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Find Harold G P Creasey

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Barry

Barry Report 11 Jan 2022 22:27

Hi all does any one know who the mother of Harold GP Creasey from East Grinstead is
born 1911 ,Found him on the 1921 census but not sure who his mother is.

If you can not help thats ok.
Thanks

Barry

greyghost

greyghost Report 11 Jan 2022 23:05

Using the free site (register but free to use) https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp#Results

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
CREASEY, HAROLD GEORGE PAWSEY -
GRO Reference: 1911 S Quarter in EAST GRINSTEAD Volume 02B Page 239

although as it's Q3 1911 then the info will be on freebmd but second names not given in full
https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page
Births Sep 1911 (>99%)
CREASEY Harold G P Creasey E. Grinstead 2b 239

As the GRO site shows a - under the Mother's maiden name it's likely that he was illegitimate.

You may have to get a copy of the birth certificate to determine the Mother's name.

greyghost

greyghost Report 11 Jan 2022 23:10

1939 Register

11 Council Terrace, East Grinstead, East Grinstead U.D., Sussex, England

First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
Ernest H Creasey 24 Sep 1896 Male General Garage Hand London Passenger Transport Board Single 129 1
Violet L Creasey 29 Sep 1901 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Single 129 2
Harold G Creasey 08 Jun 1911 Male Bus Conductor London Passenger Transport Board Single 129 3
The record for this person is officially closed.
Kenneth Whitaker 31 Dec 1930 Male At School Single 129 4
Male

greyghost

greyghost Report 11 Jan 2022 23:12

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
CREASEY, ERNEST HAROLD BUCKLAND
GRO Reference: 1896 D Quarter in EAST GRINSTEAD Volume 02B Page 147

CREASEY, VIOLET LOUISA BUCKLAND
GRO Reference: 1901 D Quarter in EAST GRINSTEAD Volume 02B Page 139

greyghost

greyghost Report 11 Jan 2022 23:14

FMP shows I've looked at records for this family before do you have another thread?

1911 Census For England & Wales
11 Council Terrace Dormans Park Road E Grinstead, East Grinstead, Sussex, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Creasey Head Married Male 47 1864 General labourer Sussex East Grinstead
Esther Creasey Wife Married Female 47 1864 - Surrey Horley
Nellie Winifred Creasey Daughter Single Female 22 1889 General servant domestic Sussex East Grinstead
Ernest Harold Creasey Son - Male 14 1897 - Sussex East Grinstead
Florence May Creasey Daughter - Female 11 1900 School Sussex East Grinstead
Violet Louisa Creasey Daughter - Female 9 1902 School Sussex East Grinstead

Married 22 years. 8 children born all living

Check other census, may be a child of one of the daughters of this family

Check GRO site for all children of James and Esther

greyghost

greyghost Report 11 Jan 2022 23:21

FMP shows I've looked at records for this family before do you have another thread?

Several others about the Creasey family - with the second of these two at least involving the 1911 family members. on one you say Violet Louisa has no Father named?

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1332843?page=1

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1324687

greyghost

greyghost Report 11 Jan 2022 23:32

1921 - Harold, James, Esther and 4 others are on the census

By manipulating, the others may include
Cela J b 1920, Ernest H, Florence M 1899, Violet L 1901

greyghost

greyghost Report 11 Jan 2022 23:46

An ancestry tree shows on an Army enlistment form that a daughter of James and Esther - Hettie Winifred Creasey - married on 25 Dec 1913 to Frank Thomas Woodrow.

Children listed as Harold 8.6.1911, Wilfred Frank 1.12.1913 and Esme Doris 1.5.1916, although elsewhere Harold's name appears to have been struck thorough (unless it's a crease in the paper!).

There are other children after this as per tree after Frank Woodrow's Army service was completed.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 12 Jan 2022 10:09

The only way to know is to buy Harold’s birth cert

Maybe he was the illegitimate son of one of the daughters

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 12 Jan 2022 10:15

Army enlistment

Harold George Powsey Woodrow
Birth Date: 8 Jun 1911
Birth Place: East Grimstead
Military Date: 1915
Relationship to Soldier: Child
Form Title: Descriptive Report Enlistment
Other Records:
Family Members:
Name Relation to Soldier
Frank Thomas Woodrow Self (Head)
Hettie Winifred Creussy Spouse
Harold George Powsey Woodrow Child
Wilfred Frank Woodrow Child
Esme Doris Woodrow Child
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Source Citation
The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, Firs


So looks like he may be the Illegitimate son of Hettie Creasey


Births Dec 1888
Creasey Hettie Winifred E. Grinstead 2b 154


Pawsey could be a ref to the father surname

She was living at home with parents James and Esther in 1911 !

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 12 Jan 2022 15:47

Hettie W Woodrow
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name: Hettie W Woodrow
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 28 Oct 1888
Residence Date: 1939
Address: 5 Hill View
Residence Place: Uckfield, Sussex, England
Occupation: Housewife
Line Number: 8
Schedule Number: 212
Sub Schedule Number: 2
Enumeration District: EKTB
Borough: Uckfield
Inferred Spouse:
Frank T Woodrow
Inferred Children:
Esme D Woodrow
Douglas S J Woodrow
Leslie L Woodrow
Keith D Woodrow
Household Members Age
Frank T Woodrow 50
Hettie W Woodrow 51
Esme D Woodrow 23
Douglas S J Woodrow 20
Leslie L Woodrow 16
Keith D Woodrow 14


Hettie W Woodrow
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Hettie W Woodrow
Death Age: 80
Birth Date: abt 1889
Registration Date: Jan 1969[Feb 1969] [Mar 1969]
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration District: Tonbridge
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 5f
Page: 1029

Barry

Barry Report 12 Jan 2022 18:45

thanks everyone that helps a lot