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I am trying to find any family who have a Stanley Bridger in their " Tree" and his Mother Grace Bridger ( née McGee)

Have you looked in ‘search all member trees’ on here?

Hardly anyone uses these boards, so you need to be pro-active, as the chance of anyone connected seeing your post is very, very slight.

In 1921, Stanley was with his stepfather Richard, mother Grace, and half sister Kathleen at 43, Pears Road, Hounslow

His mother’s birthplace was ‘not known’

Richard and Grace married in 1917

Stanley’s birth is on freebmd in Brentford district

Use the "Search" facility top of the page. Then "Search all members trees". input some details and see if there are any matches.

If there are you can try to contact the person who owns that tree. As long as they have the email address they registered with Genes they will be informed that they have a message in the system.

Bear in mind Genes never removes trees unless instructed to by the owner, so many trees aren' t"live" now. Add to that that some people may not be able to answer any longer or don't want to.

Marriages Jun 1939 (>99%)
Farmer Dorothy L A McGee Surrey N.E. 2a 112
McGee Stanley W C Farmer Surrey N.E. 2a 112

Dorothy is with her birth family in 1939……..no sign of Stanley, but he may well have been in the forces.

1939 Register
61 Second Avenue, Richmond Upon Thames, Barnes M.B., Surrey, England
Albert J Farmen 28 Aug 1892 Male Aluminium & Iron Moulder Married 130 1
Catherine Farmer 20 Mar 1893 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 130 2
Arthur J Farmen 09 Nov 1894 Male Paper Hanger Married 130 3
Violet C Miller (Farmer) 17 Feb 1921 Female Factory Worker Machinist Single 130 4
Joan Farmer 17 Aug 1894 Female Packer Biscuit Factory Single 130 5
Dorothy L A McGee 18 Mar 1917 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 130 6

As mentioned................................

1921 Census Of England & Wales
43, Pears Road, Hounslow, Isleworth, Middlesex, England
Richard Bridger Head Male 1891 30 Hammersmith, London, England - Out Of Work
Grace Bridger Wife Female 1897 23 - Home Duties -
Kathleen Bridger Daughter Female 1919 2 Isleworth, Middlesex, England - -
Stanley Bridger Son Male 1916 5 Hounslow, Middlesex, England - -

McGee
Stanley W C
1916
England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Brentford

McGee
Stanley W C
1939
England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Surrey North Eastern, Surrey, England


McGee
Stanley Wilfrid Charles
1932
London Gazette 1665-2018
England
Appointed as a Temporary Postman

Births Mar 1919 (>99%)
Bridger Annie G K McGee Brentford 3a 112

GRO version
BRIDGER, ANNIE GRACE KATHLEEN MCGEE
GRO Reference: 1919 M Quarter in BRENTFORD Volume 03A Page 112

MCGEE, STANLEY WILFRID CHARLES -
GRO Reference: 1916 S Quarter in BRENTFORD Volume 03A Page 132

Name Stanley Wilfrid Charles McGee
Gender Male
Age 33
Nationality English
Birth Date 24 Jun 1916
Birth Place Isleworth London, England
Arrival Date 17 Jun 1950
Arrival Place Detroit, Michigan, USA
Departure Contact Wife Dorothy L Mcgee
Spouse Dorothy L Mcgee

Stanley went to Canada on the Aquitaina in 1948, while Dorothy and their two children followed on the same ship a year later

They came back to 420, Hanworth Road, Hounslow for a 3 week stay in 1960

Hello EricaH, Thank you very much for all the info, I did go onto the 1921 Census and obtained the basic info you supplied, Annie ( Ann) was my Mother and she passed away in 1981, she Married my father in1941 ( Donald Carter) when she became Pregnant with me, the Marriage did not last and to cut a long story short she immigrated to America around 1947 ( my father remarried in 1949) Ann came back to the UK in the early 1970s for a holiday with her Adopted Daughter and returned to the UK in1989 as she was not well and could not afford the medical bills in the US.
At know time did she ever mentioned to me that the was a " Half Brother" and I suspect that the Mother( my Granmother) moved out of the home soon after 1921 as Ann new little of her. The other Quest that I wanted to pursue was " Granmother" however I think I am going to find this difficult as her birth place is " unknown".
You gave given me a possible way I could find out by perhaps tracing my " Great Uncle" and his Son . Do you have any ideas the best way to progess this, any assistance would be most appreciated.

