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I have just sent for my dads birth cert namely Henry john Brett, I have discovered there were two births recorded of the same name during 1911, both in London. I know his father had exactly the same name but don't know his mothers name. I did have his marriage date and added that as a ps on the form. Will the PRO be able to find the right Henry J B due to me dating his marriage? Or is there another way to trace which one is the correct Henry?

The marriage info will be of no help in identifying the birth.......but the father's name MIGHT

When did he die?

One was Romford the other Holborn is that right?

Are these the births?

Births Mar 1911 (>99%)
Brett Henry J Romford 4a 526

Births Jun 1911 (>99%)
Brett Henry J Holborn 1b 611

If so........how do you know the second names?

And only one was in London. Romford is Essex.

There is a postem on the Holborn one

Think this is Henry John Brett. 8 June 1911 - 26 July 1997
Father of Frederick W Brett. Spouse of Mary Ada Jane.

Well, it wasn't the Romford one

DEATH

BRETT Henry J Romford Essex 1911 Jul-Aug-Sep

The one born Romford died shortly after birth

Snap Reggie


When ever looking for a birth it is always advisable to see if they lived to adulthood

Is this your father?

Death
Name: BRETT, Henry John
Registration district: Hackney
County: London
Year of registration: 1997
Month of registration: July
Date of Birth:8 June 1911
District no: 2301B
Reg no: B34F
Ent no: 200
DOR: 797

Marriages Dec 1880 (>99%)
Brett Henry John Holborn 1b 1073
HENNEN Thomas Gravett Holborn 1b 1073
Mason Mary Anne Holborn 1b 1073
Sanderson Elizabeth Catharine Holborn 1b 1073

1911 census

Person: BRETT, Henry John Address: 52 Donegal ST
Cost

BRETT, Henry John Head Married M 50 1861 Machinist City of London VIEW
BRETT, Elizabeth Catherine Wife Married30 years F 54 1857 Monthly Nurse Newcastle VIEW
BRETT, Amelia Daughter Single F 14 1897 Tin Box Maker Clerkenwell VIEW
BRETT, Edward John Son Single M 23 1888 Machinist Clerkenwell

10 children born...only 3 living

This couple unlikely to be the parents.................perhaps he was their grandson

1901 census

Person: BRETT, Henry J Address: 30, Henry Street, Clerkenwell

BRETT, Henry J Head Married M 41 1860 Printer's Warehouseman
City, London VIEW
BRETT, Elizabeth Wife Married F 43 1858
Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland VIEW
BRETT, Amy F Daughter F 17 1884 Chocolate Machinist
Clerkenwell, London VIEW
BRETT, Edward J Son Single M 13 1888
Clerkenwell, London VIEW
BRETT, Amelia Daughter F 4 1897
Clerkenwell, London

Thought he might have been Amy's...............but this scuppers that idea

Marriages Dec 1910 (>99%)
Brett Amy F Holborn 1b 1217
Harding Charles Holborn 1b 1217
Smith George A Holborn 1b 1217
Whiteside Florence Holborn 1b 1217

Amelia would have been old enough to get pregnant. It's not unknown for grandparents to bring the child up as their own.
Which cert did you order Susan?

On the marriage cert it says father is Henry John Brett retired Checker Timber merchant this was in 1952 when he was 41 no mention of father being dec'd

Thanks...Henry was father to Frederick and was married to Mary Ada Jane, fred his son was born in 1952

So the one born in Holborn looks to be the right one...

As the Romford one died as a baby...yes

There is a tree on ancestry that gives Henry and Elizabeth as his parents??? not impossible but you will find out when you get the cert

I ordered the cert for my Dad Henry John brett....but all I could add was his fathers name, which was the same as his....

Thanks everyone for the replies...much appreciated...Regards Susan :-)

If you got the info about his father from your parents' marriage cert, bear in mind that it may not be 100% accurate.

Unless, of course, you knew your grandfather..................