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Tracing birth family

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Cheryl

Cheryl Report 24 Aug 2013 01:20

We are trying to trace my husbands birth mother and family if anyone can help, he was born in 1969 and given the name james chew, his mother was brenda doris chew ( maiden name.Ellis) last know address was chadwell heath. Many thanks x

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 24 Aug 2013 01:45

Looks like she married again to a Davis which makes her harder to trace.

Rose

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 24 Aug 2013 01:52

Go to Search All Member Trees at the top. Brenda is a member of this site.

Rose

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 24 Aug 2013 01:55

Her parents:

Marriages Jun 1936
Ellis Walter H Tring W. Ham 4a 273
Tring Doris A Ellis W.Ham 4a 273

Rose

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 24 Aug 2013 08:24

Information regarding Brenda's Brother sent by PM.

With a friendly word on how to return to this thread.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 24 Aug 2013 08:56

??

Births Dec 1914 (>99%)
Tring Doris A Biggs W.Ham 4a 127

Marriages Jun 1914 (>99%)
Biggs Kate Tring W.Ham 4a 666
Tring Frederick Biggs W.Ham 4a 666


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Births Sep 1893 (>99%)
Tring Frederick W. Ham 4a 97


Household transcription
1911 census

Person: TRING, Fredrick
Address: 13 Grafton Road South Plaistow London E

TRING, William Head M 43 1868 Decorator And Painter Leighton Buzzard Bedford V
TRING, Amelia Wife Married24 years F 44 1867 Hounslow Middlesex
TRING, Grace Daughter Single F 19 1892 Shipper Of Tobacco West Ham Essex
TRING, Fredrick Son Single M 17 1894 Presser West Ham Essex
TRING, Thomas Son M 13 1898 School Errand Boy West Ham Essex
SMITH, Lily Emily Grandchild F 3 1908 London Westbourne Park
RG number: RG14
Piece: 9429
Reference: RG14PN9429 RG78PN507A RD188 SD3 ED19 SN335
Registration District: West Ham
Sub District: Plaistow
Enumeration District: 19
Parish: West Ham
Address: 13 Grafton Road South Plaistow London E
County: Essex
(8 children born, 6 living, 2 had died)


There has been a lot of crossing out as William has added his children who were elsewhere or dead at the time of the census.


They are.......

Lily Amelia Tring Daughter 22 married (Not here)
Florence Ethel Tring Daughter 20 single (Not here)
William George Tring Son 5 months (Dead)
Polly Tring Daughter 6 months (Dead)
John Tring Son 15 (Not here)


Births Mar 1895 (>99%)
Tring Polly Poplar 1c 649

Deaths Sep 1895 (>99%)
Tring Polly 0 Poplar 1c 414


London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about William Tring Name: William Tring (Bachelor) Labourer
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Age: 21
Spouse Name: Amelia Morris (Spinster)
Spouse Age: 21
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 14 Oct 1888
Parish: Bethnal Green St James the Great
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: William Tring (Labourer)
Spouse Father Name: George Morris (Deceased)
Register Type: Parish Register
Witnesses: Harry Fairlairn? Fairbairn? and Lydia Brown

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 24 Aug 2013 12:20

Looking at the Chew/Ellis births, it seems James has a Brother who has the same name and initials as his Father.

I will PM the details to Cheryl.