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I am trying to find my dad John Brammer. I dont know too much about him other than he lived in Barnsley with my mum Dawn for a few years and I believe he was born around 1954. A family friend told me he moved to Sheffield a few years after I was born in 1989. After that I have no idea. I have never met him and would very much like to find him. Any information would be much appriceated.

Thank you :)

Have you tried 192.com? There is a John Brammer registered as living in Sheffield, but many more in Yorkshire as a whole.
Do you know if he has a middle initial? Best to just put yes or no for now, don't put on here.
Jan

Hi yes I've tried 192 but couldnt find anything when I did. Adn as far as I know he doesnt have a middle name. Thanks Jan

So - you didn't find the Sheffield one? Not sure what you mean by 'didn't find anything', as there are quite a few!
Jan

There are 4 John Brammers born in Yorkshire 1952-56. One is Barnsley, might be worth checking out. You could do with more information. Does the person you have spoken to have any idea if he had other family? The other thing is to check the electoral register for any address he was living at just in case there is a middle name after all. This would have to be done in person, or you would need to ask for a lookup by the staff for which they may charge. Archives are normally kept at the nearest main library.
Jan

I dont think I was using the sight properly to be honest, He deffinatly didnt have a middle name, but no one will tell me much about him. Thanks for all the info I will give it all a go thankyou :)

Good luck Sarah, let us know how you get on!
jan

Hi Jan
I have just had a proper look on 192 and the John Brammers listed arnt the right age :( I did however find out he was born in Barnsley in July 1952, when I looked up the births for that period there was only one and his mothers name was Marfleet

I saw that one too. He seems to have been an only child, which is a pity. His parents' marriage is easy to spot, so you might pursue this? Have you seen it?
Jan

Yes I saw it but I dont know where to go from here.

Name: Horace Brammer
Spouse Emily Marfleet
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1948
Registration district: Barnsley
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume Number: 2b
Page Number: 67

It's a bit of a long shot, but as it's the best lead you have, I would pursue this family for now. Sometimes death certs can give a lot of info, particularly the address of the informant, so might be worth a look. The only other problem is that there are a couple of Sheffield deaths also for Horace Brammer, but the only Emily Brammer death in the area (no middle initial) is Barnsley.:

Name: Horace Brammer
Birth Date: 26 Oct 1912
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1972
Age at Death: 59
Registration district: Barnsley
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 2b
Page: 124

Name: Emily Brammer
Birth Date: 18 Jul 1913
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1979
Age at Death: 66
Registration district: Barnsley
Inferred County: South Yorkshire
Volume: 3
Page: 0070

There is someone on Ancestry with the above couple. They do not give any children for them but might be worth contacting, if only to try and exclude them. I am sure the above death is correct, this must be Emily's birth, and it matches their info.

Births Sep 1913
Marfleet Emily Auty Barnsley 9c 547

Jan

Thank you very much for all this :)