Genealogy Chat

Lorraine I know you said about dying 'but not at sea'....Is that because you have eliminated the possibility? If not 1837online www.1837online(.)com has marine death indices in the overseas section covering 1837 to 1965. Chris

Oh right!! Yes, complicated.....maybe she told her children her hubby was their father......as the years went by (and having, presumably, never seen him) his first name became forgotten (by the children)....... Have you thought about getting marriage certs for any of your grandfather's siblings, to see what they said?? (If they married, that is!) Merry

hello please leave any thoughts as my son is bugging me to get on computer now thanks,will look as soon as i can thanks

hi merry this is complicated, she was married to a william henry purvis so i took it for granted he was th dad untill i started gettin birth certificates for my great grandmothers children,but father unknown on all of them and on two of there mariage certificates this george purvis appears and not a brother of william henry . x

Was your great-gandmother unmarried on your granddad;s birth cert?? If her name was Purvis (ie her maiden name) then it seems unlikely that granddad's father would be a Purvis too. Obviously, he MIGHT be, but it was very commonplace to invent a father if one was illegitimate.......... Or have I got the wrong end of the stick? Merry

yes thanks found that i was wondering if there would be records of sailors for that time and do ya think he would still of been a sailor at the age of 69 because ive never seen a death certificate of a old person ie; being retired all mine died youn so far

When did his son get married? Does it say deceased on certificate - to cut it down . Have you looked on BMD? Penny Have found a George Purvis death Quarter 2 1944 age 69 quarter 3 1945 age 52

thanks penny just had a look, im thinking he was probably to old to actually be in war, but then i have him as deceased sailor in 1944 yet apparently alive in 1943 he could be totaly made up even, im really clutching at straws, I dont suppose a sergant his supposed son would lie about his father ,although there was no mention on his birth certificate of father. If im confusing people i will give up tonight having a glass or 3 of wine, ok just read this through george purvis is on his sons wedd cert but not birth thanks

Have you looked at the commonwealth graves - there are a couple of George's there Penny

i have after 6 years of looking found who i belive is my great grand father he wasnt married to my great grand mother so its difficult to find out any more all i have is GEORGE PURVIS A SAILOR, SUNDERLAND. i thinkk he was alive in early 1940s,but dead before 1945,whilst being a sailor any tips please,apart from dying at sea .thanks