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The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
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Member Since: August 2010 Posts: 2 Send Message	jacqueline	Report	20 Mar 2011 14:53
Member Since: August 2010 Posts: 2 Send Message	hi i'm trying to look into my mum's family tree for her as she has nothing on her parents william light born 1855approx her mum lilian nee coley i think the same age,born in bristol and lived in the st phillips area of bristol,my mum florence would love to know her grandparents too,she has'nt any information as such on her family,she thinks there were 10 children but 4 died,i never met her parents as they both died before i was born w don't even have a photo of any of them.alot of the records were destroyed when st nicholas church in bristol was bombed even mums birth certificate is a copy.she spent alot of her time in the land army so hardly new her family plus she was the youngest so her eldest brother bill was years older.she had brothers william james arthur frank a sister lillian but no dates of when they were born married or died,hope somebody out there can help me thanks jackie
Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 2,399 Send Message	ElizabethK	Report	20 Mar 2011 14:57
	I would put this on the "Trying to Find" Board-I am sure you will get a lot of help !! When you have done that then delete this one as it confuses everyone if there are two threads running on the same family
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	20 Mar 2011 15:13
	well depending on when your mum was born you should be able to find info on FreeBMD. You need to start with her birth as you have the certficate which shows her parents names and then work backwards. IF you give some more info ie mums birth year then maybe we can get you started
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 13,276 Send Message	Lindsey*	Report	20 Mar 2011 15:14
	Marriages Sep 1908 (>99%) COLEY Lillian Bristol 6a 388 LIGHT William John Bristol 6a 388 LIGHT, William Head Married M 26 1885 General Labourer Docks Bristol Redcliffe VIEW LIGHT, Lillian Wife Married5 years F 26 1885 Bristol St Lukes VIEW LIGHT, William Son M 4 1907 Bristol St Pauls VIEW LIGHT, James Son M 2 1909 Bristol New Town VIEW LIGHT Son M 0 (5 DAYS) 1911 Bristol St Phillips VIEW RG number: RG14 Piece: 15035 Reference: RG14PN15035 RG78PN906 RD319 SD6 ED38 SN66 Registration District: Bristol Sub District: St Philip and St Jacob Enumeration District: 38 Parish: Bristol Address: 23 New Thomas ST
	Researching: For better results please give all the details ,name, date place as you can {pictures by me }
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	20 Mar 2011 15:15
	OK here she is!! Name: Florence M Light Mother's Maiden Surname: Coley Date of Registration: Oct Nov Dec 1926 Registration district: Bristol Registration county: Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Herefordshire Volume Number: 6a Page Number: 243
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	20 Mar 2011 15:16
	some births View Record Thomas A Light Oct Nov Dec 1919 Bristol Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Herefordshire View Record Henry A Light Apr May Jun 1921 Bristol Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Herefordshire View Record Lilian E Light Jan Feb Mar 1925 Bristol Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Herefordshire View Record Florence M Light Oct Nov Dec 1926 Bristol Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Herefordshire View Record Albert E Light Apr May Jun 1929 Bristol Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Herefordshire View Record William J Light Oct Nov Dec 1937 Bristol
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	20 Mar 2011 15:17
	Name: Frank Light Year of Registration: 1913 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun Mother's Maiden Name: Coley District: Bristol County: Avon, Gloucestershire Volume: 6a Page: 291
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

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