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I am brand new to the seemingly difficult task of searching for relatives. What is confusing me is that I put a birth search into this website for a William Albert Swymer born 1896 plus/minus 2 years. The webiste came back saying 20 possible matches. I viewed the 20 quarterly records over the five year span and found not one record with the name Swymer. Am I doing something wrong ????

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Births Sep 1885

Swymer William Albert ... Mile End 1c 452

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Have a look at this link.
It is FREE and very easy to use.
It works best if you put just the barest of information.


Gwyn

I can't honestly tell you if you've done it right or wrong , because i don't use GR for records...

from FreeBmd, ? ( http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ )

Births Sep 1885 (>99%)


Swymer William Albert Mile End 1c 452

Guessing this is where you saw his age???Did you mean 86, ..not 1896?

Name: William Albert Swymer
Age: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1886
Spouse Name: Ellen Caroline Moore
Spouse Age: 20
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 18 May 1918
Parish: St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney
County: Middlesex
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: Alfred Swymer

William Albert Swymer Born 3rd July 1885 Baptised 2nd Aug 1885 St Thomas,Stepney.
Parent's Alfred Frederick Swymer and Mary Ann.
I have kept the Baptism record if you would like it.Maureen

Could this be William in l89l - Liz

1891 census - household transcription
Person: SWYMER, Wm
Address: 50, Charles Street, Mile End Old Town

SWYMER, Alfd Head Married M 40 1851 Carman
St George in the East
London VIEW
SWYMER, Pally Wife Married F 37 1854
Poplar
London VIEW
SWYMER, Fred Son M 10 1881
Mile End
London VIEW
SWYMER, Wm Son M 5 1886
Stepney
London VIEW
SWYMER, Walter Son M 3 1888
Stepney
London VIEW
JOHNSON, Andrew Boarder Single M 30 1861 Machine Fitter H T
Woolwich
London VIEW

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RG number:
RG12 Piece:
302 Folio:
130 Page:
26

Registration District:
Mile End Old Town Sub District:
Mile End Old Town Western Enumeration District:
18 Ecclesiastical Parish:
St Thomas Stepney

Civil Parish:
Mile End Old Town Municipal Borough:
Address:
50, Charles Street, Mile End Old Town County:
London

Am amazed at where you got the info from!!! Is there a website I have not found to find out this info from?

The information can be found on many sites
Like

ancestry.com which you need to pay for
Free BMD ...free
findmypast.co.uk again you need to pay

Often the records on here are not useful and sometimes they are useful.....just have to keep looking asking and trying ..

good luck

Raymond,re Ancestry.co.uk, you can take out a two week free trial ( you need a credit card and to remember to cancel just before the 2 weeks is up or they will charge) you can get a lot done in that time and it will give you a good idea of whether a full subscription to the site would be worth having.

The London parish records, on Ancestry are on the Premium sub, so you wouldn't be able to view them without that particular sub...but as you have London relatives they are very useful ( births/ baptisms, marriages, deaths).

Or ask on here and I , along with many others, am happy to look for you

Raymond-There is always familysearch.com which will allow you to view the 1881 census free of charge, together with information prior to 1837. You could also join your local library and get the library editon of Ancestry free of charge. It all depends how much you want to spend but you might as well consider the freebies on offer before spending.
Buying certificates cost money but can be money well spent to save going down 'wrong roads'-JLe

I think this may be William's brother on the census - there is a death on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission WW1 which could be Walter.
Free bmd has a marriage for a William Swymer in l9l8 -
Liz

1911 census - household transcription
Person: SWYMER, Walter
Institution: D Squadron 1st Kings Dragoon Guards, D SQUADRON 1ST KINGS DRAGOON GUARDS, AMBALA, PUNJAB, INDIA
Military details: Private 1st Kings Dragoon Guards



SWYMER, Walter Single ? 24 1887 London Middlesex VIEW



RG number:
RG14 Piece:
34989 Reference:
RG14PN34989 RD641 SD14 ED12 SN9999

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12 Parish:


Address:
Ambala Punjab India County:
Overseas military