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Denise I know if you goto a LDS family centre you can order the films in there for a small price..I know this is the case at the Hyde park family history centre in London..the people who work there are very helpful too. Always love a mystery maybe I can be more help on others. Zoe

Hi Zoe, Thanks for offering to help. Can you help with the following please. I have my Great grandfather Joseph Bellas b c 1859 Liverpool married to Georgina White b c 1869 Liverpool, marriage date Dec Qtr 1892 Liverpool. My grandmother was Elizabeth b c 1885 Liverpool. This info is from the 1901 census. In the 1891 census, i have a Joseph Bellas b c 1859 Liverpool married to Annie b c 1859 Liverpool with a daughter Elizabeth b c 1885. Could this be the same father and daughter, but different wives? Any help you give would be appreciated. Thanks again for your time. Jean

Hi Zoe I sent for the birth certificate of my mums brother he was born in 1917 George Albert Redfern, last seen in about 1931 in Burton-on-trent . Where do you start searching, when you know nothing about him, have tried on this site but no one seems to have him in there tree,How can you find out where he went to ?. or if he has died .? If you go on the sites for birth deaths and marriages do you have to have the year or place they died? Regards Helen

Jean The only way to find out is order the birth cert that will give you her mother's name. Zoe

Helen The only way to trace forward is to do the long task of going through the BMD's free on ancestry at the moment and looking for a person who fits what you are looking for! It is very hard to trace forward if you ask on the main board others maybe able to help more than I. Zoe

Hi Zoe Many thanks for taking the time to search for me it is very much appreciated Regards Neil

Zoe I hope you can help - I have a birth certificate St Marylebone 1916 and the mother's name is Violet Florence Pike - no father's name - of Argyle Street, Kings Cross - Birth at Queen Charlotte's Hospital - Baptism cert just says Violet Pike (mother) - question is quite simple, who is she? Answer difficult (beginning to think impossible)!? Unfortunately 50% of my family is missing until I find out. Linda

I would love some ideas or help to solve the mystery of my Mother's parentage. There is no birth record at the GRO of GLADYS DARK b 1905, so her parentage and place of birth are unknown. There is a attendance record (1912-1917) from a village school in North Devon when she was 'fostered' by the WISE family.In 1917 she was sent to live with an 'uncle' in North London and married in 1930. It is possible that her mother's name was SARAH DARK & fathers name JAMES? - he appears on her marriage certificate as occupationTailor(deceased). I have been hitting brick walls for the past 7 years, trying lots of variations and searches. My latest research is about SARAH ANN DARK(E) b1872 Woolfardistry Devon - I have traced her as far as 1891 census, employed by Charles CATER 47 Northolt Mount Estate Corran (Uxbridge Middx). In 1881 she was living in EDGE MILL, LITTLEHAM, Devon - the same village that my Mother was 'fostered'. I have found an entry that might possibly be the same SARAH DARK (wrongly transcribed as WARK) in the 1901 census, living at 22 Avenue Road Hampstead Middx, and working in the Household of a Russian born actress. I have not found any marriage for SARAH ANN DARK(E) and wonder if this could be a match, and could possibly explain the connection between Littleham and N London. Any help or ideas to solve my mystery would be much appreciated. Thank you Joan

Linda On the 1901 census can only find 2 Violet Pikes in the London area, do you have a house number for the address in 1916 if so you should see if you can get a electoral roll lookup for that address and see who lives there it may shed some light on the situation! Zoe

Hi Zoe Thank you anyway. Regards Helen

Joan Found these birth's don't know if they are any help Births Dec 1900 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dark Gladys May Bristol 6a 154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Births Mar 1904 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DARK Gladys Louisa W Swindon 5a 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Births Dec 1906 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dark Gladys May Clutton 5c 436 Zoe

Hi Zoe - it says 18 Argyle Street (which is now I believe the Alhambra Hotel!) - 54 bedrooms - it also said housmaid. I was told by someone on GR that there were no electoral registers until 1927 so I didn't think it possible to do this. He was 'taken-in' by a lady and brought up as hers - I am currently researching her tree to try and trace the Pike's as there must be a connection. I feel I am getting close, but she's been just as difficult to find. I have her details but don't want to post them on line.

hi zoe frederick reed 21 baker 2 canterbury place annie florence kemp 20 living at same address father frederic reed compositor and george robert kemp messenger witnes by george kemp clara l e kemp at st johns church battersea wandsworth 28 march 1910

I replyed on other - have you given up on me? What would a marriage cert from back then tell me????? What kind of info does it have on it?? Do you know??? As for the children I dont know. I know that Albert (son) had a son who had a radio shop in peckham in approx 1930 and that one was possible called Irene. Regards, Melanie

Mel I replied on my other thread as that is where your original message is! Oh I see you have seen it now! Zoe

John I can't see another than the one you said Do you have any info on the Kemp side any censuses ect. we could see if they are in the same area ~ I know it's 9 years before marriage but you never know Possible birth Name: Annie Florence Kemp Year of Registration: 1890 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar District: Wandsworth County: London, Surrey Volume: 1d Page: 700 Zoe

Deborah 1861 Salisbury Dock 'Victoria Tower' Head is Piermaster Christiana Taggart abt 1814 Peel, Isle of Man, Isle of Man Wife Liverpool Lancashire James Taggart abt 1856 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Son Liverpool Lancashire John Taggart abt 1851 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Son Liverpool Lancashire Margaret Taggart abt 1847 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Daughter Liverpool Lancashire Robert Taggart abt 1810 Douglas, Isle of Man, Isle of Man Head Liverpool Lancashire William Taggart abt 1839 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Son Liverpool Lancashire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Possible death for him Name: Robert Taggart Birth Date: abt 1811 Year of Registration: 1866 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep Age at death: 55 District: West Derby County: Lancashire Volume: 8b Page: 429 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1871 4 Gladstone Street Christina is a Widow and Seamstress William is a Shipwright Margaret Dom Servant John is a Shop boy Christina Taggart abt 1815 Peel, Isle of Man, Isle of Man Head Liverpool Lancashire James Taggart abt 1857 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Son Liverpool Lancashire John Taggart abt 1854 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Son Liverpool Lancashire Margaret Taggart abt 1849 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Daughter Liverpool Lancashire Mary Taggart abt 1868 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Daughter Liverpool Lancashire William Taggart abt 1839 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Son Liverpool Lancashire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hope this helps Zoe

hello zoe i have a birth cert for annie kemp living at 6 may foale cottages west battersea 23 jan 1890 also a 1901 census age 11 living at 19 brittania place battersea rg 13/454 so what do think birth cert for the frederick that is on the 1901 census rg13 /140 and sea what info it brings john

Nudge for the evening crowd! Will do all lookups later or tomorrow morn! Zo

I have a mystery, but doubt you would be able to help if you are using the census' - trying to find someone born in 1948. (please pm me if you think you could offer any advice) Karen xx