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I think you are not in the UK? as you do not know the content of the electoral roll.
This gives helpful information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_roll


One can also search here - http://www.theukelectoralroll.co.uk/ - as well as 192.com. For both, one has to pay.

Hi Flick....
Great info... I'm going to work with it this morning..... Have to spread out my papers and add in your info. I will let you know where it all fits in. Thank YOU :)

Can I just point out that for the Thompson girls you did NOT give quite all of the info.....you failed to include their second name initials.

Every scrap of info makes a vital difference

The info on an Electoral Roll is the name only of each person who is eligible and registered to vote at his/her address in the UK.

Each is recorded under his/her CURRENT name, so looking for females requires that you know if they have married......and to whom.

Do make time to use 'search trees'............you MAY get lucky!

Any thoughts on the info I took the time to find for you?

Current ER's are available online at www.192.com......for a price!

And not everyone who is on the ER is on 192........many, many people now choose to withold their details from the public version of the Roll. I certainly do!

Flick: I do not understand what is posted on the Electoral Roll.....
I just heard of it this week.... as a place where live people might be listed..

I have not searched for these people in "search trees" here.
I am new to this site.... just learning about how to best use it.

I have not checked friendsreunited or facebook..... probably a good way to find Adam.

I did give all of the info I have on these people.

Jax: Thanks for the heads up on Ancestry.... maybe i'll look for a few marriage certs!!

Speculating now.....you'd have to buy his marriage cert to confirm age

Name: William R Elmes
Year of Registration: 1911
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Mother's Maiden Name: Collingwood
DISTRICT: West Ham
COUNTY: Essex, Greater London
Volume: 4a
Page: 512
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Name: William Richard Elmes
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1911
Death Registration Month/Year: 1977
Registration district: Maidstone
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 16
Page: 1204

It helps people to help you if you give ALL possible info when asking for lookups

Births Mar 1927 (>99%)
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Thompson Joan M White W. Ham 4a 27

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Births Dec 1928 (>99%)
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THOMPSON Joyce I White W.Ham 4a 462

Marriages are free to look up on ancestry from midnight tonight until the 30th

jax

have you looked for these people in 'search trees' on here?

Have you checked friendsreunited for Adam?

Or Facebook?

Correct name info for reference

Name: Iris O Thompson
Spouse Surname: Elmes
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1932
Registration district: West Ham
Registration county (inferred): Essex
Volume Number: 4a
Page Number: 67
Find Spouse: William R

Births Sep 1906 (>99%)
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Thompson Iris Olive W. Ham 4a 190
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Which of these is the correct Charles?

Births Dec 1907 (>99%)
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Thompson Charles Anthony W.Ham 4a 182
Thompson Charles Percy W.Ham 4a 500

For INFO

1911 census - household transcription
Person: THOMPSON, Bertha
Address: 172 Star Lane Canning Town E


THOMPSON, George Head Married M 32 1879 Job Stack Buyer Ramsgate Kent VIEW
THOMPSON, Jessie Wife Married
11 years F 32 1879 Stepney Middlesex VIEW
THOMPSON, Albert Son M 8 1903 Wesy Ham SX VIEW
THOMPSON, Bertha Daughter F 7 1904 Wesy Ham SX VIEW
THOMPSON, Jessie Daughter F 6 1905 Stepney Middlesex VIEW
THOMPSON, Iris Daughter F 4 1907 West Ham SX VIEW
THOMPSON, Charles Son M 3 1908 West Ham SX VIEW
THOMPSON, George Father Married M 69 1842 VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
9457 Reference:
RG14PN9457 RG78PN507B RD188 SD3 ED47 SN249

Registration District:
West Ham Sub District:
Plaistow Enumeration District:
47 Parish:
West Ham

Name: Bertha Elizabeth Ablitt
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1903
Death Registration Month/Year: Mar 1999
Age at death (estimated): 95
Registration district: Cstl Pt & Rc
Register number: 3C
District and Subdistrict: 4671
Entry Number: 73

The informant may have been the daughter

Same with this one...............

Name: Jessie Edith Hewston
Birth Date: 28 Oct 1904
Death Registration Month/Year: Dec 2000
Age at death (estimated): 96
Registration district: Havering
Inferred County: Essex
Register number: HD19
District and Subdistrict: 2341D
Entry Number: 272

Hewston/Stanford marriage 1955

Adam's birth 1964
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Do you actually understand what info is available on the Electoral Roll?

Also posted on Tips Board -

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.page/board/tips_board/thread/1265624

These are the names and birth dates/places etc for the grandchildren of Jessie and George Thompson... I believe they are correct.

Joan Thompson.... b 1927 - West Ham..............Children of Albert Edward Thompson and Mary A. White
Joyce Thompson...b 1928 - West Ham

Beryl V. Ablitt.........b 1926/7 - Romford Essex....Child of Bertha Elizabeth Thompson and Henry C. Ablitt

Joan Hewston .......b 1924 - Romford..................Children of Jessie Edith Thompson and George Hewston
Iris L. Hewston.......b 1932 - West Ham


Adam Stanford ......b 1955? or 1964?...................Child of Iris L. Hewston and Arthur R. Stanford (second marriage)
Some confusion on the date of Adam's birth... one idea is parent's married in 1955 and he is born in 1964

These children of Jessie and George Thompson either have no children... or I have not found them:

Iris Thompson and husband William Elves
Charles Thompson.... perhaps Charles did not marry??