An Arbon puzzle....

[DonnaLou84]

The joys of finding relatives continues...

Yesterday I discovered that seemingly, my grandfather had an adoptive brother!

His birth shows as this:

First name: Frederick J
Last name Arbon
Birth registration year 1924
Volume 3B
Page 301
Registration quarter 1
Mother's maiden name: Arbon

It's almost a physical impossibility for him to be a biological child, as my grandfather was born in June 1923, and his mother would have been pregnant instantly, and given birth early for Fredrick to be hers....

He passed in service, in 1944

 https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/200572/


This names his next of kin as : A. Arbon

the website reads:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Arbon, of Peterborough, Northamptonshire. Grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Arbon, of Peterborough.


In 1939 he was living with, who I assume to be his adoptive grandparents Alfred Arbon and Frances Arbon(nee Deboo) at 45 Hankey Street, Peterborough.


It's a bit of a puzzle, as timeline wise, I would imagine he was raised with 'children' his own age(my grandfather and siblings), however as 3 generations of Arbon men were called Alfred, it's hard to know who he was adopted by.


Any help is much appreciated.

[willsy]

There's a small article about "Freddy"

Peterborough Standard 22 September 1944

There was a memorial service for him and another pal, both had been connected with the Young Peoples Corp; the service was held at the Salvation Army Citadel.

He is also remembered

Peterborough Standard 02 May 1947

no family names given

[Mabel Bagshawe]

The way the birth is registered is suggestive of  a birth to an unmarried mother. Is it possible that he's the son of a sister of your great grandfather, and so a cousin of your grandfather?

[CaroleW]

You can download a copy of the 1924 birth cert for £3 which will give his mothers christian name

[DonnaLou84]

You can download a copy of the 1924 birth cert for £3 which will give his mothers christian name

I've just gone onto the GRO site and even just putting in Arbon, and no first name there is no record of his birth, yet on find my past, it's there...odd!

[DonnaLou84]

The way the birth is registered is suggestive of  a birth to an unmarried mother. Is it possible that he's the son of a sister of your great grandfather, and so a cousin of your grandfather?

Having a look at the surrounding family, my grandfather had 3 Arbon aunts, so the sister of the adoptive father

Frances E Arbon  20 at the time of the birth
Alice E Arbon  18 at the time of the birth
Florence Arbon 9 at the time of the birth

So we can discount Florence in being the mother of Fredrick

[DonnaLou84]

There's a small article about "Freddy"

Peterborough Standard 22 September 1944

There was a memorial service for him and another pal, both had been connected with the Young Peoples Corp; the service was held at the Salvation Army Citadel.

He is also remembered

Peterborough Standard 02 May 1947

no family names given

That has narrowed it slightly, he is listed as the son of my 2xgt grandparents, not my gt greatparents.

However, it would still suggest the same possible parents, being one of their daughters.

[CaroleW]

In your opening post you give a birth ref for him - where is that from as it gives no registration district

[DonnaLou84]

In your opening post you give a birth ref for him - where is that from as it gives no registration district

The family resided in Peterborough.

I have searched using that info, comes up with nothing, I've searched just Arbon boys born 1924 +1, nothing...it comes up with many people but none that aline with Fredrick