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Desperately seeking my father

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ValT

ValT Report 9 May 2008 21:07

Found this marriage

JUN 1938
Ivy L Bryan to Frederick W J Long
Bermondsey
Vol:1d
Page:260


ValT

ValT Report 9 May 2008 21:08

wtg LfW

ValT

ValT Report 9 May 2008 21:10

Found a son

Frederick G Long mmn Bryan
Mar 1939
Bermondsey
Vol: 1d
Page: 76


Found a daughter

Patricia I Long mmn Bryan
Jun 1941
Barnstaple
vol: 5b
Page: 1036

Lost for Words ;-)

Lost for Words ;-) Report 9 May 2008 21:15

ditto ValT

The middle initial should help to narrow the list down.
I wonder if their were other siblings, they could have been 20ish by the time David was born and in their early 40s by the time Gemma was born which could explain why they weren't known of !?!

Updated:
ValT - we're obviously on the same wavelength :-)

ValT

ValT Report 9 May 2008 21:24

I'll look and see if I can find a marriage for Patricia, it could take some time.

I was wondering if David's middle name was Bryan????

Lost for Words ;-)

Lost for Words ;-) Report 9 May 2008 21:32

Possible for Frederick Jnr:

Marriage
1959 JAS Long Frederick G - Dewick Hazel L - Ealing 5e 546

Child:
Birth
1959 OND Long Sharen T - mmn Dewick - Windsor 6a 343

(I've spelt Sharen as it is on the GRO index)

ValT

ValT Report 9 May 2008 21:40

I have found a marriage for Patricia I Long and found them on 192 up to 2003 only.

I will pm Gemma with the info and she can try to get in touch and find out if this is David's sister.

ValT

Lost for Words ;-)

Lost for Words ;-) Report 9 May 2008 22:05

Gemma

If you search the tress on GR for Ivy Bryan 1919 their is a match.

Regards
LfW

ValT

ValT Report 9 May 2008 22:16

I have just found a 2008 address for a relative of Patricia Long, I have sent a pm to Gemma.

Gemma

Gemma Report 11 May 2008 11:16

Hey thank you for all that information! Wow I am slighlty overwelled now! but thats all good I have some work cut out for me next week!

Big thanks to you all, fingers crossed and I will keeep you updated.

Gemma

Gemma Report 11 May 2008 11:47

Any phone numbers for these?

Lost for Words ;-)

Lost for Words ;-) Report 11 May 2008 21:25

PM sent with some phone numbers

Jane

Jane Report 11 May 2008 22:28

hi,
don't give up.i knew nothing other than a name and that my dad was in the raf and welsh! i have found him after 43 years of not knowing.all my family are dead so had no help.you will find him,please keep your chin up.
good luck.
jane

Gemma

Gemma Report 13 May 2008 12:24

contacted Lisa Rees who has an Ivy Bryant on here and it is not the lady I am looking for. thanks for all the new messages, still waiting on some response on the death certs. x

Gemma

Gemma Report 13 May 2008 12:32

contacted a few people on here, waiting on some responses. contacted a diana who has an Hazel Dewick in her tree.

Joan

Joan Report 13 May 2008 12:50

Hi Gemma
Just read this thread through. Amazing detective work.
Hope you have some good news soon.
I went through a similar thing last week, wrote the letter and put in a self SAE and fingers crossed am waiting now. I have so much to share with them.
Joan x

Katherine

Katherine Report 13 May 2008 22:15

Hi Gemma

You're not ruling out Ivy Bryan are you? There were two registered in St Olave in 1919/beg 1920 both of whom could have been born in 1919. There is Ivy L Bryan who seems to fit with all your stuff and an Ivy G Bryan (mmn Tucker) who could be the one on Lisa's tree.

Gemma

Gemma Report 13 May 2008 22:32

no not ruling it out at all, just meant the lady i contacted lisa rees is not related/tree for the ivy

Katherine

Katherine Report 13 May 2008 23:18

Really want you to succeed so just making sure:-)

Selena in South East London

Selena in South East London Report 14 May 2008 14:38

Just want to make sure I've got my head round this properly?

Ivy Bryan married Fred Long in 1938 when she was 19 years old. She had David in 1961 when she was 42 and had no other children.

Have you got David's birth certificate yet?

Selena