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Ali

Ali Report 28 Mar 2008 14:55

no idea, there was six kids i searched for months to find him without luck but when i got my hands on grandads WW1 service history records his real name was on there lol!!

Julie

Julie Report 28 Mar 2008 14:49

They don't make it easy, how do you get from Henry to Micky lol

If i don't come back, im off up the school

Ali

Ali Report 28 Mar 2008 14:47

yes he was, the people you are finding are my mothers siblings
henry james catten was known as micky to everyone even his children didn't know his real name

Julie

Julie Report 28 Mar 2008 14:45

Is Dad Harry born 1888


I should learn to read the whole of a post lol...Just read all your 2nd to last one

Julie

Julie Report 28 Mar 2008 14:44

Catherine Barney
Year of Registration: 1907
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Richmond Sry
County: Surrey
Volume: 2a
Page: 904 (clic
Spouse...Harry Catten

Ali

Ali Report 28 Mar 2008 14:42

thank you now i know exactly who they are,
your a star xx

Julie

Julie Report 28 Mar 2008 14:40

Henry J Catten
Year of Registration: 1915
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Mother's Maiden Name: Barney
District: Richmond Sry
County: Surrey
Volume: 2a
Page: 931 (click to see
______________________

His Sister

Rose V Catten
Year of Registration: 1913
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Mother's Maiden Name: Barney
District: Richmond Sry
County: Surrey
Volume: 2a
Page: 939 (click to

Julie

Julie Report 28 Mar 2008 14:39

Ali..when i realise i took it off lol, he was the only Harry coming up..let me see if i can see a Henry

Ali

Ali Report 28 Mar 2008 14:26

the harry you have just found was my grandfather he was born richmond 1888
as far as i'm aware he didn't marry again after his wife my grandmother katherine barney died in the 1920s

Ali

Ali Report 28 Mar 2008 14:22

Thanks Julie this is brilliant Harry was also my grandfathers name this chap has to belong to me some how

Julie

Julie Report 28 Mar 2008 14:22


I wonder if this is Edith

Edith Margaret B Campbell
Year of Registration: 1906
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Godstone
County: Surrey
Volume: 2a
Page: 238 (

Julie

Julie Report 28 Mar 2008 14:13

Harry J Catten 1940 Q2 Surrey N.E 2a 496

Spouse is Campbell or Bissett

When you cross ref the spouse is Edith M Bissett
But she also show as Edith M Campbell

So i wonder if she was married before

Ali

Ali Report 28 Mar 2008 14:12

thank you

no i have no idea if she is the first child, this family must link into mine if i could find the fathers name i would beable to link them to us as CATTEN is such a rare name

Julie

Julie Report 28 Mar 2008 14:09

Ali

Im good can't complain lol

To look for a marriage wouldn't mean looking in all the qtrs for each year....do you know if Rosemarie was the eldest

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 28 Mar 2008 14:08

You have to trawl through the full BMD indexes on Ancestry or Findmypast - both are pay to view sites.

Ali

Ali Report 28 Mar 2008 14:06

how do i now find the marriage of the parents without knowing their first names please?

Ali

Ali Report 28 Mar 2008 14:03

hi Julie how r u? looks like i have a new trail

Ali

Ali Report 28 Mar 2008 14:01

thanks G/B

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 28 Mar 2008 14:00

Ali,

Just updated details

Maureen

Julie

Julie Report 28 Mar 2008 14:00

Just popping to say hello, & hope you are well