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i was told that he died a year after my dad was born (1941), they lived in stoke on trent, i was told by another family member that he done a runner, so his death wouldnt be registered with my grans, sorry but i grew up in south africa and didnt know my grandparents or any of the history of them, i was just told they were not to close.

There is no death for a John C. Evans in 1942, 1943 or 1944 who is anywhere near the right age.

Perhaps he did just do a runner, in which case he could have died anywhere and with such a common name it would be virtually impossible to find without more information.

Kath. x

thanks for that kath,, please tell me something, when i do a search it always says oops cant find records, and the records (like my own birth certificate) dont really give much info, do i then have to buy a copy of whatever certificate i need

Hi Lynn,

It depends where you are looking for the information. If you are looking at births,marriages and deaths then all you get is the reference numbers that you need to order a certificate. You won't find the full details of what is on a certificate online.

As for saying "oops, can't find record" - which site is saying that, and for what kind of records?

Kath. x