searching for HERBERT DEXTER

[aghadowey]

Welcome to Rootschat, Peter. I've merged your two posts about Herbert Dexter and kept them on the beginners board since there isn't yet any indication that Herbert had any Nottingham connection- lacemaking, as an occupation, was not connfinded to that county.
There've been lots of questions here so I'll sumarise them and hopefull if you are able to answer all or any of them we might be able to help you find more information about Herbert or suggest where you can check next.

Assuming she is deceased can you tell us your grandmother's first name and maiden name please?

Do you know Herbert's approximate year of birth? Was Herbert born in Scotland?

Do you know if Herbert had any siblings, their names and approx years of birth?

Do you have an approximate year that your grandmother and Herbert may have married? Was your grandmother born in Scotland or England?

Does you mother's birth certificate list date and place of parents' marriage- or were her parents not married at the time?

[petrseaford]

thanks very much for all the help.

Mum is dead and so is my Grand Mother.

Her name was Euphemia Davidson Baird and she was married to John Redpath Baird .

John was a member of the 13 Battalion Royal Scots ( Tranent Division) and he died for us at the Battle of Loos France 1916.

Grand Mother did not marry Herbert as far as we can find out and Mum was named  MARION DEXTER BAIRD.

we were unaware of this until we got Mums birth certificate #798 on 21/1/2010 and have searched ever since


regards

peter

[Ruskie]

Hi again Peter.

I'm a bit confused. Can you please clarify?

Your mum was Marion Dexter Baird.

Her parents were Euphemia Davidson Baird and John Redpath Baird?
(Euphemia sounds like a nice Scottish name  - what was her maiden name?)

I thought Herbert was your grandfather.  Are you saying that Euphemia was married firstly to John who died in 1916, then she got together with Herbert - they did not marry but they had your mum Marion?

You say you have been unable to find a marriage for Herbert and Euphemia. Have you looked in England or just Scotland?

I think there are a few questions that you still haven't answered, so if you could do that it might help us find out more about your family. 

[aniph]

Peter

There is a private tree on Ancestry that mentions Marion Dexter Baird be 1918, Leith.
Is that your mum?

Annie

[Ruskie]

Peter, do you have your grandmother's Australian death certificate? If so, what are her parent's names.

[carol8353]

I can see their passage in 1928 to Oz....they left Liverpool bound for Melbourne on 15th Sept 1928.

The family consisted of...

Euphemia BAIRD housewife 38
James 15
Margaret 14
Marion 10

Carol

Added-- the ship was the THEMISTOCLES .
The address they left was in East Lothian,but I can't read the place name 

[Ruskie]

That's interesting Carol. So it looks like James and Margaret are children of Euphemia and John and Marion is the child of Euphemia and Herbert Dexter?

It's all becoming a bit clearer....

[carol8353]

Mmmm yes I suppose they are Ruskie- datewise that would fit 

[Ruskie]

Peter, I take it you haven't found a death for Herbert?