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I have been trying to search for some info on behalf of my mother who wishes to find out absoloutely anything about her birth mother/family who gave her up for adoption in 1944.All we have is her birth certificate.
My mother was born Carol Price(name later changed to Dorothy Packwood when adopted ) on 19/7/1944 at Sunnyside Maternity Home, Cheltenham U.D.
Her mother was Kathleen Price(formerly Trafford) of Romeo Churchdown,Gloucester R.D
.She was registered on 14/8/44

I am asking for help as my mother after all these years wants to find out about where she came from and if she has any brothers/sisters.She recently told me she has always wanted to know to feel "complete" about her life.
Thankyou, Ian Wharrie

Do you know if Kathleen had a middle name?

Ian

You need to delete your email address from your post - it is against Gene's Terms and Conditions and they may remove your post.

It looks as if your mother's mother was married so you will need to search the marriage registers to find the husband. I don't have access to them but I am sure somebody on here will do it for you.

To find other children of the couple, you would need to search the birth registers, looking for children with the surname Price with a mother's maiden name of Trafford.

These searches can be quite time consuming as you have to search each year quarter by quarter.

Have you tried putting the names you have in the Search Trees box at the top of the screen? Somebody with a tree on here might be related.

Good Luck

pos marriage for kathleen?

Kathleen trafford-john s price jun q1934 hendon vol 3a page 1217.

searched from 1944 backwards until this marriage.

richard

This is also posted on the TTF boards....

There are currently no replies, just beware of the mulitple post.



Tracey

i dont know,nothing is written about her middle name on the birth certificate but thankyou for replying

Ian

I've looked from 1934 to 1938 for possible sibling's,
the only one i've found is
1934 Dec Q
Norma E C Price ...mmn Trafford
Chepstow 11a -18

hope this helps
val

Ian,
Found the same marriage as Richard, have left message on TTF board.

Trafford is quite unusual so if the person that Val has found is a sibling, this could be her marriage.

Norma E C Price married Doyle L Jenkins AMJ quarter 1954 Cheltenham 7b 629.

You really should only post on one board.

Sylvie

thankyou, have deleted other post and e-mail address,first time I have used community board, sorry!

Thankyou so much everyone who has helped.

It seems to be too much of a coincidence that my mother and Norma Price shared the same surname and mothers maiden name and were born in the same area.I have told my mother and she is really excited of the chance this could be her sister(but realises it could not be as well) I am trying now to find info on Norma(especially if her mother was called Kathleen) or her husband or if they have children to see if she is still alive but am struggling to find anything.Has anyone got any ideas please?

Once again,thankyou for all your help.

You must buy the birth certificate for Norma, thats the only way you will find out. £7 from GRO using above reference.

Hi Ian,

I would do exactly what Julie has suggested.

There will be help on here for you and your Mum, but you need to be very sure you are tracing the correct relatives to go forwards.

I do feel for your Mum as I was adopted, but my story has a happy ending, and so may hers be the same.

Kind regards
Amanda

Hi Ian

Another possible sibling for your mum.

Birth: Phyllis A A Price mmn Trafford - 1939 Q3 Gloucester C ref. 6a 665

As others have already said.....you need to buy the birth certs to be absolutely sure that you are tracing the correct family.

Mary

Wonder if this is Norma? Last address in UK was USAF Base...........the nameof her husband, Doyle, sounded more American than English, or so I thought.

Passenger lists leaving UK 1890-1960
Name: Norma E JENKINS
Date of departure: 11 November 1954
Port of departure: Southampton
Destination port: New York
Destination country: USA
Date of Birth: 1933 (calculated from age)
Age: 21
Marital Status: Married
Sex: Female
Occupation: Housewife
Notes:
Passenger recorded on: Page 1 of 11
The following people with the same last name travelled on this voyage: -
Patricia A JENKINS
Robert K JENKINS JR
Ship: GENERAL UPSHUR
Official Number:
Master's name: K G Tou?
Steamship Line: M.S.T.S
Where bound: New York, USA
Square feet:
Registered tonnage:
Passengers on voyage: 240

The other Jenkins travelling do not appear to be related to Norma E Jenkins .



info re Doyle L Jenkins:



UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
about Doyle L Jenkins
Name: Doyle L Jenkins
Birth Date: 15 Mar 1931
Age: 20
Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival Date: 11 Jan 1952
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage: New York
Ship Name: General William O Darby
Search Ship Database: View the 'General William O Darby' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: United States Navy
Official Number: TAP122


re image:
Staged : Camp Kilmer, New Jersey

AS-A186A (a)
1st Increment
Provisional Squadron - 356
AFO 125

Reld ASGD 2266th Pers Processing SQ OR (P/L)

Doyle L Jenkins born 15 Mar 1931
rank: CPL 79130
SN: AF18380841
AFSC-S: 79130
TOE DROS: 4 years
DOS COMP:28 Dec 84 USAF
Race: W
FSC: O

What it all means I havent a clue except he was American, in the forces, possibly stationed in England for a couple of years and his service complete 28 Dec 1954.

Brenda

Could someone please tell me how to apply/the address to send for Norma and Phillis's birth certificates to prove if they have the same mother as my mum.

Also is there any way of finding if they are still alive or which region they live in.

Once again thankyou for everyones help,this means so much to my mum.
Ian.

Once proved by birth cert that you have the right family ,( they will cost you £7 each from the above site )the search would then be on for possible marriage for them to give you possibly their surname now

Thankyou for everyone's help so far!!!
I have now both birth certificates and my mother now knows after 64 years of life she has two sisters !
The birth certificates match all my mothers details on her certificate including the exact address of residence,exact mothers name and exact mothers maiden name.
The next thing mum wishes to do is trace her sisters and any info on her mother (now have her middle name of Ethel)but we need help please.

The new info is- for Norma,born Norma Evelyn Ceridwen Price on 15/11/1934 district- chepstow,sub district lydney,mother Kathleen Ethel Price(nee Trafford),father John Stuart Price,engineer fitter of holly tree cottage,whitecroft

For Phyllis-born Phyllis Ann Astley Price on 11/7/1939,district Gloucester,mother Kathleen Ethel Price(nee Trafford) of Romeo,Pirton Lane,Churchdown,Gloucester(Exact same address as my mothers birth certificate!),father John Stuart Price

Still have no info on Phyllis whatsover.

Thankyou, Ian

Ian, If you have read my earlier reply on your thread you will see that it is highly likely that Norma E C Price emigrated to America as she married an American man in the forces. Perhaps someone based in America or has access to American records can search for you?

Brenda

Thankyou Brenda, will try and search the American link,still trying find anything for "Phyllis ann astley price" with reference to a marriage for her to see if she now has a married surname and still lives in this country and her/my mums mother " kathleen ethel price"
Think Phyllis may be easier to find than Norma,just hope she didnt follow her sister to America.
Once again THANKYOU!

Hi again,

possible birth for Kathleen E Price nee Trafford:

Birth
TRAFFORD Kathleen E mmn Partridge Monmouth.11a 28 2nd qtr 1913

and for her husband?..........maybe?

Birth
PRICE John Stuart Bedwelty.11a 114 3 1903

Death
PRICE John Stuart 8-MAY-1903 NSOMERSET 3072A 76C 065 Feb 1997