John William Barnes

[curtisd]

Searching for ancestors of John William Barnes (Also known as William John Barnes). He was born 1926-04-11 Kensington, London. The birth certificate only lists his mother as Lily Barnes. Is there any way I could find his father?

[CaroleW]

Hi

Little or no chance I'm afraid unless he showed his real fathers name on his marriage cert

If his marriage cert shows his father with the surname Barnes - then it's likely to be one he made up. 

Many illegitimate children either made up a fathers name or used a male relatives name when they married so they appeared "respectable"

[curtisd]

On the marriage certificate it lists someone as his father but it has guardian in brackets.

[CaroleW]

Do you know whether Lily married?  I wonder if the guardians name is his stepfather?

[curtisd]

On the marriage certificate it appears to say Albert Charles Robert Alder (Guardian)

On the birth certificate it says mother as Lily Barnes, domestic cook, 20 Holland Road, Kensington.

I am not sure if she was married. I have found this which may be a marriage

1921
Barnes    Lily E    Robbins    Kensington    1a   433
Robbins    Sidney R    Barnes    Kensington    1a   433

The only Lily E I can find on the 1891 census is:

BARNES       Lily Elizabeth       Dau       -       F       2               Warwickshire - Birmingham       Aston

[CaroleW]

Possibility for Albert

Births December qtr 1889   
Albert Charles Alder   St. Saviour  1d 103

[curtisd]

Thank you.

[jennifer c]

Is there any connection with Quebec Canada?

Jennifer

[curtisd]

Is there any connection with Quebec Canada?

Jennifer

Not that I know of.