Stephen Griffins

[danieloks2ndaccount]

My cousins biological father was Stephen Griffins, his name might not be Stephen I'm not sure. Anyways Stephen was born in Newcastle, I don't know when but I would estimate around 1908-1920. He also died in Newcastle. Some time during WWII he came up to Scotland and had an affair with my aunt Sarah White (1911-1997). From that affair they had a daughter who is alive but that daughter didn't take the Griffins surname, she took Sarah's husbands name, Gemmell. Thats all I know on him.

[brigidmac]

Does your cousin have her full birth certificate ?
,sometimes the baptism records give more information ..naming birth father residence godparents .

Good luck in your search

[CaroleW]

No birth or death for him under Ste* Griff* in Northumberland.  Very few Griffins births in that timescale & none in Northumberland.

Quite a few Griffin births but without confirmation of his christian name it’s impossible to determine the right person

How do you know he was born & died in Newcastle?   Has your cousin done a DNA test?

[danieloks2ndaccount]

No, she hasn't. A few years ago before my mum died she told me when I was starting my research.

[danieloks2ndaccount]

Was on the phone to my cousin today, she said Stephen is not the father on the birth certificate and his name may not be Stephen.

[CaroleW]

So was the birth actually registered as Gemmell & is Alexander Gemmell shown as the father or is fathers name left blank?

[danieloks2ndaccount]

Alexander Gemmell is shown as the father, yes.

[CaroleW]

So either he knew about the affair but accepted the child or he was kept in the dark.  Either way - there is insufficient info available to determine her biological father so DNA may be the only way forward