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Need to pick someones brain!!!

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Suzanne

Suzanne Report 15 Aug 2010 23:32

Hi, I am really stuck on a member of my family. These are the details I have:

Ivy Charles Commander
b. 1898 in Aston, Birmingham
I have been searching for hours but can only come up with a death in 1st quarter of 1970 but the name is stated as Ivor Charles Commander. I have looked for deaths around about his birth but can't find anything. I have also looked for a marriage but am again coming up with nothing. It seems strange having a female name but the 1911 census states he is a boy.

Can anyone shed any light on this please?

Thank you

Suzanne

***Michelle***

***Michelle*** Report 15 Aug 2010 23:38

1901 States as son to head also

1901 England Census
about Ivy Charles Commander
Name: Ivy Charles Commander
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1899
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Charles
Mother's Name: Ellen
Gender: Male
Where born: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Civil parish: Aston Manor
Ecclesiastical parish: Aston by Birmingham St Peter and St Paul
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Aston
Sub-registration district: Aston Manor
ED, institution, or vessel: 38
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 70
Household Members: Name Age
Charles Commander 27
Ellen Commander 27
Alfred Commander 4
Ivy Charles Commander 2
Louisa E Commander 1 month

I would imagine the Ivy's are transcript errors...the fact his middle name is Charles indicates he is male.


***Michelle***

***Michelle*** Report 15 Aug 2010 23:39

My advise would be to obtain his birth cert.

Michelle

Suzanne

Suzanne Report 15 Aug 2010 23:43

Thanks Michelle, I think that will have to be my next step. I am fairly new to this and am just discovering ow confusing families were back then...using middle names as first names etc...I'll get there in the end
Thanks again
Suzanne

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 15 Aug 2010 23:44

Have you considered this?

Marriages Dec 1925 (>99%)
Commander Ivie C Snape Walsall 6b 1417
Snape Florence E Commander Walsall 6b 1417

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 15 Aug 2010 23:45

Births Dec 1898 (>99%)
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COMMANDER Ivy Charles Aston 6d 403

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) Report 15 Aug 2010 23:46

Shows on his birth reg'n has Ivy ...

Births Dec 1898 (>99%)
COMMANDER Ivy Charles Aston 6d 403

Jill

Rambling

Rambling Report 15 Aug 2010 23:46

There's a private members tree on Ancestry... has photo attached?

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 15 Aug 2010 23:48

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Marriages Mar 1896 (>99%)
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BARBER Mary Ann Kidderminster 6c 219
Beaman William Kidderminster 6c 219
Commander Charles Kidderminster 6c 219
Tatham Ellen Kidderminster 6c 219

???????????????

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 15 Aug 2010 23:54

On the off-chance that above marriage is correct:

Births Mar 1927 (>99%)
Commander Hilda D Snape Birmingham N. 6d 917
Births Jun 1931 (>99%)
Commander Joyce B Snape W.Bromwich 6b 1138
Births Sep 1934 (>99%)
Commander Arthur E Snape Birmingham 6d 52
Births Sep 1937 (77%)
Commander Gerald I Snape Birmingham 6d 80


And worth a look:

Name: Florence Evelyn Commander
Birth Date: 11 Oct 1899
Death Registration Month/Year: 1975
Registration district: Lichfield
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Volume: 30
Page: 0689

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 16 Aug 2010 00:05

What about this marriage????????


Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page

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Marriages Dec 1925 (>99%)
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>>>>>>>Commander Ivie C Snape Walsall 6b 1417
Howes Ada Pye Walsall 6b 1417
Pye William Howes Walsall 6b 1417
>>>>>>>Snape Florence E Commander Walsall 6b 1417

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 16 Aug 2010 00:06

Snap! Jan!

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 16 Aug 2010 00:07

Well, great minds do think alike.
Jan

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 16 Aug 2010 00:13

It is a bit strange though for a first name? Have seen them used as middles......I bet the poor guy was sick of repeating himself!

Annx

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 16 Aug 2010 00:16

Have put those too!! Great minds indeed!
jan

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 16 Aug 2010 00:17

I have just seen them!! Will delete lol

Suzanne

Suzanne Report 16 Aug 2010 00:20

Thank you for all your help, I am going to look into it now. This branch of my family (paternal grandfather) is very bizarre so nothing is going to shock me lol xx