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help in trying to trace my grandad who was in poli

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Lisa

Lisa Report 18 May 2009 02:16

i wondered if anyone can help me, or tell me how i could trace my grandad who was in the police force, and where i could look for these records,
yours gratefully
lisa smith

Hilary

Hilary Report 18 May 2009 04:54

Could you please give a name & when & where he was born.
Hilary. x

Staffs Col

Staffs Col Report 18 May 2009 11:28

Which police force was he a member of?

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) Report 18 May 2009 12:19

There was an article in one of the recent Family History/Family Tree magazines and I think a lot of them have on-line issues available so might be worth a google.

Jill

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London: Faber, Haysey, Spicer ...

Lisa

Lisa Report 18 May 2009 12:27

hi, thank you all for assisting me, i am really new to all this and dont know how to go about things, i do not have a lot of info on my grandfather, i dont know his first name, all i know is he was supposed to be in the police force in ripon or york around 1941 onwards, he had a daughter who was called mary she was 18 years of age in 1943, she worked as a railway clerk, she gave birth to a baby in november 1943 in an un married mothers home, which is thought to have been called victoria nursing home, i have 2 address,s where the family have lived one is north road ripon, and the other barmby avenue york, there is also thought to be some connection with panel, once again thank you all x

Lisa

Lisa Report 18 May 2009 12:31

sorry in giving all my info, i forgot to include the surname which will help a lot, my apologies, the surname is rowell.

Lisa

Lisa Report 18 May 2009 14:29

also if anyone could tell me how to find out about this mother and baby home/nursing home as i have made a few enquires but have just drawn a blank
thank you

Chrissie2394

Chrissie2394 Report 19 May 2009 14:05

Hi Lisa,

Have you tried finding Marys birth, if her dad was named on the certificate you will then know his first name. You haven't said if he was married to her mother but I have checked Freebmd for Mary Rowell and found 6 between 1923 and 1926 (as you stated she was 18 in 1943) but not in the Ripon/York area.

You could also contact the Freedom of Information Office at North Yorkshire Police, I suggest your request is in writing. Give them what information you do have explaining that it is purely for family history research and see if they can help you.

I have recently obtained some of my grandads records from our local force which included his initial aqpplication form.

Chris

Researching:
Photo is of my nan celebrating her 102nd birthday with her gt gt granddaughter.