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amanda

amanda Report 27 Feb 2016 16:49

Hello not sure If i should be posting this here or somewhere else but just wondered if anybody could help me with finding some information to help me build up my familly tree I do not have accurate if any dates and get a little confused when trying to search for names.anyway to get to the point :-) could anybody help me with the names of my father's parents my dad is john Robert sutton and I think through searching on here that his mother was jannete hazel hill just not sure how to find out a name for my grandad I also know that my dad had quite a few brothers and sisters but again not sure how to search for names and dates apologise for the essay or if it is a little confusing would be ever so grateful for any help Thank you :-)

amanda

amanda Report 27 Feb 2016 16:50

Not sure if it would help but I believe my father's birth to be 1966 :-)

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 27 Feb 2016 16:58

It helps enormously Amanda.

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl is a free site to use and does show your father's birth reg. It would seem that he had a twin sister?

Using that site
Select Births
Surname - Sutton
Mothers name Hill

Add a wide year range - I used 1950-1970 which threw up a few more matches in the same reg district. There's a few more in West Brom, but unless you know differently, they could be from a different Sutton/Hill marriage.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 27 Feb 2016 17:02

Hi Amanda

There is a Robert born 1966 Birmingham who has a twin sister Janette Hazel

Does you father have a twin sister?

amanda

amanda Report 27 Feb 2016 17:04

Wow I never new about a twin sister my farther was from Birmingham. I think just through remembering snippets of what he used to tell me that he had a sister called tracey and a brother could tim there are more but not sure of any other names thank you for your help

amanda

amanda Report 27 Feb 2016 17:06

Sorry my father is john Robert sutton not Robert and I thought the jannete hill that I had found was his mother but as I abit of a novice with all this I could be wrong :-S

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 27 Feb 2016 17:07

Sorry, I mean't to say John Robert with a twin.

Prickles.

amanda

amanda Report 27 Feb 2016 17:12

The jannette hazel that you have found is hazel a middle name or surname iv confused myself as I thought that was John's mother :-S

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 27 Feb 2016 17:13

I will PM you the birth details........Hazel is her middle name.

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 27 Feb 2016 17:13

Check out http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl & follow the instructions given earlier only this time select the registration district of Birmingham (1932 onw)

Although Freebmd is an ongoing project, it throws up 6 results (inc Dad) 1950-1970

The twin's name has been recorded as Janette Hazel

amanda

amanda Report 27 Feb 2016 17:19

Thank you detective will have a go :-)

malyon

malyon Report 27 Feb 2016 17:32

was your dads mother and father married in birmingham and the other children born in birmingham

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 27 Feb 2016 17:32

Is there no one in your family who can remember the names of your Grandparents Amanda?

There are several possibilities......you might have to send for a copy of your father's birth certificate for details of his parents.

The best place to order certificates in online here........

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

Certificates cost £9 25p

amanda

amanda Report 27 Feb 2016 17:43

Sadly no I no longer have contact with my father my mother and him both moved out of Birmingham so I don't have any other family who I could ask as no contact was kept.and yes Malyon I beleive that they were married and all children born in Birmingham :-)

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 27 Feb 2016 17:51

It would be lovely for you to be able to trace your family history Amanda.

I could post some possible Sutton/Hill marriages.......but at the end of the day, they are just possibilities.

I can only advise you to purchase a copy of your fathers birth cert, so that you know for certain who his parents were.

Prickles. x

malyon

malyon Report 27 Feb 2016 17:56

what was your mothers name?

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 27 Feb 2016 17:57

Janette's marriage sent by PM.

And 2 children born to the marriage.


Facebook connections sent by PM.


amanda

amanda Report 27 Feb 2016 18:00

My mother is janice Elizabeth griffin.and thank you prickles I will definitely order that to be sure :-)

malyon

malyon Report 27 Feb 2016 18:36

the last time your dad and mum was on the electrol roll was 2007

JoonieCloonie

JoonieCloonie Report 27 Feb 2016 19:46

getting a little personal here

Amanda's parents are living? and may not want the details of their personal lives posted here

PricklyHolly and Amanda, I would delete the question and answer above about that subject

and also the info about their place of residence (including malyon's post on that subject)

and the info about the 1963 marriage of people who are likely living, immediately above


Amanda's parents are considerably younger than me (and many of us), and I know I would not want my personal life details posted on the internet