I desperatley want to find someone - but how!!!?? new to all of this...

[rachie77]

I am looking for a Frederick WEAVER born in Shropshire (possibly Telford or Shrewsbury) circa 1921.  He died circa 1956 but probably in the Southampton area. All I know is that he had a half sister called Iris Weaver and three children called Michael, Linda & Alec.  Iris Weaver died about 2 years ago and I never spoke to her - his children are all still alive but have no knowledge. He married Beryl Pennicott but am unsure where/when.

I am desperate to find any information out I can - a birth certificate?? anything! Its 4am and i've done everything I possibly can on the PC to find him..... I know very little and thats the problem.

Fred is my great grandad and is said to have moved away from Shropshire to Southampton as he disowned his family because he returned from war to find they had written him out of the will and were going to leave the family estate to the housekeeper (or so the story goes!). 

Fred died at a young age, his eldest son (my Dad) was only about 5 years old so knows nothing of his family...

Any help please email me at email address removed by moderator to prevent spamming - please contact using a personal message as I will check that more often than this website!

Please help - even if its to point me in the right direction..... x

[Dolgellau]

There is only one Fredrick Weaver registered in Shropshire in 1921:

Fredrick H Weaver,  who's mother's maiden name was Taylor, registered in Wellington Registration district in the first quarter of 1921 GRO reference number  Vol 6a 1274
If you want to contact the local Registrar the address is:
 
The Registrar,
Edinburgh House,
New Street,
Wem,
Shrewsbury.
SY4 5DB.
Tel: 01939 232771 ext 418.

I suspect that this is your man as there is also a death entry in the BMD index for the first quarter of 1957:

Fredrick H Weaver age (at death) 35 death Registered in Southampton Registration Office GRO Reference Vol 6b page 587

If you want to contact the local registrar the address is:

The Registrar
6A Bugle Street,
Southampton.
SO14 2LX.
Tel: 02380 631422.

E-mail: registrars@southampton.gov.uk

I have posted a copy of this message to your e-mail address as requested.

[rachie77]

Thank-you for this!! I was about to give up, now I have applied for his birth certificate and eagerly awaiting a visit from the postman every day!! 

I guess I am hoping that his parents were born pre 1901 so I can catch them in the 1901 census right??

I will let you know!

Thank-you once again, how did you find out all this info??

Rachel   

[rachie77]

Hooray!! I have the birth certificate -- now what!! LOL!!

It just arrived this morning and the information is as follows (reading across the columns):

No: 17
When and where born: Twenty fourth October 1920, 14 New Street, Oakengates, Wombridge U D
Name, if any: Frederick Herbert
Sex: Boy
Name, and surname of father: Alfred Denton WEAVER
Name, surname and maiden surname of mother: Rebecca WEAVER formerly TAYLOR
Occupation of father: General Labourer
Signature, description and residence of informant: Rebecca Weaver, Mother, 14 New Street, Oakengates, Wombridge
When registered: Eleventh February 1921
Signature of registrar: Robert Gwynne Superintendent R L Corbett Registrar

I'm just about to check out and see what I can find on the net! any help gratefully received )

Rachel

[JLo]

Alfred Denton Weaver's birth was registered June 1891 in Wellington, Shropshire.  I'll come back to you if I find anything else.

[SS from The Rhondda]

I assume you've found Alfred on the 1901 census ?

He's aged 9 (b c1892) Salop Shifnal

Listed in Wombridge along with:
Joseph 34 Iron Worker Labourer
Elizabeth 30
Edith 11, Ann 7, Mary 5, Elizabeth 3, Joseph 1

On the 1901 census site, search for surname: WEAVER, place keyword WOMBRIDGE.

[janan]

Hi Rachel,
Here is the family in 1891

New St, Wrockwardine Wood, Salop
Joseph Weaver Head 24 Labourer in Iron Works born Salop Wombridge
Elizabeth Weaver Wife 20 Salop Wellington
Edith M J Weaver Dau 1 Salop Wellington
RG12/2133 ED 1 Folio 14 Pg 21
 
Then  no Joseph Weaver born Wombridge  shows on 1871 census this gentleman is only possible match. (On 1881 census he is living with William Weaver and listed as his illegitimate son go to http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp   and search for Joseph Hancocks born 1867 for details.)
1871
New Road Wombridge
Mary Hancock    60    Wenlock, Shropshire Widow    Head  Farmer   
William Hancock    8    Wombridge, Shropshire   Illeg Grandson        
Joseph Alfred Hancock    4    Wombridge, Shropshire    Illeg Grandson        
Emily Guy     14     Shifnal, Shropshire     Servant     
     RG10/2810 ED4 Folio 13 Pg 20
   
Hope all this helps. Regards  Jan
   

[rachie77]

Blimey Blimey Blimey!!! This is amazing!! You just dont know how much this is going to mean to my dad!! Its his birthday on the 27th Feb and I'm hoping to pull together a little family tree for him - up until about a week ago he hadn't got a clue of anything other than his dads name was Frederick!!

I haven't read everything here as I'm too excited and can't seem to dechiper anything - LOL!

I also have found this person (Rebecca Taylor) - would you think it would be the same one???

THANK-YOU so much for your help! You are such kind people!!!

Rachel (with a big grin on her face!)

[rachie77]

D'oh - too excited - forgot to paste the URL! 

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&gsfn=rebecca&gsln=taylor&sx=&f10=&f7=&f6=&f4=&f2=shropshire&f3=&prox=1&db=freebmd&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs&submit.x=5&submit.y=2&fh=32