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No he didn't marry my nan, they had an affair and my father was the result. This was suspected for a number of years but recently confirmed with a gene test. I do not know a first name. All I know is a family tale from his polish relatives descended from his fathers sister. There was an accident where a horse and cart went off a bridge and killed both parents. The children consisted of a number of boys and a girl. After they were orphaned the girl lost touch with the boys and she went on to found the the remaining polish lines. One of the boys was about five years old in 1900 when it happened. He is suspected to be the father of my fathers father. In 1919 the Germans abolished the monarchy. In Germany von was a designation of nobility. The sister would not have known him after 1919 so he may have dropped the von in line with the law. There is an Abraham Keir who was born in Poland somewhere in 1894 which fits if he dropped the von. He appears in someone's family tree here. If he was born near Lodz that would be a good possibility. Also there is a Keir who married a polish woman in like 1956 in Paddington... This could possibly be the son who went on to marry... But... How can I try to find out for sure?

One assumes he had a forename, but as you haven’t posted one, presumably you don’t know what it was

no such name appears on ancestry fmp or family search

Not seeing any marriage for that name

If he wasn’t married to your grandmother then there’s not much chance of identifying him without further info

Did he marry in the UK?

Hi!

I am looking for my grandfather. I know very little other than he was born in Poland near Lodz and his name was Von Keil. After WW2 he was in Wooton-under-edge Gloucestershire in 1951. Any advice?

Zane