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Hello
I bought my Grandfather birth cert and I received it today to see who my great grandparents were.
I've been searching for my great grandparents marriages, births etc online but with no luck.

They are called: James Greer and Rose Greer (formerly Allen). The birth cert was registered in St.Pancras in 1929. There's no middle names on it.

My grandfather (their son) was James George Greer born 28/05/1929.
Any help would be great.

Thank you in advance.

Joanne

Hi Joanne

The name Greer is Scottish

You might want to try the website: Scotlandspeople

I can see them both in the London ER 1929 living at 57 Prince of Wales Crescent. Camden

Name:James Greer
Year:1929
County or Borough:Camden
Ward or Division/Constituency:St Pancras
Street Address 67 (Crescent


Andy

Did your great grandparents live in and around the London area all their lives ... just trying to find a death registration which may give a date of birth!!

James Greer death registered Dec 1995, Haringey - date of birth 30.11.1907
James Greer death registered Dec 1993 Barnet - date of birth 22.09.1911

Either one could be a possibility with the date that their son was born!!

EDIT Not either of these two!

Lynne

There are no marriages between a James Greer and an Allen (or variation) registered in Scotland 1900-29, nor in England/Wales - per ScotlandsPeople and FreeBMD.

England & Wales, Birth Index, 1916-2005
about James G Greer Name: James G Greer
Mother's Maiden Surname: Allen
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1929
Registration District: Pancras
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume Number: 1b
Page Number: 8

Thanks for helping "Lynne From Up North", I know my grandad lived in London, and my dad was born there. But that's all I know.

Thanks ArgyllGran, I couldn't find it either.

Thanks PricklyHolly, that's my grandfather (dad's dad)

Thanks Gins

Andrew, that's whats down on the birth cert. Thanks for looking for me.

full name appears to be John William Greer


(living with John William Greer)

London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965


Name: Rose Greer

Year: 1932

County or Borough: Camden

Ward or Division/Constituency: St Pancras

Street Address: 57 Prince of Wales Crescent

Do you think they possibly wasn't married, but put it down on the birth cert as formerly Allen? Could they do that?

Thanks Choccy

Rose Allen

Age in 1911:
6

Estimated Birth Year:
abt 1905

Gender:
Female

Birth Place:
Pancras

Civil Parish:
St Pancras

County/Island:
London

Country:
England

Street Address:
9 Clarendon Sq

Registration District:
St Pancras

Registration District Number:
9

Sub-registration District:
East St Pancras

??

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007


Name: John W Greer

Birth Date: abt 1891

Date of Registration: Mar 1956

Age at Death: 65

Registration District: Pancras

Inferred County: London

Volume: 5d

Page: 488

Looking for marriages of John Greer to a Rose, found this:


Marriages Dec 1914 (>99%)
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Greer John H Kelly Lambeth 1d 817
Kelly Rose A Greer Lambeth 1d 817


Possible that Rose had been married before:

Marriages Mar 1904 (>99%)
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Allen Rose Ann Lambeth 1d 376
Kelly Michael John Lambeth 1d 376

Lynne that didn't even cross my mind being married before, thanks for helping. :-)

The trouble with that set of marriages is that Rose would be born c1875. So in 1929 would be c54. A bit old for having kids,

Andy

Death of Rose A Greer??? :


Deaths Mar 1962 (>99%)
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GREER Rose A 80 Lambeth 5c 1569

Making year birth approx. 1882

That Rose also looks rather old for 1929 birth.

The 1929 birth is the only Greer/Allen birth.
Married in 1914 and then a very long wait ?

Thanks everyone for your help,

Joanne,
Do you or any of your relations know when and where Rose died?
Thanks.