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Any help please.

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Unknown

Unknown Report 18 Sep 2004 08:57

Bernard I can't see his birth on FreeBMD or Ancestry civ reg. As he was born in the workhouse, it is quite possible that he was illegitimate. I think you will need to go through the GRO indexes to find his birth cert which will certainly give you his mother's name at least. nell

Joan

Joan Report 18 Sep 2004 08:49

No Ernest, but were these two part of your family? Births Mar 1886 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archer Fanny Louth 7a 616 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Births Jun 1887 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archer Flossie Louth 7a 511 Good hunting Joan

Guinevere

Guinevere Report 17 Sep 2004 13:00

Hi Bernard, Have you looked for his birth registration on Free BMD or 1837online? Gwynne

Willy

Willy Report 17 Sep 2004 12:32

My Greatgrandfather Ernest Archer was born c1886 in the Workhouse Louth Lincolnshire,according to the 1891 census he was five,and ws born in the workhouse.l have hit a brickwall trying to find who his parents were.Any help would be very kind.