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When i checked her birth registration she is the only Margaret Johnston registered in 1930 she had no middle name [27th may 1930] when i crossed checked the parents marriage june 1927 there was a Lizzie Jones and Thomas Johnston in Garstang Lancashire a bit more than just luck,i have put in Johnston and Gallacher marriages and it comes up with nothing at all .I still cannot find either William or Edward and they are definitely all brothers and sisters. I hope all your knowledge will be able to help me sort this out .

Sorry, I have just realised that you meant you had got Margaret's marriage certificate and her father was William. I was getting mixed up with the Lizzie Jones and Thomas Johnston marriage.

As for Margaret birth record. I don't know if you know this but they had 6 weeks to register a child. So it could be in the June quarter or the September quarter.

There are actually 2 Margaret Johnston births in the September quarter too.

Births Sep 1930
Johnston Margaret Mack Gateshead 10a 1585
Johnston Margaret Davidson Carlisle 10b 850

Did you say that Margaret was your mother in law Lynn? When/where did she die?

Hi christine yes she was my mother in law she died january 2007 in birmingham . i have sent for her birth certificate so hopefully the problem will be solved very soon and once again thank you for all your help.

You're welcome Lynn but I wish I could have solved it.

Actually, if you know for sure that Myra was Margaret's sister you may be better to order Myra's birth certificate. That way you would see if Margarets mother had been married before which might explain the problem. If Myra is still alive can't she tell you what her father and mothers names were and a bit more family information perhaps?

Hi Christine I will try that as well myra is still alive but lives in yorkshire and has never been close to the family in birmingham ,only her own brothers and sisters not their off springs and since margaret died we have not seen or heard from her ,i will let you know what i find out in due course .

Please do Lynn, I would love to know the outcome or try and help when you have more information.

Guess what I just found :)) I was looking at all the Johnston childrens deaths in Birmingham and I came upon this one -

Name: Edward Gallacher Johnston
Birth Date: 10 Jun 1938
Death Registration Month/Year: Nov 2003
Age at death (estimated): 65
Registration district: Birmingham
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Register number: A28B
District and Subdistrict: 061/1A
Entry number: 216

Could this be Williams death do you think Lynn? I can' find a likely birth though.

Name: William Johnston
Birth Date: 30 May 1931
Death Registration Month/Year: May 1984
Age at death (estimated): 53
Registration district: Birmingham
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 32
Page: 662

Well done! You are very clever thank you so very much ,i still don't know why we can't find williams birth i will still keep digging about and i will wait to get margaret's and myra's birth certificate . All the dates fit so i think you are getting to the bottom of it all . Thank you so very much.

You're very welcome Lynn :)