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Sezwa1

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Hi all

I am writing to see if we can track down untraceable parts of our family tree.

My Grandad was Rex Green, he was born 1933 in Attwood Green, his parents were Lilian Jones who married Harry Green in 1926. Harry did a runner when Rex was young and no one is sure where he went. Harry was born in 1900 and had been living in a hostel on Alchester road prior to marrying Lilian. Lillian gave up the child to her parents to ill health- Richard Jones and Sophie Jones from Cardigan Street. Lillian died 1942 living in 115 Calshot Road, Great Barr, she possibly was living with another man called William Taylor and had another child. Rex was bought up on Cardigan Street.

When my Grandad Rex Green got married to my nan (|Dorothy Green) another lady attended, we were told this was grandad Rexs sister, also called Dorothy Green, but nobody saw her again. We would love to know if she is still alive and if we have any long lost family out there?

Thanks
Sarah
 
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It's virtually impossible to tell if any of the other Green/Jones births registrations in Bham around the same time are related. The names are just too common.

On the 1939 register Rex is listed with his nan and grandad (and uncle). Tantalisingly there is a blanked out entry which could be Rex's sibling.

Are you sure the lady's name was Dorothy as there are no Green/Jones birth reg. but there is a Dora Lilian and a Doris. Though as mention just from the reg. can't tell if they have any relevance.
 
Hi there thank you for this. It is possible she could have been called Dora Lilian, we actually think now this could be very likely. How can i find her DOB. Thank you
 
Doesn't answer the question but might be of interest.
1955 eroll
2 back of 25 Gopsal Street
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S means Rex in services
Y means not able to vote until the first election after 1st Oct 1955

I was hoping to find a Doris/Dorothy listed but only found Albert.
 
pjmburns said:
Doesn't answer the question but might be of interest.
1955 eroll
2 back of 25 Gopsal Street
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S means Rex in services
Y means not able to vote until the first election after 1st Oct 1955

I was hoping to find a Doris/Dorothy listed but only found Albert.
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Wow thank you. What does Services mean?
This was my grandad living with his grandparents and uncle Albert. His mother had died of TB in 40s and was shielding for a few years before.

I have come across Dora Green born November 1926. Going to send for the birth certificate. She would have been older than Rex and we assumed she was younger.
Apparently Lilian Jones had a sister called Dora too, just to confuse things!

Thanks again, that is really helpful to piece our puzzle together
 
If you think she was younger then there is a Green/Jones birth reg. for a Dorothy M, Jun qtr 1936 Bham. Though if Harry did a runner when Rex was born it seems unlikely.
 
Returning to Lilian, on the 1939 register she does indeed appear to be living with a William H Taylor at 204 Birdbrook Road but there are no details on the 1939 register to indicate what the relationship is between them. He is listed as married but there is no wife listed. There is a blanked out entry after his which is possible a child of his and his wife.
 
Actually the transcript is wrong for William Taylor, he was divorced. He appears to re-marry in 1944, don't know who his first wife was.
 
MWS said:
If you think she was younger then there is a Green/Jones birth reg. for a Dorothy M, Jun qtr 1936 Bham. Though if Harry did a runner when Rex was born it seems unlikely.
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Ok this has thrown a spanner in the works! Can you tell me how you found this info please? I can't find anything online, and address or parent name etc.
 
Sezwa1 said:
Ok this has thrown a spanner in the works! Can you tell me how you found this info please? I can't find anything online, and address or parent name etc.
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You an search births with a surname and a mother's maiden name Green/Jones for example at freeBMD but as I said before there are lots because they are common names and from the listings there is no way to know if any of them are relevant.


Sezwa1 said:
Lilian died 1942. We thought Dora/Dorothy was born 1935 ish!
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With so little to go it's difficult to work anything out and things get confused as time passes. Is it possible that Dora/Dorothy could even have been the daughter of William Taylor and his first wife?
 
Sezwa1 said:
Wow thank you. What does Services mean?
This was my grandad living with his grandparents and uncle Albert.
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Services would mean he was serving in one of the armed forces. Probably doing "national service". 2 years compulsory service which didn't end until 1963. Unless exempt all adult males were called up for this.
 
MWS said:
If you think she was younger then there is a Green/Jones birth reg. for a Dorothy M, Jun qtr 1936 Bham. Though if Harry did a runner when Rex was born it seems unlikely.
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If she is the blanked out name with the family on 1939 then, as listed before Rex, is likely to be older (nor 100% but children usually listed by age).
There is also a possibility it could be a younger sibling of Lilian.
 
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Thank you. Yes, getting the birth certificate would be a good start for me. I know he moved to be with grandparents when he was 6. I am not sure when the dad left exactly. Albert was the youngest sibling of Lilian, so wondering who would be blanked out. It is possible that she had a child with William Taylor. Thanks for all your help with this. 1 step closer.
 
Which would make Elsie a strong candidate for the blanked out entry with Rex in 1939.

Probably ruling our the Dora Lilian Green/Jones birth reg. in 1926.
 
Albert was in the TA until he reached the age of 45 when he was discharged as over the age of beng liable to call up. His papers are on Ancestry.
 
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pjmburns said:
That was what I wondered as well.
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My mistake. Think about it, it shouldn't be Elsie who is blanked out because she was born over 100 years ago. It could be but it shouldn't be.

And it isn't because she married Robert Charles Phillips in 1928 and is living on Rodlington Avenue in 1939. There's also a blanked out entry with her as well though she doesn't appear to have had any children by then.
 
Elsie was 2 in 1921 so that makes het born 1919 - doesn't it?
If so she can't have married in 1928 as she would only have been 9
 
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