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Looking for my Grandfathers birth William Leonard Clark
« on: Tuesday 09 May 17 08:02 BST (UK) »
Hi my first time posting so hope this is right..I'm looking for my Grandfathers birth details. His name William Leonard Clark born 1905 possible in London Eng. His father was Leonard William Clark..Apparently in his younger years he grew up as a gypsy' thank you  :)

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Re: Looking for my Grandfathers birth
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 09 May 17 08:13 BST (UK) »
Welcome to Rootschat  :)

There is a birth registration for William Leonard Clark in the Brentford Registration District in the September quarter of 1905.  Mother's maiden name is Griffin.

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Re: Looking for my Grandfathers birth
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 09 May 17 08:17 BST (UK) »
Oops - might not be the right one.  There is a death registered in the same Registration District in June quarter of 1906.
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Re: Looking for my Grandfathers birth
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 09 May 17 08:21 BST (UK) »
A tree on Ancestry has William Leonard as being born in Pokesdown, Bournemouth, and marrying Dorothy Evelyn Plumb in 1930.

Added:  Birth registered in Christchurch Registration District - June quarter 1905 - as William Leonard ClarkE - mother's maiden name is Rolls.

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Re: Looking for my Grandfathers birth
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 09 May 17 08:59 BST (UK) »
Thanks heaps but no I could only find that one too and wasn't him  :'(

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Re: Looking for my Grandfathers birth
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 09 May 17 09:02 BST (UK) »
Yes that is him my grandmother was Dorothy Evelyn Clark and my great grandfather was married to Bessie Rolls. I just can't find Williams birth details

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Re: Looking for my Grandfathers birth
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 09 May 17 09:11 BST (UK) »
The Christchurch Registration District birth - William Leonard Clarke in June quarter 1905, with mother's maiden name of Rolls is him then.  :)  I'd be very inclined to purchase that birth certificate.


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Re: Looking for my Grandfathers birth
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 09 May 17 09:48 BST (UK) »
Your great grandfather Leonard Clark born 1883 in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, mother's maiden name INGS.

William CLARK and Jane INGS married in Fordingbridge in 1881.

Leonard Clark and Bessie Rolls married in Christchurch registration district in 1903, this is the district for Pokesdown.

The family lived in Paisley Road, Pokesdown, with William and his siblings Percy, Nellie, Winnifred and Alfred.

All this indicates the birth BumbleB found in Christchurch is the correct one.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Looking for my Grandfathers birth
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 09 May 17 10:47 BST (UK) »
William and Dorothy are on the 1939 register with one child.  The date of birth for William would normally make the registration appear in the March quarter but it could have been registered late and therefore appear in the June quarter.

If you can access the 1939 register have a look and see what you think.

By the way how did you arrive at Leonard being William's father?
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