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GANNON - Aston, Birmingham

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Hello, I am wondering if anybody has any information on the Gannon family from Aston, Birmingham. My nan is Elsie (Booth before marriage) and my grandad was Stephen Gannon. They have three children Paul, Jenny and Robert. I am trying to trace any information on my great-nan/grandad. Thanks. Michelle Gannon.
 
Hi Michelle, we will willingly help but can you post more information such as events, birth, marriages names and dates that you already know then we can have a go at finding them and work back in time.


Bren
 
Thank you! Much appreciated.

This is the all of the information I know of at the moment. I will try and get some dates etc and post it soon.

Thanks

Michelle :)
 
Hello, this is what I have found out from my nan:

Irene Booth DOB: 2nd June 1926
Iris Booth DOB: 26th Feb 1935
Elsie Booth DOB: 23rd Oct 1927
Maud Booth DOB: 28th Apr 1905
George Booth DOB: 6th Mar (yr unknown)

Stephen Gannon DOB: 6th Sept 1923
Jack Gannon DOB: unknown - Could be Stephen Jack?
Rose Gannon DOB: unknown

Also could I ask if anyone knows of ELLIS please.
Harold Ellis DOB: unknown - died in war - Japan we think?
Beatrice Ellis DOB: 28th March 1918.

My nan said that she lived in Aston, Park Lane, by the HP factory.

Any information will be greatly appreciated, thanks a lot.

Michelle.
 
Hi Michelle

Just read your first post again and it seems your grandmother is still alive so you could ask her for names,dates etc of her parents and if you can have a look at her birth certificate it will have her mothers maiden name on there, there is a good chance she will also have the same for your g/father. The more info you can post the more likely it is to help us find what you want with more accuracy


Bren
 
Oops, looks like you was posting whilst i was writing , right, will post info as i find it


Bren
 
Hi Michelle

Booth births --

Irene (Mothers maiden name) Lee 3rd qtr 1926 Birmingham N 6d 861

Elsie G MMN Lee 4th qtr 1927 Birmingham N 6d 779

Iris G MMN Lee 1st qtr 1935 Birmingham 6d 195

What is the relationship between Maud and George, are they the parents of the three girls above, if so i cannot find a marriage between them in Birmingham. If they are married then i need to find her maiden name to look for her birth, i looked for the birth of George but i suspect they might have been born and married in another part of the country before moving to Brum, any idea's.

If there is anything you don't understand about this information, just ask me.

Going to be busy until late tonight but will get back to it so any little thoughts or hunches you have might help.


Bren
 
DOH, ignore the comment about finding her maiden name, if she is the mother of the girls it's Lee, i think all this rain has soaked into my brain and now i'm a drip LOL.


Bren
 
Thank you very much for the information that you have found, it is much appreciated.
 
Hi Michelle

These are possible birth details for Maud and George --

Maud Florence Lee 2nd qtr 1905 Aston 6d 417

George Alfred Booth 2nd qtr 1902 Birmingham 6d 120

If these are correct then it blows my theory out of the water LOL.
If you was to send for these certificates you would find out where they was born and names of parents.
I searched long and hard for a marriage, from when Maud would have been 16yrs of age up to, and including 1930 but couldn't find it, sorry. There was one qtr i couldn't search and that was the 4th qtr of 1925, for some reason it is missing on Ancestry so it could be that qtr they married, perhaps if someone subscribes to findmypast they could look for you as i believe they have that qtr on there.

Will have a look for the others later today, i'm off to bed, late as usual.


Bren

 
Hi Michelle

Birth --

Stephen H Gannon - mmn Long 4th qtr 1923 Birmingham 6d 454

Are Jack and Rose his parents or siblings ???

Was going to do this last night but had problem with Ancestry so had to phone them today, all sorted now, i hadn't forgot you


Bren
 
I am still amazed at the generosity of the people on this site, I know the time it takes to do these look ups..........a round of applauds from us to you Bren!:)
 
Hi Michelle

Just thought i would have a look for any other births, Gannon mmn Long, and found these --

Ivy Gannon mmn Long 1st qtr 1916 Birmingham 6d 404

Alfred Gannon mmn Long 3rd qtr 1921 Birmingham 6d 594

I then found a marriage --

Alfred Gannon/ Leah Long 3rd qtr 1915 Birmingham 6d 524

As for Rose and Jack, not knowing their connection i had no idea what time period to search, i searched from 1915 to 1930 in both births and marriages for those above but no sign of R&J. if you can give me any idea of the time frame i will have another go. Do you think that R&J could be Alfred and Leah, not unusual for people to use another name.


