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Hi.
Sorry I've only just seen I had a reply to this post.

Wow... my mind is blown! So much more info than we had. I'm so glad you found this post Petra! Thankyou for sharing.

We don't have much info on Margaret... or know much about her...other than believing she was possibly a child that Lucy "took on" after her husband died.

Margaret lived at earnshaw place and my grandad said he they had 2 lodgers living there too.( which were the couple you mention above)

We have a postcard from my grandad Clarence which he sent to Margaret at the above adress while he was serving in the forces signing... with love, your big brother Clarence.
So believe they must have been close.

I remember finding a death cert for Margaret somewhere down south and beleive she had no children. I'm sure I also found a probate record for her too.

Back to clarences birth mother( who we belive to be berth jackson( nee bamford) I found her grave and visited it in Leeds. Buried with her husband Harry Jackson.

If anyone has any more info I would be very grateful.

Kate

Quote from: lynn on Tuesday 02 August 22 21:50 BST (UK)

As Wright Mayhall Bamford died in 1907, then Martha could not possibly be the Sister of Clarence!!

Lynn

 Wright Bamford was buried in 15th Jan 1907.
 Clarence was born 14Oct 1908 so he could not be Wright's son but would be Martha's brother.
  Tazzie

What throws me is why Martha was named Bamford when her fathers name was Jackson.... would she have taken her mother's name as they wernt married when she was born? The other 2 children then had together were surname Jackson.

Thanks

Hi everyone. I haven't posted on here since 2019 as things dropped off with the ancestry. But since the 1921 census was opened I have discovered more and I have got back into it with a passion.
I'm struggling so looking for any help please?

*Back Story*

Looking up my great grandfather Clarence Arthur Bamford Price on behalf of my Grandad( his son) as he was adopted in 1908.
Have traced back to find his potential mother BERTHA BAMFORD(born Methley 1884 )- ( died Jackson) we belive she had 3 girls-
DORIS 29-09-02
HILDA 26-12-03
MABEL 11-12-05

WRIGHT(JOHN) BAMFORD DIED before Clarence was born but was named father on the baptism cert.

My g-g-dad was born CLARENCE BAMFORD 1908( on his b.c his mother was named as Lily Bamford/ no father( we belive lily was a fictional name as was illegitimate)

ALL BORN HUDDERSFIELD.

Clarence was adopted by George and Lucy Price( died priestley) in Royston.


Anyway... the 1921 census has shown Bertha living in Wortley-Leeds in 1921 remarried to JACKSON with her 3 girls named  as step daughters as well as 3 other children x2 named Jackson, and another MARTHA BAMFORD(1911)

I'm trying to trace anything about MARTHA BAMFORD in the hope she may have the same father as Clarence or it may help me out.

It's all very complicated and I'm really stuck if anyone could help me out I'd be very grateful.
My Grandad is 85 and really wants to learn about his father

Many thanks

We have the medal and  the original record.

He was clarence A price his name when he got it x

Might have to get her death cert then.
Sorry....probate in london? Did she have no children?

I will look up that adress at the archives and see what I can find.

Thankyou x

Can anyone see any military records for clarence? We know he got the croix de geur.
But dont know if there is any sign on papers etc?