Can Anyone Help Me Find More Information On This Person

[CaroleW]

Have asked moderator to merge posts to prevent further duplication

[jonw65]

Here is the lad himself in the 1911 free index, living in Lambeth with Sarah Wilkes, etc.
It doesn't actually say that he was born in Africa (and see original)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW54-DB1

[Leith Lass]

Thank you all for your responses. I am aware of the type of hospital it was I only want to know when he was admitted and for what.  Sometimes people were admitted there for the least reason and not always justified.
If he was admitted pre 1920 would the records be available for that period.
I will try and get the death certificate but these can be rather expensive and I do not always have the funds available.
Thank you again

[Leith Lass]

Reply to JonW65
This is the family search version and not the original 1911 census on Ancestry - whilst it states his birthplace as London Streatham and adopted it states that his nationality is African whilst all the other children are British. What does this mean?

I have a copy of the birth certificate which shows that Sarah was his mother [no father listed] - if he was adopted I do not think you are able to register the child as your own from birth??

[CaroleW]

Death certs for that period are £11 including postage  from the GRO

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

[jonw65]

Reply to JonW65
This is the family search version and not the original 1911 census on Ancestry - whilst it states his birthplace as London Streatham and adopted it states that his nationality is African whilst all the other children are British. What does this mean?

Hi
Sarah should not have put that in. The nationality question is for "every person born in a foreign country"
Obviously it does not apply to British born Sylvester. I guess she is saying Sylvester's father (if we know that Sarah was his mother!) was African.
John

[jonw65]

Did Sarah Ann die in St Albans in 1944?
She left a will, probate granted to Gwendolen Gertrude Wilkes, spinster
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=wilkes&yearOfDeath=1944&page=3#calendar

Have you got the will (cost is £1.50)

[Leith Lass]

Hi JonW65 - Yes Sarah did die in 1944 and I have a copy of the will. She left everything to her daughter Gwendolen and in the event of Gwendolen's death pre-deceasing her mother the money was to be split between her other named children. There was no mention of Sylvester in her will.

[Leith Lass]

Hi JonW65 - Yes I believe the father was African too but no name or profession given on the birth certificate.