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Rachel

Rachel Report 20 Sep 2003 13:06

Could someone tell a beginner the quickest, easiest way to search for my grandmother's family? She was born in M'boro but her parents came to L'pool. All I know is the family name, LUVAINE, and that her father died when she was six ~1926. He is buried in L'pool.

Unknown

Unknown Report 20 Sep 2003 13:43

Rachel - you could go to search facility on here and put the surname in,mite find some same!! If not come back and ask again.Good luck Jude

Andy

Andy Report 20 Sep 2003 13:43

Hi Rachel, The simplest advice for any beginner is to start with what you know. You seem to know enough about your grandmother to be able to search for her in the birth index. You can do this either at a main library, at the Family Records Centre in London or online (http://www(.)1837online(.)com). A birth certificate will give you her parents names including her mother's maiden name. From there, it's a case of working back and trying to find a marriage certificate for her parents. Her mother's maiden name could be important because given the year your grandmother was born, they would probably would have both been single at the time of the 1901 census - hence you would have two names to look up. That should get you on your way. Andy.

Unknown

Unknown Report 20 Sep 2003 13:52

Rachel - l have just looked on search and there are 5 names listed.2 in Liverpool and 2 Middlesborough and another one.Search is on the right of page(l had to ask,could'nt find it) Jude

Debbie

Debbie Report 20 Sep 2003 14:04

You could always try Freebmd which is on the links page. And Jud I have just searched the surname and they all belong to Rachel. Debbie

Unknown

Unknown Report 20 Sep 2003 14:15

Debbie - brilliant :))

Penny

Penny Report 20 Sep 2003 19:17

Rachael, I did a search on google. www(.)google(.)ca [remove brackets around the dots] and there was one listing I cut and pasted the information in case it is on any help - there is also a contact person - and it is an e-mail address - good luck Penny From: "GRAHAM TAYLOR" Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 17:38:46 EST Subject: HELP! To: [email protected] X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows UK sub 52 FROM GRAHAM TAYLOR UK DESPARATELY TRYING TO TRACE FAMILY HISTORY MY MOTHERS FATHER WAS STANLEY LUVAINE DIED LIVERPOOL? UK CIRCA 1930 -YET I CAN NOT TRACE ANY EARLIER REFERENCE TO THE SURNAME ANYWHERE ON THE WWW OR RECORD OFFICES. HIS DAUGHTERS HAVE JEWISH FIRST NAMES; SON , ALEXANDER BASIL BROWN LUVAINE MURDERED 24 01 50. STANLEY POSSIBLE EMIGRE? CAN ANYONE HELP?

April

April Report 20 Sep 2003 22:05

HI Rachel, found these on the 1901, Charles Levain 22 Kent Forest Hill Croydon Croydon Teacher Singing Elizabeth Levain 50 London Bermondsey Croydon Croydon Living On Means Stanley Levain 25 Kent Forest Hill Croydon Croydon Accountant

Unknown

Unknown Report 20 Sep 2003 22:11

Debbie - just realised what u meant :(((( Jude