Looking for Relatives

[duchessanne]

Hello I have tried this before. I am desperatley looking for any relatives of the Bentley family who lived in and around Sussex/Surrey area. My Grandfather was Richard Henry Bentley and he died in 1969 and his wife Emily Mercy Bentley who died in Guildford Surrey in 1934. Between them they had seven children one of which was my mother Violet Gladys May Bentley who died in 1942 giving birth to me also in Guildford Surrey. I am hoping that there may be some grandchildren/greatgrandchildren that are still living .

Thanks Duchessanne

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[aghadowey]

If your grandfather died in 1969 did he leave a Will? might mention children or grandchildren in it.

[duchessanne]

Hello thanks for your reply to my message. I would not know about a will as I only found all this family last year in May 2007. I know that the informant on Richard's death cert was his son Henry Richard Bentley who lived at The Orchard , Staines Lane, Chertsey. I did write to him but had no reply. Then I found that he had died in 1978 in Chertsey and he had a son Anthony Richard Bentley and he lived Mytchette, Surrey. I also wrote to him but again had no reply

So I am clutching at straws to see if anyone would have known this family

Regards Duchessanne

[Sparkle26]

Hi

Have you thought about writing to one of the national papers to see if your can put an article in the paper asking for any living relatives to get in touch with you

Claire 

[duchessanne]

Thanks Clair I could do that

Regards Duchessanne

[silvery]

Have you tried 192 ?

http://www.192.com/

You never know.............it has worked before, and only recently someone managed to get in touch with a family descendant. 

[duchessanne]

Yes I have tried that one thanks anyway

[nanny jan]

Hi,

If you are living in the UK  Channel 4 have a text service where you can place an ad.   It's called something like Lost Touch.  I think the messages stay on screen for a week.


Nanny Jan

[toni*]

i think A R Bentley died in 1990