Hi
This is a long shot but need any help / ideas where to go to look. I am trying to help a friend locate her family that lived in Belfast Northern Ireland. Due to many circumstances over the years we have very little information to go on.
Any help pointing us in the right direction would be most appreciated.
Her father was William Davison b Belfast 05/03/1919 his mum was called Margaret and there were a lot of brothers/sisters (13) I believe? I remember the name John referred to not sure if it is a brother. She believes that Margaret died when William was a baby & his father died falling of a crane whilst working in Belfast docks. William therefore must have been the youngest as she thinks he possibly had 13 to 14 siblings!
William married only know the 1st name of his wife, Rachel they had 2 girls (who also moved to UK at a later date. Rachel could have died around 1967. The names of the 2 girls, her half sisters, as she would like to try and contact them.
Rachel remarried believing that William had been killed / not returning from the war.
He did return and the reason he moved to Bristol leaving his wife and 2 girls in Belfast. I have found his death records which confirms his DOB. He died Jul 1/4 1985 Bristol aged 66
We have found birth records 1919 Jan 1/4 Belfast - how ever am not able to find this when searching on GRONI
not sure where I am going wrong. So not sure how to order the Birth cert which would tell us his parents names
She also knows William did some boxing have a very old photo of a trainer who was a midget? She also used to have a photo of him as goalkeeper for Glentoran Rovers with a big shield c1935 [may still have it some where]. I have tried looking for any websites for Glentoran FC but none listing players that played for them in 1935.
That is all the information we have not much to go on but never know
any help pointing us in the right direction to look would be great
Thanks
K
