wandsworth, southwest London

[junglegympoet88]

How does one find birth records in wandsworth for early 1900's-1920?

[junglegympoet88]

trying to locate information on my grandfather's parents Richard Arthur de Fraine. My grandfather got lot information on him he's Leon Augustus de Fraine. I wanted try get his birth certificate or copy of it.

[Eyesee]

You can look up birth, death and marriage details at

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

From the info found there certificates can be ordered online from

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

There are a couple of trees on Ancestry that have Richard Arthur on them. He was born 1885 and died in France in WW1. Married Florence SPAULDING in 1907.

In 1891 census he was living with his grandparents Joseph and Dinah in Aylesbury. His parents appear to be Joseph De Fraine and Mary Jellis.

Ian C

[carol8353]

This looks like his birth......born in North London rather that Wandsworth (which is South)

Births Mar 1886   

DE FRAINE    Richard Arthur         Pancras    1b   164

[StevieSteve]

There's a baptism on Ancestry for an Ethel Mary de Fraine at St Pancras on 25 Jun 1880 to father Joseph

Gives address as 26 Torbay Street, occupation Commercial Clerk

[ShaunJ]

Richard Arthur De Fraine's CWGC record http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1609635/

Amazingly his army papers have survived and are viewable on FindMyPast (2 files)

He had earlier service in Suffolk Regiment and in the Rifle Brigade and was presumably in the reserve mobilised on the outbreak of war.

[Eyesee]

St Mary Lambeth marriage
1878 Nov 23
Joseph DE FRAINE Jnr, 19, Bachelor, Mercantile clerk, Walcot Square, father Joseph De Fraine, hair dresser
Mary JELLIS, 18, Spinster, -, Luton Bedfordshire, father William Jellis, Straw hat manufacturer
Both signed in presence of F G Jellis, Thos Nettlefold

Ian C

[ShaunJ]

Presumably his mother remarried - she is named in the WW1 army file as Mary Marsh, 112 Leagrave Road Luton.

Richard had three half-sisters: Rose, Lily and Violet Marsh; and a brother Harold De Fraine.

[junglegympoet88]

One of Leon's sister's Lena I think has a son and he's alive. I saw his facebook profile try contact him but no luck there. I wisah I could gotten hold of him he lives in CAwsand. His wife is on a council.

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