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Hi,
I'm trying to work out what this service record is telling me. I understand his ships: June 1921-June 1923.

But I'd particularly like some help with:
1) the info under the 'remarks' section please. (I can see some references to Leicester and I know he ended up there by 1930 so I'd like to know if these remarks can help me understand why Leicester as he was born in Southampton).

2) his joining up period (top right) states 5 + 7 years. I know that this man actually was in the Merchant Navy by August 1923....how would he have left the Royal Navy after only two years if it had signed up for a minimum period - and why doesn't it state this on his service record?

This is the only Royal Navy record I can find for this person (have checked Ancestry, FindMyPast and TNA; this one comes from TNA and is replicated at Ancestry).

Full record is at:
1) https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/60522/records/129327?tid=202575698&pid=362648854214&queryId=6c151b80-2f43-44ea-ae99-36f6840cf9b1&_phsrc=pxd12372&_phstart=successSource
2) https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7084264

Thank you in advance.

Hi, I have lots on this family, but am specifically looking for this one sibling's birth record.

Emily ALLEN. b. Southampton about 1900.

On the 1911 census, she is listed as being born in Soton, age 10, daughter. Oldest child. Her sister Ann is one year younger (I have got that birth record) Living with her mother Cecilia who is listed as head of house, but husband Henry ALLEN was away at sea (and died the next year; I have these records already and do not need anything else on the father's death or other siblings).

I have her death cert and it states that she died in 1918 of flu, mother Cecilia = correct person.

Other Anc users have Emily's birth as  Q4 1900 2c, p.7. This is not correct though; on GRO it states the MMN is BILES and there are lot of other births of ALLENs with BILES as MMN : separate family.

The correct family's siblings all have MMN as REED or REID.

I cannot locate the correct cert. I have tried:
REED and REID variations.
Widening birth locations (although 1911 census states birth location of All Saints ward, Soton)
Free BMD, Anc and GRO.
Using ALLAN instead of ALLEN
Have also tried using REED and REID as surname in case of birth before marriage.
Have also looked for girls born with second name beginning with E. There is only one and that name on GRO is shown to be Elizabeth.

Help would be great - I'm just looking for her birth record. Must be there! I'm currently wondering about whether she was adopted within the family.

Hi,
I disagree with Ancestry's transcription. They say "Fruit Cooker's Lead Cook keeper".
I say "Fruit broker's Lead book keeper".

What are your thoughts? Who is right? Or do you have a different view?

For context, he was 29 years old and living in Southampton. Looks like his brother (3 lines down) was a wholesale grocer's asst.

Full image (top line) here:
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/61596/images/tna_r39_2286_2286g_008?pId=2360614

Hello,
An individual I am tracing was enumerated as a 'Patient' at Cranford (or Crauford) Home,Mddx County Council Gringer Hill, Maidenhead on the 1939 Register.

I have not been able to ascertain what the nature of this place was.
The 'patients' also have professions eg greengrocer, farm carter, butler.

There are many patients and a few officers.*

Not having much luck finding out what the place was. Any information welcomed.

Link to relevant 1939 Register page:
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/61596/images/tna_r39_2051_2051e_023?pId=908869

Many thanks in advance 

*(I know that the initials in the OVSPI column stand for
O – Officer
V – Visitor
S – Servant
P – Patient
I – Inmate)

Hello again,
I have a large family based in Southampton, Hampshire and I am trying to locate them. In theory it should be simple as the family is so large, but I'm not having any luck and nobody else on Anc appears to have found them either.

Edit: issue solved, have edited this OP to prevent anyone wasting time looking when it's already solved.