Needle in a haystack...PARRY / PERRY?

[jaxy]

I am looking for information on my grandfather, my dads father.  I hardly have anything to go on,except a name and area where the man lived.  Not sure its going to be possible to find him.  When my grandmother was alive, she told me his name was PERCY PARRY , could be Perry though, with the accent, but more likely Parry. My nana lived in Molesey in Surrey UK.  She was only 16 at the time my dad was born, (1938). Apparetnly this Percy Parry lived not far down the street either IN Walton Rd or just off Walton Rd in a housing estate. You could see this estate from Walton Rd.  He was apparently alot older than my nana and was already married with a family of 4 daughters ??  I am wondering if anyone can access census records for that area? in around that time? my dad was born in 1938. I assume the family stayed in that area, but again.. dont know any particulars about him.  My dad never knew anything of this man except what i have written here. My dad passed away in 2003. It is my lifelong dream to find his father, and to know where i actually came from.

I would appreciate ANY help , and information anyone can find.. thankyou so much in advance. Its like a needle in a haystack for me. I live in Australia.

Through this site, i have been told there is a death record for a Percy Parry who died in 1986 aged 92 in the Kingston area. I am not sure if this could be him.

[karenlee]

Hi

Just reading through your post and one thing struck me... if your Dad was born in 1838 then someone who died in 1896 is not likely to have been his father...

Do you have a birth certificate for your father which may, or may not, mention a father's name??

The latest Census to be released to the Public is the 1911, which won't help for someone born in 1938.  You can however check FreeBMD for UK birth, marriage and death reference numbers which will help you to order his birth certificate if you don't already have it.

Perhaps your best line of searching would be Electoral Rolls for the area and time that you need.
Cheers
Karenlee

[jaxy]

my dads birth certificate  has NO fathers name, and ive made a boo boo... meant to say 1986.. not 1896. Ive fixed that up. I have looked through the BMD.. cant seem to locate much, but then im new at this, i shall keep looking. thanks Karenlee.

[karenlee]

Ahh, that makes  more sense  .

Since there is no father on the birth cert, then I suppose that the best way to go is Electoral Rolls.  Maybe you should put a request up on the Surrey Board asking for someone to look up this Percy PARRY on the Rolls for the 1930's and 1940's. 

Depending on his age he might also have served in WW2 so there might be a service record for him.

Cheers
Karenlee

[jaxy]

ok i shall go hunting for the surrey board..thanks again

[gothitjulie]

Some of these could be your family, they're at http://www2.kingston.gov.uk/GraveRecords/

Name / Age / Year of Burial / Cemetery / (Section/Class) / Grave Number
Parry, »   24 Hours   1875   Kingston   E    122
Parry, Alexander W »   31 Years   1911   Kingston   D    2001
Parry, Charles »   51 Years   1900   Kingston   B    159
Parry, Elsie C W»   53 Years   1953   Kingston   C    7478
Parry, Henry A »   80 Years   1951   Surbiton   XII    4937
Parry, Margaret L »   29 Years   1930   Kingston   C    5826
Parry, Mary »   50 Years   1897   Kingston   C    2476
Parry, Mary F »   78 Years   1935   Kingston   D    2001
Parry, May »   69 Years   1940   Kingston   D    1687
Parry, Percy »   92 Years   1986   Kingston   C    3389
Parry, Sheila J »   15 Months   1936   Kingston   C    1738
Parry, William G »   26 Years   1906   Kingston   B    159

[jaxy]

thankyou... where to start where to start lol

[carol8353]

Since there is no father on the birth cert, then I suppose that the best way to go is Electoral Rolls.  Maybe you should put a request up on the Surrey Board asking for someone to look up this Percy PARRY on the Rolls for the 1930's and 1940's. 

Cheers
Karenlee

The trouble with electoral rolls,don't you need an address to search them?
And don't forget of course that they didn't take them from 1939-1945 during the war.

Maybe an email to Molesey library(below) asking if they have a Kelly's directory which can be searched by name,would be a good idea?

http://www.rootschat.com/links/087m/

Good luck

Carol

[jaxy]

Since there is no father on the birth cert, then I suppose that the best way to go is Electoral Rolls.  Maybe you should put a request up on the Surrey Board asking for someone to look up this Percy PARRY on the Rolls for the 1930's and 1940's. 

Cheers
Karenlee

The trouble with electoral rolls,don't you need an address to search them?
And don't forget of course that they didn't take them from 1939-1945 during the war.

Maybe an email to Molesey library(below) asking if they have a Kelly's directory which can be searched by name,would be a good idea?

http://www.rootschat.com/links/087m/

Good luck

Carol

yes good idea