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Locating my aunt

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Tez0161

Tez0161 Report 28 Jun 2011 13:20

Hi,
I'm having trouble finding information about my aunt, Shirley Fairgrieve (maiden name Stenhouse, later name, Gillon). I cannot find her death record, but also cannot find her on the election role or phone records. Would anyone know where I can try next?
Grateful for anything. Thanks.

Flick

Flick Report 28 Jun 2011 13:23

Where, please?

And when was she born?

Tez0161

Tez0161 Report 28 Jun 2011 13:42

Shirley was born in the Lothian's (Dunbar or Stow areas), Scotland in November 1934. She married Ian (john) Gillon in South Queensferry and later Andrew Fairgrieve in Edinburgh. I know Andrew died in the eighties, but have no idea if Shirley was still with him (not listed on his death cert). Rumours have it that she moved to Trafford Park in Manchester, but again, i have nothing substantial. Any help?

FannyByGaslight

FannyByGaslight Report 28 Jun 2011 22:23

Could she have married again maybe?

Flick

Flick Report 28 Jun 2011 22:32

Have you looked in 'search trees', to see if anyone else is researching her?

Try.........................

http://www.thisisannouncements.co.uk

Tez0161

Tez0161 Report 29 Jun 2011 13:22

It is always possible that Shirley married again (although it would be her third time around, and I'm not sure she'd be daft enough to do that - you never know!). I can't find any records of divorce on the NAS, nor any further marriages using any of her 3 surnames on either Scotland's people or find my past sites.

I've also come up with nothing on the Gene's 'search trees' option.

I've had a quick look at the 'thisisannouncements' site - thank you for that, I didn't know about that site. I didn't find any reference to a shirley Fairgrieve, but there are thousands of entries, and I may have to view a few more to completely discount it.

The fun is in the searching!

Thanks again for everyone's help and advice.

Tez0161

Tez0161 Report 1 Jul 2011 13:18

Would anyone know if there's a way to find out if someone's in a care home or similar? It may explain why I can't find a phone number or voting registration.

Petef

Petef Report 1 Jul 2011 14:53

The Electoral Roll will just show the person's address as being that of the Care Home

Peter

Tez0161

Tez0161 Report 1 Jul 2011 15:08

Trouble is, I can't find her on the Electoral Roll - this is a challenge!

FannyByGaslight

FannyByGaslight Report 1 Jul 2011 16:20

If she died between 2006 and now she would not show on the online death index yet.
You could ask the reg office local to where you think she may have last been to do a search for her maybe .

Did she have any children that you could maybe trace instead?

Tez0161

Tez0161 Report 1 Jul 2011 16:53

She cut herself off from the family when she was a teenager, and I only have rumours after that (and the hard copy evidence of marriage/divorce records etc). Rumours have her in a few places around the uk, so I may end up going around the individual reg offices (that'll be fun!). As for the children, again, I have no confirmed names numbers, but I do have a possible name of Michael Gillon. I have no idea of a birth date or location, nor if there are other children, but I'll certainly go more into that line of enquiry. I've been looking for an Andrew Fairgrieve recently, but no-one seems to be searching him either.... I certainly do pick 'em.

Thanks again.

LadyofKent

LadyofKent Report 2 Jul 2011 09:36

Have pmd 2 addresses for Shirley Fairgrieve, one is a care home in Edinburgh.

Anne