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les wilson

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Lorraine

Lorraine Report 18 Mar 2008 13:36

i am really struggling to find a birth record for les so any help or info would be great

les wilson was born in about 1922
he signed up in ww2 in 1939 but was under aged think he was living in the ockley area at this time
he gained the nick name bonzo wilson

his mums name was possibly florence lily groombridge b1890 ewhurst
his dads name was possibly john wilson b1895 lancashire

it may be that les is a child of john wilson to another partner or his mum was already called wilson i am open to all suggestions at this point as i have tryed to find records for a les wilson born about 1922+ and are going no where

i am also open to the possibility that les is a shortened name or may be a middle name that he later used for his first name

there was a rumor that les may have been born to winifred isobel wilson but i cant find evidence to back this up. this would mean that les was not my dads uncle (my dad is malcolm leslie strong b1944 haywoods heath) but instead his half brother sharing my dads mum winifred isobel wilson who was born 1920 ewhurst

if you can offer any help or suggestions i would really appriciate it

i really need to find the birth record for les to be able to find his marriage records etc as i know he married a lady called joyce but i dont know her surname or details of les that will enable me to find this record.

i have also been told that les may have died in 2006 on the isle of wight but again i cant locate a death record to back this up

i have been trying to find details of les from all angles and avenues but i just keep going around in circles

many thanks lorraine

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 18 Mar 2008 13:52

FOR REFERENCE....

1901
Florence Groombridge
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Henry L
Mother's Name: Harriett
Gender: Female
Where born: Ewhurst, Surrey, England

Civil Parish: Ewhurst
Ecclesiastical parish: Ewhurst St Peter and St Paul
Town: Ewhurst
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Hambledon
Sub-registration district: Cranley
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 79
Household Members: Name Age
William Eldey 40 lodger
Florence Groombridge 11
Harriett Groombridge 53
Henry L Groombridge 60 (Henry Lynn or Henry Lionel Groombridge)
James Peryer 37 lodger
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Marriages Sep 1911

Groombridge Florence L Hambledon 2a 349
Wilson John Hambledon 2a 349
The district Hambledon spans the boundaries of the counties of Surrey and Sussex
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Lorraine

Lorraine Report 18 Mar 2008 14:07

hi

i already have the census records for florence and john and info on their marriage and children edith and winifred but many thanks anyway

i have managed to find lots of info going further back on my tree its the mystory of my dads uncle les that i really cant solve.
many thanks lorraine