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The Common Room / Re: Have got my dads wedding certificate
« on: Tuesday 07 April 09 09:20 BST (UK) »
I have never been on a site that is as friendly and welcoming as this one.Its like a breath of fresh air 
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The Common Room / Re: Have got my dads wedding certificate
« on: Tuesday 07 April 09 09:12 BST (UK) »
Thanks ever so much for that Silvery,never knew my dad had two brothers
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The Common Room / Re: Have got my dads wedding certificate
« on: Monday 06 April 09 23:42 BST (UK) »
Well my dads birth certificate has now arrived and I have the following information from it
Dads name - John Burnett Stephenson
DOB - 23 July 1903
Place of birth - 36 Affleck Street Gateshead
My grandads name - William Stephenson,occupation railway engine driver
Grandmothers name - Catherine Stephenson (nee Haveron - thats what it looks like anyway!!)
Just after a bit direction off my peers as to what my next move should be. Obviously I will have to eventually get my plastic out,thats not a problem.I would just like to do a bit delving by myself first
My two aims are to follow back the family name as far as possible.The second part is to get in touch with my relations who live or once lived in Toronto. My dad had 3 sisters,Catherine,Beatrice and Betty.He also had a brother - possibly called George.I believe that George gives me the Canadian link.
All ideas gladly taken on board
Thanks John
Dads name - John Burnett Stephenson
DOB - 23 July 1903
Place of birth - 36 Affleck Street Gateshead
My grandads name - William Stephenson,occupation railway engine driver
Grandmothers name - Catherine Stephenson (nee Haveron - thats what it looks like anyway!!)
Just after a bit direction off my peers as to what my next move should be. Obviously I will have to eventually get my plastic out,thats not a problem.I would just like to do a bit delving by myself first
My two aims are to follow back the family name as far as possible.The second part is to get in touch with my relations who live or once lived in Toronto. My dad had 3 sisters,Catherine,Beatrice and Betty.He also had a brother - possibly called George.I believe that George gives me the Canadian link.
All ideas gladly taken on board
Thanks John
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The Common Room / Photo of the day
« on: Saturday 28 March 09 22:55 GMT (UK) »
.My main hobby is angling and am on 6 different forums.On a couple of these we have a photography sub-section.On that sub section we have a "Photo of the day" thread.It is purely a bit of fun for the photographers and even non photographers on the forum. We simply post up any current shots eg birds on the feeder in your garden,a close up of a flower, anything really. Do you think it will be suitable/well recieved oh here?? anyone want to add a photo to start it off??? It is also a way of improving your photography by asking for ideas,advice "could I have taken the picture in a better way"? "What settings would be best"
John
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The Common Room / Re: Have got my dads wedding certificate
« on: Friday 27 March 09 12:56 GMT (UK) »
Many thanks everyone.This is my first posting on here and everyone seems very helpful and friendly
Will get on the order my dads birth certificate right now
John
Will get on the order my dads birth certificate right now
John
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The Common Room / Re: Have got my dads wedding certificate
« on: Friday 27 March 09 11:13 GMT (UK) »There's a Rose E. Smith b DecQ1913 Gateshead 10a p2076 mothers name Fisher, that fits with an age of 27 in 1940. Don't know if it fits with anything else
Yes you have just found my mother - you should have worked for the police dept
My cousin has my mothers side well sussed its my dads side where all the blanks are.Thanks John
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The Common Room / Re: Have got my dads wedding certificate
« on: Friday 27 March 09 11:05 GMT (UK) »
Switched to Roger William - was that common??? Stehenson !!! Nice one if it is my Grandfather would be nice.Cheers
Jhn LOL
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The Common Room / Re: Have got my dads wedding certificate
« on: Friday 27 March 09 10:06 GMT (UK) »I've posted a link to freebmd.
The gro for the certificate is
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/
register
page one, fill in and answer YES you have the General Register Index which is
name, year, quarter, district, vol, page
page two, delivery details
page three, fill in the red-starred bits only
cost £7 with this information, delivery is quite quick at the moment.
You will also need to have a look at the censuses on Ancestry or Findmypast.
Ancestry does a 2week free session, with your credit card, phone to cancel before the 2 weeks is up.
Findmypast is subscription or pay-as-you-go.
Familysearch has the 1881 census free.
So I need to use that link to get my dads birth certificate using DOB Jul/Aug/Sep Gateshead Vol 10A page 1066 ? Will it have my grandfathers address on?
Cheers John
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The Common Room / Re: Have got my dads wedding certificate
« on: Friday 27 March 09 09:44 GMT (UK) »
Really do appreciate the help.It delays stumbling about aimlessly!!!
John
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