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Stuck again ..tracing a David L W Brett

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Susan

Susan Report 28 Jun 2013 09:19

Am trying to search for David Brett born @ 1958 in Hackney to mum with maiden name Smith..Thinking this might be a relative of mine, is there anyway to check by looking for a marriage cert to see if I can get the full mothers name, if he is the right person his mother would be Mary Brett nee Smith..any ideas please...

Susan

Susan Report 28 Jun 2013 09:21

That should read David L W Brett

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 28 Jun 2013 09:27

Look on FreeBMD for a marriage for the surname combination

However you may have to buy his birth cert to see his parents names

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 28 Jun 2013 09:36

Only marriage for the Hackney area


Name: Leslie W T Brett
Spouse Surname: Smith
Date of Registration1952
Eileen M P Smith

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Jun 2013 09:45

Smith may not have been the name under which the mother married Brett

You need to invest in the birth cert to be sure

Does your relative have any other forenames? (Initials only, as she is probably living). In which year was she born?

Are you hoping actually to locate these people with a view to making contact?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Jun 2013 09:47

Possible marriage in Islington, Shirley............but I will not post on here. Too recent for insecure boards

Susan

Susan Report 28 Jun 2013 15:28

Thanks form the replies....my mum passed away here initials were Mary A j.....interesting Reggie, my mum was married twice, her first marriage name was Doerffer...

Susan

Susan Report 28 Jun 2013 15:28

Yes the hope is to meet up with this relative.......

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 28 Jun 2013 15:45

If her first marriage was Doeffer wouldnt she have remarried in that name??

England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005 about Mary A J Smith
Name: Mary A J Smith
Spouse Surname: Doerffer
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1941
Registration District: Shoreditch
Inferred County: Middlesex
Volume Number: 1c
Page Number: 126
Find Spouse: Sidney H Doerffer


Name: Mary A J Doerffer
Spouse Surname: Brett
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1952
Registration District: Islington
Inferred County: London
Volume Number: 5c
Page Number: 1721
Find Spouse: Henry J Brett.


So if you think the 1958 birth may be her son then to confirm you need to get the cert



ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Jun 2013 15:47

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/living_relatives/thread/1324781

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/living_relatives/thread/1308903

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/living_relatives/thread/1325455

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/living_relatives/thread/1309730

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/living_relatives/thread/1310688

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 28 Jun 2013 16:20

on her own in 1952
Name: Mary Doeffer
Year: 1952
County or Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
Ward or Division/Constituency: Chelsea

Kings Mead .Dovehurst Street

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 28 Jun 2013 16:26

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 about Mary A J Brett
Name: Mary A J Brett
Birth Date: abt 1916
Date of Registration: Jun 1966
Age at Death: 50
Registration District: Lambeth
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume: 5d
Page: 45



Name: Mary A J Smith
Mother's Maiden Name: Franklin
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1915
Registration District: Shoreditch
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1c
Page: 81

Susan

Susan Report 28 Jun 2013 20:39

Thanks for the help....