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navyman mystery, anyone help?
« on: Monday 16 July 12 20:03 BST (UK) »
hi, i've recently discovered my grandads dad is someone else. my grandads mom seperated from her husband and had my grandad with a man from the navy. she was with him for a few years and lived with him for a while too, but they separated when my grandad was young. the only thing my grandad knows about him is his name "might" be wilson. whether thats surname or first name i'm not sure.

i was just wondering if anyone knows of a way i could find out about him?? my grandad was born in 1946, "wilson" lived with them, and was in the navy. they lived in coventry, warwickshire. some sort of record containing who was on leave etc.

any help would be appreciated. thanks.
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Re: navyman mystery, anyone help?
« Reply #1 on: Monday 16 July 12 20:40 BST (UK) »
Does your Grandad have a birth cert.
you could search the Cov. electoral register.
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Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
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Re: navyman mystery, anyone help?
« Reply #2 on: Monday 16 July 12 21:06 BST (UK) »
yeah he does but i think she put her ex husband down as his dad, well he has his surname. i think it was because she was still legally married to him, so i don't think that would help. i'll try the electoral register, thanks for the suggestion its appreciated.
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Re: navyman mystery, anyone help?
« Reply #3 on: Monday 16 July 12 21:11 BST (UK) »
will i have to pay to look at the electoral register or go anywhere in coventry, as i'm in canada and i'm already paying for ancestry i can't do either of them. seems like it might be a real pain to find out who he is!
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Re: navyman mystery, anyone help?
« Reply #4 on: Monday 16 July 12 21:52 BST (UK) »
I'm afraid you'd have to go the Coventry library & look up your nan & see who she was living with at the time.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
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www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

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Re: navyman mystery, anyone help?
« Reply #5 on: Monday 16 July 12 22:25 BST (UK) »
you could try this link - and use the contact us email address to see if they'll do the search for you

http://www.theherbert.org/index.php/home/history-centre
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Re: navyman mystery, anyone help?
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 23 December 14 16:31 GMT (UK) »
Hi 'mrsericnorthman'

I am a descendent of Henry Bartlett Sulley, I googled his name and one of your roots chat threads came up. I am really sorry that you are struggling to find your Grandad's details. Its likely that we are not connected by blood but I do have some very sparse information about when your Grandmother separated from my Grandfather (Sidney Sulley).

Best wishes
Jackie

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Re: navyman mystery, anyone help?
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 08 February 15 20:50 GMT (UK) »
thank you everyone for the replies, have renewed my search once again after having a short break will continue with your advice!

Jackie, have PM'd you about Sidney Sulley.  :)
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