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I have found another relation can anyone help me please I would like Gordon Woosey b 1922 Parents and Grandparents also children please Many thanks Joyce

To find folk in the 1920s you need to use the electoral rolls, street directories, phone books etc. These only list the adults eligible to vote/householders. Finding births, marriages and deaths means trawling through the GRO indexes checking every quarter of every year for likely names in the right area. You could search other family trees on this site for the same surname. Use the Find your family section in the left hand green menu.

Is this the death entry? Gordon Woosey b 17 Aug 1923 death Feb 2000 age 76 South East Hampshire Hampshire

Gordon's birth cert will give his parents' names and his father's occupation. But I cannot find a Gordon Woosey born anywhere in any quarter of 1922 or 1st quarter of 1923. There are no Wooseys in Portsmouth on 1901 census. In fact, all the Wooseys I;ve found in census and birth indexes have been in Lancashire.

Using the death index date of birth for Gordon I checked Sep q of 1923: There's a birth for Gordon Woosey, mother's maiden name Harkness, in Chester-le-S[treet] vol 10a p.1184.

If the death enry I have found is correct then this is the only Gordon Woosey that ties in but the area is totally wrong: Woosey, Gordon Mothers Maiden name Harkness, district Chester Le Street. Volume 10a Pg 1184

A Marriage: Q4 1920 John Woosey & Mary A Harkness Chester Le Street Vol 10a pg 1195

1901 has these Wooseys in Chester le Street: Chester le Street, Durham Elijah Woosey abt 1858 More Hill, Cheshire Head Sarah Woosey abt 1869 Washington, Durham Wife Jane Woosey abt 1890 South Shields, Durham, Daughter John Woosey abt 1896 Tyne Dock, Durham, Son Chester le Street Durham Its possible this John is Gordon's father.

1901 RG13; Piece: 4698; Folio: 178; Page: 24 28 Victor Street, Chester Le Street, Durham Elijah Woosey Head 43 Coal Miner b More Hill, Cheshire Sarah Woosey Wife 32 b Washington, Durham Jane Woosey Daur 11 b South Shields, Durham John Woosey Son 5 b Tyne Dock, Durham

Marriage: Sarah Hylton 1890 Oct-Nov-Dec South Shields Durham, Tyne and Wear Elijah Woosey 1890 Oct-Nov-Dec South Shields Durham, Tyne and Wear

Thank you so much Helen and Nikki how did you find all these Its got me started on the family tree again as I stopped tracing my side as I came to a complete halt with dumbrells and mcdowells Thanks again Joyce

I found some Wooseys in durham and cheshire on family search also a grandson b 1877 Wigan Lancs living with John and Mary Joyce