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Hi Genda

Have you done an Electoral Roll search for the address given on your friend's birth cert for the year 1938?? If it was Doris's home address it will give the other people at the address....i.e. her parents names and (I believe, ages) which would really help.

Mary

ER's do not record ages - and include only the people registered to vote at the specific address in any given year

Thanks - I couldn't remember about whether the age was given or not :-))

But if nothing else, (if Doris was living at home?), it will give her parents names as they would have both been over 21 and then we should know whether her father was Edwin or Edward - and, just as importantly, her mother's name.

Mary

Birth
Doris E Rowe
4Q 1919 Lambeth Greater London
1d 476
MMN Giles


marriage
Edward A Rowe
4Q 1912 Southwark
Spouse Ivy A Giles
1d 323

this could be your witness
Alfred Rowe
Mother's Maiden Surname: Giles
Date of Registration: Jul Aug Sep 1921
Registration district: Limehouse
Registration county: Greater London
Volume Number: 1c
Page Number: 428

you said you thought she was from london area

Than you everyone for all the information you are sending me. it is very difficult to find out the facts without a little more information. Not actually knowing where Doris was from. The only reason we thought she may come from the London area was her giving birth in a London clinic, but she could have gone there to get away from her family. She seems to have covered her identity well, she obviously did not want anyone to find out about it.

To answer the question of the electoral role, no I have not tried that. How do I get this information. At least it may tell me if this was her in-laws address or hers by who else lived there

Ellen Edwards 1912 Rainback Wandsworth Greater London, London, Surrey
........Carrie F Pearce 1912 Rowe Wandsworth Greater London, London, Surrey
Frederick E Raimback 1912 Edwards Wandsworth Greater London, London, Surrey
........Arthur J Rowe 1912 Pearce Wandsworth Greater London, London, Surrey

Looking at all the information given, I think Doris came from one of two families, either with her mmn of Giles or mmn of Pearce, I think Giles could be the front runner, as there was also a brother of this Doris called Alfred who, as Michael said could be the witness name on the marriage certificate. I need to try and find them on the electoral role. Does anyone know how I access this without going to the office? Is there a site I can view?