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CLK

CLK Report 26 Jul 2010 21:36

Oh dear...probably not!!!!

I'm probably on a wild goose chase so don't waste your time looking Gwyn, he's probably just slipped through the net.
But thanks anyway x

Researching:
Harrison, Fever, Martin, Flint, Waterman, Neve, Pierce, Jones, Parkes, Iden, Spillet,Bishop, Reed, Kehily all in Kent . . . . just for starters! x

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 26 Jul 2010 21:27

Send a few details to remind me if you want..


OH found a lost (since 1930s) grandfather on a passenger list arriving on a ship from South Africa with a wife and child.

I wonder if she knew of the wife and family waiting back in Aberdeen....?

Gwyn

CLK

CLK Report 26 Jul 2010 21:19

Bless you Gwyn, It's Claire with the awol grandfather and the Hythe connection!!! It's just a thought as to where he could have gone - still haven't tracked him down dead or alive... x

Researching:
Harrison, Fever, Martin, Flint, Waterman, Neve, Pierce, Jones, Parkes, Iden, Spillet,Bishop, Reed, Kehily all in Kent . . . . just for starters! x

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 26 Jul 2010 21:12

Do you want to post a few details?
Maybe he has been mis transcribed?

Gwyn

CLK

CLK Report 26 Jul 2010 21:07

Thanks ladies, it was just an idea on a cold trail!! It's the only thing that explains why he disappears or emmigration I suppose? Oh well! x

Researching:
Harrison, Fever, Martin, Flint, Waterman, Neve, Pierce, Jones, Parkes, Iden, Spillet,Bishop, Reed, Kehily all in Kent . . . . just for starters! x

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 26 Jul 2010 06:11

anyone can change their name, without recording it officially anywhere. I used to often see adverts in my local newspaper back in the 50s and 60s (before I left the UK) which basically stated soemthing like

I xxxx xxxxx will henceforth be known as zzzzz zzzzz, and will not be responsible for any debts in my name.


As long as a name change is not for any criminal activity, then it is perfectly legal to change it ............... as long as you let places such as banks know ..... unless you want to lose access to your accounts!



It is not unusual to find ancestors who have changed their names, for reasons now unknown.



sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

MaureeninNY

MaureeninNY Report 26 Jul 2010 02:41

Some name changes are recorded in the London Gazette:
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/search

Maureen

CLK

CLK Report 25 Jul 2010 23:43

Had a look - for future reference they remain confidential unless people ''enrol '' them which very few do!!

Oh well ! x

Researching:
Harrison, Fever, Martin, Flint, Waterman, Neve, Pierce, Jones, Parkes, Iden, Spillet,Bishop, Reed, Kehily all in Kent . . . . just for starters! x

CLK

CLK Report 25 Jul 2010 23:40

Ok thanks Kath I'll have a look! x

Researching:
Harrison, Fever, Martin, Flint, Waterman, Neve, Pierce, Jones, Parkes, Iden, Spillet,Bishop, Reed, Kehily all in Kent . . . . just for starters! x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 25 Jul 2010 23:37

Some people change their name by Deed Poll. I'm not sure where these records are kept. However, lots of people change their name without doing it officially. You can call yourself anything you choose as long as it is not for the purpose of defrauding anyone.

Have a look here - it might help:-

http://www.ukdps.co.uk/

Kath. x

CLK

CLK Report 25 Jul 2010 23:32

Does anyone know if there is a record kept of name changes? If so where would I be able to access it? Thanks!

Researching:
Harrison, Fever, Martin, Flint, Waterman, Neve, Pierce, Jones, Parkes, Iden, Spillet,Bishop, Reed, Kehily all in Kent . . . . just for starters! x