Help - looking for parents of late father

[PaulC82]

Hi All

I'm hoping you can help me- Iv gone through various sites and just can't push through these stumbling blocks. The query is around three families.

One
I'm looking for the names of the late John Bertram Bradley's parents.  John’s DOB is May 1951 and date of passing September 2005. John has two older sisters- unsure if they are living.

Two
Alexander Henderson Milne date of birth circa 1929. Date of passing unknown. Alex married in 1952 and later divorced. The copy of the marriage registration states he was born in Cape. Any information here would be helpful. Parents/ remarriage?

Three
Harold Leslie Smith
Born 26 August 1909- unknown location. Died April 1979 in South Africa. His late wife was Margaret Tannahill Smith nee Cain. Born 1928 in Scotland. Date of passing unknown.


I do apologise for the heavy quest load. I do feel I have hit a solid wall.

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[Ashtone]

Alexander Henderson Milne date of birth circa 1929. Date of passing unknown. Alex married in 1952 and later divorced. The copy of the marriage registration states he was born in Cape. Any information here would be helpful. Parents/ remarriage?

OOPS - disregard details below. Wrong man. Is 'Henderson Milne' the surname?

Family Search has a Probate Record dated 1938 for a William Alexander Milne (age 48, born Stoke Newington, England). The image lists three children, including a son (born 1920).

[PaulC82]

The naming used on the marriage registration document was incorrectly transcribed on family search. There is also a transcription error with the spelling of his former wife. Iv queried this with them and awaiting a reply.
His given name was Alexander Henderson Milne.

🙂

[mckha489]

His late wife was Margaret Tannahill Smith nee Cain. Born 1928 in Scotland. Date of passing unknown.

Typo?  scotlands people has this birth 1908

CAIN
MARGARET TANNAH
F
1908
628/ 991
Cambusnethan


Modified to add. There is this memorial stone in Scotland. I think it reads she is 28 or 29 (not 30/31)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215958558/margaret-tannahill-smith

But no death record to match.   

[CaroleW]

Your header says "looking for parents of late father"  so which of the 3 names is the "late father"?

Where was John B Bradley born?   Any useful info on his death cert ?  Have you looked for an obit?
Did he marry?  Is his wife still alive - any info there?

Where do these people fit into your FH - are they connected to each other in any way?

[PaulC82]

Hi Mckha489.
Thank you for that. Much appreciate the help.

Hi CarolW

Harold Leslie Smith is related to my stepfather.

WRT John Bradley- yes we are looking for the names of his parents. His estate file didn’t hold any information that we didn’t know. His parents had passed away in his teens. He married and later divorced.
Place of passing was Johannesburg in 2005.
John Bertram Bradley is related to Alexander Henderson Milne through marriage. Alex was John’s father in law. Iv looked for obituaries, gone through various spellings or variations of names, scrolled though ancestry, Gendata, Family Search etc.  We don’t have any other information at hand.
I hope Iv answered all your queries

[CaroleW]

Thank you

If Alexander H Milne was John's father in law then John Bertram Bradley must have married a female with the surname Milne. 

[PaulC82]

Yes that is correct. She is still living and from my understanding not allowed to share her personal details on this platform.
We (ex wife) and I are looking for this information.

[PaulC82]

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