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Hi Peterd My Dad was born in General Hospital Bristol. Their address at time was 48 St Marks Road, Easton, Bristol. Nellie (Ellen) shows her name as Nellie Turner formerly Matthews (although she was not married to Grandfather John at that time, they married 3 years later). They telling "porky p...

Wow if it is John and Ellen, then that is very, very strange. My dad's brother, William Eric, died in 1944 in War, and Grandfather John was living at 2b Dassett Grove at that time ALONE. My parents married in 1939 and the story is that Ellen was not "around" at that time, thought dead from...

I see you mention the name Turner. Please read my posts as I have a brick wall relating to a Turner.

Hi, Yes that question has often occurred to me. My dad was born in Bristol, but my grandfather was definitely from Birmingham. Nellie married in Birmingham and had her second son in Birmingham where they all lived (even I was born in Birmingham). My grandfather was a Blacksmith by trade and it does ...

Hi, thanks for the possible tracings. Sadly I have already gone through these. The marriage to James Edward Matthews is not correct. I contacted Birmingham Registry and under that entry number those two people did not marry each other I was told. Anyway, my main interest is in what happened to Nelli...

I am researching my grandmother called Nellie (Ellen) Turner who married John Garvey Turner in Birmingham in 1922 (previous name Matthews, maiden name Wilson). I have traced my grandfather John Garvey Turner who died in 1951, but cannot find any trace of Nellie. My father said he was told when he wa...

Thanks for the welcome. Yes, I promised my Dad before he died that I would find out what really happened to his mother. He was told she had died but does not remember any funeral etc. I have tried to find her death going right up to the 1950's, (she was supposed to have died around 1927). I have fou...

I am researching my grandmother called Nellie (Ellen) Turner who married John Garvey Turner in Birmingham in 1922 (maiden name Matthews, previously Wilson). I have traced my grandfather John Garvey Turner who died in 1951, but cannot find any trace of Nellie. My father said he was told when he was a...