Genealogy Forum UK

Many thanks for the responses. I felt that this may have happened and there may be no way to find George's father. His mother certainly kept on the pretence of being married under the name of Holmes for the rest of her life, so I'll give her the benefit for now and keep looking for some sort of marr...

I have a Gt Gt Gt Grandfather, George John Holmes, born in 1844 in Westminster, London. Vine Street (near present day Milbank to be precise). The birth was registered by his mother, Hannah Holmes (formerly Stacey). She was born in 1807 / 1812 depending which census entry you believe, although I thin...