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Thanks for the help, I must admit it had never crossed my mind he may be a Bennett rather than Williams. Sadly it doesn't seem to help track down his birth.

You mentioned the 1939 register. Is there mention of James Williams or Ellen Bennett in that? I have them back in London, UK for the UK 1939 register but wasn't sure when they moved back to the UK.

Hi,

I am trying to unravel my deceased Grandfather Robert Williams family history. He didn't talk much about it, but I know he was probably born in Ontario around September 1929. Father James Williams and mother Irene Ethel Bennett.

Irenes father Frederick Bennett served in WW1 in Canadian army. Looks like Irene and her mother Ellen Ethel Bennett came over from England after the war to live with him.

I can find some reference to them living at 43 Rogers Road, York, Ontario, Canada in 1935, but currently don't have access to the record so not sure if Irene and James were married at that point?

 They then moved back to England around 1939 as Irene and James are living in London, with Irene now a Williams.

Not sure if there is a birth record for my Grandfather, I know he struggled in later life to get a passport. Also not sure if any marriage records for Irene Bennett and James Williams?

I think James Williams may have been a Radio presenter/broadcaster, and apparently was fairly well known with celebrity links. I know very little about him, apart from his 1939 Register suggest he was born in February 1902. Not sure if Canadian or British. I have tried to narrow down British James Williams of that timeframe with no luck.

Would appreciate any help with trying to find out more.

Many Thanks,