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The plot thickens.... Theres a death registered for both a Fanny Dalton AND Fanny Blewer... for 1964. On our ancestry family tree she's listed Fanny Roberts B:1894 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England D:Mar 1964 Birmingham Warwickshire England

Another great spot - Just spoke to my mother and she said Fanny died as Dalton, she seems certain they never married. I'm currently looking for a 1959 marriage certificate as we speak though. She also mentioned divorce was a huge social no no. So everyone tended to lie, and it was also very...

Thank you Janice, I appreciate your replies! We've managed track down the Dalton name as far back as 1772 then a dead end.

Thank you both! Thats correct - Your spot on the 1913 marriage cert regarding "Mary Eliza Hadley" is brilliant. I strongly suspect the registrar simply misheard the Brummie accent and wrote "Hadley" instead of "Handley," - Minnie Dalton, had William illegitimately in 1889 (hence him keeping the...

Hi all, I’m having a good go at tracking my great grandfather William John Dalton down (born 1889 in Birmingham) and I'm really hoping someone here might have some family lore, police ancestors, or local knowledge that could help me break down a brick wall. He was a tinplate worker by trade...