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Sherlock Holmes needed
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John | Report | 3 Jan 2008 21:26 |
Saw these myself and didn't believe they were siblings but there's possibly another family of Mortimers there about the same time, however, apart from Frank Harry (the present target) there are no births registered for Frederick & Emma between 1883 & 9. If they are their chn then even at their rate of reproduction it doesn't leave much time for Frank Harry's birth. |
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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! | Report | 2 Jan 2008 22:53 |
Do you know if these were siblings? |
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John | Report | 2 Jan 2008 22:39 |
Elouise - not sure what you mean in the last beginning "Oops" as it looked promising. Have another track I'm exploring but yours looked even more interesting. |
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John | Report | 1 Jan 2008 08:28 |
Birth either 1885 or 1887 - in the middle of loads properly registered in Alverstoke, Hants |
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Websterbfc | Report | 31 Dec 2007 16:59 |
is it his birth you are looking for?? if so what year do you suspect from the age on his marriages? (sorry if that is in you post..but cant see it) |
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Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) | Report | 31 Dec 2007 16:55 |
Have you tried writing to the GRO giving them as much detail as you can with an approx birth date. They will search up to 3 years - so you could ask for the period you think might cover his birth. |
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John | Report | 31 Dec 2007 16:48 |
Can't find Frank Harry Mortimer anywhere I look but from family hearsay I have his parents: Frederick William & Emma (nee Sales) who appear on 1901 at the Greenwich Naval College as expected and all their children are recorded at Alverstoke (Forton Marine Barracks) but no Frank. I'm beginning to doubt both his existence (apart from his 3 chn) and my links. Mother in law said Frank's parents worked there at Greenwich and she's named after their daughter Mabel who died young as found. But why no registered birth and census - he was a soldier in 1911 at first marriage and at his bigamous marriage in 1916 was a a canteen inspector at Purfleet Camp but lived in East Ham - not an insignificant journey each day. In the midst of war he's no longer a soldier but doing a job an older chap could do. M in law says they lived in these early days in Gibraltar but can't imagine how that fits in. Over the name which no doubt could both be contractions of say Francis Harrold - that's what is given on both M. Certs and his first born son is also Frank Harry whilst his son by the bigamous marriage is Trevor. |