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Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 65,994 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	12 Jun 2008 17:08
	If the above birth is correct............... Name: John Johnson Year of Registration: 1912 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar Spouse's Surname: Kelly District: Wem County: Shropshire Volume: 6a Page: 1017 Edith Kelly
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 65,994 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	12 Jun 2008 17:06
	You need to obtain Thomas's birth cert............it will give you names of his parents.............from there you can work back Are you certain of year of birth? Name: Thomas E Johnson Year of Registration: 1912 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun Mother's Maiden Name: Kelly District: Wem County: Shropshire Volume: 6a Page: 1215 Possible siblings Beatrice H Johnson 1916 Apr-May-Jun Kelly Wem Shropshire Edith A Johnson 1914 Jul-Aug-Sep Kelly Wem Shropshire Winifred K Johnson 1920 Jan-Feb-Mar Kelly Wem Shropshire
Member Since: April 2008 Posts: 4 Send Message	Sarah	Report	12 Jun 2008 17:01
Member Since: April 2008 Posts: 4 Send Message	Hi. Anyone there who can help me fill in family tree (present or ancestral) on my grandfather's side, or put me back in touch with relatives? He was Thomas Edgar Johnson (known as Edgar). Born in Whem, near Shrewsbury in approx 1918. Eldest of 6 or 7. One brother died on 16th birthday on the airfield. I think his sister Kitty still lives there. She married Heinz, and became Mrs Pollock.