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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Staffordshire => England => Staffordshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: reigns1989 on Saturday 02 January 21 16:18 GMT (UK)
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Hi,
I'm trying to find trace of my great grandad James Norton and have come a bit unstuck.
I know he was born on 24th October 1904, as it states this on the 1939 register living in Wolverhampton. However, when I try to search for the same details on Ancestry the closest I can find is a James Norton born on 26th October 1904 in West Bromwich. Obviously West Brom is down the road from Wolverhampton, and the 26th is only 2 days off the 24th so this could be the same person however a few trees have different information such as his wife which is 100% incorrect, I know my Great Gran's name as i met her a few times as a child.
I'd really appreciate any help with this at all.
Thanks,
Adam
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What was your great grans name & maiden name
Only one birth on freebmd - Dec qtr 1904 West Bromwich 6b 914
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I wouldn't worry about a birth a couple of days out either way
Have you found him on 1911 census?
Louisa Maud
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Did he marry Alice E Walker in 1936?
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Hi thanks for the fast replies,
My Great Gran was Alice Walker.
I haven't checked the census yet no because i was trying to make sure i had the right birth date, it's down as the 24th on the 1939 register, but the one born in west brom, there is a record of his father joining the army where James date is listed as 26/10 not 24/10 - so that has put me out a bit.
Would i be fairly certain to assume that this is the same James and it's likely the date on the 1939 register is wrong, perhaps a 6 has been read as 4 on something somewhere and misreperesented on the 1939 register?
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Don’t know what’s happening on Family Search. I have found the 1911 entry on Ancestry but when looking on FS it’s only displaying the entry for the person I use for searching - not the whole family
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His mothers maiden name was Cope
William Norton married Alice Elizabeth Cope June qtr 1900 Dudley 6c 175
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Super thankyou.
I have also just bottomed out the other wife on some people's tree's. He was married before he married my great gran, this knocked me off the track as i didn't know about this.
Thanks for your help all
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William Norton married Alice Elizabeth Cope June qtr 1900 Dudley 6c 175
Baptism of James on FreeReg
1 Nov 1904, Gold's Hill St Paul
Father William a Boatman.
Doesn't give a date of birth.
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Per GRO online
Other children born to William & Alice
William Thomas Dec qtr 1900
Samuel Arthur June qtr 1902 - can’t find a death
Gertrude Dec qtr 1903
David Charles 1906 died June qtr 1907
Alice Elizabeth June qtr 1908
Horace March qtr 1911
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Parents marriage also on FreeReg.
3 June 1900, Tipton
Both single
Fathers are William Norton and Arthur Cope.
https://www.freereg.org.uk/
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Occ of William on James baptism confirmed on 1911 entry