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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => London and Middlesex => England => London & Middlesex Lookup Requests => Topic started by: salgirl on Saturday 11 December 10 20:51 GMT (UK)
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Hi, I'm researching a friend's tree for her and she has no idea of her dad's family, having lost her parents almost 30 years ago.
I've managed to find her father's birth certificate but it appears his parents weren't married, and both their surnames aren't uncommon so I don't have any clues to work on from that.
My friend's dad was born in November 1928, and the mother's address is shown as 8 Tudor Road, Wealdstone. Her name was Jane Lawrence. The father's name was Douglas Wood, but there is no address specifically shown for him.
Does anyone have any access to the Electoral Roll for this year for Wealdstone?
Any help much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Sally (Buckinghamshire)
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Hello Sally
If what you say is correct ie Douglas's birth Nov 1928.....he was born (or should have been) in the Dec qtr of 1928 within the Huddersfield R.D, Yorkshire and his mother's maiden name was Aldridge or Speight (they might be the same person?) is that correct
and if his parents did marry they might be
Henry Wood married Eva M Aldridge in the June qtr of 1923, Huddersfield R.D 9A, 659
It doesn't appear that any Douglas Wood has died 1980 onwards that has been born in November 1928! .....so please explain
However you seem to have other information on his birth?
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As for the Electoral Roll if you find the local history centre for Wealdstone, they will hold the electoral roll information and might be accomodating in helping you find him?
Bryant
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THere is a derrek Wood mother Lawrence in Marylebone Dec qtr 1928?
Jennifer
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My friend's dad was born in November 1928, and the mother's address is shown as 8 Tudor Road, Wealdstone. Her name was Jane Lawrence. The father's name was Douglas Wood, but there is no address specifically shown for him.
Does anyone have any access to the Electoral Roll for this year for Wealdstone?
Any help much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Sally (Buckinghamshire)
I may be able to help with Wealdstone electoral rolls,later in the week.
My old school pal who lives near the Harrow library is running a marathon in Majorca at the moment ,but I'm sure he'll nip round to the library if I ask him nicely ;D
Watch this space......
Pm me if you need anything else?
Carol
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Many thanks, Bryant, Jennifer and Carol.
Bryant - Douglas Wood is my friend's grandfather and he died in 1958 - making his birth year about 1895. There are a few men of that name born in that year, but I have nothing to say what his father's name was so I wouldn't know which one was him if I bought the certificates. Hence, the no marriage situation being really annoying.
Jennifer has the right birth information, he was born in Marylebone at the Queen Charlottes Hospital. I think their records are at the LMA and am keeping that option on a back burner as I'm not certain that they would actually hold anything that would help us.
Carol - It would be greatly appreciated if your friend could nip into the library as I'm hoping that the address will give me information on family living there, as opposed to it just being a rented address with no other links.
Many, many thanks,
Sally
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Hi
The LMA does hold the records for the Queen Charlotte Hospital but for this period it seems only the admission and discharge registers
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=713&hospital=queen+charlotte&town=&searchdatabase.x=51&searchdatabase.y=10
From those records you should get an address and the age of mother and her occupation.
It might be worth checking with the LMA itself to see whether they hold earlier patient clinical records.
Regards
Valda
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Thank you, Valda.
The birth certificate mentions that the mother has no occupation, so even if there is that on their books it would be something else to know ;)
Has anyone searched these sort of records at the LMA? Is it all stored on microfiche, or would it be the origianl papers that we get to see?
Many thanks again,
Sally
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Hello Sally
I thought your friend's dad was named Douglas and he was born 1928, my apologies....
My friend's dad was born in November 1928, and the mother's address is shown as 8 Tudor Road, Wealdstone. Her name was Jane Lawrence. The father's name was Douglas Wood, but there is no address specifically shown for him
Two Douglas W Wood's died in the Sep qtr of 1958, one in Harrow R.D and one in Surrey Mid E R.D both aged 63! (is it the same Douglas?)
Harrow and Wealdstone are much the same place so Harrow must be favourite.
