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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Adoptive parents of my great grandfather- wakefield/ royston/yorkshire
« on: Friday 04 October 19 23:55 BST (UK)  »
I did the original post of this topic about my Grandad. Kate is my relative researching alongside me .  I have the document for Grandad Clarence describing his war medal as thus , from - The National Archives , Kew

Description:   
Name   Price, Clarence Arthur
Rank:   Corporal
Service No:   2317711
Regiment:   158 AAOR Signals Section
Theatre of Combat or Operation:   Foreign to British: France
Award:   Croix de Guerre with Bronze Star
Date:   1944

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Adoptive parents of my great grandfather- wakefield/ royston/yorkshire
« on: Sunday 29 September 19 14:54 BST (UK)  »
Hi, I’m so grateful for all your replies and taking the time to research. My cousin has told me she has a birth certificate which she got from Huddersfield birth records stating that Clarence’s mother on the certificate says Lily Balmforth , no name of father so perhaps he was born out of wedlock ?  I am unsure of how to access admissions to Lockwood union workhouse where it has been claimed he was born any info ?  I shall ask my cousin for a copy of the certificate . My other theory was that “Lily” was the sister of John Bamford . The different spellings of the surname doesn’t help either !  I never heard my family talk of any siblings of Grandad.  I was 5 when he died.           He received the Croix de Guerre ( WW2 )from Charles de Gaulle of which I have a photo. I have a little more info to piece together now from you, thanks very much.

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Family History Beginners Board / Adoptive parents of my great grandfather- wakefield/ royston/yorkshire
« on: Saturday 28 September 19 21:24 BST (UK)  »
Hi there,
I've been trying to trace more about my Grandad for ages now. I am also using Ancestry. The info I have is he was born in Huddersfield 25/10/1908 as Clarence Arthur Bamford ( occasionally miss spelt on documents as Balmforth/ Bamforth etc.. ) He took his adoptive parent's name Price around age 2.
His birth cert only says mum name lily bamford.he was then adopted aged around 2 years by Lucy and George Price and lived in Midland Road, Royston, West Yorkshire, according to the 1911 census.  I think lily's  husband had possibly died and she was sent to workhouse ( LOCKWOOD UNION WORKHOUSE HUDDERSFIELD ) He was then sent  to a Children's home on Midland Rd, Royston,which is where his  name Bamford came about ,which was possible miss-spelt, and is actually Bamforth according to war records. I also have information that he was possibly living with John and Bertha Bamford in Luck Lane, Marsh, Huddersfield and have his baptism certificate with them being named as parent's. I realise names very commonly get miss spelt along the years !  Also informal adoptions may have occurred.  Any info at all on how to search further would be gratefully appreciated !

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