You can find the names of Stanley & Dorothy’s children by looking for their births on freebmd…….just input surnames of parents.

I can’t at the moment see anything for the family after 1960………sorry

A possible course of action would be to obtain a copy of the 1917 marriage cert, in the hope that Grace knew her father………..however, bear in mind that it wasn’t unusual to invent a father for the sake of propriety.

Possibly Grace's husband in 1891

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
7, Beadow Road, Hammersmith, Fulham, London & Middlesex, England
George W Bridger Head Married Male 32 1859 Vendor of cats meat London, Middlesex, England
Emily Bridger Wife Married Female 31 1860 - London, Middlesex, England
George W Bridger Son - Male 14 1877 Scholar London, Middlesex, England
Nellie Bridger Daughter - Female 11 1880 Scholar Reading, Berkshire, England
Harry Bridger Son - Male 9 1882 Scholar Battersea, Surrey, England
Louisa Bridger Daughter - Female 5 1886 Scholar London, Middlesex, England
Richard Bridger Son - Male 1 1890 - London, Middlesex, England
Alfred Bridger Brother Single Male 21 1870 Vendor cats meat Islington, Middlesex, England

Stanley was 5ft 11.5 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light brown hair and blue eyes

Stanley and his wife and daughter are in a GR tree.............try contacting the owner, who is related to the Farmers


Dorothy..........................
1921 Census Of England & Wales
61, Second Avenue, Mortlake, Surrey, England
Albert John Farmer Head Male 1892 28 Barnes, Surrey, England Moulder Miralite Ltd
Catherine Farmer Wife Female 1892 29 Penzance, Cornwall, England - -
Dorothy Lily Agnes Farmer Daughter Female 1917 4 Mortlake, Surrey, England - -
Albert Wilfred Oscar Farmer Son Male 1919 2 Mortlake, Surrey, England - -
Violet Catherine Farmer Daughter Female 1921 - Mortlake, Surrey, England -

I will try the Freebmd for the children, the 1917Marriage Cert I already have as the 1891 Census of the " Bridger" Family and yes the Richard Bridger Born 1890 is the Husband of Grace.
I am very much on a learning curve as regards to this hobby so the help you have given is very much appreciated
How do I get to see other people's Tree's?

You can only see another member’s tree if you are given access by the tree ‘owner’

I would start by contacting the person I mentioned above….look under the ‘search’ heading at the top of this board, and select ‘search all member trees’. Put in Stanley’s name, then click on ‘Find out more’ against the name of the person with him in his tree. Then simply send a message and hope that he has kept GR up-to-date with his email address….and, of course, that he wishes to have contact.
Good luck

I have tried as you suggested and unfortunately it has come back" No Matches Found" is this is because he lived in America? or possibly his family are not now searching.
How did you find out about Stanley's Height etc?

You are the only person with a Stanley Bridger 1916 with a tree on here. Maybe Erika found the wife ( use maiden name) or the daughters on a tree.

Added: looks like he is a tree under the name Stanley McGee.

He used his correct birth name on all records I have found………apart from the record of him as Bridger in 1921, which his stepfather filled in

Just look at the marriage record I posted some days ago………

His physical description comes from a card recording his entry into the USA................see my post on 6th Aug

All the records I have found - apart, obviously, from his birth and marriage, and 1921 census - are only on Ancestry

The records to which I referred some time ago.............

Name Stanley W McGee
Gender Male
Departure Age 32
Birth Date abt 1916
Departure Date 21 Dec 1948
Departure Port England
Ship Name Aquitania
Shipping Line Cunard White Star Limited

Name Dorothy McGee
Arrival Age 43
Birth Date 18 Mar 1917
Port of Departure Montréal, Québec, Canada
Arrival Date 29 Jul 1960
Port of Arrival Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage Montreal and Quebec
Ship Name Homeric
Shipping Line Home Lines Inc
Official Number 4397/80

Name Dorothy McGee (and two children)
Gender Female
Departure Age 32
Birth Date abt 1917
Departure Date 27 May 1949
Departure Port England
Ship Name Aquitania
Shipping Line Cunard White Star Limited
Destination Port Halifax, Canada
Master R B G Woollatt