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im looking for a chris hodges from birmingham or a relative of same he might not be alive now as i am 66years old now but i can remember my mother marie fulton as she was then bring me over to england when i was 8 year old that would mean i was born 1946 just after the war and i often wondered if this man was my dad and did he serve in the armed forces hope i can get some closer on this because its always on my mind

You need to pin down a yob, even if approx. One would suspect he was born in a similar era to your mother.

You can search for births on Freebmd.org.uk or on this site for births in England and Wales.

Is your father named on your BC, or is that part of the problem? You say 'over here'. Does that mean that you and your mother weren't normally resident in England/Wales?

One would suspect that Chris was short for Christopher, although it could be the diminutive of another name, or the name he went by (2nd name for instance)

There is possibility that a Court Order may have been made against him for maintenance, although someone else would have to advise how to research for that.

Your search could be like entering a mine field, especially as any living relatives may not know of your existance. Unless you can find documentary proof that he is your father, you may need their co-operation for DNA tests.

Eunice has Marie Fulton from Dunmurry in her tree, and Eunice born there also for reference. (About 5 miles outside Belfast?)

my mum and i are from northern ireland a little village called dunmurry i was born out of wedlock never told who my father was no name was ever mentioned i do know he was in the armed forces and when i was 8yrs old my mother took me to england and we met a man called chris hodges the place we stayed was in kings heath birmingham we stayed with a mrs james just facing a lovely park ; we were there for a year and i went to school just round the corner cant remember the name of the school im 66 now so i was born after the war i always wondered if this chris was my father my mum has passed away now and her sister and friends that might of had information but it was like a closed shop no one would give me any information my dads name wasnt on my birth certificate but its just something thats always on my mind its like half of you is missing

If you look in free bmd for births in Birmingham (Birmingham (1837-1924), Birmingham (1932 onw), Birmingham North, Birmingham South) and Kings Norton from 1915 to 1930, you only have 2 births with that name, Christopher E in 1918 and Christopher G in 1927.

This could be the death of Christopher E:
Christopher Ernest Hodges
Birth Date: 20 Dec 1917
Date of Registration: Oct 1994
Age at Death: 76
Registration district: Bromsgrove
Inferred County: Worcestershire
Register Number: 29C
District and Subdistrict: 5121A
Entry number: 139

I wonder what park it was! Our local parks in Kings Heath were Kings Heath Park (not very original!) and Uffculme Park, now Highbury. I went to school just round the corner from KH Park, Colmore Road Primary, so needless to say this did make me wonder if it was this school you mean. There is a long road which runs the length of this park called Avenue Road. d.
Just reminiscing a bit!
Jan

thank you all for your interesting information i will try to look into it although my family think i should let it go they think its a lost cause :-) :-)