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Trying to find any info on my grandad

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Darealjolo

Darealjolo Report 27 Aug 2007 23:00

My grandad was called Frederick William Coulstock.

He died in 1971, before i was born, in june i think and he was born on 4th december 1919, he was my dad's dad, im trying to find anything about him, like siblings and his parents, so far i cant find anything and would like some help please.

Thankyou

Jo

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 27 Aug 2007 23:04

Your father's birth cert will have the full names of both parents, whcih will enable you to trace the marriage registration. From the marriage cert, you will learn his age at the time, plus the name and occupation of his father.........and then you can probably start using the censuses to work backwards.

Alternatively, if you are certain of his DOB, find the birth reg'n and you will learn the MMN. You can then search for other children whose info matches..............

Reg

jen yorkshire

jen yorkshire Report 27 Aug 2007 23:08

is his b yr correct? hes not in dec 1919 or jan 1920

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 27 Aug 2007 23:10

There has been no mention of where this man might have been born..............please can you enlighten us.

Reg

Darealjolo

Darealjolo Report 27 Aug 2007 23:12

Im going on what has been found before for my dad, i want to get his birth cert but cant find ref for it.
I have tried looking on Ancestry at census but no matches found is what comes up everytime.

Darealjolo

Darealjolo Report 27 Aug 2007 23:13

Jennifer,

Ive also looked for his birth to find ref so i can get birth cert but not having no luck.

Reggie,

He was born in Croydon.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 27 Aug 2007 23:14

As the last available census is 1901, that is hardly surprising............

Reg

jen yorkshire

jen yorkshire Report 27 Aug 2007 23:15

nothing on bmd either,

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 27 Aug 2007 23:16

You're going to think I'm a misery........but........if you can't find the birth reg'n you can't be sure where he was born.

You might have to have a re-think on this one..........look for his marriage...........the cert will tell you how old he said he was, plus his father's name, which would be a start for you.......

Reg

jen yorkshire

jen yorkshire Report 27 Aug 2007 23:19

who did he marry, we can at least look for wedd details. are you sure he was england?

Darealjolo

Darealjolo Report 27 Aug 2007 23:19

Jennifer, how about 1918?

Steph

Steph Report 27 Aug 2007 23:20

There is a death

June Qtr 1971

Frederick William Coulstock
dob 4 December 1919
District Enfield
Vol 5b Page 482

jen yorkshire

jen yorkshire Report 27 Aug 2007 23:22

got him,

frederick w coulstock, mmn smith croydon 1918 o/n/d vol 2a page 496

check the vol page num as they are very smudged.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 27 Aug 2007 23:23

The info on the death reg'n is only 'as known' to the informant.......no guarantee of accuracy, unfortunately.

Reg

Steph

Steph Report 27 Aug 2007 23:23

Heres a birth

December Qtr 1918

Frederick W Coulstock mmn Smith
District Croydon
Vol 2a Page 496

Quite a lot of deaths lately have been showing the dob a year out.


Darealjolo

Darealjolo Report 27 Aug 2007 23:26

Steph and Jennifer,

You both found him but ref are both different.
Also 1 says 1918 and the other 1919

Darealjolo

Darealjolo Report 27 Aug 2007 23:27

Thankyou Steph, thats great.

jen yorkshire

jen yorkshire Report 27 Aug 2007 23:27

poss marriage?
Maude E Smith 1916 Jan-Feb-Mar Coulstock Rochford Essex
Record
Fred Coulstock

Darealjolo

Darealjolo Report 27 Aug 2007 23:28

Sorry Jennifer, my mistake you have found birth aswell, sorry thought it was the death, thankyou.

Steph

Steph Report 27 Aug 2007 23:28

Possible sibling

Sept Qtr 1921

Leonard I Coulstock mmn Smith
District Lambeth
Vol 1d Page 435