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Raymond Cooknell:Born Apr 1948 in Nuneaton England

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Kenneth

Kenneth Report 4 Apr 2017 08:53

Have PM details of Raymond`s older sister Hazel possible address in Nuneaton ,
and that her son is a GR member .

Brian

Brian Report 1 Apr 2017 10:06

Kenneth,
Thanks for the information, how can I view that tree.

regards

Brian

Kenneth

Kenneth Report 28 Mar 2017 14:41

Only two registered births for a Raymond Cooknell one died in 1991 , but
Raymond Cooknell born 1948 Midlands is in GR Tree of Raymond Cooknell
membership number 2552206 .

malyon

malyon Report 28 Mar 2017 14:00



don't think hazel was adopted there is a marriage in 1975

or Christine there is a marriage in 1961

malyon

malyon Report 28 Mar 2017 13:57

the fathers death

Sydney Douglas Cooknell
England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Collections from
Great Britain
Country
England
County
Warwickshire
Year
1986
Birth Year
1903
Event Quarter
1
District
Coventry

the mothers death
Eva Sylvia Cooknell
England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Collections from
Great Britain
Country
England
County
Warwickshire
Year
1998
Birth Year
1914
Event Quarter
1
District
Nuneaton &


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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 27 Mar 2017 08:41

One of yours? (Both lines)
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/294632/
looking-information-about-cooknell-1948-nuneaton-england

If you haven't already, you can purchase a copy of his BC from https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/
Currently you can order a PDF version for £8 which would be emailed to you. A certified copy is £9.25 and would be sent by post.

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 27 Mar 2017 08:32

Welcome to the board Brian.

Assuming he was adopted, there are only a few things you can do as, obviously, his name will have changed.

Have you searched all members trees - top right under Search - to see if he is listed on members trees? You also need to make sure that he is on yours.

Find his birth reg on https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl and leave a Post'em. Say something like Birth family would welcome contact. Create a generic, free, email address which would still be accessible to you even if you change internet providers.

Even if you decide to become a non-subscribing member of GR, make sure your account is always linked to an accessible email address. It has been know for relatives to stumble across a thread several years later. They could contact you via the GR messaging system.

Birth relatives can add their names to the Adoption contact register
https://www.gov.uk/adoption-records/the-adoption-contact-register
If Raymond has done the same, you should be matched.
Read the other info on the link. It might be. possible for birth family to hire a researcher who would act as an intermediary.

There are other 'Looking for ' sites such as https://www.missing-you.net

There's always the chance that Raymond has never known he was adopted.


Brian

Brian Report 27 Mar 2017 05:15

I am researching the Cooknell family and trying to trace Raymond who was born 5/4/1948 in Nuneaton. His Mother was Eva Sylvia Cooknell formerly Lambourne.
I believe Raymond may have been adopted shortly after birth. Any information would be great so I can fix that piece of the family history.
regards
Dawn Cooknell & Brian Smith
Australia