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Some Special Interests => Travelling People => Topic started by: Pocks98 on Thursday 20 February 25 02:16 GMT (UK)
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Trying to narrow down a William Eastwood & Thomas Eastwood to the family they descend from. William was born 08/05/1908. His dad was Thomas & he married a Burden I believe. Thomas died in 1930 or before as on William’s marriage certificate it says deceased hawker. William was a hawker as well.
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William was born 08/05/1908
There are only 3 William Eastwood births on freebmd in that timescale - none in Croydon. Where did you get his birthdate & birthplace from?
There are several births in 1909 but not in Croydon
Have you found him on the 1911 or 1921 census? Although he married in Croydon - he could have been born elsewhere?
Marriages Dec 1930
Burden Anne Eastwood Croydon 2a 753
Eastwood William Burden Croydon 2a 753
If you check the 1939 register his birthyear is a year earlier than that shown on his death reg
Births Jun 1907
EASTWOOD William Saddleworth 9a 231
Births Sep 1907
Eastwood William Arnold Oldham 8d 671
Eastwood William Henry Derby 7b 585
Births Jun 1908
Eastwood William Fylde 8e 645
Eastwood William Donald Barton I. 8c 665
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On the marriage record to Annie Burden the marriage record is registered in Croydon & says he is born in 1908. But on the 1939 census record it says he is born in 1913. I think the way forward with this could be at the moment a dna test to narrow down the correct Eastwood line. The Burden line we have though as we both know cousins descending from the family
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There is no birthyear on the marriage cert. He married 1930 & declared his age as 22 hence the 1908
On his death reg - his birthdate is given as 8.5.1908 but the 1939 entry is 1907 & he is living in Surrey
What entry are you looking at with a 1913 birthyear?
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Apologies yes the 1913 was a hint I discarded. On findmypast it shows birth years on the parish marriage record
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The transcript on FindMyPast is only suggesting the year working from the age given on the marriage certificate