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I have found 3 possibilities on the births records for someone I'm looking for but no way of narrowing it down further until I see the full birth certificate to see parents names. Is there anyway I can avoid paying to get copies of all 3 when I know 2 are not going to be relevant? I have the father's name.

Elizabeth Put the father's name in as a checking point - if you order from the GRO, they will refund £4 if the father's name does not match. If you order from the local Register Office, they may not charge you anything for a wrong cert. OC

What years are you talking about? Georgina.

Local to where the birth was originally registered? I'll have a look on the GRO website too, thank you

It has just dawned on me why I may be having problems with my grandfather - I have written in my notes 1914 as his birth date and well if he was born in 1914 is it possible he would have been registered a lot later due to the war?

Elizabeth I dont think the War was accepted as an excuse for late registration, but who knows? Maybe his birthreg was delayed for some reason. OC

Elizabeth when did he die? Georgina.

Hmm I did happen to notice the no one with the surname poole was apparently born in 1914 anywhere in the UK, so that's what made me wonder as it is a pretty popular name... He died around 1984 - 1986 (I know it was after I was born, but i was still a baby...) UPDATE - can't find a thomas poole between 1911 and 1920. The closest i can find in the areas I am considering is 1909, which are the three I have already found and am considering. Maybe I'm missing something really obvious because I'm getting tired!

Elizabeth if you give us his name & the area he died his death record should tell you his date of birth. Georgina.

Thomas Poole died approx 1984-6 in the exeter/devon area (i hope) and would have been born around 1914 in the birmingham area...

This is the closest for deaths since 1984: Name: Henry Thomas Poole Birth Date: 23 Oct 1910 Death Registration Month/Year: Aug 1986 Age at death (estimated): 75 Registration District: Barnstaple Inferred County: Devon Volume: 21 Page: 780 Rose

Elizabeth, Do you know what day his birthday was? That might help, even if you don't know the year. Rose

Henry Thomas looks to have been born in Fulham so not the correct one. Births Dec 1909 Poole Henry Thomas Fulham 1a 315 Rose

Did he have a middle name? Name: Thomas Robert Poole Birth Date: 19 Oct 1913 Death Registration Month/Year: Dec 2000 Age at death (estimated): 87 Registration District: Taunton Inferred County: Devon, Somerset Register Number: C3B Entry number: 89 Georgina.

I found henry thomas and was having a look to see where abouts barnstaple was in devon, but ruled it out as it is the wrong part of devon... it will have been Exeter/Honiton if I am right about it being Devon. The last one's death year is far too late at 2000. It will be either 83, 84, 85, 86 or 87 at the latest.

Elizabeth My mother died in Exeter - but she didnt live there! OC

Right I have been on the phone to my dad and managed to get him to give me more information, although how reliable this is is another question... Thomas Poole Born.1914 24th May - Hayfield, Derbyshire Baptised.1921 14th August - ? Died. 1982 2nd April - Honiton, Devon I know little to nothing about his parents, which is what I'm looking for... I think his father may have been called Charles Henry or Henry Charles or something to that effect and his mother maybe Mary Alice...... Thank you :o)

OK, Found his death and birth. Birth was in the Sept qtr 1914 Thomas Poole mother's maiden name Fisher Hayfield 7b 1814 Rose

This looks to be their marriage: Marriages Sep 1911 Fisher Mary A Preston 8e 1461 Poole Charles H Preston 8e 1461 Rose

There is also a birth for a Thomas Poole in the June quarter 1914 in Alcester (Warwickshire) MMN Manders ref no:6d-1782. This could possibly be his parents marriage (Pool missing it's e) Marriages Jun 1912 Fisher Oliver Skinner Alcester 6d 1356 MANDERS Emma S Pool Alcester 6d 1356 Pool Joseph Manders Alcester 6d 1356 Skinner Fannie Fisher Alcester 6d 1356 Georgina.