Genealogy Chat

Sawyer, as Reggie said to another poster, click on Kelly's name to send her a message. If she still had access to the same linked email address, she'll be notified that you are trying to contact her.

Douglas Walters was my Grandfather. All the above details match all we know about him. My mother and I would like to find out more about his family history as we do not know a lot. Please contact myself if you are still searching for Douglas Walters (junior).

Connected

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/living_relatives/thread/1338151

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1338156

Thank you so much for your messages

Thanks, sent Kelly a message yesterday with more family information I didn't want to put up here. Just hope she still checks in to GR occasionally.

John.

To try to make contact, click on kelly's name.............and send her a message

If her e-mail is still as it was last year, GR will notify her

My Mother, Margaret, was a third child to John and Elizabeth Green, born 1914 in the Bontnewydd Hotel Trelewis.

That would make your Nan and her Brother, Douglas, her Niece and Nephew. Never knew that Verana had any children, my mother never mentioned it. If this is correct it make your Nan and me first cousins.

Would love to make contact..

John

Oh my goodness.... the plot thickens.... I cant thank you all enough for your help... I need to know what happened to Douglas Walters born 29/08/1936 and as I cant find any records for him here maybe he did live with Reginald and they lived in America or Canada or somewhere else....
It has taken up so much time, 3 years solid I have been trying to find out and I wont give up....
Once again truly thank you to you all for all and any information you have given me...

UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Name: Reginald Green
Birth Date: abt 1904
Age: 29
Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival Date: 27 Nov 1933
Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England
Ports of Voyage: Boston
[Halifax]
Ship Name: Britannic
Shipping Line: White Star Dominion Line
Official Number: 162316

(proposed UK address, 36, Oakland Street, Bedlinog. Occupation, Machinist)

Chris :)

Now I need to find a death certificate for him!

Thank you so much for that. :-)

This is the Canadian arrival form for Reginald:

Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924

Name: Reginald Green
Gender: Male
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1903
Birth Place: Bedlinog
Age: 21
Date of Arrival: 20 Jun 1924
Port of Arrival: Quebec
Port of Departure: Cardiff, Wales
Ship Name: Minnedosa

His occupation in the UK had been a turner and he intended to be a farmer.

He was going to join a friend Mr J Parry in Windsor, Ontario.

On my Nans birth certificate place of birth is 60 Vicarage Road which is the address used for those born in the Workhouse...

Re Watford workhouse, from Wikipedia:

"The Local Government Act of 1929 gave local authorities the power to take over workhouse infirmaries as municipal hospitals, although outside London few did so. The workhouse system was abolished in the UK by the same Act on 1 April 1930, but many workhouses, renamed Public Assistance Institutions, continued under the control of local county councils."

See also:
http://institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/herts/watford_workhouse.htm

Sounds as though it could have become an ordinary hospital, but may still have been referred to locally as "the workhouse".

thank you, I will remove the other one.....

From other thread (no replies, have advised to stick to this one):

'I am trying to find my Nans brother.... My nan was adopted but don't think her brother was... He was born 29th August 1936 in Watford Hertfordshire. I believe he lived in the Godalming area until maybe around the age of 10.
His parents were Douglas and Verena Green. Verena and Douglas married in Eastbourne in 1930. For some reason they came to Watford and my nan was born in Watford Workhouse in 1931 and was adopted in 1935. Her real parents returned to Bournemouth.
However a year later they had another child, Douglas, his birth address is the same address as my Nans adopted family in Watford but the real parents were still listed as living in Bournemouth.'

Thank you all for helping..... I had found out that John Benjamin had a nasty mining accident and was unable to work after so that would fit with what Chris has just told me. I believe when Verena passed away at a young age of 39 at some point her son went to live with her family, maybe Reginald. Its Verena's son I am trying to find. Douglas Walters born 1936. I have been trying for almost 3 years to find out something about him. I have been everywhere, joined various on line groups yet nothing. I have a birth certificate for him and that's it. No marriage certificate or death if he is dead. I can not find Reginalds death certificate either. How can I check for deaths in Canada???

Wow thank you Chris for your help too.

Passenger lists:

Address given: Tredegar Arms, Fleur-de-lis, Monmouthshire

Name:Reginald GREEN

Date of departure:12 June 1924

Port of departure:Southampton

Passenger destination port:Quebec, Canada

Passenger destination:Quebec, Canada

Date of Birth:1903 (calculated from age)

Age:21

Marital status:

Sex:Male

Occupation:Turner

Yes I suppose its possible. I still can not find the members tree that has Reginald in it!! From what I have learnt John Benjamin was quite a wealthy man and I am not sure how his daughter ended up in the Workhouse in 1931 having her baby (My Nan)