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After speaking with my mam last night I now have Charles Norths army number from ww2. I also have the four medals he won during the war, so a little bit more info. Would an army record give last address before he joined up??? where can i look at army records from ww2??? Also on the birth cert under ...

Thanks for the advice Gardener.

I will do a bit more digging before getting my hopes up.

Paul

Thanks for that, that will be a big help on my grans side.

It really is a mystery about george though, need to start to look at orphages but there where so many around birmingham in the 1900's.

Thanks again

paul

Details on birth cert are Name Charles Raymond North Born 17 may 1918 Father George north Mother Lily Holmes Address where born chappel st birmingham warickshire Died setember 1984 in newcastle upon tyne married Lily Agnes Kirkup 15 February 1943 That is all the information I have on my grandfather,...

None of the above would match the names on the birth cert. Couple of questions Is it possible for Goerge north that is on the birth cert be useing his middle name, say really be called raymond george north??? Could be possible they where never married and my grandad was illigitamate. How do I find r...

His father was a haulier.
His father would have been dead at the time he got married, but I will ask my mother what it says.
I do not have Lily Holmes birth cert just what was found on site, just that it says her birth date, I am useing ancester site.

Paul

Sorry Jo

I have now posted in the relevent section

Paul

Hi there I have recently started my family tree on my mothers side, and I have come up against a brick wall. Charles Raymond NORTH was my grandad and he was married to Lily agnes Kirkup, I have come stuck with his parents. My mam has the birth cert and the names on there are George NORTH and Lily HO...

gardener wrote:Hi
Have you been able to find your grandfather's birth certificate? Are the surnames unusual at all?

I don't think there is any central listing for orphans

Hi there

Yes my mother has his birth cert and the names i have and where he was born but that is all

spike

Hi there my first post here and done a search on here but nothing comes up. Still relatively new to my family tree but getting along just fine at the moment with quite a few sides of the family. Well all but my mothers father (my grandfather) he was orphaned at a young age and he is no longer with u...

Hi there I now live in Guernsey Channel Isands but I am orionally from, well going off my family tree all over the uk ha ha, no seriously I am from Newcastle upon tyne. I have been doing my family tree no for nearly two weeks and loving every minute of it, hit a brickwall on a few family members so ...