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One born 1941 and the other 1945 which would make sense rather than being married 8 years before the first child

The one born 1945 is in someones tree called Sophie

Use freebmd up to approx 1960 at the moment....dont use credits for bmd's on here if you dont have to

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

I didn't even know there were any sisters or even how to go about finding them. I'm totaly clueless regarding the searches and conecting people on here. That was the one I found William David Hopkins born 1949. There is also a John Hopkins born 1954 mothers maiden name also Black.
Asfar as possible grandmothers dob I just typed in search bar catherin hopkins dob 1928 give or take 10 years in wales and thats what it gave me.
I have also run out of credits :-(

I dont know where you found this birth in 1917, because I cannot see any born in Wales

The marriage in 1941 was to a David so those two children look possable with David being Williams middle name?

There were two older sisters have you looked into them?

I have also been informed that Mr David Hopkins my biological father may quite possibley be living in Jersey :-| so now I need to figure out what to do next, until I find out wether I am on the right track regarding my grandmothers maiden name I'm not sure what to do now :-S

I'v also checked the birth records for miss black and it appears that there was only one catherine black born in wales in pontypridd in 1917 so what to do now. I'm even more confused now :-S

Thank you Jax you are as always very helpfull :-) I to have searched the death records and am unable to find any trace of was Miss Black then became Mrs Hopkins. I was thinking of ringing the registrars on monday to see if they could tell me if this lady is indeed the mother of both menas I'm not sure what else to do

There is this death not seeing a Catherine M Black to match...but then she could still be living or died in the last 6 years

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006
about Catherine Mary Hopkins
Name: Catherine Mary Hopkins
Birth Date: 6 Apr 1920
Date of Registration: Feb 1987
Age at Death: 66
Registration district: Swansea
Inferred County: Glamorgan
Volume: 27
Page: 2355

Ok guy's I realy need some help I have no idea what els to do now or where els to go :-(
The woman in my profile picture is my mother the baby is me so if anyone recognises the woman in the picture please let me know. Thank you :-)

Well I have pretty much narrowed my search down to two possible maiden names for my paternal grandmother catherine m jenkins married to or catherine m black and now I'M STUMPED! How do I find out if Miss Black who became Mrs Hopkins in 1941 is indeed the same Miss BLACK who had William D Hopkins in 1949 and John Hopkins in 1954 and if infact these two men are actualy brothers :-S

Hi I have been searching for a number of years for my birth father. The only information I have about him is that he was living in no 81 Hazel Court Sketty with his mother Catherine M Hopkins and brother John Hopkins in 1975. He was/is a painter and decorator, he was approx 23/28 in 1975 his brother was younger but I am unsure of how much younger his brother was in the building trade. I unfortunatley do not have his mothers maiden name and have no idea how to obtain it. If there is anyone that can help I would be eternaly greatfull as I wish to find my father before time runs out as none of us are getting any younger. Amanda Louise was Stevenson now Harries

Thank you. I wasn't reffering to anyone on here it was my mother as she's given me very little information and I know she's holding out on me. but I can't force her to tell me can I. Thank you again

We attempt to be honest.

Electoral roll search of tower block flats in Sketty Swansea in 1975, for Mother and/or her sons?

http://www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=30235

or local Swansea library?

Why can't people just be honest! I keep going round and round in circles all the time. I do a search but still nothing! It gets so dissheartening. I really don't know where els to go from here :-(

Yes he is aware that he has a daughter as he willingly paid maintenance for me. I'm desperate to find him. My mother has told me her side of events but I know there are two sides to every story and some of what I have been told just doesnt ring true.

Is David Hopkins aware that you might be his child?

Searching for my father David Hopkins born approx 1951 from Sketty in Swansea belived to have been living either in Hazel Court tower block flats or Clyne Court tower block flats around 1975 his trade is painting and decorating he has a younger brother called John who was is in the building trade anyone with any information please contact me.

If they are siblings they will have the same surname AND mother's maiden name, as showing on free bmd.
So if Graham Dean married Lucy Trafford in 1915 their children can be found on free bmd after 1915 with surname Dean and Mother's surname Trafford.
With 2 unusual surnames there will be very few possible births, however, if Graham Smith married Lucy Jones there will be many Smith/Jones births, so it is far more difficult to know who is who.
If they married in 1915 and were 20 at marriage, then you can assume that no children would be born after age 45 to 50, so stop the search at 1945 (or slightly later if you want to cover all possibilities such as wrong age at marriage.)
If you know that the parents stayed in the same area then you can restrict births to that area (but they might have given birth elsewhere just to fool you)

Right guy's as you can all tell Im very new to alll of this so I really could do with some help. How do you check if there are siblings?

Thank you all for your help it is greatly appreciated. I will look them up thank you

There is another DAVID R born in 1950 with a possible brother
JOHN N born in 1965 ( 15 year age gap )

Mother's maiden name JONES

There are a few Hopkins/Jones marriages in Swansea