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It would be best for you to buy your grans birth certificate which will give you her parents names and her place of birth. You can buy it at GRO online for £7. From there you could work backwards through the 1901 census and other certificates.

Can someone please find some info on my gran. Her name is Edith Elizabeth Gavin, born 26-04-1927 in Liverpool. Her father's name was John Gavin.Thanks.

Presume you have got her fathers name from the marriage cert? As you know her birth date you should be able to find her birth certificate which will give her mums name and from there you can search for their marriage cert. you need to work backwards step by step. You can search free for BMD,s on ancestry Shirley

As it was such an easy job: 2nd Quarter (April/May/June) 1927 Gavin, Elizabeth E Mother: Griffin Liverpool 8b 163 Now you can go to GRO online and using that info order the certificate for the full information. http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/ But have a go finding it yourself again by going to ancestry full bmd index.

Thanks for that. Thought it was the right one, the only thing is her mother's maiden name isn't Griffin, it's Buxton.

She gave me her birth date. Wants to find out more about her ancestors but doesn't know alot, so i said i'd give it ago on here (but i'm not very good lol).

Are you sure that her 'mum' wasnt a step mum? Thats the only entry for the right time and place/name. Where did you get the birth date from?

Her mum died when she was 16 but i'm pretty sure her dad didn't marry again. He was in the forces and travelled quite a lot. She bought her sister up.

Well, you better tread carefully then, as if this is the right cert and there isnt another there to match ......................... If she is still alive ask if she has her birth cert and her parents marriage cert - that will help you.

That's what i was thinking when i pulled it up. Thought i'd done it wrong.

Mmmm - you saw it too then. Well done for finding it. I think you need to ask her if she has her birth certificate. Did she have siblings? If she did you could check for their registrations to see what name the mother is given as. Does she know her fathers birth date? and where he lived etc. before 1901? If he was born before then. You could always start looking for his line through the marriage cert and the census.

She hasn't. Don't know what to do now. She's the only one left (keeps saying she's not around for much longer lol she'll be here in another 20 yrs!!) and just wants to find her roots.

How do you get thoses things up that tell you everybody that's living in the house? She has a sister called Ruth, 4 yrs younger, and her father was John Gavin. He was born 1899 in Liverpool.

this is the marriage for a john gavin and an edith griffin j/f/m 1926 liverpool,

Thanks Jennifer

there is only one john gavin showing in 1901 with that birth yr liverpool. John Gavin Age: 2 Estimated birth year: abt 1899 Relation: Stepson Mother's name: Elizabeth Gender: Male Where born: Liverpool, Lancashire, England Civil parish: Liverpool Ecclesiastical parish: St James the Less County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Liverpool Sub-registration district: St Martin ED, institution, or vessel: 11 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 632 Household Members: Name Age Catherine Gavin 9 Elizabeth Gavin 3 John Gavin 2 Margaret Gavin 7 Maria Gavin 6 Elizabeth Wriell 32 Patrick Wriell 24

birth? John Gavin Year of Registration: 1899 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun DISTRICT: Liverpool (1837-1924) County: Lancashire Volume: 8b Page: 3 (click to see others on page

Thanks Jennifer. Just been trying to find the marriage certificate but i can't. Which site did you use?

you dont see the certificate, it just give you the details to order one, hang on a tick im just searching from 1919-1926 marriages, im up to 1924 so nearly done, havnt come across a gavin marrying a buxton, ill get those details for you ,

havnt found one marrying a buxton bet 191 -1926. these are the details you need for ordering the marriage cert. john gavin ,edith griffin 1926, j/f/m ,liverpool, volume 8b ,page 182. ill see if i can find ruths birth , that should confirm that marriage