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World War One / Re: reginald brown Help South lancashire reginemt
« on: Thursday 14 November 13 14:56 GMT (UK)  »
Sir your  are a gent   Thanks so much for the help I can tell I am still a novice a this geneology :(
hopefully in time I will get where I want to get to with him
frankly I would be happy just to go back a few generations to see if he really did change his name and why still thats a skeleton still to be discovered

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World War One / Re: reginald brown Help South lancashire reginemt
« on: Thursday 14 November 13 10:45 GMT (UK)  »
109 Napier st does but thats as much as I know really
I believe my grandmother his wife (Ruth waring )grew up in the gate house of Knowlsey estate ( now safari Park )
and they knew each other from a very young age

George st though nothing at all

My grandfather always said he changed his name and I suspect he had more than 1 alias that he used why I have no idea
I know he started life in lincoln I have located his birth certificate and Have him in prescot when he is 3 with his mother and sister and brother
winifred and I think william Charlotte his mother was originally heald her family I can now trace back to 1600 and have found family I never knew I had, but grandad is a living nightmare

I think his father was Herbert Brown ( 1875 where or how he died is a mystery )and his father was Thomas Brown C1845)
now after 2 years of searching you know as much as I do

I know reginald was born 1897 in lincoln and died 1985 Chorley / preston
I know when he joined up he faked his age as he was too young then he was wounded and medically discharged with shrapnel in his head and legs but at some point he signed away his disability pension and rejoined the army
years later in the 1970s the british leigion got it reinstated and he got a back pay sum of money
I also know he got a grave plot at st helens cemetary as a "perk" and I say that lighlty from Pilkingtons Glass and a small holding at Duxbury when he came home from the war

but literally anything you can gleam would be much appreciated

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World War One / Re: reginald brown Help South lancashire reginemt
« on: Wednesday 13 November 13 15:18 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you all so much
But I am Gutted... this is obviously not him I suppose I got my hope up too much again
the dates and regiment all ties in I know he served in a pilkington regiment as he was given a smallholding in Duxbury when he came out of the war also a grave plot from pilkingtons in St helens Cemetary 

But sadly my Gfater was well over 6ft tall not 5ft 8 as noted on your very much appreciated efforts
what do you do when you just keep hitting a brick wall

all I know about him basically after 2 years of digging is d.o.b is 1897 dec   born ? died 1985 in chorley
married ruth waring in st helens ( prescot )
his mother was Charlotte brown ( Heald) D.o.B 1878  born laverstock hants died 1930 burried in st helens cemetary

and he spend part of his childhood in Lincoln
other than after that I am drawing blanks where ever I turn

Oh well just keep going I might learn about him one day :(





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World War One / reginald brown Help South lancashire reginemt
« on: Wednesday 13 November 13 12:32 GMT (UK)  »
Hi can anyone help
I am trying to start a trace on my grandfather reginald brown after many brick walls I have finally got a glimmer of hope
can anyone tell me anything about silver war badge no 205096
he was possibly serving in the south lancashire regiment service no 22224 
30th oct 1915 and discharged 1917 ( which rings true with what he always told us that he was too young to join up and gave a fake D.O.B )

any information would be appreciated no matter how small

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Herbert Graham / brown 1911
« on: Friday 23 November 12 14:04 GMT (UK)  »
Hi this seem sto confirm they are changing names between Graham and Brown
they marry as brown and then seem to live as Graham until I don't know when :)
all I know is My Grandad reginald was known as brown and married as brown
and his mother Charlotte is burried as brown
But herbert just dissappears off the planet
Im getting a headache with all this and no clue as to why it happens

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Herbert Graham / brown 1911
« on: Friday 23 November 12 13:31 GMT (UK)  »
my mistake I should of asked for 1901 not 1911
as this is dated 31st march 1901
Sorry  :P

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Herbert Graham / brown 1911
« on: Friday 23 November 12 09:53 GMT (UK)  »
Hi can anybody help I am looking to find out if Herbert Graham is in fact becomes Herbert Brown ( changed name reason unknown )
can anybody tell me who he is living with in 1911 I am just going round in circles at the minute
I am looking for a wife (Charlotte annie Heald C 1875) Married Lincoln 1897 Mar   and a child Reginald born 1897 Dec Winifred born 1901C wilfred born 1904C

name: Herbert Graham 
event: Census 
event date: 31 Mar 1901 
gender: 
age: 27 
relationship to head of household: Head 
birthplace: Ceylon (Brit Subj) 
record type: Household 
registration district: Wortley 
sub-district: Ecclesfield 
ecclesiastical parish: Wincobank St Thamas 
civil parish: Ecclesfield 
county: Yorkshire (West Riding) 

 ??? ??? ???

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Lincolnshire Lookup Requests / Re: Herbert Brown / Graham
« on: Friday 12 October 12 08:51 BST (UK)  »
No I am still having issues getting the certs for Reginald which may show his fathers details
I haven't given up but his name issue might be causing it

I had an email last night with the name william Herbert Brown 1876 suggested from Christchurch Hampshire
I know Charlotte his wife was from laverstock Hampshire so I suppose I should check him out it would make sense if he had a second name that could be causing all sorts of problems

back to the searching
If I manage to get a cert I will post the details

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Lincolnshire Lookup Requests / Re: Herbert Brown / Graham
« on: Thursday 11 October 12 16:28 BST (UK)  »
Ah well it seems to run strong in the family marrying younger men
Have a good evening and thanks again

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