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Shanon

Shanon Report 10 Oct 2014 15:19

Hello everyone,

I am looking for any information on the "Dance" family. My Father is Kendall Ronald Dance born 1956 Liverpool, grandfather is Desmond Ronald Dance born 1926, Great grandfather Albert William Dance.

Any information or leads on where to go would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Shanon

Island

Island Report 10 Oct 2014 15:36

Welcome Shanon.

Are you looking for living relatives or building your tree? Try FreeBMD. you should be able to work backwards quite easily with those years on there.

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

It would be a good idea to edit your grand/fathers birthdates to just the year before someone reports it :-)

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 10 Oct 2014 15:45

You may need to buy some certs to go further back on the line

Is your dad still alive so you can ask him about his family :-)

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 10 Oct 2014 15:52

not seeing any of those names with the birth years ???

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 10 Oct 2014 16:00

is this Albert

Marriages Mar 1906
DANCE Albert William Abergavenny 11a 53
FLORENCE Frederick Abergavenny 11a 53
GRIFFITHS Alice Jane Abergavenny 11a 53
RICHARDS Winifred Abergavenny 11a 53

who did he marry?

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 10 Oct 2014 16:06

only Desmond that comes up

Births Sep 1929
Dance Desmond G Cotterell Chepstow 11a 17

Marriages Jun 1955
DANCE Desmond G SMITH Cirencester 7b 643

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 10 Oct 2014 16:26

Welcome to the boards Shanon

I think you need to double check your information as the are no births showing in England or Wales for a Kendall Ronald Dance.

Where was Desmond Ronald Dance born??......as there are no births showing in England or Wales.

Who did Desmond marry?

:-)

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 10 Oct 2014 16:33

As Shanon is a new member I will send a PM on how to return to this thread.

Rambling

Rambling Report 10 Oct 2014 16:34

There is a Kendall Ronald Dance...but in South Africa?

http://people.bayt.com/kendall-ronald-dance-14939401/

also on Facebook, but may be unconnected of course.

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 10 Oct 2014 16:36

The marriage 1955 is of a Desmond GORDON Dance

Rambling

Rambling Report 10 Oct 2014 16:38

Desmond G born 1929 has father Horace on several Ancestry trees, so not likely to be him.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 10 Oct 2014 16:43

Jacqueline I am aware that the only records i could find were of Desmond Gordon which was what I posted as being the only records that came up .

My posting was saying I couldnt find any records that supported the info posted by Shanon

Rambling

Rambling Report 10 Oct 2014 17:08

It appears that Shanon was born SA, so info needs to be checked there first to make sure the dates and UK connections are correct :-)

Shanon

Shanon Report 11 Oct 2014 07:40

Thanks Everyone,
I will go check the other sites.
Desmond Ronald dance married Terresa Woodrow, Albert William Dance married Adelaide ? not sure of maiden name.

Kendall my father is still alive and this info is based on what he has given me. The problem is that I cant find him on any South African records neither, which is why I decided to try the UK as he said he was born in Liverpool.

:-S

patchem

patchem Report 11 Oct 2014 07:44

?Unrelated as date of birth does not fit, so just for elimination?

UK, Outward Passenger Lists,
Name: Albert William Dance
Gender: Male
Departure Date: 10 Jan 1957
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Destination Port: Lagos, Nigeria
Ship Name: Aureol
Search Ship Database: Search the 'Aureol' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Master: W Munt

Date of birth 15.6.12
Married
Plumber
Address in UK :13 Frances Way (?), Cippenham, Slough

patchem

patchem Report 11 Oct 2014 07:57

Only death for an Adelaide Dance showing on free bmd 1905 to 1983:

Deaths Jun 1969
DANCE Adelaide Mary 20Jy1888 Braintree 4a 921

Which is probably related to this marriage:
Marriages Jun 1911
Blanks Adelaide M Braintree 4a 1551
Dance Charles H Braintree 4a 1551

so not correct names

patchem

patchem Report 11 Oct 2014 08:05

Birth of that Albert going to Lagos, who happens to have a brother Ronald - coincidence?
Births Sep 1912
Dance Albert W Upsher Eton 3a 1845
Births Jun 1914
DANCE William A Upsher Eton 3a 1883
Births Jun 1920
Dance Ronald Upsher Eton 3a 2101
Births Sep 1922
Dance Leslie Upsher Eton 3a 1593

Parents William John Dance and Annie Upsher.

Do you know if any of your Father's family were born in the UK, or does he claim that the rest lived and died in South Africa?

Thank-you

patchem

patchem Report 11 Oct 2014 08:31

Again, probably just coincidence of 'Albert' 'William' and 'Desmond'

Albert William Desmond Dance
Birth: unknown
Death: Oct. 26, 1944
Note: Driver, Royal Army Service Corps. Age: 19.
Burial:
Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery
Saint-Omer
Departement du Pas-de-Calais
Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Plot: Plot 3. Row AA. Grave 6.
Created by: CWGC/ABMC
Record added: Aug 07, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 56601367

as his parents appear to be Albert E and Lucy A.

patchem

patchem Report 11 Oct 2014 08:49

Did he say he was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, as there are other places called Liverpool around the world?

Shanon

Shanon Report 11 Oct 2014 10:29

Interesting about the Albert William Dance death in 1944 as that is when my father Kendall said Albert did die, he said he was in the War but didn't know to what degree. And I dont know his Parents details.

Kendall said he was born in Liverpool UK. I have just emailed our Home affairs department to see what info I can Pull from them.