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Trying to find relatives of my grandmother,

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Linda

Linda Report 26 Mar 2008 19:46

HI PETE, I HAVE JUST FOUND MY MOTHERS BROTHERS DETAILS OF HIS BIRTH AND MY GRANDMOTHERS NAME WAS BROBYN. IF THIS NAME IS NOT A DEVON NAME DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT ORIGINATES FROM.
THANKS LINDA.

Linda

Linda Report 17 Mar 2008 03:40

I will order the certificates then will let you that was where i got her name, it was from my mothers birth entry. Linda

brubra

brubra Report 16 Mar 2008 12:18

Name: Caroline Minnie Brobyn
Year of Registration: 1902
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: East Stonehouse
County: Devon
Volume: 5b

brubra

brubra Report 16 Mar 2008 12:17

Name: Ernest Herbert Austin
Year of Registration: 1897
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Plymouth
County: Devon
Volume: 5b

brubra

brubra Report 16 Mar 2008 12:01

There is a Caroline Minnie E born in 1902 in East Stonehouse, Devon

brubra

brubra Report 16 Mar 2008 11:59

Thre are two threads on this. Jane said:

What about this one?

AUSTIN Ernest H Brobyn Plymouth.5b 719 3 1920


Spouse is a Caroline M Brobyn.

BW

Jane

Pete

Pete Report 16 Mar 2008 10:02

Linda,

Is the only source of reference to your grandmother's name the entry for mother's maiden name in the GRO index for your mother's birth.

Once you have your mother's birth certificate it will be interesting to find out her parents full names. There are very few entries on Ancestry with the surname BROLYN. I wonder if it has been mistranscribed. BROWN perhaps?

I'll be interested to hear the outcome when you get her birth certificate

Pete

Linda

Linda Report 16 Mar 2008 02:31

Thats great news thank you i will order the certificates from Devon.

Linda

Linda Report 16 Mar 2008 02:26

thank you

Lewella

Lewella Report 16 Mar 2008 02:22

I can see no Austin/Brolyn marriage. You will need to purchase Josephine's birth certificate to get her parents' full details

Lewella

Lewella Report 16 Mar 2008 02:20

Birth:



Name: Josephine M Austin
Year of Registration: 1921
Quarter of Registration: last quarter
Mother's Maiden Name: Brolyn
District: Devonport
County: Devon
Volume: 5b
Page: 452

Linda

Linda Report 16 Mar 2008 02:19

thats right thanks

Linda

Linda Report 16 Mar 2008 02:17

Thank you, this is new to me and i wanted to find out about my family so i will apply to the registry for their marriage lines and i will sort mine out

Lewella

Lewella Report 16 Mar 2008 02:15

Okay, her death notes that she was Josephine Minnie Higman born 26 September 1921

Linda

Linda Report 16 Mar 2008 02:13

My Mothers married name was Higman, she was married in plymouth devon, to William Athur. she died on oct 3rd 1975

Lewella

Lewella Report 16 Mar 2008 02:11

If we're to help you, we have to start now and work backwards. Firstly, you need your own birth certificate, then your parents' marriage. From that you can ascertain your parents' ages at marriage and also details of their fathers.

Linda

Linda Report 16 Mar 2008 02:09

You are right I asked my older siblings and that is when they thought he was born, yes it is a big diffrence so i think i will go back and ask again,i must be just writing things down without working it out, thanks for pointing it out!.

Lewella

Lewella Report 16 Mar 2008 02:06

I'm sorry, Linda, but nothing is coming up. Exactly what information do you have? Eg, What was your mother's married name? When did she die?

Linda

Linda Report 16 Mar 2008 02:02

Not compeletly sure of first male! female was my mother, and her name was Joesephine Mini , sure of other male his name was Stanly and the older Brouther was called Arthur.

Lewella

Lewella Report 16 Mar 2008 01:56

Something doesn't add up. If they had their first child in 1890 and the last in 1948, there is a 58 year difference and I'm positive she couldn't have had children at that age!