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Ozi

I am trying to trace my grandfather and his family before him on his MARKINSON side.

His name was Gordon Richard MARKINSON b9/12/1900 - 1971 and his father before him was George Markinson. George was a horse trader from Highbury in Islington, London. That's as much as we know of him.

Gordon had a brother Frederick who served in the Green Howards during WWII and was killed in action. There was also a sister, Rosemary Markinson who was also killed along with the rest of the Markinson family during the Blitz.

Gordon was married to my grandmother Nora Reddington in july - Sept 1945. Nora was originally from Co.Mayo, Ireland and born in 1913. It is from here my family originate.

It is believed that Gordon may have had a family back in London to a marriage he held whilst married to Nora Reddington for which he served a 2 year prison sentence somewhere between 1947 - 1950.

Is it possible to access prison records to see if there are any further details for name changes as a result of this? Name changes be the result of not being able to find anything for the above in which case I will never find ancestors on this side.

Gordon claimed his mother had connections with and family originations in France.

There is a birth record for John Frederick Markinson born 1896 Leeds, Yorkshire, but I cannot access these records as yet so cannot see what info this contains.

Any help would be gratefully appreciated.