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Possible New Zealand - CHRISTOPHER JOHN HORTON

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jenVG

jenVG Report 1 Nov 2012 17:05

Could any kind GR member in New Zealand find a clue as to he whereabouts of either Christopher John Horton or his brother Graham Simon Horton. If they did go to NZ it is possible their mother Evelyn Helen Hannah Horton went there too after becoming the widow of John Grahm Horton who died circa 1992. I tried Oz and Canada is on my list! Thanks for reading this.
jen

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Nov 2012 17:08

When was each of these men born?

Why do you think they may have emigrated?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Nov 2012 17:13

OK...for some idea of time-scale..........the parents married in 1959

Where do you think the father died?

jenVG

jenVG Report 1 Nov 2012 17:18

Hello Reggie, Christopher John Horton born Q4 1964 in Chelmsford Essex and Graham Simon Horton Q3 1960 same area. No idea where their father died and their mother Evelyn Helen Hannah was born Needham in 1937 or 1938. She's missing too!
Her sister is anxious to know where they have vanished to. Thanks for your interest.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Nov 2012 17:23

Well, there is no death on Ancestry for John Graham Horton in any year

There is one for a Graham John, born 1927, died 1999 in Harrow district

When did Evelyn's sister last have contact ?

jenVG

jenVG Report 1 Nov 2012 17:32

The sons were from 1964 and 1960. Evelyn's sister Rosalind heard a rumour that they had "gone abroad" Not contact since 1990 ish. Both boys are married. There was a Graham John who died in Gloucestershire in 2003 but after sending for the cert it's the wrong one. The Harrow one is a possibility - with christian names reversed. Thanks for your help.
Jennifer

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Nov 2012 08:55

Have you tried looking in the free online phone books for the countries you are checking?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Nov 2012 08:57

To establish facts about the father, you need the marriage cert.........it would tell you his age, and thus give you a better 'handle' when seeking his death registration.

It may also lead you to members of his family who may have info about his widow and their sons - insofar as he may have had siblings

jenVG

jenVG Report 4 Nov 2012 22:51

Thanks Reggie, I am back home again now and will follow up as you suggest.
Regards, Jen