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I am trying to trace my birth mother born Lily Maud Long ,1915, Paddington. Widowed from marriage to William Foreman who died 1962/4? living in Bromley, Kent. Believed to have remarried. She had 4 other children- Richard W, John, Paul and Susan.

Only one marriage for the name after 1964 - 1973 in Suffolk

If you were adopted, your first port of call should be your local Social Services Adoption Dept. You could also try www.norcap.org.uk.

If your mother was born in 1915 it's very possible that she may have passed on. Saying that, I have a couin who was born in 1915 and she's still going strong!

These are deaths of Lily Maud, born 1915, in Bexley Kent:

Lily Maud Healey
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1915
Death Registration Month/Year: Apr 1990
Age at death (estimated): 74
Registration district: Bromley
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 11
Page: 1179

Lily Maud Montanini
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1915
Death Registration Month/Year: Jun 2005
Age at death (estimated): 90
Registration district: Bromley
Inferred County: Kent
Register number: D49
District and Subdistrict: 222/1D
Entry number: 179

Do you know her exact date of birth?
Thanks

Lily M Long
Spouse Surname: Foreman
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1939 Registration district: Willesden
Registration county (inferred): Middlesex Volume Number: 3a
Page Number: 1563

The possible Lily M Foreman marriage is to a Planton, and there is a Lily M Planton on the electoral register for 2010, living in Bury St Edmunds.
Ask Jean in record office for a search.

Thanks for all the responses. I have original birth cert. so am sure of the surnames. I believe the Planton marriage was much earlier than 1964 but will follow up the Suffolk reference.
Thanks again

Richard

The Planton marriage was the one to which I referred at the beginning.........1973 in Suffolk

Sorry It must have been another name I saw awhile ago that was in 1953

What about the 4 children? Have you made contact with them? Would they know anything about her?

Rose

Have just checked Planton. He was born in 1950 - a bit young for Lily, born 1915 !

She married a William G Foreman.

There's this death:

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about William G Foreman
Name: William G Foreman
Death Registration Month/Year: 1957
Age at death (estimated): 55
Registration district: Bromley
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 5b
Page: 153

Which means she could have remarried earlier than you thought.

Rose

Or there's this one in a neighbouring borough:

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about William G Foreman
Name: William G Foreman
Death Registration Month/Year: 1966
Age at death (estimated): 54
Registration district: Lewisham
Inferred County: London
Volume: 5d
Page: 226

Rose

I have searched for online links with the 4 children but had no luck yet. Have also checked phone books and sent letters without success. Their generation are much more mobile and not living in /bromley or even Kent ,now

I believe this to be the one. The story goes that he died of grief at the loss of one of his sons aged 10.
Richard

Which one, the Lewisham death?

Rose

So John was the one who died:

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about John D Foreman
Name: John D Foreman
Death Registration Month/Year: 1964
Age at death (estimated): 10
Registration district: Bromley
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 5b
Page: 123

Rose

Have you tried 192.com?

There are only 3 Richard W Foremans listed.

Rose

not PLANTON

sent message to confirm this



ZOE

Births Mar 1915 (99%)
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Long Lily M Almond Paddington 1a 109


This would give you her exact DOB......which could be any time from late November 1914