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TRYING TO FIND COCKRELLS OF GT YARMOUTH

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Tracey

Tracey Report 9 Aug 2010 11:06

TRYING TO FIND INFO ON WALTER HARRY COCKRELL BORN IN GT YARMOUTH DIED 1994. HAD 2 SONS BARRY AND TIMOTHY.DO NOT KNOW WALTERS PARENTS NAMES THINK HIS MOTHERS MAIDEN MAIDEN NAME WAS HART?
HE MARRIED OLGA BLYTH BORN 1918 DIED 1976 HAVE NO INFO ON HER EITHER

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 9 Aug 2010 11:14

Marriage certificate will give the names and occupations of their fathers.

Name: Walter H Cockrell
Spouse Surname: Blyth, Olga V
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1940
Registration district: Yarmouth
Registration county (inferred): Norfolk
Volume Number: 4b
Page Number: 35

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 9 Aug 2010 11:15

Duplicate thread. More replies on Records Office Board.

Can you delete this thread Tracey and keep to the one on Records or people will be duplicating searches already done.

Kath. x

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 9 Aug 2010 11:18

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page

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Births Dec 1915 (>99%)
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Cockrell Walter H Hart Yarmouth 4b 45




Marriage?? You need Walter's marriage certificate to confirm his father's name.

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Marriages Sep 1901 (>99%)
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Cockrell Harry Yarmouth 4b 56
HART Sophia Annie Yarmouth 4b 56


rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 9 Aug 2010 11:42

Thank you Kath, I have copied and pasted that info to the records office thread.