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rats, I tried passenger records but not hard enough ... I just kinda liked 'Ambrose' :-)

Then there's a Harry Lawson Gretton born in Leicester in 1921, died in July 2001 ... 3 kids born Leicester ...

in one tree here.

I would very certainly try to contact the people who have Larry in their trees!

Not Ambrose- he went to Australia in 1950, listed as a motor mechanic.

Up to 2002, 192.com shows a Laurence Gretton living with spouse in Kentish Town.

But no ... I can't identify him in BMDs, but he seems to have been alive and writing letters to the editor in 2008.

Margaret, do you know, or have you ever tried to contact, the people who have him in their trees here?

Larry Gretton 1930 Nottingham Nottinghamshire
Larry Gretton 1921 Leicester Leicestershire
Larry Gretton 1918 Leicester Leicestershire

Not a lot of agreement there ...

But I got curious ...


1939 register

Blanche J Gretton 1881 Braintree and Bocking U.D. Essex
Thomas Gretton 1870 Braintree and Bocking U.D. Essex
? Lawrence H Gretton 1914 Braintree and Bocking U.D. Essex
Maurice K Bretton 1922 Braintree and Bocking U.D. Essex

Marriages Dec 1897
Gretton Thomas Edmonton 3a 493
ROSSITER Blanche Florence Edmonton 3a 493

There's no birth record for either Lawrence or Maurice.

... well yes there are, both registered as Bretton.

Marriages Jun 1905
BRETTON Thomas Dunmow 4a 1379
Clapson Blanche Jane Dunmow 4a 1379

so heh, the 1939 Gretton household was a red herring ... it's realy Bretton.

Leaving me back where I started.

I wondered whether Larry, certainly a nickname, was for an odd name that didn't fit with show biz ... like Ambrose ...

Births Jun 1925
Gretton Ambrose A C mother Reville Worksop 7b 41

After that, there's no record of him - 1939, marriage, or death (including WWII) ... and there is no Ambrose-Reville marriage or other births with those names.

No wait, the marriage is Albert Gretton to Belinda Revill, and there are 3 more births. (All 4 births have second middle initial C.)

1939:

Belinda F Gretton 1905
4 more people who are officially closed

you never know ...


Maybe Gretton wasn't Larry's name at all, or was a stepfather's name ...

Maybe Elvis Costello knows!

Well, he was still apparently singing in 1994 according to The Stage 13 October 1994

An announcement said that there was to be a gala charity concert at The Barbican on October 30 to pay tribute to "legendary band leader JOE LOSS". Proceeds to go to the Joe Loss Research Fellowship in Jewish Music at City University. Joe Loss died in 1990.

Well at least you didn't start doing the work yourself, Sylvia!

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1341160

After reading that, I gave it a shot, and there is indeed just nothing about his name, birth, death, etc. One site does refer to him as a Leicester singer, and the surname does seem to be centred around there.

Margaret, since you have been wanting this info for some time now, can you explain anything you do know / connection you have with him / why you are looking for the information? It could possibly lead to something, to know that.

there are HUNDREDS of references to him.

It took 0.63 seconds for Google o find them :-D

can you at least give us roughly some dates ...............

Google his name if necessary!!

In fact, you might be able to find the information for yourself by using Google ......... that's what we would be doing to help you!

I am looking for any information on larry gretton his birth name date of birth year he died . I know he sang with Joe loss and rose brannon any information I would be very grateful.