George THORNE

[chaddie]

hi all.
im trying to find my grandads family.
goerge thorne married helena mabel humphrey 9th sept 1919,in portsmouth.
they had 3 children
francis anderson george
john humphrey wilson
joyce winsome.
my grandad then married evelyn grace soames(formerly radlett) 16th oct 1947,they had 6 children,1 being my dad.
have found loads of stuff but grandad,his parent and siblings are illusive,for some reason.
thanks
chaddie

[ryan]

Hi Chaddie.
Was your Grandfather or his family from Devon? You didn't say, was all.
Do you have a DOB or POB for him?

Ryan.

[chaddie]

hi ryan,
my grandad lived in devon in his later life,i have his army and r.a.f. papers,they say he was born in middlesex.i have sent off for his birth cert,his d.o.b 26th feb 1897.whether or not he went to live in devon after his birth i have no idea.i did find a devon address in his army records,it was garlic rea,quarrystone cottage,brixham,devon.
im having so much difficulty trying to trace my grandad before 1911(he joined the army in 1911 aged 14),so i have no idea of his mothers name or siblings.his dad is down as also being called george thorne on his marriage certificates.
kindest regards
debbie

[ryan]

Hi Debbie.
Thanks for replying.

I'm guessing you've tried the 1901 census for him. Any luck there?

I'm familiar with Garlic Rea. I recognize the name from when I last visited Brixham. You can find a map showing it by typing the keyword "garlic" at: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/ Much of Brixham's older structures in the town centre remain. Quarrystone Cottage may very well still exist.

Please get back to me with the info from George's birth certificate. The more updates w/ new info you make to this thread will allow you to receive more attention, which will hopefully lead to more help!

Ryan.

[chaddie]

hi ryan,
i rang camden registry office today,as i hadnt recieved my grandads birth cert and i applied for it 5 wks ago.they cant find him,so they gave me the number for the family records office.i have now applied to the family records office,and have to wait 15 days.they say if my grandad was born in england they will find him,lets hope !!!
on my dads half sisters birth cert it says they lived at 31 garlic rea,so they must have lived there in may 1925,when joyce was born,thinking this may be the cottage on grandads army papers.
i havent been on 1901 census as of yet,but hoping to have a go one day,ive not been at this for long.
thanks for all your help,i really do appreciate it.
take care
debbie

[ryan]

That's a terribly long wait

Fingers crossed!!

Ryan.

[chaddie]

hi ryan,
how do you put all those links on the end of your messages.

[ryan]

Are you referring to my Surnames & Places below my messages Debbie?

If that's correct, you can do the same by selecting the "profile" button near the head of the page. You can edit your profile by selecting the "RootsChat Profile Information Link" in the left-hand side link box.

Ryan.

[chaddie]

hi ryan,
thanks for that,i think i managed it.
speak to you soon,will let you know as soon as my grandads birth cert comes.
take care
debbie