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Sydney and Arthur were my great grandfathers brothers, who we never knew about until I discovered them! So, any help on finding any marriages for them or if they had children etc would be a great help. I have tried looking on the freeBMD site and have had no joy with either of them. Would be great to try and find some lost relatives out there!

Thanks,

Shona.

When and where were they born? What censuses have you found them on?

No way of helping without date and location info

Only found them on 1911 census.
Sydney born 1906 in Hempstead, Norfolk
Arthur born 1908 in Hempstead, Norfolk

In the 1911 census they are in the Workhouse in Smallburgh, Norfolk with their mum, Edith and brother Frank (my grand father).

Shona
My Gt grandfather's brothers were Hugh and Joseph.
Would you be able to find them ???
You see the problem ?

There's this one but not 1906

Births Jun 1908

Batchelor Sidney John - H. Hempstead 3a 947


EDIT :
So not Hemel Hempstead.

Have you checked freebmd to see if they had more than one forename?

Michael

H Hempstead is Hemel Hempstead - Herts - not Norfolk

Shona, I'm very much afraid you are going to have great difficulty in finding likely marriages for them a there are lots of Sydney and Arthur Batchelor marriages.

If you were to obtain their birth certificates there might be a chance of finding their deaths, and perhaps marriages in the same area.

Do you have their father's name?

I think this may be Sydney

Births Dec 1905 (>99%)
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Batchelor Male Smallburgh 4b 49

1911

Person: BATCHELOR, Sydney
Institution: Workhouse,

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BATCHELOR, Sydney Inmate M 5 1906 Hempstead Norfolk VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
11134 Reference:
RG14PN11134 RG78PN605 RD221 SD2 ED3 SN98

Registration District:
Smallburgh Sub District:
Smallburgh Enumeration District:
3 Parish:
Smallburgh

Address:

In 1911, the mother is recorded as being single

Is this 'Frank'?

Births Mar 1902 (>99%)
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BATCHELOR Clifford Frank Smallburgh 4b 54

No fathers name for ANY of the children. My great grandmother has been such an odd ball. all three children have her name, so no way of tracing father. I have a feeling that Arthur and Syndey MAY have the same father so will have to purchase birth certs for them. My fathers side of the family are proving to be a very difficult bunch.

flick, she was always single. in 1901 i found her in london, single, working in a hotel, by the end of that year she had moved back to norfolk and had my grt grandfather, one can only assume what happened there.

IF the 1905 birth is your relation - and IF his first name was with an 'I' rather than with a 'Y' - this MAY be a possible death record

Name: Sidney Batchelor
Death Registration Month/Year: 1968 (OND Qtr)
Age at death (estimated): 63
Registration district: Luton
Inferred County: Bedfordshire
Volume: 4a
Page: 129

Ah, thank you. I wondered if perhaps the Y was meant to be an I, so anything is possible right now. Although I was hopefull that it being a Y would mean he may be easier to find - maybe not!

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Marion Batchelor
Name: Marion Batchelor
Birth Date: 5 Sep 1907
Death Registration Month/Year: Sep 1987
Age at death (estimated): 80
Registration district: Luton
Inferred County: Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire
Volume: 9
Page: 432

AND

England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
about Sidney J Batchelor
Name: Sidney J Batchelor
Spouse Surname: Mead
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1934
Registration district: Luton
Registration county (inferred): Bedfordshire
Volume Number: 3b
Page Number: 709
Find Spouse: Find Spouse

Marion Mead.

madmeg, thank you ever so much!

Don't get too excited Shona, this could be the Sidney J born 1908 in Hemel Hempstead.

Possible son, I will PM you with.