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Looking for relatives of this gentleman who I believe is my fathers father. My dad was born November 1929 Arthur Smith. His mother was a school teacher who lived in Ludgershall and may have taught there or in Tidworth.

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If your father is Smith how come his father is Rigsby?

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Births Dec 1891 (>99%)
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Rigsby Bertie Cirencester 6a 3_7

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Deaths Jun 1959 (>99%)
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RIGSBY Bertie E 67 Cirencester 7b 344

There are a couple of marriages that can be found on freebmd that could belong to him

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

TIDWORTH Situated at the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain

SOLDIER <<<<<<<<<


1911 Census Record
Personal Information
Name Bertie Rigsby
Condition Single
Gender
Age 18
Estimated Year of Birth 1893
Occupation Soldier <<<<<<<
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Down Ampney Wiltshire <<<<<<<<
Military Rank Private 1st Gloucester Regt
Enumerator Information
Address Portsmouth
Parish Portsmouth
Town Portsmouth
Inhabited Y
Reference RG14PN5620 RD90 SD4 ED30 SN9999
Administrative County Hampshire
Registration District Portsmouth
Registration Sub District Portsmouth and Mid Southsea


DATA SENT RE MARRIAGE IN 1928 ETC

FAMILY TREES ON ANCESTRY


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Is it Bertie or Albert?

Rose

The Bertie who married in CIrencester had plenty of children in that area. I hate to think he left his new wife for a quick jaunt south.

Rose

FACEBOOK link sent & other data


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Linda thank you for your pm

Have you tried contacting the two people that seem to have this man in their tree?

Yes I hate to think he left his wife for a quick fling in the south too but he was a soldier and possibly got posted away from home. I have contacted those two people but they are saying it could not have been him.If he did have a fling then they may not know or want to know I guess. Looks like a dead end here. Thankyou. Linda

Linda,

Where did you get the name from?

If this Bertie were still a soldier in 1929, he certainly spent a lot of time at home going by all the children born.

Rose

On Ancestry you said:

"His father was reportedly a Bert Rigsby who wanted to marry Edna but her father would not allow it."

Bertie born Down Ampney was already married, so that doesn't fit with the story.


Rose

You say you have a photo of him. Have you sent this to the contacts you mention?

Rose

I have just read the ancestry posts and you say his name may not be Bertie but that was what he was known as?

So his name could be anything Herbert, Hubert, Albert.....do you have any idea how old he would have been in 1929?

There is a Herbert born 1894 who did not marry until 1932 and he did serve in WW1 so he may have stayed on to be a regular soldier?....He was from Liverpool, but that does'nt mean he was not stationed down south

MORE DATA SENT RE MOTHER ETC



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