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Henry Gunner

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Natalie

Natalie Report 4 Nov 2007 20:53

Hi,

I am trying to find information about my grandfather Henry Gunner (DOB:1910, East London), he died when my mum was eight which would be about 1955 of lung cancer, all contact with his family was lost after his death.

Thanks

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 4 Nov 2007 21:15

You will need to get his marriage or birth certificate to find out his parents names.

The marriage certificate will show the fahters' names and occupations.

His birth certificate will show both parent's names and his mother's maiden name.


I'm not sure where his birth year from.

I looked on the free site www.freebmd.org.uk, and there are NO Hnery Gunner's born in 1910.

There were these two possible ones:-

Births Sep 1909 (>99%)

Gunner Henry John Dartford 2a 612

OR

Births Jun 1911 (>99%)

GUNNER Henry M Southwark 1d 109



Dartford is in Kent, and Southwark is a district in London.


To get the certificate, go to www.gro.gov.uk, and follow instructions for Ordering Certificates Online in the box to the right of the screen.

The GRO reference number you will need is the 2 numbers to the right of the place name.

Each certificate will cost £7.


I would get his marriage certificate first as this will give you the father's name, and then you can see if you can match this to one of the births.


Good luck


sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Natasha

Natasha Report 25 Nov 2007 16:14

was your grandad married to someone called maud?

Natalie

Natalie Report 25 Nov 2007 21:21

Natasha,

Maud was my grandmother who died in 1984.

Kind regards

Natalie

Natalie

Natalie Report 25 Nov 2007 21:25

Sylvia,

Thank you for the advice, I will give the marriage cert a try. As you can see from the below message there may be a link with Natasha.

Kind regards
Natalie