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Ops so I have, I am using my phone and it's easy to make mistakes on the tiny keyboard, sorry lol.

But yes very worth repeating, I can't believe I have finally found them :-)

So very excited to be meeting on Thursday, a very very happy ending to a very sad story.

well Lisa i see at the press of a finger you have put a reply on here 3 times but when i read it it is worth repeating :-) really hope all goes well for you on Thursday

I wanted to thank everyone for any help offered. On Thursday I had a message from a Denise Tomlinson, my grandfathers 1st daughter ..... After only joining genes reunited 1week before a few tree matches had come up and mine was one !!! So I know have an auntie and 5 cousins :-)
We are meeting for the first time next Thursday as our own jubilee celebration as its almost 60 years since the two sisters have seen each other !!! Unbelievable !

I wanted to thank everyone for any help offered. On Thursday I had a message from a Denise Tomlinson, my grandfathers 1st daughter ..... After only joining genes reunited 1week before a few tree matches had come up and mine was one !!! So I know have an auntie and 5 cousins :-)
We are meeting for the first time next Thursday as our own jubilee celebration as its almost 60 years since the two sisters have seen each other !!! Unbelievable !

I wanted to thank everyone for any help offered. On Thursday I had a message from a Denise Tomlinson, my grandfathers 1st daughter ..... After only joining genes reunited 1week before a few tree matches had come up and mine was one !!! So I know have an auntie and 5 cousins :-)
We are meeting for the first time next Thursday as our own jubilee celebration as its almost 60 years since the two sisters have seen each other !!! Unbelievable !

I will try that thank you.

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/Personnel/ServiceRecords/

it might be worth you looking at this site to see if you can order his records. I got my husbands grandfather's but it did cost £30

Blackpool, or any Lancs areas, bucks and Leics would all be areas that are possible.

Born in Lancs, married my grandmother in London-lived in Bucks moved to Leicestershire.

Yes that's the right Albert, I also have all of these bits of info, such a shame I didn't know before all of his medals were sold in auction back in 2006.
I can't find anything on his first marriage or his two children previous to my mother .. And is them in particular i am searching for. I have found info on the 3rd wife May E Cohen married Albert Tomlinson in 1974 Hinckley she was known as Zena and she had two sons Brian and Philip they moved to Leicestershire and ran a working men's club. At some point they moved to Brighton which is where he died in '85. Im new to all of this research and I really do appreciate all of your help, thank you so much :-)

Googled Major Albert Tomlinson and there were some hits (including another post of yours which gave the info that he was in the Royal Engineers.

I wonder if this is him (from National Archives Documents online:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7646423

Name Tomlinson, Albert
Rank: Lieutenant
Service No: 235977
Regiment: 22 Machine Gun Corps, Royal Engineers
Theatre of Combat or Operation: Italy
Award: Military Cross
Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 24 August 1944

Date 1944
Catalogue reference WO 373/7
Dept Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies
Series War Office and Ministry of Defence: Military Secretary's Department: Recommendations for Honours and Awards for Gallant and Distinguished Service (Army)
Piece 3 Aug-5 Oct 1944
Image contains 1 item for the catalogue reference


Number of image files: 1


Image Reference Format and Version Part Number Size (KB) Number of Pages Price (£)
299 / 1431 PDF 1.2 1 108 2 3.50


The announcement in the London Gazette also came up in the Google search.

I did a search of Robin Tomlinsons and cross checked the mother's maiden names for marriages. Drew a blank ( apart from Wilson which I think was was wrong timescale and location ) but then , it wasn't definite that the son was called Robin anyway.

Have tried looking for births of Robin. Could be anyone of these:

Robin Tomlinson Jul-Aug-Sep 1930 Brentford Oxfordshire
Robin Tomlinson Jan-Feb-Mar 1935 Stoke Newington Greater London
Robin Tomlinson Oct-Nov-Dec 1938 Liverpool North Lancashire
Robin Tomlinson Jul-Aug-Sep 1944 Gosport Sussex, Isle

Albert's Army Record may give you more information. This site has details of how to obtain it but it may take several months.

http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/service_records.html

Dorothy married Albert in 1957 in Lewisham. Thank you.

Unfortuneatly, GR do not advise you when you have replies! You can find your thread by clicking on "My Threads" at left of screen.

When did Albert and Dorothy marry?

For reference - death of Albert:

Name: Albert Tomlinson
Birth Date: 5 Jun 1914
Date of Registration: Feb 1985
Age at Death: 70
Registration district: Brighton
Inferred County: Sussex
Volume: 18
Page: 284

Hello, I've only just found this post !! I didn't get anything to tell me I had replys. Yes it was Dorothy Marsh !! That's my grandmother :-)
Do you have more info Libby ?

Do you know when Albert and Dorothy married?
Was Dorothy's name Marsh?
Libby

Name Date of Birth Death Registration District Year of Registration Month of Registration
TOMLINSON, Albert 5 June 1914 Brighton 1985 February

Volume No 18 Page No 284 Reg No 285
he could be any of these births?
Births Jun 1914 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TOMLINSON Albert Townsley Cockermouth 10b 1310
TOMLINSON Albert Foden Warrington 8c 406
TOMLINSON Albert Mellor Chorlton 8c 1847
TOMLINSON Albert Birch Bury 8c 1083
going to be too hard to find his first wife as there are so many Albert Tomlinson. Shame you dont have her maiden name then would be able to find children quicker.

Looking for my grandfathers "other" family. Albert married my grandmother Dorothy and had a daughter (Fay) b.1946. they lived in Houghton on the Hill Leics, she remembers her father introducing his children from a previous marriage, brother Robin (we think) and a sister (no name) both are older and we have no record of their mothers name. Albert was a major in the army prior to that he was a policeman, he was known to my family as Tommy or Frank. Albert was born in 1914 and died in brighton in 1985, I only ever met him 2 or 3 times and am curious to know more about him. Fay is my mother and I would like to find my uncle and Aunt and find any cousins as we grew up not knowing we had any. Many thanks if you can help. Lisa