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Looking For A Birth and Death, Help PLEASE

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Buggy21

Buggy21 Report 25 Sep 2008 15:31

Hi Julia.
Thank you so much.
There was sefinately a name discripancy for a few years, that's for sure.
I did manage to find Grace, but it was by pure chance.
Thanks so much for all your help.
Kind Regards!

Selena.
I have looked under his mother's maiden name but still nothing. It is such a mistery.
Thanks for your help!
Kind Regards!

Selena in South East London

Selena in South East London Report 24 Sep 2008 19:52

Could he have been registered under his mother's maiden name by any chance?

Julia

Julia Report 24 Sep 2008 19:27

I am still looking for you, but have found a birth for:

Grace Sparkes
July/Sep 1920
Mothers Maiden Name: Hogsden
Mile End Old Town, Middlesex/London
Vol 1c
Page 607

Julia

Buggy21

Buggy21 Report 24 Sep 2008 18:26

oh Thank You so much.
Kathleen died as a baby.
I had been looking for her name.
So appreciated!
X X
Hi again...
Don't think that that is the same Robert unfortunately.
He was definately born in the early 1920's.
I just can't find his birth or death. How perculiar.
Thank You for all your help!

Lost for Words ;-)

Lost for Words ;-) Report 24 Sep 2008 18:23

This is the only death I can see 2000-2006 London.

Civil Registration event: Death
Name: PARKES, Robert Richard
Registration District: Lambeth
County: London
Year of Registration: 2004
Month of Registration: February
Date of Birth: 15 April 1932
District No: 2411D
Reg No: D70
Ent No: 299
DOR: 0204
© Crown Copyright

Lost for Words ;-)

Lost for Words ;-) Report 24 Sep 2008 18:19

Saw these three but no Robert:

Births Sep 1921 (>99%)
Parkes Kathleen R Hogsden Mile End 1c 548

Births Jun 1925 (95%)
Parkes James Hogsdon Poplar 1c 758

Births Dec 1926 (>99%)
Parkes Maud M Hogsden Stepney 1c 438

Buggy21

Buggy21 Report 24 Sep 2008 18:09

Thanks so much Lindsay!
I have now looked under Sparkes for Robert(Bobby) but still can't find him. He really doesn't want to be found...lol...
I appreciate your help.
Kind Regards!

***Lindsay***

***Lindsay*** Report 24 Sep 2008 18:03

Found this marriage, no wonder I couldn't find it under Parkes

SPARKS Arthur R Hogsden Poplar.1c 1018 2

Buggy21

Buggy21 Report 24 Sep 2008 17:49

Hi Eric.
Grace Hogsdon (maybe spelt Hogsden) Married Arthur Richard Parkes
1920, All Saint's Poplar.
Can't seem to find anything of that on the index either...lol...
Many thanks!

Ericthered

Ericthered Report 24 Sep 2008 17:01

Please post details of the marriage......I can't see it on freebmd..............

Buggy21

Buggy21 Report 24 Sep 2008 16:54

Thank You so much for looking!

Fiona

Fiona Report 24 Sep 2008 16:41

There is a birth for a child in 1921 but it's a girl, registration district Mile End.

Buggy21

Buggy21 Report 24 Sep 2008 16:38

Hi Fiona.
His Mother's maiden name was Hogsdon (maybe spelt Hogsden).
I am going to have a look on familyrelatives now, thanks so much for the link.
Kind Regards!

***Rose Tea***

***Rose Tea*** Report 24 Sep 2008 16:21

have you tryed family relatives .com for the death ?


http://www.familyrelatives.com/index.php

Fiona

Fiona Report 24 Sep 2008 16:12

What was his mothers maiden name please?

Buggy21

Buggy21 Report 24 Sep 2008 15:52

Hi.
His parents married in 1920 and the sibling after him was born 1925.
I loath brick walls.....lol... :)
Thank you so much for any help.

Ericthered

Ericthered Report 23 Sep 2008 22:30

When did the parents marry?

Buggy21

Buggy21 Report 23 Sep 2008 17:23

Hi.
I have looked on Free BMD and can't find it. I have tried typing in different spellings of the surname but to no avail.
His Mother's maiden name was Hogsdon
Any help really appreciated!

Buggy21

Buggy21 Report 23 Sep 2008 17:18

Many Thanks!
going to have a look right now!

Ericthered

Ericthered Report 23 Sep 2008 17:09

Look for his birth on freebmd.............

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/

Whe you find it, post the details.......then we can look for his death reg'n for you.