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Unknown | Report | 29 Dec 2015 05:53 |
My father was illegitmate, born in 1917, and seems to have no birth certificate. He was called up in 1939. Would the army not have required a birth certificate to register him when he was called up? |
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KathleenBell | Report | 29 Dec 2015 10:41 |
Welcome to the boards Madeleine. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 29 Dec 2015 11:18 |
Has your father died? If so, his exact dob would help to filter the results. 6 weeks to register a birth which could take it into the next 'quarter' or even the following year. |
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Unknown | Report | 29 Dec 2015 15:27 |
Thanks, Detective. I knew my father and have his death certificate. He was raised by his mother, b. Florence Dooley; m. to Wm. Mabbott in April 1915. When Sgt. Mabbott was in France (WW I) she had my father to a soldier, possibly from Clipstone Camp. Dad was born Herbert Dooley in June 1917 in Mansfield Woodhouse. No b.c. Now looking for Paris Records for baptism, but no Notts. Parish Registers with GR. My grandmother moved to Leeds in 1923 and changed both their names to Whitfield. Was that the biological father's name? There was an Lt. H. Whitfield based in Clipstone in September 1916. Can't find any info on him. |
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greyghost | Report | 29 Dec 2015 17:32 |
You could ask Wendy (aka Nottsgirl) if she would do a parish records look up for you via her thread |
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Unknown | Report | 29 Dec 2015 19:20 |
thanks. I'll follow this up. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 29 Dec 2015 20:58 |
The only Herbert Dooley with a birth reg in 1917 is |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 29 Dec 2015 21:09 |
Have you considered contacting the local registry offices? The registers for Mansfield Woodhouse, if he was reg'ed there, are held at Nottingham. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 29 Dec 2015 21:36 |
Is this relevant to H Whitfield? As you know, a large %age of WW1 records were destroyed during WW2. However, it may be possible to trace officers records |
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Unknown | Report | 30 Dec 2015 03:30 |
DetEcTive! You sure are good at this! I've contacted the Nottingham registry office and will try the army records too. |
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Unknown | Report | 30 Dec 2015 03:42 |
To add to my last post, I did look for dad to be registered under Mabbott when I was first being helped by a librarian here. She suggested that, but we could find nothing. |
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Rambling | Report | 30 Dec 2015 15:12 |
A very long shot but that birth that Detective mentioned Herbert Dooley, mmn Seal , would tie in with this marriage |
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Unknown | Report | 30 Dec 2015 17:48 |
Hi Rambling Rose, No it's not the Seal people. I mistakenly sent for that birth certificate and none of the names on it relate to my family. People who knew the family in Mansfield Woodhouse were in contact with me 15 years ago (before the "old lady" died) and told me that everyone knew that Florence, my grandmother, was pregnant to a soldier while her husband was away in France. They were very very poor and she wouldn't have been able to go anywhere to have her baby. As well, she was looking after her father and two younger brothers. My dad went to school with this old lady until he was 8 under the name Bert Dooley. |
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Kay???? | Report | 31 Dec 2015 18:05 |
Births Sep 1917 |
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Unknown | Report | 31 Dec 2015 19:04 |
I found the entry for Foster with the mmn Dooley, but no other information. Can I see the birthdate and other information without paying the GRO? Last time I did that, it turned out to be a dead end. |
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Kay???? | Report | 31 Dec 2015 20:11 |
Madeleine, |
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billybud | Report | 3 Jan 2016 21:06 |
you know we might be missing a small detail here. gossip has a way of messing things up. |
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Potty | Report | 4 Jan 2016 12:47 |
Bill, the marriage looks correct: |
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Unknown | Report | 4 Jan 2016 15:01 |
I'm in regular contact with William Mabbott's great niece, who gave me copies of all the Wm. Mabbott army documents. He had been regular army and was a drill sergeant in the 14/18 war at some point. He was single in 1914, but married April 7, 1915. He was then in France. |
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Kay???? | Report | 8 Jan 2016 20:57 |
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