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Mabel Wong

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Martin

Martin Report 30 Jun 2016 11:48

I am searching for my grandparents on my mother’s side of the family, my mother’s maiden name is Mabel Wong became Mabel Lee from a marriage in 1949) and she was born on Jan 8th 1929 in Birkenhead and my grandmother’s maiden name was Kiu, who was from China
Volume 8A
Page 659
Entry Number
Line Number 142

I would like to know when my grandparents came over from China to UK and any details about them

Thanks

malyon

malyon Report 30 Jun 2016 12:01

there is no marriages for wong and kiu in uk and no birth for kiu your grandmother

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 30 Jun 2016 12:04

http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/

(above free link, has it as below!)


Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1927 to 1929

WONG Mabel Birkenhead Wirral KIN BIR/325/19

Chris :)


Births Mar 1929 (>99%)
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Wong Mabel Kiu Birkenhead 8a 659

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl


edits (perhaps no help, but below for Surname example)

Naturalisation Certificate: Hop Chin Kin. From China. Resident in Wallasey, Cheshire. Certificate AZ41376 issued 9 April 1948.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C11857581


Cheshire Marriage indexes for the years: 1921

KIN Hop Chin BIRSE Minnie Eleanor Birkenhead, Civil Marriage or Registrar Attended Wirral BW/114


1939 Register (Find My Past)

382 Poulton Road , Wallasey C.B., Cheshire, England
Minnie Kin 07 Apr 1899 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married
5 more people who are officially closed
Hop C ~??? 22 Oct 1893 Female (Male on image) Laundry Proprietor Married

Martin

Martin Report 30 Jun 2016 12:09

My mother was evacuated during WW!! at an early age, not usre where i can find any information

malyon

malyon Report 30 Jun 2016 12:13

did your mother have a brother alan

Gee

Gee Report 30 Jun 2016 12:14

Did you have another thread about this family with info about them going back to China?

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1360659

Researching:

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 30 Jun 2016 12:54

Births Mar 1926 (>99%)
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Foo Maurice Chinn Birkenhead 8a 896

(relating to your Dock perhaps?)

1939 Register

10 Trafalgar Road , Wallasey C.B., Cheshire
Harry (Wong) Wong Foo 10 Jan 1891 Male General Laundry Heavy Worker Married
Lilian Wong Foo 15 Feb 1907 Female House Work & Laundry Work Married 85
3 more people who are officially closed
Maurice Wong (Wongfoo,Foo) 01 Feb 1926 Male At School


http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C8500131

(a Wong Foo Wallasey, Navy)