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where do i start,all i have is a name place of bir

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Rachael

Rachael Report 28 Mar 2006 21:38

hi all i know is my dads real moms name,where she was born and what her parents did at the time,i also know the name of the road but no house number od d.o.b. i am stuck and need help fast

LindaG

LindaG Report 28 Mar 2006 21:43

Can you at least have a guess at the year of birth (Dad's year subtract 20 for example) _ iF it's before 1900 look for her in the 1901 census. If not, you'll have to trawl BMD records looking for likely candidates, I think. Linda x

Suzanne

Suzanne Report 28 Mar 2006 21:46

Hi, It will probably mean searching the birth indexes to find her birth. If she has an unusal name this could be easy. Take into acocunt child bearing ages and start looking for her name in the birth indexes within the area you now she was born. ou can search the indexes for free on Ancestry.)com (ignore bracket) website. Once in the site look for england Births,marriages and deaths and use the 'beta' search 1837-1983. Suzanne