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finding my father
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Jeannine | Report | 24 Mar 2016 17:55 |
I am looking for any details of my father Frederick Clarence Clarke as I didn't know him as I was made a ward of court I only know him due to my birth certificate and looking on ancestry.co.uk I was wondering if he had any other children he was born 1927 died 1991 he was married to a betty Clarke nee Philips in 1975 they lived in Nottingham I never remember this man as I was given away at 5 years old please can anyone help me as I am trying to find any imformation on this man thank you ms Jeannine karole clarke |
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magpie | Report | 24 Mar 2016 18:13 |
You could get hold of your father's birth certificate which would show you where he was born, and you might find his parents on the 1911 census which will tell you where they lived You could get hold of his marriage certificate which would tell you where he was married, who his wife's parents were and where they lived. It's surprising that once you put out a few feelers, other things fall into place. I had an illegitimacy in my family tree, and finding the father was to say the least, a challenge!!! but after one or two false trails I got there!!! |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 24 Mar 2016 18:16 |
KathleenBell has posted her grandparent's marriage on the other thread, and found the 1939 Register entry |
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Kense | Report | 24 Mar 2016 22:09 |
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1358887 |
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Rambling | Report | 24 Mar 2016 22:28 |
To explain for Jeannine's benefit...it is best to post only on one board for help, as it avoids helpers duplicating searches and repeating the same advice. |
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magpie | Report | 25 Mar 2016 09:45 |
That's as most be, but I only saw and answered the OP's query because I was on that particular outlet. I hardly ever look at the others as I'm not researching at the moment so certainly would have missed it. . I think the more outlets you post enquiries on the better as then more people are likely to see it and you're likely to get additional help. I know it risks duplication, but I certainly wouldn't mind if someone else had given the same advise before me, it didn't put me to any trouble at all, and I was glad to help. I just don't see that this is a problem and to arbitrarily tell people where they should or shouldn't post, to me is high handed. |
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Rambling | Report | 25 Mar 2016 10:01 |
Magpie, I understand what you're saying but if you personally choose not to look at any other boards or to offer help than you're not likely to understand how frustrating it is to spend ( not waste) an hour finding what you hope will help someone to find relatives only to realise that there is a thread already on another board with that same info...you COULD have possibly spent that hour finding further information which would have moved the search further along. . |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 25 Mar 2016 10:04 |
As my post has now been removed, it asked Jeannine to remove her duplicate post & gave the link to the original. Thank you KenSE for replacing it. |
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Rambling | Report | 25 Mar 2016 10:20 |
DET you don't have to... |
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magpie | Report | 25 Mar 2016 11:01 |
If I was planning to do serious research for someone who had posted off site, I would pm them and ask if they had posted elsewhere, if they had I'd have a look at any replys, and act accordingly. This and any recommendations can be done in private, thus not risking humiliating someone who might not be familiar with the workings of these boards. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 25 Mar 2016 11:08 |
I see you also have a posting for this on Genealogy Chat |
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Rambling | Report | 25 Mar 2016 11:09 |
Magpie, I don't understand what you mean by "posting off site" ? No one mentioned off site? |
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Rambling | Report | 25 Mar 2016 11:16 |
If I Pmd everyone I help before helping them just to check that they hadn't posted elsewhere, that is all I would be doing lol...not actually 'helping'...it's not possible to check everywhere that people 'might' have posted...that's why the people who DO help alert each other of duplicate threads, as here ...so they can actually HELP not spend time time duplicating. |
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magpie | Report | 25 Mar 2016 11:34 |
I meant off the appropriate site!!! I don't think you have had that many of those!! I haven't asked for help on here for years as I was forever being taken to task over this and that, so I gave up and went elsewhere which was a happier experience. |
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Rambling | Report | 25 Mar 2016 11:38 |
Do you mean appropriate board? |
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magpie | Report | 25 Mar 2016 11:47 |
Wrong word, sorry, I think you know what I mean though!!! |
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Rambling | Report | 25 Mar 2016 11:51 |
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Rambling | Report | 25 Mar 2016 11:59 |
No I didn't magpie...because I do often find that people searching HAVE posted on many sites looking for the same help. That is different to posting on many 'boards' on the same 'site'. |
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