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Trying to find my great grandparents names

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MarleneB

MarleneB Report 23 Oct 2007 14:29

Have checked back to 1978 there are a few Lizzie A Davies but none from the woolwich area or with the right birth year.

The best way to find your gt grandparents names would be to get the marriage cert for your grandparents , their fathers name will be on the cert and from that you can work back.

Raymond

Raymond Report 23 Oct 2007 14:20

I have absolutely no idea, if she is still with us, I do know George died quite some time ago, so theres a chance my Nan could be still alive. I`m I correct, that my grandfather was born in Newport, Wales?

MarleneB

MarleneB Report 23 Oct 2007 14:11

No death registered between 1984 and 2005

The only way to search between 1948 and 1983 is on Ancestry quarter by quarter, unless you can narrow the time zone, otherwise quite a long job. It could also turn up quite a lot of possibilities

Raymond

Raymond Report 23 Oct 2007 14:01

Thanks for that Marlene, you have managed to correct the information I have albeit pretty vague, one more question if I may, is Lizzie still alive?
cheers
Ray

Raymond

Raymond Report 23 Oct 2007 13:53

Lol, just found out she was also known as Lizzie.
cheers
Ray

MarleneB

MarleneB Report 23 Oct 2007 13:51

Found a marriage

1936 Q2 Woolwich 1d 2747

George Davies to a Lizzie A. Reeves



Birth for Lizzie

Births Mar 1918 Reeves Lizzie A mmn Chapman Woolwich 1d 1586


Hope this helps

MarleneB

MarleneB Report 23 Oct 2007 13:43

Found the birth reg for Rosalind

1948 Qt 1 Rosalind A Davies Woolwich 5d 1280

mother maiden name reeves.

Checked through from 1938 to 1944 not able as yet to find marriage cert. Are you sure of the 1923 date for Lilian

Raymond

Raymond Report 23 Oct 2007 13:23

oops, his full name I believe was George Davies.
cheers
Ray

MarleneB

MarleneB Report 23 Oct 2007 13:21

do you have your grandfathers surname

Raymond

Raymond Report 23 Oct 2007 13:15

My grandfather was born in 1910 and was married to Lilian born 1923, they married in the 1930s,her maiden name could have possibly been Reeves, and they spent most of their life together in woolwich s.e London,they had 3 daughters Margaret born 1938 Doreen born ? Rosalind born 1948, sorry its all so vague but this all the information I have.
cheers
Ray