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Hi im new to this and have just come to a dead end...excuse the pun!!! I have been looking through records but unable to find what i want. I am looking for information on my Grandparents...on my father's side. My parents divorced and i wasn't close,he has now passed away so the information i have just been given by a cousin. If anyone could help me or even just tell me how i go about looking i'd be most grateful,as i would like to know who their parents where born,ect. JOHN ANDREW LITTLEFAIR BORN 2/3/1910 in STOCKTON-ON-TEES. CLEVELAND. Died 1989 . MARIA LYDIA LITTLEFAIR. Maiden name HUNNAN. BORN 31/03/9113 IN CHESTER LE STREET COUNTY DURHAM. She was also known as RHYA. Died 1993? They lived in Norton Stockton-0n-Tees. cLEVELAND. If anyone can help me get past this stage i'd be really grateful. Thank you Andrea

You really need the birth certificates to confirm the identities of the parents, but if you look at the indices (to find the references to order the certificates) you will find the mothers maiden names. If the mothers' names are different from the child's, it is reasonable to assume that the parents were married. Look backwards in time in the marriage index and see if you can shortlist possible marriages between the two names. If you can, you will almost certainly find the couples in 1901 census - and you're away... Update: Sorry misread the dates in haste: you will only find one mother's maiden name, as the other birth was 1910, and the index didn't include mother's name until 1911.

You will need to buy their birth certificates to find out who the parents were. You can get them from www.gro.gov.uk and they will cost £7 is you have the GRO references. Sam x

Here is Maria's death reference Name: Maria Lydia Littlefair Birth Date: 31 May 1912 Death Registration Month/Year: Aug 1993 Age at death (estimated): 81 Registration district: Central Cleveland Inferred County: Cleveland Register number: E47 Entry Number: 137

Andrea when was your father born & was he the eldest child? Georgina.

This could be 1 birth reference you need, if you buy the birth certificate it will give you his parents names & then you should be able to find them on the 1901 census... Births Jun 1909 (>99%) Littlefair John Andrew Middlesbro' 9d 657 Georgina.

Are you sure her maiden name was Hunnan? Mhairi

Cant find a birth for Maria from 1911 to 1918. Eileen

Hi see what you mean now well just learning thanks every one for all your advie and help Father's name is ALFRED LITTLEFAIR DOB 1/2/1947 STOCKTON-ON-TEES CLEVELAND DIED 2006

1947 Jan-Feb-Mar Littlefair, Alfred mmn DIXON Durham S.E 1a 1087 Looks like the mothers maiden name was Dixson. Was Alfred the oldest? I found all the information i have posted at http://www.ancestry*co*uk/search/rectype/vital/freebmd/bmd.aspx You may have to register, its free unless you want to sign up for all the other records. Look at the Complete index till you get pre 1900 then the partial database will help though it is not complete so if you cant find one there then you have to go back to the complete one. Will take a look for marriage and siblings, do you have any names for brothers and sisters? Mhairi

1946 Marriage Oct-Nov-Dec Littlefair, John A Durham 1a 1753 To a Maria L Dixon If you get the marriage cert http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/ Then it shouold tell you fathers names and hopefully ages and you can work from there Mhairi

Birth Registration Q3, 1913, Maria L Dixon, Durham Reg, MMN James, 10a 907 Gail. x