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Searching for birth parents -- Spencer

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patchem

patchem Report 5 Jun 2017 21:11

Do you know if this is your grandmother's address?
Dorothy Harris
Birth Date: 7 Jun 1908
Date of Registration: Dec 1999
Age at Death: 91
Registration district: Wrekin
Inferred County: Shropshire

Also could this be a will, which could have relevant information in it?
HARRIS DOROTHY 08 December 1999 (probate) 287303 28 October 1999(death) Grant and will Cardiff

Or?
HARRIS DOROTHY 08 March 2000(probate) 359926 21 December 1999(death) Grant and will Oxford

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 5 Jun 2017 20:58

An Alexander and Audrey Spencer are on the 1974 voter's list in Montreal. Their address is 729 12th. Ave.

Unknown

Unknown Report 5 Jun 2017 17:46

Thanks again to everyone for your advice. Kay, I will try your idea of a tree search. I realize that they may have already passed away, but I thought I would try and locate them while there is a chance they are still alive. My mother kept in touch with her parents, but I think the relationship became more distant after she came to Canada. My father never had any contact with his family. From what I understand, his parents were abusive and he left home as soon as he could.

patchem

patchem Report 4 Jun 2017 23:23

Do you know if your maternal grandmother kept in touch with her daughter, and/or named her in her will?

Kay????

Kay???? Report 4 Jun 2017 22:33

Try a tree search,

an entry has Wombridge England as birth place,which is in Shropshire..

The tree owners surname could possibly be French/Canadian.?

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 4 Jun 2017 22:14

Sadly it looks like neither of your parents had any siblings so unless either of them corresponded with aunts, uncles or cousins if they had any, it may be difficult to trace the whereabouts of your parents.

malyon

malyon Report 4 Jun 2017 22:10

do you think they may have died given their ages

Unknown

Unknown Report 4 Jun 2017 21:38

Thank to everyone for giving me useful info and for replying so promptly.

I have not had any contact with my parents since I was a teenager. Until I was 4 or 5, my mother and I lived with my maternal grandmother. After that, my parents and I lived in a trailer court until we immigrated to Canada. Because of family problems, I was placed in the foster care system at age 14 and gradually lost contact with my family.

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patchem

patchem Report 4 Jun 2017 18:59

Welcome to genesreunited, Jan.

Have you attempted to contact the other person who may have your Father and Mother in their tree on here?

When were you last in contact with them?

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 4 Jun 2017 18:57


First name(s) Alexander
Last name Spencer
Gender Male
Birth year 1923
Birth day 19
Birth month 11
Marital status M
Occupation AIRCRAFT FITTER
Departure year 1956
Departure day 22
Departure month 6
Departure port Liverpool
Destination port Montreal
Destination MONTREAL
Country Canada
Destination country Canada
Ship name Empress Of Britain
City LIVERPOOL
Ship destination port MONTREAL
Ship destination country CANADA
Number of passengers 0
Record set Passenger Lists Leaving Uk 1890-1960
Category Travel & migration
Subcategory Passenger lists
Collections from Australasia, Great Britain, Ireland, United States, Canada


Travelling with Audrey and child

malyon

malyon Report 4 Jun 2017 18:35

this must be your grandparents marriage

Marriages Jun 1923   (>99%)

Black
 Ann
 Spencer
 Sunderland
 10a
1225
  
Spencer
 Robert M
 Black
 Sunderland
 10a
1225
 

malyon

malyon Report 4 Jun 2017 18:31

Births Dec 1923   (>99%)

Spencer
 Alexander J
 Black
 Sunderland
 10a
1367

Rambling

Rambling Report 4 Jun 2017 18:15

Married 1947? Alexander has middle initial J also.

Unknown

Unknown Report 4 Jun 2017 18:06

I am looking for information on my birth father Alexander Spencer born Durham UK 1923 and my birth mother Audrey Jean Spencer (nee Harris) born Shropshire UK in 1927. Last known location, Montreal area, Quebec, Canada.