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William Wright
« on: Wednesday 17 March 21 09:12 GMT (UK) »
Clutching at straws here! I am trying to trace my partner's biological father.  We believe him to be a William Wright born about 1912.  All we know he was living in Coventry Road Birmingham as a fitter in 1953 and was supposedly single. I have searched tirelessly on Ancestry but wondered if any of you have any thoughts on this.

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Re: William Wright
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 17 March 21 09:47 GMT (UK) »
Common name (I have one of them too).  :)
It is possible that he served in WW2, but there will be a lot by that name.
Possibly look for him on the 1939 register.
It might be worth considering your partner taking a DNA test.

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Re: William Wright
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 17 March 21 09:48 GMT (UK) »
Can you access electoral roles to see how long he’d been at that address?
Bradbury (Sedgeley, Bilston, Warrington)
Cooper (Sedgeley, Bilston)
Kilner/Kilmer (Leic, Notts)
Greenfield (Liverpool)
Holyland (Anywhere and everywhere, also Holiland Holliland Hollyland)
Pryce/Price (Welshpool, Liverpool)
Rawson (Leicester)
Upton (Desford, Leics)
Partrick (Vera and George, Leicester)
Marshall (Westmorland, Cheshire/Leicester)

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Re: William Wright
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 17 March 21 13:43 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for your suggestions.  I have looked on the 1939 register and on the Midland electoral registers.  There are too many, too difficult to find obviously because of the common name.

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Re: William Wright
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 17 March 21 14:05 GMT (UK) »
Electoral registers are indexed by address so it may be worthwhile trying to view those around 1953.

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Re: William Wright
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 17 March 21 16:27 GMT (UK) »
You say "believed to be William Wright"  - where did you get his name from? 

How have you arrived at 1912 as a possible birthyear for him?   Was the birth 1953 - if so - he was about 40 at that time.  Was your partners mother a similar age?
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Re: William Wright
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 17 March 21 16:34 GMT (UK) »
It was on my partner's adoption papers.  His mother stated that was his name and he was 42 when his son was born.  This was in Edgbaston.  We have details of his mother and half siblings, which we have met.  Thanks for your interest.

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Re: William Wright
« Reply #7 on: Monday 27 November 23 11:15 GMT (UK) »
I put this on the forum in 2021 on trying to trace my partner's biological father, but so far no success.    We believe him to be a William Wright born about 1912.  All we know he was living in Coventry Road Birmingham as a fitter in 1954 aged 42  and was supposedly single. I have searched tirelessly on Ancestry but wondered if any of you have any thoughts on this. As suggested I am not convinced that my partner having a DNA test would have the answer.  Any suggestions please.

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Re: William Wright
« Reply #8 on: Monday 27 November 23 11:44 GMT (UK) »
The problem is always going to be that this is a very common name, and you only have an age (which may or may not be accurate) and an address, which may have been temporary, so even if you find a man by the right name you are going to struggle to know it is the right candidate.

There is a William Wright (b14/8/1911) and an electrical installer/engineer in nearby Alcester Road in the 1939 register that you could investigate further  ....but DNA is realistically the way to go

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