AKERS, Kent 1919ish (Particularly Desmond Bruce)

[Cakelady Ju]

Does anyone have any information on the Akers family at all?

I'm particularly interested in a gentleman named Desmond Bruce Akers who was apparently born on the 19th June 1919 (date of birth taken from his death certificate), probably somewhere in Kent (Chatham?). However, there doesn't appear to be a record of his birth that I can see on the BMD images available through ancestry.co.uk.

It did occur to me that his age could be mis-reported, but looking for years on either side and at many many permutations of his surname still draw a blank.

Thanks

Julia

[CaroleW]

According to Ancestry deaths from 1984 - he was born 19th June 1921 and died in April 2000 aged 78

There is nothing on the GRO index from 1916-1923 so there are a couple of possible explanations:

He was not born in England
He was adopted and Akers is his adopted name

[PaulineJ]

Just a thought that Bruce could be a mother's surname.
Have you also made a thorough check on that surname?

Pauline

[CaroleW]

Hi Pauline

When I checked from 1916, I checked under Bruce and also under Bruce-Akers but no Desmond - should have put that in my reply

The nearest I got was a Dennis B Akers b March qtr 1919 Wolverhampton