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Is there any way in which I can find out the name of my grandfather's mother without sending for certificates.

Thanks

Depends on how much you know to start with really!

if your grandfathers name is fairly uncommon, you know his birth year and he can be found on a census you might be lucky ...

put up the details you have and someone will look , even so you may only be 100% sure with a cert.

My grandfather's name was William Berry born 1867 Birkenhead.
Thanks

Have you found the family on the 1871 census to find out his mother's first name? It would then be easier to find the marriage of his parents.

Kath. x

What was his wife's name and do you know when they married and where...???

these are the births Birkenhead incl William ...just possible they might be sisters so worth seeing if they figure in 1871 census with him

Births Jun 1864 (>99%)
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BERRY Catherine Birkenhead 8a 438

Births Jun 1867 (>99%)


BERRY William Birkenhead 8a 444

Births Mar 1869 (>99%)


Berry Elizabeth Birkenhead 8a 469

I have looked at the 1871 census but cannot find any of these listed. I realise that if I could find them or even william at least hopefully it would show his mother's name. I do know that his father's mane was William as this is on the marriage cert.

Thanks Kath, Yes i have looked on the 1871 census but no luck

on the cert did it have william's (the father) occupation?

Yes,he was a general labourer

possible, there are none that I can see which specify Birkenhead...

1871

Name: William Berry
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: abt 1865
Relation: Son
Father's Name: William
Mother's Name: Catherine
Gender: Male
Where born: Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England
Civil parish: Widnes
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Prescot
Sub-registration district: Farnworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Household schedule number: 139
Household Members: Name Age
William Berry 51
Catherine Berry 39
Joseph Berry 10
Mary Berry 8
William Berry 6

I think on this one you are going to need the birth certificate, the name is not scarce enough .