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Cant find my Grandmother (Colley) ?

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doddsy1

doddsy1 Report 21 Aug 2008 17:31

Hi Gareth
What Tracey means is that your grandmother married a man called Karim Bukhsh BUT your Dad's father on his birth certificate is named as Abdul Gani
They are two different men

robertpplane

robertpplane Report 21 Aug 2008 17:32

Possible death (only one showing post-1908):

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page

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Deaths Mar 1925 (94%)
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Colley John L 75 Dewsbury 9b 837

Gareth

Gareth Report 21 Aug 2008 17:32

My Grandmother God Bless her sole !
Was shall we say a bit of a girl !!! or so family say !
And didnt have the best of JOBS!!
Do you know what i mean ?

So she married Karim Bukhsh in 1930 and my father was born to another man Abdul Gani so im thinking the marraige only lasted 3 years ?

WayneTracey

WayneTracey Report 21 Aug 2008 17:34

Robert,

What do you mean the only one showing post 1908?

You mean the only one currently transcribed? Or have you search the entire FULL BMD and she was the only one?

Tracey

WayneTracey

WayneTracey Report 21 Aug 2008 17:35

Remind me under which name your father was born?

Tracey

Gareth

Gareth Report 21 Aug 2008 17:36

Yes Seaham / Tracey

Its all a bit mad isant it i dont think ill ever find them i will follow up the leads you have all given me though thanks.
If you find anymore please forward them
Gareth x

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 21 Aug 2008 17:36

A possibilty that the register got the last name wrong.

Births Mar 1911 (>99%)
Lewis Nellie F Cardiff 11a 424

Probably grasping at straws with that one, but never rule anything out.

Dee x

Gareth

Gareth Report 21 Aug 2008 17:37

My Father was born Mohamed Abdul Gani on his birth Cert !
He has been known as David Lloyd since the age of about 5

Gareth

Gareth Report 21 Aug 2008 17:40

Marrige Cert says Nellie as does Fathers Birth Cert
dee
What pet names could there be for Nellie ?

JenW

JenW Report 21 Aug 2008 17:42

Ellen is one

WayneTracey

WayneTracey Report 21 Aug 2008 17:43

Ellen
Elleanor
Helenor
Helen

Many variants

Tracey

ValT

ValT Report 21 Aug 2008 17:47

"My Father was born Mohamed Abdul Gani on his birth Cert "

There is this entry
BUKHSH Mohamed A mother's maiden name Colley
Cardiff
Mar (1 quarter) 1934
11a 612

and this entry
GANI Mohamed A mother's maiden name Colley
Cardiff
Mar (1 quarter) 1934
11a 612


and this entry
KARIM Mohamed A mother's maiden name Colley
Cardiff
Mar (1 quarter) 1934
11a 612


Gareth

Gareth Report 21 Aug 2008 17:50

NO WAY
VaIT

My father was a bit of a boy mind and i know he has children all over i know some of them
Although Im looking for a Steven or Stephen born in Cardiff ?

Gareth

Gareth Report 21 Aug 2008 17:51

VaIT
you have lost me a bit ????

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 21 Aug 2008 17:53

Poor lad,

Think we've bamboozled him.

Dee xx

ValT

ValT Report 21 Aug 2008 17:53

YES
I've just looked at the findmypast and found them.


If someone has a double barrelled name or the parents aren't married amd in your case maybe the surname could be either of the names the birth is registered and entered in all names.

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 21 Aug 2008 17:53

The certs VaIT have found are ALL for your Dad.

Dee x

ValT

ValT Report 21 Aug 2008 17:56

Gareth

the three entried are for Mohamed, known as David.
ValT

Teresa

Teresa Report 21 Aug 2008 18:03

Hi,

Could we be missing something about religion here?
I don't know much about it but it could be something to do with registries for one or more faiths? I know this happened in jewish and catholic ceromonies for weddings? If one of the couple was one religion and the other something wlse they went through a ceremony in both denomiations to keep everyone happy!

It might help to know if the family were Muslim or Hindu or christian.

Just an idea!

Teresa

Gareth

Gareth Report 21 Aug 2008 20:56

Phew VaIT !!
You lost me for a bit then !

I think the things you have found are fot the things i already have ?
ie Marraige Cert and my fathers Birth Cert ?

Im still not getting the names ?
are the names i have surnames or christian names ?