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Quote from: ry2an5 on Tuesday 28 January 25 17:18 GMT (UK)

On my mother's side, I've managed to trace back my great-great grandmother's grandparents who were -
Catherine Sherpin - born 1814 in Westminster, London; died 1875 in Kensington, London
John James Jackson - born 1819/20 in - St Mary's Church, Strand, London; died 1865 in Kensington London

Looking at the surnames you have posted I think you are a bit confused on the JACKSON side of your family.

Ada KIDD married Robert PAMMENT in 1894.

Ada was born in 1878, the daughter of George KIDD and Frances Caroline JACKSON who were married in 1864.

Frances Caroline was born in 1843 (registered as Caroline Frances), the daughter of John James JACKSON and Ann Harris HOLMES who were married in 1838. John is widowed by 1851, it looks like Ann most likely died in 1846 and was buried at St Giles.  John remarried in 1860 to a 45 year old widow named Catherine LARNDER (maiden surname CRUSE, previously married to Robert LARDNER in 1829).

Who is 'Catherine Sherpin'?

Debra 

Aw right, I found a Catherine Sherpin - born 1814 in Westminster, London; died 1875 in Kensington, London who was married to John Jackson.

I also found Frances Caroline Jackson - born 1847 in Strand, London; died 1884 in St. Pancras, London. I must've got muddled up at that stage of the tree 

There is a 1934 Leeds birth with second name spelled Brian.
Can see, I think, his parents on the 1939, but two redacted entries.
So either not yet deceased or died in another country


So as Darnity said, you will need to get your grandparent’s  marriage certificate.
If you are not sure of your grandmother’s previous surname look for your father’s birth in the freebmd indexes.
Hopefully not too common, and only one obvious marriage which you can then order from the GRO to age occupation & father’s  name.

Thank you, I think we've got more chance of seeing pigs flying over a blue moon than getting their marriage certificate, my grandmother won't respond to me, neither will my paternal uncles or auntie.

my father's side of the family only goes as far back as my grandfather who I don't even where he was born or his parent's names.

I'm not clear from what you've said, whether paternal grandfather is dead or alive.

If he's dead you can find out his age from his death registration. Then you can look for his birth on the BMDs - either on the GRO website or on FreeBMD.

You can also find the marriage of him and your paternal grandmother, the marriage cert should tell you the name and occupation of his father.

If he's dead and was alive in 1939 you should be able to find him on the 1939 Register.

I don't know whether he is dead or alive either, I have no contact with my dad's family anymore, not my choice, I have tried to reach to them.

Surnames of my extended relatives/ancestors. Trying to find out if any of my ancestors were Gypsies, Romanies or Travellers. We have been told conflicting information with some of our relatives saying we do have Gypsy blood and others saying no we don't.

None of my immediate family have been raised as Gypsies, but obviously I don't know about my ancestors.

Also, I have very little information about my father's side of the family who no longer speak to me. I don't know anything about my paternal grandfather other than his name David Bryan Senior. I would like to find out about his parents, but my paternal grandmother (married my dad's father) isn't helpful.