Robert Francis Prentice Birth??

[MargP]

Hi

From your original post

"I am looking for the birth of a Robert Francis Prentice.  He was born on the 19th of February in 1895...apparently.
He was supposed to be born in Dringhouses Yorkshire but he MAY have moved at a young age to Syston Leicestershire.

From your other linked topic, he also had a Navel background

There are no birth,census or naval records found, under  the name of Robert Francis Prentice.

We then have a, Francis Baron Prentice b 1896 Dringhouse,
on the 1911 census he is living in Syston,
Navel records found on FindMyPast confirm his date of birth 19 Feb 1896.

Margp
 

[RichardJayM]

I have information about Francis Baron Prentice that may shine some light on this. Is anyone related to Robert Francis Prentice.

[sarah]

Hi Richard

Torwoodlee was back online earlier this morning, hopefully she will reply very soon.

Regards

Sarah

Edit: Member has reported that they wish no further contact from RootsChat on their topics.

[RichardJayM]

That is sad that they do not want further chat on this. I am francis baron prentice grand son. He married in 1920. He disappeared just before ww2. I would like to find out more about him after he disappeared

[Spadey2001]

Hi, thread resurrection!

Let me know if you are still on the forum. I believe I am also Robert Francis Baron's grandson from his marriage to Marion Prentice and we have always wanted to know about their life before they arrived in Tredworth. If it is the same person he lived in Gloucester until his death.

[RichardJayM]

Hi
Wow I did not think I was going to hear anything.
I know some things about Frank Prentice up to the point he disappered in 1939. Not sure of the date but believe it was just before WW2 started. The family only had 1 sighting of him reported to them and that was in Gloucester.
If this is the same person., I believe I know why he would have changed his name to Robert. He spent his early life in syston and I remember going to the house once where we met his sister Philys. After leaving the navy he lived in Loughborough where Frank worked in the labour exchange. He was married in 1920 and had 2 daughters and a son.

I would be fascinated to find out what happened to him from when he left Loughborough.

[Spadey2001]

Thanks for the reply. Various family members have tried to find out about my grand parents' life before 1939 with mixed results. My grandparents themselves were not forthcoming about all of their history. From the records available (birth certificates etc) it does look like Robert/Frank was keen not to be found after they moved to Gloucester. 

During the second world war I believe that my grandfather worked at the Gloster Aircraft works at night, I believe as a fire warden but it could have been in the air ministry police. I will need to check that with my mother. My grandparents established a shop and ran that continuously, beyond grandfather's death. The family lived above the shop. They had five children who are in their 70s-80s now.

I don't seem able to send a private message but if you are able to PM me I would be interested in any information that you have as to why grandfather changed his name.

[sarah]

I don't seem able to send a private message but if you are able to PM

you do so now that you have made a couple of posts spadey

[Spadey2001]

I thought you might be interested in some pictures. I have hopefully managed to attach a photo of grandfather taken around 1940 and then a photo taken circa 1970. I am happy to provide more details about grandfather post 1939 if you are interested and I would love to know more about him pre-1940 so please do private message me if you would like more detail.