When finding someone seems impossible did you carry on?

[kooky]

GWERNINION, 

where in the country was she married?
Do you have her parents' marriage?
Do you have Thomas's death?
Do you have any info. about siblings?

If you put a possible location on here, there are lots of people who would try to help you find Dorothy's birth.

[Colin D Gronow]

Hi Kooky,

As I said we have no details of her parents other than her fathers name.

She married 23 Aug 1930 in West Derby Register Office. Lancashire. (witneses were grooms family)

She died 30 Aug 1967, Newsham General Hospital, Liverpool.

She was born 1903 (going by her age at marriage & death which both agree on).
Other than that it's a complete Blank, and I would be very suprised if we ever find out any more

[lizdb]

There are several Thomas Dacey's om 1901. Have you been through each one to see if any are Mariners?

[Colin D Gronow]

Hi Lizdb

Been through all the Census, none stand out as a possible candidate, but without, brothers sisters or Mother it would be a bad guess at best.

Even employed a researcher some years ago, without luck.

I think it's time to let her go (for now anyway )

[lizdb]

I wasnt thinking of 'guessing' at one and taking him as being the next generation and hurtling off down his ancestors. I was thinknig of narrowing down the Thomas Dacey's in 1901 to 'possibles' and then finding out more about each one - like where they lived, where they were having their children christenend etc. Then following through to see if there was anything for another child around 1903.
Perhaps finding the deaths of the various Thomas Daceys, seeing if any were Mariners, finding a will for them, seeing if any mention a daughter Dorothy.
Just all sorts of roundabout ways of finding out more about Dorothy.

[KathMc]

Isn't it interesting that it appears to be the "newer" ancestors  that some of us have trouble with? Shouldn't they be the easier ones? My "problem" would have died after 1905. Wasn't record keeping supposed to be better? Oh so frustrating. My cousin/research partner is going through a hard time right now and I would love to be able to find him, just to give her a little happiness in this very bleak time.

Fifteen years and still searching.

Kath

[Colin D Gronow]

I wasnt thinking of 'guessing' at one and taking him as being the next generation and hurtling off down his ancestors.

Sorry lizdb I didn't mean to suggest, that was what you were thinking. But I've done all the things you suggest. I've been a genealogist for about 30 years now. I have a photo of this old lady & she smiles down from the frame on the wall - if only it could talk.

[lizdb]

If only.........

sounds like you really have left no stone unturned.

One day something may suddenly turn up and take you by surprise.

[Springbok]

I found the marriage of a rellie purely by chance. She had at last been put on Free BMD .

I'm going to recheck all my "losts" and try to remember to do the same at regular intervals!!!

As for the "newer" family...My G/uncle and wife were brought to my wedding in 1954 by their eldest son.   I had met 3 of their  4 children . No sign of them since !!! So Frustrating!

Spring