So.......based on the info above Douglas was born in the Sep qtr of 1895 in either Fulham or Watford and the W stands for Walter or William?
Bryant
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Please don't apologise, Bryant.
The message was written whilst still in the depths of dismay and wasn't worded as well as it could have been.
Thanks for your investigations on my behalf, the gesture is still much appreciated.
:)
Sally
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Sally
Douglas Walter Wood a law clerk may well be favourite....born Fulham, living at 59 Pinner Road, Harrow in later life
1901 census
49, Mansions (Flats), Waldemar Avenue, Fulham, London
Arthur J Wood........Head....33..........Gold Laceman...........Chelsea
Edith........."............Wife.....30...........................................S Kensington
Douglas W "............Son.......5...........................................Fulham
Lawrence C"............Son.......3...........................................Fulham
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Arthur J Wood has his own business tailoring for the Army so may well be listed in Directories of the period?
*just read reply 10...back to the drawing board
Bryant
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Good work, Bryant, but I'd already checked this chap out and he died in 1917, if I remember rightly, in Egypt.
He was a good match.... for a while. And he had a really interesting family too, more's the pity.
I've found a Douglas Wood in Rickmansworth who was an apprentice boat builder that also looks interesting. The trade given on the birth certificate was Carpenter.
One thing I did forget to mention, is Douglas had a middle name of William. I only remembered when I'd been looking at the certificate again this afternoon. A quick check on the BMDs found a Douglas William Wood born 1895 in Watford. Although Ancestry didn't have a marriage match, I found one on Find My Past, where there's a marriage for a Douglas Wood to Elizabeth Atkins in 1919, Watford registration district.
Maybe that's a reason (if it is him) that Douglas and Jane weren't married and never married.
Best regards,
Sally
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Sally
The only other one that qualified is that one named Douglas William Wood born Watford Sep qtr 1895
Bryant
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Would you like some good news :-*
Douglas W Wood married Jane Lawrence in the Sep qtr of 1954 Harrow R.D, 5f, 1231
The marriage cert will provide you with some very important info!
Bryant
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Would you like some good news :-*
Douglas W Wood married Jane Lawrence in the Sep qtr of 1954 Harrow R.D, 5f, 1231
The marriage cert will provide you with some very important info!
Bryant
Well done Bryant- That sounds very much to me as though one of them wasn't free to marry earlier.....on account of already being married perhaps?
I'll still get my pal to go to Harrow Library in the middle of the week for you.
Carol
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Bryant,
Thank You! You could well turn out to be our Christmas Star this year. :-*
I'm going to apply for the certificate tonight, and pace the floor till it arrives!!
Carol,
Thank you, too, that would be just brilliant.
Many, many thanks once again,
Sally
Added note: I just checked on Ancestry as to why I didn't trip over this last time, and it's entered on their indexes as:
Name: Douglas W Wood
Spouse Surname: Lawrence
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1954
Registration district: Harlow
Registration county (inferred): Essex
Volume Number: 5f
Page Number: 1231
I'll have to write and tell them to check these entries out.
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Hi Sally
You've written at the bottom of your last posting.....
Harlow/Essex s/be Harrow(Middlesex) 5f 1231 ?
Careful as to what you order.
Ray
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Hi Ray,
Yes, the entry on Ancestry.com is shown as the marriage having taken place in Harlow. When you look at the original page entry via the link, the place is definitely Harrow. In fact, it's not the first time I've now seen this error.
I triple checked my order to make sure I had the correct information before I ordered from the GRO :)
Thanks for the prompt, though.
Sally
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Sally
My friend went to the harrow library for you just now.
The electoral rolls there go up to 1910 and then start again in 1935-39 and then after the war.So sadly 1928 is not covered.
I will PM you his findings,and then I suggest you contact the LMA (even go there if you can) as they usually hold most electoral rolls,hope that 1928 is held there.
He also looked at the Kelly's directories but no luck there either.
Sorry,
Carol
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Hello Carol,
Please thank your friend for me. I SO much appreciate the trouble he went to.
Fingers crossed for the marriage certificate :)
Sally