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Looking for a Half Brother

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LouisaF

LouisaF Report 1 Apr 2024 13:26

Hello All & Happy Easter

My husband has a possible half brother that we would love to find.

Sadly we can only locate the register of his birth registration then it all goes quiet ??

His name was Sean J C Fell - Born in 1952 Lewisham (April-June)

His Mother Joyce Ida Dickens (Lester-Mallinson)
His Father - Grayland Bernard Fell

His parents above split up so we would not be surprized if Sean changed his family name to his mother's maiden name... but we think Joyce might have been married previously before marrying Grayland?... Both his parents have now passed.

Many thanks for any help woudl be wonderful! :-)
Louise & Jason

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Apr 2024 14:05

Marriages Mar 1952 (>99%)
Dickens Joyce I Fell Newton A. 7a 1098
FELL Grayland B DICKENS Newton A. 7a 1098
FELL Grayland B LESTER-MALLINSON Newton A. 7a 1098
Lester-Mallinson Joyce I Fell Newton A. 7a 1098
MALLINSON Joyce I L FELL Newton A. 7a 1098


Fell
Grayland Bernard
1927
1973
England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Bromley, Kent, England

1939
First name(s) Grayland B
County Sussex
Last name(s) Fell
Country England
Birth date 16 Sep 1927
Address Hurst Court School,The Ridge St Helens,Hastings, Saint Helens Hastings, Hastings

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Apr 2024 14:13

Fell
Joyce I
1907
1967
England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Taunton, Somerset, England

Which parent does your husband share with Sean? I'm guessing father, in view of your lack of info about the mother......although there appears to be only one marriage for Grayland Fell, unless he married somewhere other than England/Wales

Have you checked on here in 'search all member trees'?

EDITED

I just did, and I see you have him in your tree. (Contrary to GR guidelines, actually)

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Apr 2024 14:14

Births Dec 1907 (>99%)
DICKINS Joyce Ida M Greenwich 1d 1005
HORWOOD Joyce Ida M Greenwich 1d 1005


1921 Census Of England & Wales
39, Lewisham Hill, Lewisham, London & Kent, England
Mary E Blanchard Spinster Female 1852 69 Pimlico, London, England - Own Account
Joyce I Dickens Niece Female 1907 13 New Cross, Kent, England - -
Margaret M Wood Servant, spinster Female 1884 37 Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales Domestic Private
George Alfred Cosser Boarder Male 1866 54 Huntingdonshire, England Bank Register Rat Press Union Bank England
William Harvey Porter Boarder Male 1859 62 Dorset, England Bank Cashier Rat Press Union Bank England

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Apr 2024 14:19

I realise that my postings don't help to locate the half--brother, but background can sometimes prove useful -.especially if a name-change has taken place involving old family surnames

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Apr 2024 14:24

????????????

Name Miss Joyce Ida Dickens
Gender Female
Residence Place Lewisham , Lon Don
Occupation Reliability Irial Driver
Engagement Date 27 Feb 1930
Marriage Date Abt 1930
Marriage Place Gretna Green
Spouse Charles Doble

Newspaper report of 'marriage' can be seen on FMP

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Apr 2024 14:52

Marriages Sep 1924 (>99%)
Fell Joseph H Jackson Lewisham 1d 2516
Jackson Sylvia L Fell Lewisham 1d 2516..........died 1991

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Apr 2024 15:06

1911 Census For England & Wales
5 Lewisham Hill, Lewisham, London & Kent, England

Berthram Edward Dickins Head Married Male 28 1883 Bank clerk Bromley Kent
Kathleen Elizabeth Dickins Wife Married Female 26 1885 - Lewisham Kent
Joyce Eida Mary Dickins Daughter - Female 3 1908 - Lewisham Kent
Olive Kathleen Edith Dickins Daughter - Female 0 1911 - Lewisham Kent

Marriages Dec 1907 (>99%)
DICKINS Bertram Edward Greenwich 1d 1826
HORWOOD Kathleen Elizabeth Greenwich 1d 1826



Name Joyce Ida Mary Dickins
Record Type Baptism
Baptism Date 18 Sep 1917
[1907 Sep 18]
Baptism Place St John, Deptford, Lewisham, England
Father Bertram Edward Dickins
Mother Kathleen Elizabeth Dickins

Name Joyce I Dickins
Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun 1940
Registration district Bromley
Inferred County Kent
Spouse
Maurice L Mallinson
Volume Number 2a
Page number 2717


He also re-married

Marriages Sep 1950 (>99%)

Lester-Mallinson Maurice Palmer Lewisham 5d 337
Mallinson Maurice L Palmer Lewisham 5d 337
Palmer Dorothy A Lester-Mallinson Lewisham 5d 337

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Apr 2024 15:32

Do you know who registered the deaths of the parents?

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 1 Apr 2024 17:08

One of the five trees on Ancestry which include Grayland gives the name of his later partner, born 1942 in Surrey.

I won't name her here in case she's still living.

She was on the Kent ER until 2005, under the name Fell.

Jink20

Jink20 Report 1 Apr 2024 21:33

192.com has 7 results for Lester-Mallinson
Have you considered a ring round to see if any of the L-M's know of Sean?
39 results for Sean Dickens (varied spellings of Sean)
34 results for Sean Fell ( " )


You could also search for Sean on the following websites, if you haven't already

LinkedIn- Persons will upload their professional information on this site

thephonebook.bt.com- online old style phone book

X- formerly Twitter-

Instagram- Like X and Facebook

Pinterest

Companieshouse.gov.uk- If Sean is/was a Director/Secretary of a Limited Company, home addresses etc are listed.

No results for a Sean Fell in London Gazette 1665-2018

Jink20

Jink20 Report 1 Apr 2024 21:57

Sent PM to Louisa with 2 additional named persons likely to be the sons of Maurice L-M and Dorothy Palmer. They both appear to be living so have not posted their information at this time.

Rambling

Rambling Report 2 Apr 2024 12:53

Probate record for Joyce 1967 https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/ Might be worth getting to see if Sean is mentioned?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 2 Apr 2024 13:54

Probate of the 1967 Will was granted to Westminster Bank Ltd