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trying to find info on John Britten served in the R.A.F. Was married to a Kathleen Richards in 1944 and had 1 child who is my mother-in-law.
Think he was born around 1911
Hope someone can help or help where i can search.

Hello Gwen, are you trying to trace his family back over, or are you trying to find what happened to him in later life?

Do you know where and when he died - that may help us pinpoint his year of birth from death record.

A copy of their marriage certificate should give you his father's details and confirm his age at marriage:

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1944
BRITTEN John Richards Bridgend 11a 1429
RICHARDS Kathleen E Britten Bridgend 11a 1429

I know he was 33years old and his father was called Eli Britten.
My mother-in-law would like to know a bit more about him in his later life as she did not grow up seeing him.

Nudging this up, request repeated on new thread,

Does this mean you have the marriage cert Gwen?

If so, could you please post ALL the details from it, including witnesses etc.

Thanks,

Dea x

do not have cert just be told from family

believe the family came from lillingstone dayrell bucks

Know have marriage cert tells me john britten was 33 years old and his father was eli britten deceased and was a farmer.Still cannot find a birth for him.can anyone help please.
thanks gwen

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Is this the family in the 1911 census:-


BRITTEN, Eli Head Married M 47 1864 Shepherd On Farm Lillingstone Dayrell Bucks
BRITTEN, Mary Wife Married
20 years F 40 1871 Lillingstone Lovell Bucks
BRITTEN, William Son Single M 16 1895 Labourer On Farm Lillingstone Dayrell Bucks
BRITTEN, Henry Son M 14 1897 Labourer On Farm Lillingstone Dayrell Bucks
BRITTEN, Archie Son M 11 1900 School Lillingstone Lovell Bucks
BRITTEN, George Son M 8 1903 School Lillingstone Dayrell Bucks
BRITTEN, Arthur Son M 5 1906 School Lillingstone Lovell Bucks
BRITTEN, Edward Son M 1 1910 Lillingstone Lovell Bucks


Address
Lillingstone Lovell Buckingham

Reference
RG14PN8019 RG78PN404 RD149 SD1 ED6 SN20

Kath. x

Could this be a possible birth (although there is a middle initial):-


Name: BRITTEN, John E
Registration District: Tenbury
County: Worcestershire
Year of Registration: 1911
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Mother's Maiden Name: Not available before 1911 Q3
Volume No: 6C
Page No: 227

Kath. x

thank you for help
on the marriage cert i have it has his R.A.F number how can i use this in finding info
gwen x

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If you have his service number you should have a look at the following site -

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

It will give you details of where to apply for his service records.

Kath. x

This thread has useful tracing tips:

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.page/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1183513

There is an EDWARD John Britten b 1908 Dec Q Buckingham who would appear to be the Edward in the 1911 posted above with parents Eli and Mary Ann.The age stated on marriage is, you say 33, but this is not reliable and he may have reduced his age a bit if Kathleen was younger

That Edward John Britten died 1989 Jul Q Luton Beds aged 80 9 327
Would your grandmother know his birthday (day and Month?) -this one is given as 30/9/1908

There appear to be 3 children born Britten with MMS Richards
Teresa A b 1945 Sep Q Bridgend (?your grandmother)

and these which may be no connection
Jeffrey R Britten 1947 Mar Q Pontypridd
Jill C Britten b 1959 Dec Q Pontypridd

Gwen

As MC asked before. Do you know when John died and where?

x

Donot know where or when he died.Last address my mother in law has found was on divoice papers served to him in 1952 in london.Mother in law is called Teresa A born 24 june 1945