Searching for JAMES DICK, a riveter in Glasgow

[JenB]

I really don’t want to seem like a ‘wet blanket’ but I wouldn’t want to conclude that this is your man, simply because he had the right name and occupation and happened to come from the same area as the mother.

He might be the right person, but where’s the hard evidence?

The mother might have moved south long before and met and had a child by a totally different James Dick from the south of England who might have been working at the big naval dockyards in Sheerness.

Sorry……I think you need to be cautious about this.

[Sprutorch9]

Yes, JenB, I am still double-checking everything I can to make sure this is correct.
There seems to be an incredible amount of James Dicks in the Uk and beyond, so I do know to be most cautious on something like this.
Thank you.

[softly softly]

I really don’t want to seem like a ‘wet blanket’ but I wouldn’t want to conclude that this is your man, simply because he had the right name and occupation and happened to come from the same area as the mother.

He might be the right person, but where’s the hard evidence?

The mother might have moved south long before and met and had a child by a totally different James Dick from the south of England who might have been working at the big naval dockyards in Sheerness.

Sorry……I think you need to be cautious about this.

I agree totally JenB

SS

[Sprutorch9]

First, I would like to thank all of you who have been so kind in my search for James Dick.
That is why I am so embarrassed to say that my distant cousin has just contacted me to say that the information he had given me on his grandfather was incorrect. Apparently, my cousin had misplaced his father's birth certificate and just received a replacement copy. He truly had believed that his grandfather was a James Dick who was a rivetter.
However, it was not James Dick, a rivetter, but actually a THOMAS DICK who was a pneumatic driller working for a private firm in Sheerness.
My cousin sent a copy of the birth certificate to me via email attachment, and it is definitely Thomas and not James.
Therefore, my deepest apologies to all who offered their time and effort to help me. I would have never posted if I believed for one moment that the information I had was incorrect.
 

[softly softly]

Not to worry, glad you found what you were looking for.

SS

[Sprutorch9]

Thank you.
My poor cousin was highly embarrassed to tell me about his mistake.
I just wanted to apologize. I know that people who helped me on Rootschat would wonder if I had ever found James.
At least I have the correct name now to start a new search.