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ANTHONY DOVER

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Sharon

Sharon Report 10 Feb 2007 18:41

hi my grandfathere grandfather was called Anthony Dover born abt 1880 but i cannot find his birth, only his uncle 1847 can anyone help please thanx sharon

Grandma6

Grandma6 Report 10 Feb 2007 18:43

There`s an Anthony Dover born Dec qtr of 1879 in Houghton Ref 10a 423 Nana

Sharon

Sharon Report 10 Feb 2007 18:43

county durham, houghton or houghton le spring cheers sharon

Sylvia

Sylvia Report 10 Feb 2007 18:45

Which area of the country was he born? Sylvia.

Grandma6

Grandma6 Report 10 Feb 2007 18:52

Hi Sharon It just says Houghton. Nana

Sharon

Sharon Report 10 Feb 2007 19:02

thanx nana that must be him- there isn`t a lot of them but i couldn`t find any for his year....... where did you find it????? thankyou very much sharon

Sharon

Sharon Report 10 Feb 2007 19:02

well... thankyou very much will have to have a look at that site sharon

Grandma6

Grandma6 Report 10 Feb 2007 19:07

Hi Sharon I always use the findmypast site. I looked from 1878 to 1882 and he was the only Anthony Dover I could find. Nana

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 10 Feb 2007 19:10

This is probably him on the 1881 census: Hetton le Hole, Easington Lane, Houghton le Spring, Durham Robert Dover, head, 31, Coalminer, born Easington Lane Mary, wife, 28, born Staffordshire George, son, 7 Sarah Jane, dau, 3 Anthony, son, 1 Children all born Easington Lane.

Sharon

Sharon Report 10 Feb 2007 19:15

yes margaret that`s him, i just had a problem finding his birth so i could get his cert to find his mothers name... think it`s mary ward but no cert to prove so will have to order thanx everyone sharon

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 10 Feb 2007 20:22

It's very strange. FreeBMD is supposed to be complete for that period but it clearly isn't.. Rose