Have got my dads wedding certificate

[snatcher]

Switched to Roger William - was that common???  Stehenson !!! Nice one if it is my Grandfather would be nice.Cheers

Jhn  LOL

[ivanidea]

Switched to Roger William - was that common??? 

It wasn't uncommon, John!!

Ivan

[angelfish58]

And a William Rodgers Stephenson  DecQ1863 Gateshead 10a p572

[silvery]

Oh that looks very good indeed, ivanidea.   Nice work!    

The name switch is often found.  also the names on marriage cert for the fathers can be different to what the father is known by or vice versa.  eg called Richard John but known by family as Jack.   Or sometimes even invented, or a stepfather.  

My own father put his name as William Patrick on the marriage cert.  Wasn't called William at all!    Good job I knew my mum's name  

[snatcher]

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

[angelfish58]

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 - you should have worked for the police dept  

Thanks   John

I used to work for the Inland Revenue, it's almost the same 

[trish1120]

 

Trish

[snatcher]

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

[snatcher]

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