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Offline rosie99

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Re: Looking for my fathers family
« Reply #27 on: Wednesday 26 July 17 14:29 BST (UK) »
Quote from: carol8353 on Wednesday 26 July 17 14:27 BST (UK)
Quote from: medpat on Wednesday 26 July 17 14:14 BST (UK)
Me duck is a Nottinghamshire saying as I lived there for over 20 years.

It's also said a lot in Northamptonshire,I've lived here for 45 years LOL

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A relation of mine always used to say it - born Hertfordshire, lived Bedfordshire  ;D
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Re: Looking for my fathers family
« Reply #28 on: Wednesday 26 July 17 14:51 BST (UK) »
Is your mother still alive Sandra?
Did your father have any close friends that you can contact in case one of them knows something?

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Re: Looking for my fathers family
« Reply #29 on: Wednesday 26 July 17 15:04 BST (UK) »
I've just asked mum she said he worked and lived in Nottingham  for a while but not sure of specifics that may answer that part

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Re: Looking for my fathers family
« Reply #30 on: Wednesday 26 July 17 15:07 BST (UK) »
If it's somebody who reinvented his past, possibly with a changed name or an invented name and no documentary evidence of who he was, then your best bet is probably DNA.

DNA might connect you to "people who could be related", giving you a starting point - and you would be looking for "family stories that somebody disappeared one day" or "hasn't been seen since" sort of thing.  Where others have a blank in their chart....

I'd not suggest it (due to cost) except you are so directly related to him it's important for you to get answers soonest.
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Re: Looking for my fathers family
« Reply #31 on: Wednesday 26 July 17 15:12 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Sandra Yates62 on Wednesday 26 July 17 15:04 BST (UK)
I've just asked mum she said he worked and lived in Nottingham  for a while but not sure of specifics that may answer that part

He didn't give your mother any hints or clues or make any comments during the years they were together?  :-\ Did he ever mention any siblings, or any parent's or other relatives names?  :-\

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Re: Looking for my fathers family
« Reply #32 on: Wednesday 26 July 17 15:23 BST (UK) »
Also, think about how "shady" and vague your mum is about this... is she actively interested in you finding out, or does she change the subject?  She might already know stuff .... and doesn't want you to know.. or to know that she knew ....
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Seeking: death year/location of Albert Edward Morgan, born Cambridge 1885/86 to Hannah & Edward Morgan of 33 Cambridge Place.
WW1 soldier, service number 8624, 2nd battalion, Highland Light Infantry.

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Re: Looking for my fathers family
« Reply #33 on: Wednesday 26 July 17 15:37 BST (UK) »
Is he listed on your birth cert,with his name,address and profession at the time?
You might be able to track him a little via electoral rolls.

Did you never know any grandparents on your dad's side?
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Re: Looking for my fathers family
« Reply #34 on: Wednesday 26 July 17 15:48 BST (UK) »
Mum is alive although elderly she swears he never told her anything and got angry when she asked everything is so cagey

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Re: Looking for my fathers family
« Reply #35 on: Wednesday 26 July 17 15:50 BST (UK) »
Yates appears to be a very common name in Bolton.

I looked on the Birth index putting in date 1920 + /- 5 MMN Yates ( no other information ) born Bolton  and pages came up.

My thought was that Yates was his mother's name.

No Daniel turned up.
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