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Title: Leominster area - parish record look up
Post by: kdcen on Friday 09 September 22 16:08 BST (UK)
Hi,

I am trying to find if the father of a Flossie Cecelia Taylor b1931 Leominster is listed in the parish records.
Her mother was Gwendoline Lewis.

Many Thanks
Title: Re: Leominster area - parish record look up
Post by: rosie99 on Friday 09 September 22 16:26 BST (UK)
Birth registration suggests that she was possibly illegitimate

GRO website
TAYLOR, FLOSSIE  CECILIA     - 
GRO Reference: 1931  March Quarter in LEOMINSTER  Volume 06A  Page 704

Freebmd
Births Mar 1931 
Taylor    Flossie C    (MMN Taylor)    Leominster    6a   704

Do you have the certificate to confirm where in Leominster RD she was born
https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/leominster.html
 
Title: Re: Leominster area - parish record look up
Post by: kdcen on Friday 09 September 22 16:49 BST (UK)
Hi,

Flossie was born at 42 Vicarage Street , Leominster December 1930.
Title: Re: Leominster area - parish record look up
Post by: CaroleW on Friday 09 September 22 23:30 BST (UK)
When did this person die?  Marriage 1948 but no death found up to 2021 & she & her husband appear on current ER's in another county

RC has a strict no living persons policy
Title: Re: Leominster area - parish record look up
Post by: kdcen on Sunday 11 September 22 09:30 BST (UK)
Apologies, yes you are correct. Flossie is still living age 91. I am actually looking on behalf of Flossie as she herself wanted to know if I could find the parish record to try and identify her father.
I was thinking that her father would no longer be living so it would be ok.
Apologies again.
Title: Re: Leominster area - parish record look up
Post by: CaroleW on Sunday 11 September 22 13:55 BST (UK)
Hi

As more than 24hrs have elapsed you cannot edit your post to remove her name so I have asked the moderator to do it

It is very unlikely that any fathers name would be on a baptism.  Also - you don’t know whether she was actually baptised & if so - which church.

Baptisms could take place at any time following a birth - weeks/months and in some cases years so finding a parish record entry that is not online would entail a physical - and lengthy - search.

I notice you refer to her mother as Lewis - not Taylor.  I can’t see any post 1931 Taylor/Lewis marriage  but mmn on birth reg is Taylor
Title: Re: Leominster area - parish record look up
Post by: lisalisa on Sunday 11 September 22 14:05 BST (UK)
Hello,
you (or really Flossie) might find a dna test could be helpful in finding the paternal side of her family.
Title: Re: Leominster area - parish record look up
Post by: CaroleW on Sunday 11 September 22 14:11 BST (UK)
Good idea Lisa