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I have given you enough info to go on with as she only had the one child and you should be able to contact her at that address....but it could be a shock if she doesn't know about you of course

Sorry but my phone wont allow me to views the probate you sent me and I have to buy the adobe pdf which T the moment I cant afford to pay, plus I now must get some sleep as my partner dosnt understand me being on this phone at this time of the night and I need to carefuly readust my belief that the lady in Nottingham may not be my biological mother after all and need time to get it into my poor confused head so I will say goodnight to all that have helped me in this gigantic treck that I am going on
:-)

Ok I will type it out

Florence Evelyn Riley of 123 Balgores lane Romford Essex wife of Clifford John Riley died 20 Jan 1953. Admin London to said Clifford John Riley press telegraphist effects £483 1s 10d

It's a lot to get your head around. I can't believe the adoption agency made a mistake like that.

Rose.

Yes it is a lo to get this poor tired and confused head round and I thank you for poiting out my error and I must let go of all I had learnt about that lady in Nottingham and regroup myself to find loit this new family in essex :-)

I will say goodnight and hope that you for give a lost child trying to find her roots :-)

No worries. Nothing to forgive.

Must be tough reading this all on a phone too.

Rose

Yes it is and my partner is not at all happy about the time I have been on the phone later on today I will get on my laptop and go through everything again with a fine tooth Comb :-)

No there is nothing to forgive...at least I hope I have pointed you in the right direction now :-)

yes thank you I now have my notebook update my family tree and put in the details you have given me,,its such a shame I wasted all those years trying to contact the wrong person, well they say you live and learn and I have certainly learnt a lot tonight from people I don't know who have had the decency to help a lost child find her lost family thank you all

can anyone give me any further information on clifford john and florance evelyn riley i have tried to do searchesfor their parents but drawn blanks on my great grandmother and great grandfaher

I have given you the 1911 for Clifford John with his parents

Florence's surname was Eve


1911 England Census
about Florence Eve
Name:
Florence Eve
Age in 1911:
11
Estimated Birth Year:
abt 1900
Relation to Head:
Daughter
Gender:
Female
Birth Place:
Grays, Essex
Civil Parish:
Hornchurch
County/Island:
Essex
Country:
England
Street Address:
4 Craigdale Road, Romford, Essex
Occupation:
school
Registration District:
Romford
Sub-registration District:
Hornchurch
Name
Age
George Eve 41
Evelyn Eve 42
Florence Eve 11
Charles Eve 9
Lena Eve 7
Kathleen Eve 5
Pearson Burn 53


You should be able to find the marriages here

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

Thank you jax

For full name of great grandfather, so you are on the right track - his probate record

George Belsham Eve
Probate Date: 22 Apr 1949
Death Date: 9 Feb 1949
Death Place: Essex, England
Registry: London, England

Of 4 Craigdale Road, Romford, died at 117 Suttons Lane, Hornchurch. Admin (wilth will) granted to Florence Evelyn Riley. wife of Clifford John Riley. £1944 17s 9d.

So his marriage:
George Belcham Eve
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1897
Registration District: Lambeth
Inferred County: London
Volume Number: 1d
Page Number: 691
Records on Page: Name
Evelyn Mary B Brown
George Belcham Eve

Cliffords parents marriage:

Harris John Riley (Checker)
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Age: 26
Spouse Name: Ellen Green
Spouse Age: 22
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 14 Jun 1896
Parish: Battle Bridge All Saints
Borough: Islington
Father Name: John Riley (Horsefeeder)
Spouse Father Name: George Green (Railway porter)
Register Type: Parish Register

His address 54 Offord Road, hers 17 Nailor Street. Witnesses George Green, Alice Green and Annie Smith.

I read this thread yesterday, and couldn't believe they had put you in contact with the wrong lady. It's must be quite a shock to you, after all these years. I hope it's now sunk in, and wish you luck with your research.

And just to tie in, Ellen's probate record:

Ellen Sarah Riley
Probate Date: 25 Aug 1955
Death Date: 16 Jun 1955
Death Place: Devonshire, England
Registry: London, England

Widow, or Belle Vue, 2 Dunstone Park, Paignton - died at Paignton hospital. Probate to Clifford John Riley, press telegraphist. £3716 9s 9d.

Thank you

yes it wasafter all these years but now i am sure this is the right family although i havent picked up the courage yet to write to evelyn marys daughter as i dont know if they know about me and i dont want to cause any problems as this is not my intention at all :-)

I personally cannot see any problems....Evelyn was 27 when she married her husband was 66 he had a previous family which were a lot older than their only daughter......she maybe glad of a new found half sister nearer her own age??

It's got to be your decision, and not one taken lightly, on whether you contact Evelyn's daughter or not - I assume Jax has given her address, e-mail and phone number - all available publically. Personally, also being an adoptee, I would contact her. Google Eve and her married surname, you'll find she had a love of dogs!

Evelyn's granddaughter has a tree on ancestry, but hasn't logged in for over a year - however you could view the tree on mundia.com as I see you were trying to create a family tree for the grandchildren - she has quite a lot of your ancestry on her tree, so may help in your research.

Let us know how you get on if you do decide to get in touch with your half sister!

Good luck.