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please help me find my grandad donald cecil watts

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Irene

Irene Report 4 Nov 2007 00:15

my grandad, donald watts, which ive never met was born 10 1 1914, he was born in bethnal green london, and lived at 22 tynell street bethnal green london, i think he was born at this address. he married my nan louisa in 1937, and had 4four sons. donald, alfred (my dad born 21 5 1940), roy, and william, ( known as bill )...sadly they divorced, and i belieive my grandad married again.
but there was not much contact after he left. i would trully love to know if he had another family, or if anyone knows what happened to him, he might be dead now, but just knowing how he spent his life after that would be a great comfort to me..
please help me find him..someone must know him..
kind regards irene.. any imformation please leave a message on my thread

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 4 Nov 2007 00:18

Irene,

You've missed off a key piece of information:- his name!

Rose

Linda

Linda Report 4 Nov 2007 00:18

You'll need to give his name!

Irene

Irene Report 4 Nov 2007 00:24

ok thank you

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 4 Nov 2007 00:27

Births Mar 1914
WATTS Donald C Goldsmith Bethnal G. 1c 344


Do you know his middle name and when he divorced?

I don't see a death since 1984.

Rose

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 4 Nov 2007 00:28

Is this his family in 1901?

1901 England Census
about Beatrice Watts
Name: Beatrice Watts
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: John
Gender: Female
Where born: Whitechapel, London, England
Civil Parish: Bethnal Green
Ecclesiastical parish: St Matthias
County/Island: London
Country: England
Registration district: Bethnal Green
Sub-registration district: Bethnal Green South
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 396
Household Members: Name Age
Beatrice Watts 25
Beatrice Watts 8
Elgernor G Watts 5 months
Ernest A Watts 3
Harry J Watts 6
John Watts 32
Wilfred R Watts 2

Rose

Claire

Claire Report 4 Nov 2007 00:29

the only thing i can find is the information that you have his mother maiden names was goldsmith
i'll have another look for you regards claire

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 4 Nov 2007 00:33

Here's a brother:

Births Dec 1912
WATTS William T Goldsmith Bethnal G. 1c 297

Rose

Irene

Irene Report 4 Nov 2007 00:45

i know his middle name was cesil, or cecil.. ive got all the info on when and where he was born.. but need to know what happened to him after he left my nan. i believe my dad last had contact when he was 17 which was about 1957

Irene

Irene Report 4 Nov 2007 00:50

yes that the family i have in my tree

Steph

Steph Report 4 Nov 2007 01:08

There is this marriage

Mar Qtr 1958
Donald C Watts m Maud R Chapman
District E Ham, vol 5a page 94

Steph

Irene

Irene Report 4 Nov 2007 01:10

thanks for all your help, please can you email me if you find anything,
kinds regards irene

Steph

Steph Report 4 Nov 2007 01:17

Have found this death registration

Sept qtr 1982
Donald Cecil Watts dob 10 Jan 1914
District Exeter vol 21 page 0911

and I presume this was his wife

WATTS, Maud Rose
dob 6 December 1909
East Devon 2001 June
District No 4101A
Reg No 8A
Ent No 176
Dor 601

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 4 Nov 2007 02:17

Well done Steph.

Rose

Irene

Irene Report 27 Nov 2007 02:57

thank you all