Hi Ronnie, I was thinking about you and your lady on my return (again) from scotland yesterday.......
I hope that you are well.
Am I any further...probably not!
I am still in favour of 1892 John David being the man, provided that he was given the name John David at birth.There is no-one else on ancestry and FindMyPast who fits.Of course, the records may be incomplete.If he was only John and Tottenham was only a guess by him on enlisting, then there isn't much hope at the moment.
Against this (apart from year not being 1894 and father not being John David but John Evan) is that a potential 2nd cousin showed his father the Buckingham Palace line up, and the father didn't see any family resemblances at all.Mind you the father's mother apparently had a big argument with her family (she would have been John's sister) so may have had little contact....
I have been lucky enough to meet my lovely aunt Davina now, but she has no further information, but I did obtain a photograph of my grand-mother and her sisters.Wonderful.
I had nothing positive back from the Drapers livery company in london--a long shot as he had called himself a master draper.
I have had a quick delve into the London Met Archives, but will have to go back to check the electoral roll for the early war years later in the year.
Although the 1911 is there on ancestry, I can't really accurately search it yet--hopefully soon though, which might shed a little more light.
That's it in a nutshell
It's so sweet of you to ask; he's still that elusive grand-father!!
Enjoy the lovely weather.Any other queries your end I can delve into?
Have a fabulous weekend.
Best wishes,
Annabel.
