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CANT FIND JAMES !!!

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kaz in kent

kaz in kent Report 5 Mar 2008 09:32

I have been searching for my great grandfather's brother for months
and have found nothing . The last record i have of him is at my gt- grandfather's wedding in 1884 he was a witness. The last census he was on was 1881 and at home with his parents George and Sarah and his twin brother Henry . James wasnt on the 1891 or
1901 census . Have search BMD indexes for him and cant find
nothing also army records. Any suggestions please.
kaz

Sam

Sam Report 5 Mar 2008 09:35

James who and from where? When was he born?

Sam x

kaz in kent

kaz in kent Report 5 Mar 2008 09:37

james was born in Buttermere Wiltshire 1867/8 his parents were George and Sarah Brooks and James
had a twin Henry.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 5 Mar 2008 10:18

he could have been in the Army if you havent found a death cert for him . You would need a look up at Kew tho as this info wont show on the National Archives search.

I went to kew and found the Army papers of granfather and his browho joined the Army in the 1890,s so you may get lucky.

If he was in the Army and died on service tho his record wont have been kept

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

kaz in kent

kaz in kent Report 5 Mar 2008 10:31

Thanks for the info somehow i dont think he was in the army have searched ancestry military records and national archives maybe i missed him .
thanks anyway
kaz