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Any info relating to Robin Saunders b.1915 ish in High Wycombe, married Eileen Baker in 1940, served as a dispatch rider in the Grenadier Guards during WW11, died in Chiltern 2000. Please help if you can!

Hello Geoffrey and welcome to the boards.

What do you mean by "any info"? What do you already have re census, parents, death, etc?

(Just so's we don't duplicate your own research) :-)

What sort of info?

You can find his birth on FreeBMD which will show his mmn.

Death record confirms actual birth date (or at least as known by informant)

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006
Name: Robin Saunders
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1915
Date of Registration: Jun 2000
Age at Death: 84
Registration district: Chiltern
Inferred County: Buckinghamshire
Register Number: L4D
District and Subdistrict: 3271D
Entry number: 105

Cant see his birth but the marriage cert should name his father,if known

Name: Robin Saunders
Spouse Surname: Baker
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1940
Registration district: Wycombe
Inferred County: Buckinghamshire
Volume Number: 3a
Page Number: 4920
Find Spouse: Eileen E C Baker

Hmm, I'm not finding a birth that matches that birthdate .....

he may have been reg under his mums maiden name
Name: Robin Ridgley
Mother's Maiden Name: Ridgley
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1915
Registration district: Wycombe
Inferred County: Buckinghamshire
Volume: 3a
Page: 1608

his mum possibly
Name: Elizabeth M Ridgley
Spouse Surname: Saunders
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1916
Registration district: Wycombe
Inferred County: Buckinghamshire
Volume Number: 3a
Page Number: 1895
Find Spouse:Sidney Saunders


maybe he was brought up that Sidney was his dad

siblings mmn Ridgley

Barbara E Saunders Jan-Feb-Mar 1921 Wycombe Buckinghamshire

Ella I Saunders Apr-May-Jun 1923 Wycombe Buckinghamshire


County wrongly given on Ancestry as Oxfordshire have done an error correction

Births Sep 1897
Ridgley Elizabeth May Wycombe 3a 779

maybe !! there are several Elizabeth Ridgley that could be her. You would need to know her age on the marriage cert and her father's name to work backwards to the right Elizabeth

pm from Geoff:

"Many thanks for your speedy response and the info you've provided. All I had was marriage & death with d.o.b. I was particularly interested in parents so that I could work backThe scenario of him being registered under his mother's name was something I hadn't even thought of, which had turned him into a bit of an enigma, so I'm very impressed by your obvious experience and truly grateful that you have taken the trouble to help me.
Best Regards, Geoff"

Have replied to Geoff that I didn't find all the info!

I have to bow to superior intelect and experience which I'm pleased to say will result in many more late night sessions, so many thanks!

Geoff - when you say you have the marriage, do you actually have the certificate? If so does the father's information match what has been found, i.e. Sidney Saunders?

If yiou don't have the certificate then you can order one for £9.25 from the General Register Office (GRO) http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

Were you aware of any siblings for him?

Geoff - I don't know about superior intellect! Yes, we've probably been doing this sort of thing for longer but I guess you're pretty able to catch us up - it's just a case of knowing where to look.

FreeBMD was mentioned above, here's the link http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Received the same PM this morning.

:-D