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John

John Report 8 Dec 2016 18:01

I am trying to find details of my parents in WW2

Dad - Frederick Nicholls = Royal artillery 8th Army

Mum - Eshter Nicholls (Forsyth) Womens Volentary Service :-)

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Dec 2016 18:56

In what way

Army records won't be online and electoral rolls werent taken during the war years

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Dec 2016 19:04

So they didn't marry till the end of the war

Marriages Jun 1945
Forsythe Esther E Nicholls Paddington 1a 84
Nicholls Frederick A Forsythe Paddington 1a 84
Nicholls Frederick A Williams Paddington 1a 84
Williams Esther E Nicholls Paddington 1a 84

Had she been married before because she also shows as Williams

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Dec 2016 19:07

Rather a long time earlier ???

Marriages Jun 1928
FORSYTH Francis J WILLIAMS Hammersmith 1a 623
Williams Esther E Forsyth Hammersmith 1a. 623

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Dec 2016 19:19

Looks like they were living together before the war


Nicholls Household (2 People)
32A Park Parade , Willesden M.B., Middlesex, England

FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB OCCUPATION
Esther Nicholls (Forsythe) 27 Feb 1910 Forewoman Ice Cream Manf
Frederick Nicholls 03 Dec 1914 Packer Tinned Food Heavy Worker
Ref: RG101/0967I/015/2 Letter Code: BXCC
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Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Dec 2016 19:23

Her birth

Births Mar 1910
WILLIAMS Esther Edith Kensington 1a 135

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

John

John Report 9 Dec 2016 12:33

Her Maiden Name was Williams

She then became Forsyth

Then Nicholls

greyghost

greyghost Report 9 Dec 2016 13:39

It sounded familiar - previous thread looking for Mother

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/military_chat/thread/1363469

As his dates of service are after 1920, his Military records, will still be with the MOD

This link will help you to find out how to obtain them
http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/service_records.html

It will cost £30 have a copy sent to you and it may take several months.