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1944 - 1946 Italian prisoner of war - Bassington
« on: Saturday 03 January 15 20:25 GMT (UK) »
Seeking help in finding birth information between 1944 & 1946 of a child fathered by Italian prisoner of war, located in Bassingham. Thanks. 

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Re: 1944 - 1946
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 03 January 15 20:30 GMT (UK) »
Welcome to RootsChat! ;D

Have you tried FreeBMD?
The birth, if illegitimate, may be registered under the mother's name?
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Re: 1944 - 1946
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 03 January 15 20:53 GMT (UK) »
Thanks, for the quick response. I checked the FreeBMD, but there are too many listings of mother's name to be able to confirm anything. I was told the mother's name was Margaret Graves. The father was Antonio Minniti. Again thanks.

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Re: 1944 - 1946
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 03 January 15 21:03 GMT (UK) »
If you use freebmd to do a birth search with surname Graves and mothers maiden surname Graves, restrict the years and the county to Lincolnshire there are only 3 entries.

Is Margaret still alive?

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Re: 1944 - 1946
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 03 January 15 21:11 GMT (UK) »
Thanks, for the quick response. I checked the FreeBMD, but there are too many listings of mother's name to be able to confirm anything. I was told the mother's name was Margaret Graves. The father was Antonio Minniti. Again thanks.

If you can't find the birth with the father's name, then try the mother's surname and enter the same surname for mother surname.
You have a name, area and approximate year of birth. http://www.freebmd.org.uk
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Re: 1944 - 1946
« Reply #5 on: Monday 05 January 15 06:43 GMT (UK) »
Do you know if Margaret was unmarried, or had a husband away in the war?

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Re: 1944 - 1946
« Reply #6 on: Monday 05 January 15 07:02 GMT (UK) »
There are only 3 births in the whole of Lincolnshire for Margaret Graves from 1910 to 1930.

The one born in Bassingham (Newark) dies, aged 1.  (Bassingham also in North Kesteven 1934 - 1974.)

The other two were born in 1913 and 1915.

As previous, do you know if she was single or married?

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Re: 1944 - 1946
« Reply #7 on: Monday 05 January 15 07:20 GMT (UK) »
Are you trying yo find the child's birth or the mother's?

If you search for the child, you could search, as I suggested earlier, for a child and mother who both share the same surname, then you could apply for a certificate and check the mother's name.

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Re: 1944 - 1946
« Reply #8 on: Monday 05 January 15 15:15 GMT (UK) »
Trying to find the child's birth, but I don't have a name, only that he was a male. He would have been born in 1943 to 1945 range. Graves appears to be a popular name. I do know the parents of the mother farmed in Bassingham and that is where the father of the child, as a prisoner of war, worked on a farm for Mr. Graves. I realize this is akin to searching for a needle in a haystack, but I'm very interested in finding information, because I would be his half-brother. Thanks.