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ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Mar 2018 18:45

What a marvellous outcome - and so quick!

Enjoy getting to know each other..............

Pilgrim100

Pilgrim100 Report 3 Mar 2018 18:42

UPDATE: Just to let you know, I have been in touch with Lesley and she is my long lost sister, we had a lovely chat this afternoon and will be meeting up once this snow has cleared. Thank you all for your help. I will be playing with this over the next weeks to see what else I can find out, well, once I get the hang of it, so no doubt I will be calling for assistance once more if you don't mind.

You're all diamonds.

David

Pilgrim100

Pilgrim100 Report 3 Mar 2018 15:40

Thank you all again for your help, Lesley has got my message and replied to me so maybe all looking good.

I will look at the sites you suggest and will be in touch if I need more help/info (which no doubt I will...).

You have all been most helpful and I thank you once again...

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Mar 2018 15:28

Thanks for that, Nyx
I’m on the iPad at present and can’t C&P

Rambling

Rambling Report 3 Mar 2018 15:23

FMP is the Findmypast site ( subscription site )
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/ is index of births, deaths and marriages and is free to use :-)

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Mar 2018 15:21

Freebmd is free website which has births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales from 1837 to about the mid 1900’s

FMP is Find my past which is not free

If you need any info which isn’t on freebmd ask for help on here. Lots of us subscribe to the pay-for sites

Pilgrim100

Pilgrim100 Report 3 Mar 2018 15:10

Thank you all.

As you may suspect, this is new to me, joined a couple of hours ago and not really got a clue as yet.

I put my biological fathers name into Google and I found the obit in the Burnley Express, as one of you mentioned.

Then I looked further down the results and found the message from Lesley on here and joined.

I have clicked on Lesley's name and sent a message as suggested.

What is freebsd and FMP as one of you mentioned?

Thank you.

Flip

Flip Report 3 Mar 2018 14:10

Archdale died 13/11/2017 according to obit in Burnley Express - died at Blackburn RI

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Mar 2018 14:06

Birth registered 1926

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Mar 2018 14:05

David
Lesley posted nearly ten years ago

You could try to contact her by clicking on her name and sending a message, about which she will be notified by GR, assuming she still has the same email address

I would guess that she thinks/knows the man was her father, in view of the title of the thread.

It appears from records on freebmd that the man married four times

Edit
A further possible marriage is on FMP

Rambling

Rambling Report 3 Mar 2018 14:04

David as it's 10 years since Lesley posted unlikely he/she is still looking in for replies. Click on his name to send a message, if he/she still has the same email he/she will receive notification of the message.

Pilgrim100

Pilgrim100 Report 3 Mar 2018 13:49

Are you related to Archdale?

Lesley

Lesley Report 25 Aug 2008 20:00

im looking for archdale robert walter dawson born april21st 1925-1926