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Hi Fairthorn Thats wonderful you found the child of Christines,I hope Dawn can now find her father.
This is why I love this hobby.Susan

fairthorne many thanks that surname i was also given yesterday so this is another family member you have found for me many thanks

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page

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Births Jun 1918 (>99%)
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Donovan Ernest C Beattie Paddington 1a 53

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Births Dec 1924 (>99%)
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Donovan John G Beattie Paddington 1a 87


The only births for Donovan and Beattie from 1913 to 1930,so he had a brother also

gbp = great british pounds

thanks susan for all this information i will be getting lots of certificates

Hi Dawn Just found what I think could be a marriage for Christine.
Christine E Donovan marr Robert C Dawkins March Qua 1966
Hillingdon Grt London 5c 697.
This is only a possible but a very good one,if you go to the site Victoria gave you, you can order the marr cert and check the parents details ,it cost 7 english pounds but it would confirm if it is the correct marr

thanks victoria but not sure what gbp7 stands for i will try to work out

refer to my earlier post

you buy the cert online http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp
they cost gbp7 if you put in all the reference data

i know this is going to sound a stupid question but this is all new to me to get birth and marrage cert do i go to my local town hall

Already on it Dawn ,looking for a marriage for Christine as we speak.Suex

hi susan i cant believe you have done that i cant thank you enough im sure you know what my next step will be thank you again

Just buy cross matching the indexes very time consuming though.
Very happy to have helped you,might be a bit more difficult finding who Christine marr.Suex

Well done Susan, how did you do it???

Hi Dawn I think I have found the marriage for John,
John G Donovan married Winifred E L Guppy Sept Qua 1946
In Kensington 5c 2898 you can order the marr cert with that information.
Already posted birth of Christine for 1947 Mothers maiden name Guppy.Suex

hi susan not sure it could be 1947 but how will i know depends on parents name

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page

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Marriages Jun 1913 (>99%)
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Beattie Alice C Donovan Paddington 1a 69
Donovan Thomas Beattie Paddington 1a 69

This could be the marr of Johns parents(bn 1924 dec Qua already posted) .

England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005
about Christine E Donovan
Name: Christine E Donovan
Mother's Maiden Surname: Guppy
Date of Registration: Jul Aug Sep 1947
Registration district: Paddington
Registration county: Greater London
Volume Number: 5d
Page Number: 384

Only paddington birth but is it to early (edited correct birth )

hi victoria not sure when he married could be 40s up to 1954 im sure it would have been in paddington area as he lived there in 60s but yet again not sure and as for his daughter christine i would say 1950s but no more than 1954

the only way to find out anything for sure is to buy the certificates
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp

Any idea when and where he married winnifred?

also are any of the Christine births given to you by Susan any good?

see for BMDs on http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl and for more recent stuff www.ancestry.co.uk

V.

Hi Dawn I am trying to find a marr but it is proving difficult,I have to search the indexes qua by qua and it takes a while.
With no yr to work with it will be slow ,I have stared with 1945 yr so if anyone else would like to help search the indexes.Suex