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Keith

Keith Report 20 Mar 2011 17:28

hi all can sum one help me am looking for my grandad cornlius simmons he was marred to phylls hendrickson all i no is my grandad is from turks and calcos just want to no were to look all i no is he dead in cardiff thanks for you help ?

Catherine

Catherine Report 20 Mar 2011 17:32

Marriages Sep 1937 (>99%)
Hendrickson Phyllis J Simmons Cardiff 11a 1059
Simmons Cornelius Hendrickson Cardiff 11a 1059

The marriage cert. will give you his age, so you can work out his date of birth, and his father's name and occupation which should help find other info.

Possible birth for Phyllis, just in case you don't have it:-
Births Mar 1919 (>99%)
Hendrickson Phyllis J (Richards) Newport M. 11a 512

and

possible marriage for her parents:-
Marriages Dec 1915 (>99%)
Hendrickson Harold Richards Newport M. 11a 586
Richards Millicent E Hendrickson Newport M 11a 586

Keith

Keith Report 20 Mar 2011 17:38

how will i do that work out the age of him ?

Keith

Keith Report 20 Mar 2011 17:43

i no that but i need to no about my grandads side ?

Catherine

Catherine Report 20 Mar 2011 17:48

The marriage certificate will give you his age at the time of the marriage. The marriage took place in 1937, so if you take his age at the time of the marriage away from the date, it will give you his date of birth.

(for example:- if he was 27 yrs old when he married, then 1937 - 27 = 1910. ) This may be a year out depending on the month he was born and the month he was married so should be taken as a guide but it is a good indication.

His death certificate may also be able to help find his date of birth. Do you know when he died?

Keith

Keith Report 20 Mar 2011 17:53

i think in the 1970s but i cannot find his death certificate on here ? are do i need to ring cardiff

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Mar 2011 17:58

My subscription to Ancestry has run out but there is a death of a Cornelius Simmons in Glamorganshire in 1968.

Perhaps someone else can look up this record for you.

Kath. x

K

K Report 20 Mar 2011 18:00

There is a possible on Ancestry if he died in Cardiff

Name: Cornelius Simmons
Death Registration Month/Year: 2nd Quarter1968
Age at death (estimated): 71
Registration district: Cardiff
Inferred County: Glamorganshire
Volume: 8b
Page: 126


KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Mar 2011 18:02

Can you check the image K and see which qtr. of the year the death was?

Kath. x

Keith

Keith Report 20 Mar 2011 18:02

thank u so much

K

K Report 20 Mar 2011 18:03

Just done it

Kayx

Keith

Keith Report 20 Mar 2011 18:04

hi k can you tel me what quater has died ?

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Mar 2011 18:04

If this is the correct death record then his birth was around 1897 give or take a couple of years. Do you know if there was a big difference in their ages?

Kath. x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Mar 2011 18:05

Ahh....I see K has edited the post and given the 2nd qtr. for the death.

Kath. x

K

K Report 20 Mar 2011 18:06

If someone has access to Worldwide Ancestry and can look this up it may be him

Name: Cornelius Simmons
Birth: year - British West Indies
Arrival: date - St Albans, Vermont, United States
Residence: British West Indies

Keith

Keith Report 20 Mar 2011 18:09

all i no is he is from turks and calcos and my nana phyllis died in the 1980s in cardiff and i think about 4 to 6 yes in it ?

K

K Report 20 Mar 2011 18:18

The Turks and Caicos Islands were formerly part of the British West Indies so this could very well confirm the date he went from the islands to the states prior to coming to the UK. However I don't have access to the site to check the detials.

Can someone else help?

Catherine

Catherine Report 20 Mar 2011 18:19

Name: Phyllis Joan Simmons
Birth Date: 7 Jan 1919
Death Registration Month/Year: Aug 1984
Age at death (estimated): 65
Registration district: South Glamorgan
Inferred County: South Glamorgan
Volume: 28
Page: 1383

Keith

Keith Report 20 Mar 2011 18:53

hope so one can help me ?

Catherine

Catherine Report 20 Mar 2011 18:56

Maybe this site can help:-

http://www.certifiedcertificatesuk.com/certificate-information-overseas.aspx

This site covers The Turks & Cacos Islands and they may be able to do research for you, but you will have to pay.

The first thing to do is to buy the marriage cert. to make sure of his date of birth and to find out the name of his father. The more info you have the better chance of finding the correct birth.