benstead/scott

[catbosco]

I am trying my family tree my farther was born 1927 in soham his name is Stanley Scott his mother maiden name is Hempstead. That is as far as I can get I cannot remember my grandmother first name I think she has a brother called stanley can any one help

[keyboard86]

Hi and welcome to Rootschat, you are showing 2 different maiden names for the mother of Stanley eg Benstead and Hempstead, I think it should be the Benstead, as this looks to be his birth registration on Freebmd:-

Stanley C Scott Dec qtr 1926 Newmarket 3b 647 Mothers maiden name Benstead

Now comes the hard bit at present cannot locate any marriage of a Scott to a Benstead but will keep on trying for you, were your father and the Benstead's involved with horses particularly Race Horses, as I see a Stanley Benstead b June qtr 1903 Newmarket 3b 491 who has sisters Lucy or Lily 1890 Blanche and Ellen 1895 with father Christopher & Mary Ann in 1901 census, Christopher is involved with Race Horses.

EDIT just spotted a possible marriage but really not sure?

Mabel Lilian Benstead to Arthur James Scott Dec qtr 1908 Newmarket 3b 1139
Keyboard86


P'S just a thought have you your father's marriage certificate?

[catbosco]

Stanley cecil scott date of birth is 17/9/1926. dad said john benstead was cousin and my dad was into horse racing. he was a seaman so all I have is a few seamen identity cards, I know he sometime docked at telford docks in kent.

[lizdb]

HAve you got your Dads birth cert? Were his parents Arthur James and Mabel Lilian?

If so , Keyboard has found their marriage in the indexes. That means you can send for their marriage cert (online from www.gro.gov.uk) and that, hopefully, will give you an age at marriage, plus names and occupations of their fathers.
Hopefully that information will help you locate the correct family on the 1911 census, and then you (and we can help if you wish, just ask) can work back through the censuses tracing the family back.

[keyboard86]

Hi again, was your father the only child of the marriage?

That birth certificate would really help you to go further, even his marriage certificate should give his father's name and possible family witnesses?

Keyboard86

[catbosco]

I can find there marriage its 1963 to a sarah daly in esher surrey but the record dos'nt show any fathers name.   

[keyboard86]

I can find there marriage its 1963 to a sarah daly in esher surrey but the record dos'nt show any fathers name.

Hi again, so would I be correct, you do not have his actual marriage certificate?

Keyboard86

[catbosco]

no I got the info from find my past both my parents have died so I do not have much to go on and I'm not finding much from find my past or ancestry I might be using them wrong not sure how they work.

[lizdb]

You need to get the actual certificates to find out the details you need to move on with your research.

So, if you havent got your Dads birth cert, that might be a good one to start with. If that proves his parents to be Mabel Lillian and Arthur James then their marriage would be the next one to get. As I said before, hopefully you will then have enough info to start using the censuses to work backwards from them.

Certificates can be ordered online from www.gro.gov.uk and cost £9.25 each.