'Fat Chance'? .... but nothing ventured, nothing gained

[HensonYoung]

Hello Rootschatters ......... this is an extremely long shot but as I say above ........... nothing ventured etc ..........

So what chance is there that someone out there in Australia has an ancestor who was shipped off to Aussie in 1918/1919 because he had gotten himself into a bit of a fix round about Nov/Dec of 1917 in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshsire, England the consequence of which is that no living relative knows the identity of my late cousins father.  My, then very young (18) Aunt gave birth to her son in August 1918.

What would you say folks ......... 'fat chance' ...... forget it?  ...... but there's always hope  isn't there    Anyone got any ideas???

[tropicalj]

Oh dear me  I  feel we are very good  at finding people in Oz but  without a name, age, parents etc....................

Ok, I  guess no  father was named on  the birth certificate?

Jenn

[HensonYoung]

Hi Jenn ...... noooo, no such luck. Hopless case huh   I was just hoping, against all the odds of course, that someone had an ancestor that left the UK under a cloud whose story handed down to their descendants ah well ........

[tropicalj]

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx
try  the National Archives

click on serch as guest and  then  enter Cleethorpes, you  get  20 hits  a couple of  these chap   are  born  there around  1900

Jenn

[HensonYoung]

Good Morning Jenn,  That link is fantastic, had a look and found three possibles ....... well worth a try, you never know,  just might hit the jackpot    now that would be a stunning surprise! 

Many thanks Jenn for posting that, learn something every time.

Cheers
Polly

[HensonYoung]

To continue with my 'blind search' lol 

I have now have a name ....... Gilbert Grant b.22.03.1901 Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire.

I found him on the above link that gave the following information

Name as above
date and place of birth as above
Service No : VX86156  possibly in the navy?
Place of enlistment : Victoria
Next of Kin : Ila
Location Canberra

Anyone able to help me find further details of Gilbert?

Polly

[johngirl]

Wow isn`t that great.

No doubt Cando or Jenn will be able to help you now that you have a name. Sorry but I`m hopeless with Victorian records. I just have access to Tasmanian records.
Yes the Australian National Archives Site is great.

   Johngirl

[HensonYoung]

Yeh John girl fantastic ....... so I'm keeping fingers/toes crossed.

Psst ........... that darn cat makes me dizzy! 

Chers Polly

[johngirl]

Hi Polly,

sorry about the cat

Just letting Jenn  know that I have had a look about and even though I have no experience with Victorian records I think I may have found a clue to who Gilbert Grant married.
Try Ila Elsie Holden in 1928. I may be wrong of course but worth a try.

  Johngirl