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Richard , as well as Edward in 1924, there were two ( possible) siblings.. From Freebmd.org.uk

Births Dec 1917 (>99%)


Shufflebotham Frank L Foden Macclesfield 8a 185

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Births Sep 1922 (>99%)
Shufflebotham Sydney Foden Macclesfield 8a 233

Richard, your first step is to order that 1924 birth certificate, details of which are above.
Here's the link to order from http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

Possibly:

Passenger lists leaving UK 1890-1960

Name: Mr FODEN
Date of departure: 27 May 1954
Port of departure: Southampton
Destination port: Port Elizabeth (Algoa Bay)
Destination country: South Africa

Date of Birth: 1925 (calculated from age)
Age: 29
Marital Status: Married
Sex: Male
Occupation: Engineer
Notes:
Passenger recorded on: Page 6 of 15
The following people with the same last name travelled on this voyage: -
Mrs FODEN (age 27)
M FODEN (age 1)
Ship: ARUNDEL CASTLE
Official Number: 14175
Master's name: Capt D Mackenzie
Steamship Line: Union Castle Line
Where bound: South Africa
Square feet:
Registered tonnage: 10875
Passengers on voyage: 455

No home address given in England other than c/o U-C London.

Wow! That was so quick!!

I am new to all of this and not really sure of where to search etc.

I am searching on behalf of my partner Richard Lockett Foden. It is his father we are trying to trace.

Hi father was born and died in Cheshire but at some point moved out to South Africa as he married my partner's mother in Natal in 1953. They divorced whn my partner was very young and he didn't have much to do with his father. He only returned to Cheshire not long before he died in 1992.

Unfortunatley my partner's mother is not able to remember any family names.

If you are able to giveme tips on where to search etc I would be most greatful!

A tree on Ancestry lists the mother Ethel as born 1888 in Macclesfield

Probate for that 1937 death:

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
Name: Joseph Lockett Shufflebotham
Probate Date: 23 Aug 1937
Death Date: 26 Jun 1937
Death Place: Cheshire, England
Registry: London, England

Lived Brookside Farm, Marton, Chelford, Cheshire. Died Royal Infirmary, Manchester. Probate to Margaret Mary Shufflebotham and Ann Shufflebotham, spinsters. Effects £5364 11s 6d

Deaths Jun 1937 (>99%)
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Shufflebotham Joseph L 48 Manchester South 8d 123

which may be when Edward 's name was changed to his mother's maiden name perhaps?

This looks likely for parents, though you really need to send for his birth cert to be sure:

Marriages Dec 1914 (>99%)
Foden Ethel Shufflebotham Macclesfield 8a 251 Scan available - click to view
Shufflebotham Joseph L Foden Macclesfield 8a 251 Scan available - click to view

You can get the birth cert from GRO for £9.25 - quote the references you have found for the 1924 birth.

Dea x

Freebmd.org.uk also has this one

Births Mar 1857 (>99%)
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Shufflebotham Joseph Lockett Macclesfield 8a 145

the grandfather?

'Possible ' birth given the date of marriage and the middle name

Births Dec 1888 (>99%)
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SHUFFLEBOTHAM Joseph Lockett Macclesfield 8a 142

Births Dec 1924 (>99%)
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Shufflebotham Edward Foden Macclesfield 8a 210


Buying the cert from the GRO should give you more info.

assuming the parents did marry

Marriages Dec 1914 (>99%)
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Foden Ethel Shufflebotham Macclesfield 8a 251
Shufflebotham Joseph L Foden Macclesfield 8a 251

I am trying to trace the parents of an Edward Lockett Shufflebotham, born in Cheshire on the 10th of August 1924. The tricky part is that his name was changed at some point in his life. He was born Shufflebotham but for some reason it was changed to Foden. I have managed to track a registration of the birth in the 4th quarter of 1924 of an Edward Shufflebotham with his mother's maiden name Foden. I am assuming this is the same person. Now I want to trace his parents but do not know their names. :-( :-( I can't find a record of the actual birth certificate.

Any help would be most greatful!