Lost place in Dorset

[Chris 71]

I had an aunt who was born in November 1929 in PAFE Dorset. On the bmd it gives the district as Dorchester. Try as I might, I cannot find PAFE. Does anyone know of it? Its probably a village or I may have spelt it wrong. Any help appreciated. Her name was Vera M. Evans. Daughter of Evan L. and Annie Mary (nee Veasey)

[Redroger]

You might get inspiration from the other 4 letter villages on the Dorset OPC site, One that looks possible to me is Wyke (Regis) which is near Weymouth, and not far from Dorchester.

[nanny jan]

Hi,

If you use the FreeBMD site you can click on the Dorchester registration, follow the instructions and a window will open listing all the towns/villages in the Dorchester district.

There's nothing like Pafe listed but one of the names might ring a bell.


Nanny Jan

[Redroger]

Just done that, and didn't find it too easy! Could the place be one of the Frome entries?

[ricky1]

Hi

Might be easier if Chris has a copy of the birth cert and could put the bit about PAFE on here so we can all see it

ricky

[Chris 71]

No I don't have her birth certificate. She once told me she was born in Pafe and I put that on the tree. (as you do, after all she should know where she was born) But I have just started to get more into the families tree and decided to look it up - but it doesn't exist!! Now I'm inclined to believe she lived in Corfe. Its the nearest sounding place and until I see a birth certificate I cannot say for sure.
Thanks for the suggestions. Will let you know if I find out.

[nanny jan]

Hi,

I wonder if Pafe was the name of the house/farm where she was born;  somewhere in the Dorchester registration district?   


Corfe is in a different registration district.


Nanny Jan

[Chris 71]

Shucks, back to the drawing board then!!

[nanny jan]

As Ricky suggested, a copy of the birth certificate will, hopefully, solve the mystery!


Nanny Jan