Searching for my Father

[gig]

hi von you could try the derby evening telegraph ,its a daily paper
and every week or fortnight they bring out a suppliment called bygones  ive seen people asking the same sort of questions as your self so they or a reader may be able to help ill get you the address etc as ive got to go back to work  good luck in your search

[liverpool annie]

Duh!! - you're so smart Gardener!!!

It was late when I wrote that!!

Annie 

[von1]

O.K,just found this info in an old letter i found while cleaning out a dresser,i dont know if these are correct.

My Mothers Mum..Olive Mary Bassett.
Her husband (My Grand dad) Charles Frederick Grindey,

..Im still doing searches,it's the most frustrating thing,but it's fun and exciting as you never know what you will find.

Von.

[gig]

hi von sorry for the delay www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk

[carol8353]

Hi Von

You could try the website http://www.b4usearch.com/ if you click on the yellow word 'people' and enter his name in every combination you think he might be using.You also have to put a county,so be methodical and work your way though them all. It will take some time,but what else do you have to lose?

Alternately what address did you last have a definite siting of him? You might be able to get someone to look up the electoral rolls or local phone books from back then to a more recent time.Usually available at the local library.

Do you know if he remarried(I presume he is no longer married to your mum?)
He will obviously be easier to pin down if you know who he might be living with.

And my last option is Friends Reunited. http://www.friendsreunited.co.uk/

Good luck

Carol

PS I missed the 2nd page of this  so sorry if any of the questions are not relevant but some ideas here in any case. 

[Romilly]

Hi Von,

Just to add to Carol's post, - I managed to trace a cousin by requesting a Look-up (on here) on the UK InfoDisc. A kind person on here who had a copy looked them up for me.

Good Luck!

Romilly.

[carol8353]

Romilly,

I've tried that and he's not on there!! 

Well not as Albert D Timmins-his 'official' name.

Hence the question does Von have any idea who he lives with.

I think a smart move might be to buy a copy of the parents marriage cert-it'll confirm and address and give his fathers name.

Maybe we can then trace him through his fathers death.

By the way Von my hubby was born 16 Aug 1950.

Regards

Carol

[Romilly]

Romilly,

I've tried that and he's not on there!! 
Carol

Sorry Carol!!

(I must admit that I hadn't read back through all of the thread...& so must have missed it).

And I think that you're right about the Cert being the next step forwards.

Cheers, Romilly.

[von1]

I know my Mother grew up in Sunny fields Buxton and my Dad lived right next door,seems they were child hood sweethearts.

My Mothers Brother still lives in the family home there,a t.v. station went to visit this Uncle a few years ago but he said he didnt know where my Father was.

How do i go about getting a copy of my parents marriage licence?

As i mentioned i now live in the U.S.A.
Do you have an address where i get the certificate from?

Thank you for all the help you are giving me.

Von.