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hi, hope someone out there can help me, im trying to get info on my grandfather, he was born in wales, i think his name was john, date of birth around 1910, he married a queenie florence from london and have 6 sons, thats the only info i have on him, if anyone could help with any small bit of info it will be much appreciated.

Was John his first name or surname?

Which of your parents is he connected to?

You need that birth cert - which would give you his name and his wife's name ...

Jill

From Lynn:

he is from my fathers side, all i know is he married a queenie florence and they had 6 sons, my father being the last born in 1941 in stoke on trent

From Lynn

I've sent Lynn a pm asking her to come back to her thread.

Lynn - if he is your father's father can we assume he has the same surname as your father? In which case, what is his surname?

Jill

lynns surname is evans by the look of it but of course that may be her married name?
vvienne

grandfathers name was john evans, born in wales, he married a queenie florence powell, who was from london, i do not have my fathers birth certificate as he died 10 years ago.

I'm afraid a John Evans from Wales is not going to be an easy find - there will be thousands of them.

Kath. x

i think he was born in 1901, his middle name was cliffard

Have you looked for John Clifford Evans death?

First things first - you need your father's birth cert to make sure you have your grandparents' names correctly.

Then, advisably, get your grandparents' marriage cert.

Then, go backwards from there - with a name like John Evans it would be easy to go wrong.

Jill

i have looked for my grandmothers marriage certificate, as i have all her details, unfortunatley i cant seem to find it in the records, im really stuck with this one, all i know of my grandad, is his name was john clifford evans, or clifford john evans and he was born in wales, (that place with a long name), other that that nothing, i have even asked family members, no one seems to remember anything

I know this is a long shot but there is this birth of a John C. Evans registered in Bangor which covers Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, if thats the place you mean. He would be about the right age to marry and have six children by 1941.

Name: John C Evans
Year of Registration: 1910
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Bangor
County: Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd
Volume: 11b
Page: 387

Kath. x

Queenie Florence Powell 1910 june qt Southwark vol 1d page 78.

So likely we are looking for a marriage 1928 onwards. Not on freebmds. Perhaps some kind soul with full index will look for the marriage

I have found your grandparents marriage. This certificate will give you your grandfather's age and his father's name and occupation:-

Queenie F. Powell, spouse Evans
June qtr. 1933, Pontypridd, 11a, 1377

HOWEVER - there is a problem. The spouse is George W. Evans, not John or Clifford.

Kath. x

thank you all so much for that information, i really appreciate it.

Lynn,

I have made a mistake. The spouse may not be George W. Evans.

There were two marriages of Powell to Evans . The one in Pontypridd was not yours. I think it has been transcribed wrongly.

There is a Phyllis M. Powell marrying an Evans in Pontypridd
There is a Queenie F. Powell Marrying an Evans in Pontypridd
There is also a Queenie F. Powell marrying a John C. Evans in Hendon.

The Hendon marriage reference is:-

June qtr. 1933, Hendon, 3a, 1100

You will have to decide which Queenie F. Powell marriage to go for.

Kath. x

Since Queenie is born in London the Hendon marriage looks more likely.

Kathleen can you look for deaths for them both to get the dates of birth?

If the birth in 1910 is the correct Queenie, then this looks like her death:-

Name: Queenie Florence Evans
Birth Date: 4 Apr 1910
Death Registration Month/Year: Feb 1991
Age at death (estimated): 80
Registration district: Dover
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 16
Page: 1350

Kath. x

There are too many John C. Evans or Clifford J. Evans deaths to be sure of the right one. None registered in Dover.

Kath. x