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trying to find my grt grandfather

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Neil

Neil Report 3 Oct 2007 23:27

im looking for some history on my family my fathers name was kenneth barson his father was len barson who married vinola jones ken was born on 1939 i think in watford but im sure that they came from wales i am trying to find lens father and back further if pos can anyone help

Grabagran

Grabagran Report 3 Oct 2007 23:40

Hi Neil. If you log onto www.familysearch.org (free) you will see how many Barsons are in Wales. Happy hunting. Good luck.

Steph

Steph Report 3 Oct 2007 23:41

Hav you got the marriage certificate of Ken and Vinola as this will give you Lens age and the name and occupation of his father.

Then you can start looking further back.

Steph

Steph Report 3 Oct 2007 23:54

In case this is of any help here are the details of the marriage

Sept Qtr 1937
Leonard T Barson to Vinola S Jones
District Watford, vol 3a page 2195

I searched freebdm for Leonard T Barson and got this birth

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page

Births Jun 1916 (12%)

Barson Leonard T Thomas Merthyr T. 11a 1648


This then could be a possible marriage of Leonards parents.

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page

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Marriages Mar 1914 (99%)
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BARSON George Thomas Merthyr T. 11a 1133
Thomas Annie Barson Merthyr T. 11a 1133

You would need the marriage certificate of Leonard and Vinola to see if this is correct.

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 4 Oct 2007 00:03

There's one Kenneth Barson born in 1939 (yes, I searched the images for you!).

Barson, Kenneth J.
mother's surname: Pratley
Finsbury
Oct-Dec 1939
vol 1b
page 582

That doesn't square with your info, so it must be a different Kenneth Barson?

No Kenneth Barson registered in 1938 or 1940, and that's as far as I'm going!

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Steph

Steph Report 4 Oct 2007 00:52

Here he is

Dec 1937
Kenneth G Barson mmn Jones
District Watford
vol 3a
page 1530