may be on there record's howard

Mary Why do you think he was born c1917? What have you got already? I have to go in a minute but will check back tomorrow. Chrissie x p.s. Don't know what we have done to help yet but pleased that you feel we have

Thank you all so much for replying I don't know if Uncle Fred was the person on the TV programme as I say it has only just come to light I am so grateful for your responses. I have searched 1837 must do so again. I don't feel half so lonely when I read this site thank you.

I thought so too - wasn't there a program about him once on the TV? Chrissie x

I am no expert Mary but until one replies - I think that unless you are sure about the year (give or take one year) and know which Records office his birth was registered at you may have to trawl through 1837 looking for possible births. Once you have found the details you can send for his birth certificate in several ways - by phone - on the web - and by post. If this doesn't help feel free to shout up again. Chrissie x

Anyone help please. My Uncle Frederick Carr was awarded a Citation for helping to design a bed for burns victims. Fred was in the Army Engineers during the 50's I am having great difficulty in tracing him even though I have traced other family members he was born c1917+ Lincolnshire and the citation news only came to light recently with no other info about him, would greatly appreciate any help. This site and its members are unbelievably knowledgable, fingers crossed and thank you.