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I have traced my grandfathers family now. He was in fact born Ernest Edwin Townsend. My mum remembered that she visited an aunt of my dads but had no name for her, the Aunt had a daughter called Geraldine so I worked back from there and found her mother Irene EE Townsend who was Ernests sister born ...

Sorry, where are the trade directories? Which site should I be on?

I received the marriage certificate on Christmas eve and I don't think it has helped as much as I had hoped. I feel that the groom could be my grandfather because the certificate says the grooms middle name is Edward, he is about the right age, his occupation and his fathers name and occupation are ...

I have ordered the Marriage certificate from http://www.gro.gov.uk.
We'll just have to wait and see if these are the right people.

Thanks to everyone for the help so far.

What's a Beta Site Jimmy?

Marriages Mar 1916. This is Geen on Image. Townsend Ernest E. Groom . Wandsworth. 1d. 1263. Green Maude. Townsend. Wandsworth. 1d. 1253. think you need to send for this townsend and green marriage cert to make sure maude is the correct one in the censuses jimmy this on the beta site ? Yes I will se...

Yes it's starting to look that way Antie Em. I have lots of info to chew on, will keep me busy for a while.

Wow, so much information coming back, I must be amongst professionals here.

70 Artizan Dwellings, Fulham GREEN, Arthur Head Married 18 years M 49 1862 Carman Notting Hill London VIEW GREEN, Alice Maud Wife Married 18 years F 50 1861 Borough S E VIEW GREEN, Arthur John Martin Son Single M 17 1894 Assistant In Corset Warehouse Camberwell S E VIEW GREEN, Helena Maude Daughter...

70 Artizan Dwellings, Fulham GREEN, Arthur Head Married 18 years M 49 1862 Carman Notting Hill London VIEW GREEN, Alice Maud Wife Married 18 years F 50 1861 Borough S E VIEW GREEN, Arthur John Martin Son Single M 17 1894 Assistant In Corset Warehouse Camberwell S E VIEW GREEN, Helena Maude Daughter...

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Sorry no Certificate for Charles and Ivy Marriage, I just meant i have the SourceCitations saved in my tree from searching the listings through ancestry.co.uk

This is great info folks. Never thought about the Dr Barnardos records, thanks Clovis. Linell and Jimmy..... I also found the Camberwell Helena also the manda mistake but as I had nothing else to link with Ernest I didn't know what to do next. But this other info from Jimmy about The marriage 1916 w...

Thanks for the replies, so here goes.. I have my dad's birth certificate now, which ironically he never saw in his whole life. My dad was born Edward Townsend, 15th April 1921 at 126 Queens road Upper Norwood. That's near Croydon Surrey. (Property got knocked down as far as I can see). Son of Ernest...

Hello everyone, this is my first post here and I apologise if it is in the wrong section. I only started research this year, and I have found my mothers side of the family straight forward so far because she is helping with all the memories. My late fathers side (Townsend) is proving impossible for ...