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looking for my dads family

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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 28 Apr 2012 13:20

Name: Charles Parker
Birth Date: abt 1929
Age: 18
Port of Departure: Bombay, India
Arrival Date: 16 Oct 1947
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage: Bombay
[Karachi]
Ship Name: Empire Windrush
Search Ship Database: Search the 'Empire Windrush' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: The New Zealand Shipping Company Ltd
Official Number: 181561

proposed home address Follett House , Broad Park, Greaton nr Plymouth

occ apprentice

seems to have traveled on his own

Beejay

Beejay Report 28 Apr 2012 08:57

For reference
Death of Charles Dobson G Parker born 1 Dec 1928
Death registered Apr May June 1979
Reg District Swindon
Volume 23 Page 2148

Had a look on FMP & The Genealogist & can see no overseas birth for him

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 28 Apr 2012 01:48

Lindsey,

It's Arthur Harold Parker.

Rose

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 28 Apr 2012 01:29

What about your dad's death cert? Who registered his death?

Have you looked at the overseas births on FindMyPast?

Rose

Judith Ann

Judith Ann Report 28 Apr 2012 00:30

hi my name is judith i am trying to find my dads family,not having much luck.had my family tree on here for years and found nothing ;/.
got my grandads name Arthur Harold Parker.worked worked in india.married as i think he had two girls and my dad was born 1928 name Charles Dobson Goodman Parker. they moved to here july 1947.
i know when my dad married my mum,they split i used to see him every now and then .he died april 1979.
i know nothing of my nan ,where they lived any names nothing.
even if i got my dads birth cert it would not have any parents names on it .
can any one help x :-(