Bren
 
MichelleGannon said:
Also could I ask if anyone knows of ELLIS please.
Harold Ellis DOB: unknown - died in war - Japan we think?
Beatrice Ellis DOB: 28th March 1918.
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Once again i have to ask, what is the relationship between these two please, if they are married it is no good me looking for an Ellis birth for Beatrice. You have her birth in the first qtr, i have checked and there is one but registered in the 4th qtr --

Beatrice A Ellis 4th qtr 1918 Aston 6d 913

Sorry, in 1918 there was 9 Beatrice Ellis births, this was the only one in our neck of the woods. If this is correct and Harold is her brother i can search either side of 1918 for a few years, let me know.


Bren
 
Aw thank you!! I have been searching high and low for Stephens records and failed miserably! You are an absolute star!! I am not sure what Jack was to Stephen, I think they were his aunty and uncle???? Thanks again!! :) :) :) :)
 
Just seen the post on Alfred and Leah, that was my dads grandparents! Stephens parents!! Oh THANK YOU!!!!
 
As far as I know, Harold and Beatrice Ellis were husband and wife. Their son is also called Harold Ellis. He lives in Birmingham (now married to my nan) Elsie Ellis (was Booth, married Stephen Gannon and now is married to Harold Ellis). Unfortunately he does not know any of his family apart from his parents names - Harold and Beatrice. He is 10 years younger than my nan so he is 69yrs old now so he was born in about 1938?
 
Hi Michelle

Can you tell me the middle names or initials for Harold Ellis b1938, would they happen to be J R, please let me know.


Bren
 
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Originally Posted by MichelleGannon
Also could I ask if anyone knows of ELLIS please.
Harold Ellis DOB: unknown - died in war - Japan we think?
Beatrice Ellis DOB: 28th March 1918.


Beatrice A Ellis 4th qtr 1918 Aston 6d 913

I think we both agree this is wrong so i went back to 1918 births and now look at what i have found, this fits better with the March 1918 birth, registered in the next qtr, logical because of the date (28th).

Beatrice Gannon mmn Long 2nd qtr 1918 Birmingham 6d 382
AND
James Gannon mmn Long 2nd qtr 1918 Birmingham 6d 382

Twins


Bren
 
More Booth information - Webster Booth

I have since found out that we may be related to the singer Webster Booth. My great-grandad was George (which you kindly found the DOB for). I am trying to find out how George was related to Webster. I received an email wit this information on:

He was born on 21 January 1902, the youngest son of Sarah (Webster) and Edwin Booth in Soho Road, Handsworth. The other children were named Norman, Edgar, Nellie, Ethel and another sister whose name I do not know.

Edwin's brother, James was an accountant and meat importer and lived in some style at Trinity House, Handsworth. His daughter, Lily was three years older than Webster and they sang duets together before Webster joined D'Oyly Carte in 1923. James and his family moved to Solihull, where his grandchildren, Trevor and Garth Luckcuck still live. I'm afraid I don't know anything about Edwin's other siblings.

Webster went to Lozells Road school until he was 9 years old when he went to Lincoln Cathedral School as a chorister. In 1915 his voice broke so he returned to Birmingham and attended Aston Commercial School (now Holte Commercial School) until 1917/18.

He married for the first time in 1924. His wife was Winifred Keey, the daughter of the headmaster at Aston Commercial School. Their son, Keith was born in 1925, but soon afterwards Winifred deserted him and his son. He remarried Dorothy Prior (stage name: Paddy Prior) in 1932, but the marriage did not last as he met Anne during the filming of "Faust" in 1934 and they married on 5 November 1938.

Webster's son, Keith had two children, Jane and Nicholas, both married and living in Devon with children of their own. Webster's oldest brother, Norman had two children, Margaret and Howard. Howard was a policeman with a good singing voice and took part in various G&S productions in Woolwich. He is now dead. Howard's son married a Russian and they live in Russia, where their two daughters are up-and-coming ballerinas.

I hope that all this information might point you in the right direction with your family research.Perhaps your Nan will remember some of the names I mentioned. I know that Garth Luckcuck did a family tree of the Luckcuck family and wanted to do one of the Booth family, but because the name is more widespread than Luckcuck, he has given up the task.
 
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