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Family History Beginners Board / Re: No birth certificate
« on: Tuesday 10 December 24 19:39 GMT (UK) »
Thank you everyone for taking the time to look and help, I will delve into some of the suggestions 🤞🏻
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: No birth certificate
« on: Tuesday 10 December 24 16:40 GMT (UK) »I've not looked at churches as we have no birth certificate so don't actually know where he was born, it is starting to seem likely that he made up his name and his fathers.
His fathers name on marriage cert is Stephen Malcolm Truelove (there are 2 of them but they lead nowhere) his wife's maiden name was Potter
I thought the Army said he was born in Cardiff?
Yes they did but they also said his birth date was 1917 and in the 1939 register Alexander said it was 1915
A birthday certificate apparently wasn't needed to join the army so it's only what Alexander stated
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: No birth certificate
« on: Tuesday 10 December 24 16:09 GMT (UK) »Here are my suggestions.
You have two possible dates of birth for him. Have you contacted the churches in the area where he was born in case he was baptized?
Have you contacted the funeral home, and the cemetery where he was buried, to see if either of them has anything on file?
Do you know what children's home his children were placed in after he left and whether or not there are any records still on file?
I'm confused by the father's name on his marriage record. Was his father Alexander Malcolm, who was a potter by trade? Or was his father Alexander Malcolm Potter?
Good luck in your research.
I've not looked at churches as we have no birth certificate so don't actually know where he was born, it is starting to seem likely that he made up his name and his fathers.
His fathers name on marriage cert is Stephen Malcolm Truelove (there are 2 of them but they lead nowhere) his wife's maiden name was Potter
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: No birth certificate
« on: Tuesday 10 December 24 16:05 GMT (UK) »
Thank you everyone, I hadn't considered that Mallen may of been the right birth certificate but as they're all on the 1939 register it seems that is out too 😞
Those are the people he was living with and they registered his death
Those are the people he was living with and they registered his death
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: No birth certificate
« on: Tuesday 10 December 24 16:03 GMT (UK) »
His name is Alexander Truelove married to Edna potter 1941 father on his marriage cert Stephen Malcolm potter deceased.
Should that be Stephen Malcolm Truelove
Yes 🤦🏻♀️
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: No birth certificate
« on: Tuesday 10 December 24 08:03 GMT (UK) »Alexander Malcolm Truelove died 15 July 1981 address 52 Tudor Street Cardiff
Probate was 25 September 1984.
Appears to be an Administration rather than a will. A copy would tell
you who the administrator was.
In 1983 I think it was my auntie looked for him and found that he had passed. We have the name of the person who registered the death, the surname of whom I think holds some significance "Cosslette" as there is a photo of him in his army uniform and that name is also on the back of the photo
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: No birth certificate
« on: Tuesday 10 December 24 07:59 GMT (UK) »Not much help.[ Amended] Did he leave the family at some point?
Birmingham Weekly dated 25 April 1965
Listed under lost relatives
Alexander Malcolm Truelove, Seen in Birmingham the last two years thought to be working in the are.
Son enquires.
Yes the family became fractured and my father and siblings were put into a children's home, they lost complete contact with their father Alexander and their mother moved away and continued to have children whom she then adopted out. He had brief contact with her years later but things were never discussed sadly.
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: No birth certificate
« on: Monday 09 December 24 21:03 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for all replies.
For Edna's marriage to Alexander the witnesses were relatives of Edna's. She always kept the name Truelove but I wondered why it also had Jones written.
Thank you for adding the link (I am not tech savvy in anyway)
Yes looked at Hodgson and was a dead end.
Damnit re the birth certificate for the army.
I think I'm chasing my tail, just every few years I try to find relatives on my paternal side that were fractured. With the help of this site I've managed to re unite my dad with 2 sisters that were adopted out, sadly I think his dad will remain a mystery 😔
For Edna's marriage to Alexander the witnesses were relatives of Edna's. She always kept the name Truelove but I wondered why it also had Jones written.
Thank you for adding the link (I am not tech savvy in anyway)
Yes looked at Hodgson and was a dead end.
Damnit re the birth certificate for the army.
I think I'm chasing my tail, just every few years I try to find relatives on my paternal side that were fractured. With the help of this site I've managed to re unite my dad with 2 sisters that were adopted out, sadly I think his dad will remain a mystery 😔
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Family History Beginners Board / No birth certificate
« on: Monday 09 December 24 18:55 GMT (UK) »
I tried to find my grandad a while ago and ended up giving up because there was no birth certificate (I have previous posts on here but not sure how to link sorry)
I thought the 1921 census might throw up some clues but sadly not.
He was in the army (my aunt contacted them some years ago) and they've said his birth date is 21/08/1917 born Cardiff would he have had to show a birth certificate to join?
On the 1939 register he said it was 21/08/1915
His name is Alexander Truelove married to Edna potter 1941 father on his marriage cert Stephen Malcolm potter deceased.
Also on the 1939 register Edna has her name potter crossed out and changed to Truelove but there is also Jones next to it?
Any help appreciated thank you
I thought the 1921 census might throw up some clues but sadly not.
He was in the army (my aunt contacted them some years ago) and they've said his birth date is 21/08/1917 born Cardiff would he have had to show a birth certificate to join?
On the 1939 register he said it was 21/08/1915
His name is Alexander Truelove married to Edna potter 1941 father on his marriage cert Stephen Malcolm potter deceased.
Also on the 1939 register Edna has her name potter crossed out and changed to Truelove but there is also Jones next to it?
Any help appreciated thank you
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