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KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Aug 2007 13:37

This would seem a likely birth:- Name: Fred Harrison Year of Registration: 1899 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Foleshill County: Warwickshire Volume: 6d Page: 580 However I think Sharon would be best to get the marriage certificate first and then use the father's name as a reference checking point when ordering the birth certificate. Kath. x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Aug 2007 13:30

Christine, On the marriage reference the groom's name is just Fred Harrison and not Frederick. Kath. x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Aug 2007 13:21

Hi Christine, You are right I think. The Zillah born in Durham would be the right age to be 44 at the death in 1945. (as it happens I, too was born in West Hartlepool). Kath. x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Aug 2007 13:18

This is Zillah's death:- Zillah Harrison, age 44 March qtr. 1945, Warwick, 6d, 1181 Kath. x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Aug 2007 13:10

Have replied to Sharon's pm where she gave Kenneth's birthplace as Foleshill, giving her the GRO reference for his birth certificate. Sharon, This appears to be your great grandparent's marriage:- Name: Zillah Clayton Year of Registration: 1920 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar Spouse's Surname: Harrison District: Foleshill County: Warwickshire Volume: 6d Page: 1017 If you order this certificate it will give you the father's names for both of your great grandparents and then you can look for them in the 1901 census. Kath. x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 20 Aug 2007 12:51

Do you know where your grandfather, Kenneth, was born? There are lots of Kenneth Harrisons born in 1927. Finding the right birth certificate would at least give you his mother's proper name. Kath. x

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Aug 2007 12:31

Sharon To save people going over old ground......please say where you have looked for this info........ Reg

Sharon

Sharon Report 20 Aug 2007 12:25

hi im really stuck trying to find my great grandfather and great grandmother his name was fred harrison and he married zillah(thats what she was known by)dont no her maiden name. they had 3 children my grandfather kenneth who was born in 1927, norman and freda. zilla died when my grandfather was in his teens, think he was about 16 and i no fred was still alive in 1980 and he was from foleshill, bedworth warwickshire. cant seem to find anything not even zillah,s death if that was her real name. fred also had a brother called harry. i have looked on the bmd and the 1901 census but none of the dates look right. thanx sharon