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Shirley SIMMS/FARNDALE nee MASSIE?

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Prussian

Prussian Report 1 Mar 2013 18:23

Born and believed to be living in England and have WWII family connections with the USA where she visited several years ago. Not sure whether maiden name was MASSIE as SIMMS and FARNDALE are married names.

Researching:
Paternal surname is MARTIN. Associated names include, Barnett, Biggs, Bond, Candy, Flattery, SharkeySherkey/Shirkey. Earliest known MARTIN came from Magdeburg, Prussia (now Germany) and settled in Frome, Somerset, England in 1815. Known, maternal surnames are CRISP (mother), GORDON (grandmother), FRYAR (great grandmother) and NORMAN (great great grandmother).

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 1 Mar 2013 18:56

I don't quite understand what you mean when you say...........

"Not sure whether maiden name was MASSIE as SIMMS and FARNDALE are married names. "

Perhaps you could run that by us again?

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

patchem

patchem Report 1 Mar 2013 20:27

Any idea of approximate age?
Thanks

Added:
I can see no sign of anyone called Massie marrying any Simms or Farndale or any combination thereof.
More clues, please.

Click ADD REPLY button - not this link!

Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 1 Mar 2013 22:03

Surname is FARNDELL

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/i/m/Shirley-Simms-Kent/index.html

What is your connection?

Rose

Researching:
I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!

patchem

patchem Report 1 Mar 2013 22:42

There was a Farndell/Simms marriage in 1982, which I discounted because of the use of CAPITALS to imply correct spelling.

In that link, why does she say they were married in May 1944?

However, what I also find interesting is her total openness as to family, addresses, contact details, photos etc etc.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 2 Mar 2013 08:22

The web page that Rose has given gives Shirley,s address in Kent in 2008 she may still live there

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Prussian

Prussian Report 2 Mar 2013 10:58

Thank you for your replies.

I know very little of Shirley other than there is a possible MARTIN connection to the USA and Shirley is about age 65 and believed to still be living in England. Knowledge of maiden name and married names is not entirely clear I tend to use capitals to denote surname.

I am novice when it comes to posting information in an open forum about living people and so cautious as to what to reveal.

Researching:
Paternal surname is MARTIN. Associated names include, Barnett, Biggs, Bond, Candy, Flattery, SharkeySherkey/Shirkey. Earliest known MARTIN came from Magdeburg, Prussia (now Germany) and settled in Frome, Somerset, England in 1815. Known, maternal surnames are CRISP (mother), GORDON (grandmother), FRYAR (great grandmother) and NORMAN (great great grandmother).

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 2 Mar 2013 11:09

Are you actually related to Shirley?