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Title: Philip Anthony Horton b1927 d1993
Post by: negritaspider on Sunday 27 June 10 14:34 BST (UK)
Sorry, still haven't worked out where to post what!
Am looking for any info on this person, born Birmingham, Warwickshire, England - as to who his ancestors were (I have his wife already).
Many thanks!!
Title: Re: Philip Anthony Horton b1927 d1993
Post by: mshrmh on Sunday 27 June 10 14:44 BST (UK)
negritaspider:

You can search for a birth registration on FreeBMD (it is there):
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

This birth is at the period where the index shows the mother's maiden name, so from there you can search for a marriage with the same surnames and for siblings (same combination of mother's maiden name and surname). That will take you a generation back. If you have access to the census you can look for his parents & so on.

Given the area you may find more detail on this site:
http://www.bmsgh.org/wmbmd/

Like FreeBMD it is incomplete
Title: Re: Philip Anthony Horton b1927 d1993
Post by: negritaspider on Sunday 27 June 10 15:09 BST (UK)
Hi there,
Maybe it is me that is a bit dense - or my pc!
Tried BMD, and nothing comes up!!
Title: Re: Philip Anthony Horton b1927 d1993
Post by: celia on Sunday 27 June 10 17:20 BST (UK)
There isn't a problem with Free B.M D. website I just clicked on it and the search page came up as usual.Did you fill the the search page with the correct name and date
& place of birth?
Title: Re: Philip Anthony Horton b1927 d1993
Post by: celia on Sunday 27 June 10 17:39 BST (UK)
There  is only one Philip A Horton On Free B.M.D.
 December 1927 Birmingham N ,Mother Threadwell

Celia
Title: Re: Philip Anthony Horton b1927 d1993
Post by: negritaspider on Sunday 27 June 10 20:42 BST (UK)
Many thanks both of you - have now found it on BMD, can't understand why the birth didn't come up before......
Have also logged all the siblings.
Thanks again!
Title: Re: Philip Anthony Horton b1927 d1993
Post by: celia on Sunday 27 June 10 21:08 BST (UK)
I got no results like you on my first search,I put in his full name added the birth between  Dec 1926 & December 1927 And born county and got nothing I think that was because there wasn't a Philip Anthony Horton.Only an initial so I deleted his first Names and left the rest as was .Sometimes if we are to precise it wont come up with anything so I just put surnames in.

Celia
Title: Re: Philip Anthony Horton b1927 d1993
Post by: negritaspider on Sunday 27 June 10 21:21 BST (UK)
Thanks Celia,
I'll keep that in mind for future searches on BMD!!
Title: Re: Philip Anthony Horton b1927 d1993
Post by: garstonite on Sunday 27 June 10 21:36 BST (UK)
John Horton married Ivy Threadwell in Gravesend , mar qtr 1918 ......
a daughter b 1918 dec qtr in Gravesend
twin sons b 1924   Birmingham
a son b 1926 .....Birmingham
Phillip the baby b 1927.....Birmingham

I can`t post names in case any are living.........allan ;)
added....only 1 on freebmd possible for Ivy
Ivy Emma Threadwell b 1900 West Ham.......allan
Title: Re: Philip Anthony Horton b1927 d1993
Post by: negritaspider on Sunday 27 June 10 21:53 BST (UK)
you're a brick Allan!
Understand about not mentioning names here....
The guy is not actually my family (until I prove it!) - but am in touch with parts of his family, which have so many links to mine.....
The problems of families intermarrying back then!!!

Thanks again.
Spidey from Tunisia!