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Title: LOVELOCK
Post by: Stitches on Sunday 24 May 20 13:58 BST (UK)
In my tree search I have become rather confused with this man. Gerald C Lovelock born in Brentford, Middlesex in 1927 but appears to have changed his name twice before his death in 2005 in Milton Keynes, Bucks. He was also known as Stephen Lovelock and Stephen Murray in Ancestry records. At one point, he was married to Elsie Marie Goosey. Just wondering if anyone can help me move forward with this foggy area. Many thanks.
Title: Re: LOVELOCK
Post by: chempat on Sunday 24 May 20 19:53 BST (UK)
Where do you want to move forward to?

Have you got his birth certificate?

Have you found him and family in 1939?

Parents?
Marriages June quarter 1922
 William R Lovelock    Brentford   3a  438
 Winifred M C  Parish   Brentford   3a   438

'He was also known as Stephen Lovelock and Stephen Murray in Ancestry records.'  Which records, please?
Title: Re: LOVELOCK
Post by: Stitches on Sunday 24 May 20 20:33 BST (UK)
I have only just added him to my tree after viewing other related trees. Thet confirm his name changes. He married twice and had 3  different names. Since I added him I have received several new DNA matches, so I know I am in the right area. Not seen him in the 1939 census. I'm just confused about the man. I was adopted in 1952 and am searching for birth fathers name. My Ancestry birth name os Beckett.
Title: Re: LOVELOCK
Post by: heywood on Sunday 24 May 20 23:04 BST (UK)
There is a tree which mentions the two other names.
This is one of them

Electoral registers
1958 Ealing At the same address in Curzon Road
Leonard a Goosey
Violet F Goosey
Stephen Murray
Elsie M Murray

Marriage
1943 Elsie M Goosey and Kenneth Anstey
Marriage
1983 Elsie M Anstey and Stephen Murray

It doesn’t clear your foggy area though
Title: Re: LOVELOCK
Post by: heywood on Sunday 24 May 20 23:12 BST (UK)
Free BmD shows a marriage 1949
Stephen Lovelock or Murray and Molly Horton or Blackwell

Stephen and  Molly Murray are living in Ealing in 1950

Death of Stephen Murray 2005 -birthdate 26th September 1927
Title: Re: LOVELOCK
Post by: chempat on Monday 25 May 20 00:02 BST (UK)
Molly's first marriage?
Marriages Sep 1938 
Andrew G   Blackwell    Brentford   
Molly    Horton    Brentford   

and possible birth
Births March quarter  1917
Molly Horton    mmn  Conner    Brentford   
Title: Re: LOVELOCK
Post by: Stitches on Monday 25 May 20 07:36 BST (UK)
Thanks for all that information. I suppose I am really saying "are they all the same person"???
Title: Re: LOVELOCK
Post by: heywood on Monday 25 May 20 08:26 BST (UK)
There is a note on the tree that the man changed his name by deed poll.
Have you contacted the tree owner - maybe they would be able to help you with the circumstances.
Title: Re: LOVELOCK
Post by: chempat on Monday 25 May 20 08:28 BST (UK)
Gerald's parents and sister (Joan) can be found in 1939, there are 2 redacted records. 

His brother Roy born and dies in 1924.
Title: Re: LOVELOCK
Post by: chempat on Monday 25 May 20 08:34 BST (UK)
His sister Monica K Lovelock is in more than a dozen trees on Ancestry, claimed married in Belgium.  Dies age 32.  Worth trying to contact some of those tree holders?
Title: Re: LOVELOCK
Post by: Stitches on Monday 25 May 20 12:02 BST (UK)
Thank you so much for the advice. Will now get on with my research.
Title: Re: LOVELOCK
Post by: amon000 on Tuesday 28 February 23 21:42 GMT (UK)
Hi there, did you ever get to the bottom of this? He was my step-grandad. As far as I know he was indeed married to a lady called Molly and later was living with my grandmother, Elsie Anstey (nee Goosey) at Curzon Road, Ealing. I only ever knew him as Stephen Murray but know he was born Gerald Lovelock - they are the same person. He and my grandmother married in the 1980s, having been together for decades by that time.