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Thank you Rose, I am going to write all of this information down into some sort of order and then I think I may make a trip to Stoke on Saturday. I was wondering in bed last night about why they maybe lived with grandparents rather than his parents and it could possibly be that his parents lived outside stoke on trent, in which case, as you say he was born somewhere else.

Thanks for your reply Jax. I will still try the electoral rolls because I know for definate that they lived at 11 Emery Street, Cobridge, in 1946, but most importantly I need to know the surname of the grandparents they were with there, because if it was on the maternal side, then that would give me his mother's maiden name. If its not Bebbington then that rules that one out aswell.

Thanks for input again everyone

Jo :)

The electrol roll will only give names of people that could vote. The voting age was 21 back then just thought I would mention it

jax

Added what I think are the corresponding births to those deaths.

I would give the Stoke City Archives a call tomorrow and see if they can tell you who lived at that address you listed.

Rose

That's a very good point and I hadnt thought of that. Here comes that brick wall again, lol.

Dont know which direction to go in now ?! Will just keep searching and making notes. Could be a long job.

Jo x

With his dad being a commercial traveller he could have been born anywhere.

Rose

Aaah thanks so much for sourcing this information for me, it really is very kind of you and very much appreciated. I will let you know tomorrow if I manage to get an answer about the Bebbington one. I think a visit to Stoke Archives is the answer.

Jo.x

Here are the deaths of Gordons with no middle initial born 1925-1929:

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Gordon Price
Name: Gordon Price
Birth Date: 5 Apr 1926
Death Registration Month/Year: Dec 1989
Age at death (estimated): 63
Registration district: Merthyr Tydfil
Inferred County: Mid Glamorgan
Volume: 27
Page: 520

Births Jun 1926
Price Gordon Finn Merthyr T 11a 1466


England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Gordon Price
Name: Gordon Price
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1927
Death Registration Month/Year: 1978
Registration district: Coalville
Inferred County: Leicestershire
Volume: 6
Page: 1472

Births Dec 1927
Price Gordon Danvers Ashby Z. 7a 168

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Gordon Price
Name: Gordon Price
Birth Date: 2 Aug 1927
Death Registration Month/Year: 1972
Registration district: Huddersfield
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 2b
Page: 1863

Births Sep 1927
Price Gordon Green Huddersfield 9a 429


England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Gordon Price
Name: Gordon Price
Birth Date: 7 Dec 1927
Death Registration Month/Year: Apr 2004
Age at death (estimated): 76
Registration district: Wrexham
Inferred County: Cheshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire
Register number: A125
District and Subdistrict: 813/1A
Entry number: 87

Births Mar 1928
Price Gordon Jones Wrexham 11b 336


England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Gordon Price
Name: Gordon Price
Birth Date: 5 Jul 1928
Death Registration Month/Year: Apr 1993
Age at death (estimated): 64
Registration district: Walsall
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Register number: C43A
District and Subdistrict: 0751C
Entry number: 156

Births Sep 1928
Price Gordon Marsh Walsall 6b 1054

Rose

Yeah we're not going to say anything to my mum just yet. My sister has found another Gordon Price born to mother maiden name Jackson, who married a William Price (he cud've dropped the Thomas) in 1924. This was West Brom but we dont know for definate like you say, that he was born in Stoke on Trent. We're going to keep digging and see what else we can come up with. I think the next plan is to check electoral roll and see which set of grandparents they moved in with when they got married. If it was on mothers side then that should give us the mothers maiden name. Will be our luck though that it was on fathers side, lol

Jo :)

Hi Jo,

Well, it might not be him. If he lied about his age, was born in Scotland or Ireland.

I use Ancestry. Findmypast has deaths too.

Rose

Hi Rose

Wel I didnt think I would get this information so quickly and I have everyone on here to thank for that. Out of interest - would you mind if I asked the site where you found out about his death ? I would like to sign up to a site where I can access information and am happy to pay a subscription.......if its not too expensive, but would rather it be one that has been recommended by an expert like yourself.

Am feeling a bit nervous now I have to admit on giving my mum this news, but her curiosity was whether he was still alive and now we can give her the answer. We will leave the decision with her as to whether we go any further but it would be certainly be interesting to know about half brothers/sisters etc.

Thanks again

Jo :)

Try here also. Electoral rolls available from 1949:

http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure/archives/

Rose

Hi Rose

Thanks so much for looking into this for me. They didnt say the names that were on the certificate, only that they didnt match. I'll give Stoke a call 2mor with the news that you've given me and see if they can confirm we are talking about the same person.

As much as it was news I was expecting, it is still sad to hear that he has passed away. He obviously wasnt that old at all. I think the route we may go down now is to find any other family that he went on to have. We do know that there was a brother called David.

Thank you again Rose and everyone else, for all your help, I certainly wouldnt have got this far without your advice and information.

Jo

Unfortunately, this looks to be the corresponding death for the Bebbington birth:

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Gordon Price
Name: Gordon Price
Birth Date: 29 Dec 1926
Death Registration Month/Year: 1980
Registration district: Stoke On Trent
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Volume: 30
Page: 1679

Rose

Did they tell you what names were on the certificate?

Rose

Ok an update. If his father's name was as is stated on the marriage certificate, then the Gordon Price I am looking for is definately NOT the Bloor one. I have had this confirmed by Newcastle Under Lyme office who have a copy of the certificate. I am waiting on a call now to see if the father's name on the Bebbington one is Thomas William as stated on the certificate. !!!

Thanks Rose, Can I do that over the phone or online as I dont actually live in Stoke on Trent.

Jo

You'll need to contact the library nearest Cobridge for old electoral rolls.

Rose

Hi everyone. I have just found out from my mum that both Gordon Price and my nan moved in with his grandparents after they were married. I am not sure which side of the family it was though, but if it was maternal side then that would maybe give us his mother's maiden name, would it ?

Is anyone able to do an electoral role search on 11 Emery Street, Cobridge, Stoke on Trent - May 1946 onwards? (Hope not cheeky to ask) If not, where is the best place for me to find out.

Thanks for your reply Flick, there was kind of a reason I was hoping the maiden name was Bloor, so was just clutching at straws really.

Jo :)

No, Joanne, a 1928 registration could not fit.............his birth would have had to be 19 years BEFORE May 1946.

Just think about it for a moment................

Did he stay in the area when he remarried? Do you know if he's still alive?

Rose