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Thank you so much sandy that's really helpful! This side of the family has been a complete nightmare! We couldn't find my grandad for years didn't even think of him being born out of wedlock! My dad seems to remember stories of him joining a travelling circus so trying to establish what happened to his parents to see if that sheds any light! Thanks again for your help

Hi I don't suppose anyone has any suggestions on finding out about my great grandparents death they both died in 1919, Joseph whiley and Mary whiley (was going) one in September and one in December? We are trying to find out how they died and what happened to their children, Charles and Albert as they were both quite young? Any help would be gratefully received!

Thank you both so much for your help! There seems to be quite a few illegitimate children in our family popping up and alot of name swapping! I do appreciate the advice 

Hi I don't know if anybody can help? We seem to have hit a bit of a family mystery, I am trying to trace the birth of my great grandfather, Robert "ledgerwood". He was born in Midlothian, edingburgh I think abt 1893. The problem is I don't think he was born as ledgerwood but changed his name to this to flee his parents and join the Gordon Highlanders?! He went by ledgerwood since he joined our family and married Annie Harriss in Dec 1920. As far as we know his fathers surname was Hay and his mothers first name Jane and they also had Abigail ledgerwood Hay. So not sure if he stole the name from there or if his mothers maiden name was ledgerwood or generations back? Any help would be gratefully received many thanks!