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Does anyone in their family have or had a father or grandfather with a christian name of Mace, this was my dads middle name, it is unusual, I have never heard it before, may dad was born in 1924 in Kidderminster, his dad never married his mum.
thanks
Angie

I could be a surname from somewhere in the family

Sam

really that would be good

How far have you got with your fathers side of the tree Angela?

not very far at all with his side, it is very difficult

You'll be surprised to know that over 200 people have been given Mace as a christian or middle name from 1916-2005!

Over 300 in 1837-1915

Several of them have Mace as the mothers maiden name. It is a way of keeping a name in the family

Do you know his mothers name?

Hi Smiley, his mums name was Dorothy Hadland

It's very possible that Mace was his father's surname. I'm not saying that it would be definite but a lot of illegitimate children were given their father's surnames as middle names ...

Jill

Have you got her parents?
Have you located her in 1901?

If you dig deep you might well find the name Mace somewhere

Sam

Hi Jill, it could be a surname, but I have never heard of it before

Hi Smiley, no I don't know anything about her at all, I will have to do some digging,

These are just the Kidderminster ones from FreeBMD so I expect there are lots and lots out there ...

Births Mar 1843 (>99%)
Mace Female Kidderminster 18 396 Scan available - click to view
Marriages Dec 1882 (>99%)
Mace Arthur George Kidderminster 6c 465 Scan available - click to view
Births Dec 1883 (>99%)
MACE Arthur Howard Kidderminster 6c 254 Scan available - click to view
Births Sep 1885 (>99%)
MACE Charles Irvin Kidderminster 6c 241 Scan available - click to view
Births Dec 1886 (>99%)
Mace Ada Luoretin Kidderminster 6c 245 Scan available - click to view
Births Sep 1888 (>99%)
MACE William Harry Kidderminster 6c 231 Scan available - click to view
Births Mar 1890 (>99%)
Mace Amy Elizabeth Kidderminster 6c 258 Scan available - click to view
Deaths Dec 1890 (>99%)
Mace Amy Elizabeth 0 Kidderminster 6c 158 Scan available - click to view
Births Jun 1895 (>99%)
Mace Martha Kidderminster 6c 251 Scan available - click to view
Births Dec 1896 (>99%)
Mace George Hubert Kidderminster 6c 249 Scan available - click to view
Marriages Mar 1910 (>99%)
MACE Arthur Howard Kidderminster 6c 301 Scan available - click to view

Surname First name(s) Mother/Spouse/Age District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1915 (>99%)
Mace Charles I Underhill Kidderminster 6c 252 Scan available - click to view
Deaths Mar 1916 (>99%)
Mace Arthur G 57 Kidderminster 6c 113 Scan available - click to view
Births Jun 1916 (>99%)
Mace Charles H Underhill Kidderminster 6c 170 Scan available - click to view
Births Dec 1919 (>99%)
Mace Gwendolyne Underhill Kidderminster 6c 180 Scan available - click to view
Marriages Dec 1919 (>99%)
Mace William H Dover Kidderminster 6c 239 Scan available - click to view
Deaths Dec 1931 (>99%)
MACE Charles I 45 Kidderminster 6c 89 Scan available - click to view

Hopefully you know when she was born, or at least the year, maybe even where.
You will definitely need her birth certificate to get any further, I would start there if you serious about this hobby

Sam

Is this his birth?
Malcolm M Hadland 1924 Mar Q Kidderminster 6c 145

Hi evryone malcolm was born on the 24th Jan 1924

Then that is his birth -in the Quarter ened 31/3/1924

There is a Dorothy hadland b 1897 Dec Q West Derby but I cant find her 1901 and 1911 brings up only 2
Dorothy Audry Hadland aged 10 mths living West Bromwich
Dorothy Elizabeth Hadland 2 mths living Shipston on Stour
both seem a mite young to have a child in 1924

Do you have your fathers birth cert Angela?
Just checking there is no middle name for Dorothy?

Did he talk about his mother? Do you know if she married?
There is a likely marriage to Harold Blackmore 1936, Liverpool.