I am attempting torearrange the information I have discovered on my father in law into a more rational format. I intend to post the same information onto the Lanarkshire here on rootschat and more information about his war experience in the appropriate forum. Here is all I know of his early life:
Name: Dominic Michael Stringer
born: 14/4/1919 or 1922. We have not been able to find a birth certificate in spite
of trying every bmd website on line)
Married: Evelyn Genevieve Agard 30/1/1943 Bridgetown Cathedral, Barbados
Died: 11/1986 Tower Hamlets, London
Mother Unknown
Father: John Patrick Stringer
Siblings: Elder brother “Jack” possibly others
He said he was brought up in Maryhill, Glasgow by his grandmother and he had a strong Glaswegian accent. He claimed he was one of twins – other twin and mother died in childbirth. He attended St. Joseph’s primary School and may have attended St. Aloysius College (he claimed he ran away when he found they were trying to make him a priest). Although raised a Catholic he supported Rangers football team. He knew a number for professional Glaswegian boxers and footballers. Other people he knew from Glasgow were John, Mary and Joe Gough. He claimed he got into “trouble” and “Jack” helped him get away from Glasgow (date unknown). In Glasgow he was known as Micky or Michael Stringer.
NOTHING ELSE IS KNOWN ABOUT DOMINIC’S EARLY LIFE.
Although he was brought up in Glasgow I believe he was born in Eire. Would there be a record anywhere of his voyage to Glasgow?
