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Independent Islands => Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark => Topic started by: Zims101 on Monday 30 May 11 18:01 BST (UK)

Title: Albert Edward Le Provost - Guernsey
Post by: Zims101 on Monday 30 May 11 18:01 BST (UK)
Hello  :)

I'm trying to find out some information about Albert Edward Le Provost dob the 1930s, I think, and served in the Royal Navy and was stationed in Portsmouth in the late 1950s.

Can anyone with any information let me know, especially if you are researching this family.

I notice there are many Le Prevosts I can find information for ........   but the spelling I am looking for is Le Provost.

Thank you
Title: Re: Albert Edward Le Provost - Guernsey
Post by: aghadowey on Monday 30 May 11 18:41 BST (UK)
Rootschat isn't a forum for tracing living relatives/misplaced friends. Is there a possibility this person is still alive?
Title: Re: Albert Edward Le Provost - Guernsey
Post by: Zims101 on Monday 30 May 11 21:32 BST (UK)
Hi Aghadowey,

Theoretically age wise it should be possible, but the only reference on the net I've managed to find for this name says he died in a Dorset hospital in 2002. It is on a family tree for a Schnieder family in America ... I have sent them a query but have not as yet received any reply.

So will it be okay to keep this request on here? If you think I should remove it please let me know and I will.

Thank you

Steph
Title: Re: Albert Edward Le Provost - Guernsey
Post by: aghadowey on Monday 30 May 11 21:34 BST (UK)
Perhaps someone will be able to check death index and see if there's a possible death in 2002 (or so) in Dorset or vacinity - I think at that stage date of birth is listed in the index.
Title: Re: Albert Edward Le Provost - Guernsey
Post by: gsygirl on Wednesday 01 June 11 08:49 BST (UK)
All Guernsey Le Prevost that I know of are Le Prevost ..but has often been misspelt to Le Provost..especially outside of Guernsey..there is a Le Prevost tree on Donkipedia ..and i have lots of genealogy of this family back into the 1600's stemming from 2 branches of the same family....I would be interested to have his ancestry ..there is a Le Prevost family group on Facebook that I began earlier this year... Victoria Le Prevost
Title: Re: Albert Edward Le Provost - Guernsey
Post by: Zims101 on Wednesday 01 June 11 20:09 BST (UK)
Hi Gsygirl,

Thanks for your reply.

I think I may have made contact with the brother-in-law of the late Albert Le Provost and I will be asking him if the family does date back far in Guernsey and if at some time the spelling of the name changed from Le Prevost. If I manage to find out aything interesting and a connection to Le Prevost I will let you know.

Thanks again for your interest.
Title: Re: Albert Edward Le Provost - Guernsey
Post by: gsygirl on Monday 05 September 11 13:20 BST (UK)
The Le prevost family goes back for hundreds of years in Guernsey ..possibly to the 900's ..there are some records ...