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Swaley was another brother
Name: Swaley Lawrence
Mother's Maiden Surname: Cooper
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1927
Registration district: Staines
Inferred County: Oxfordshire
Volume Number: 3a
Page Number: 14


he was living with Noah .Oachie and Lidy at 7 Beards Road in 1951 listed as Swaley Henry Lawrence


he is living with a Doreen Lawence at this address


Name: Swaley H Lawrence
Year: 1965
County or Borough: Feltham
Ward or Division/Constituency: Feltham
Street Address: 3 Wigley Road
Reference Number: MR/PER/C/1171


Name: Swaley Lawrence
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1927
Date of Registration: May 2003
Age at Death: 76
Registration district: Hounslow
Inferred County: London
Register Number: 41A
District and Subdistrict: 237/1A
Entry number: 46


Wonder if the informant knows where other family members are .

I am starting to wonder if Vanslow didn't exist, but his real name was Swaley!? Can I just check that all you have found for Vanslow is his marriage in 1961?

He was born 1936 spelt Vanzlow found this death but may not be connected

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006
about John Vanzlow Cooper
Name: John Vanzlow Cooper
Birth Date: 15 Jul 1936
Date of Registration: May 1990
Age at Death: 53
Registration district: Hackney
Inferred County: London
Volume: 12
Page: 1232

No he was registered apr may june so that one is too late

My mum was pretty sure that he was born on 14th Feb, it's the year bit she wasn't so certain of but guessed at 1935. I wondered if he may have been using his middle name, which was Edward?

The elecoral roll on ancestry only goes up to 1965

I dont know about whether you have FB on your phone would make any difference...they changed it so non friends come up in the "other" folder when you click on the icon for messages it says inbox and other

This is so frustrating! I'm pretty sure Vanslow would have married again as his first marriage had def broken down by 1967. He seems to have just vanished after his children were born.

Lila her husband and brother James were living at the Beards road address up until 2003 but I think Lila died in 2004 not sure what happened to james and her husband after that

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006
about Lila Cooper
Name: Lila Cooper
Birth Date: 18 Jun 1924
Date of Registration: Apr 2004
Age at Death: 79
Registration district: Surrey Northern
Inferred County: Surrey
Register Number: NSE19
District and Subdistrict: 757/1E
Entry number: 136

Found Oachie's death as Ochie Mary Lawrence in 1989.

Rose

Did he use the name Vanny?

There's a marriage in 1984 for a Vanny E Lawrence to a Richardson.

Rose

That all sounds possible! Getting closer. I just really hope he hasn't died. My mum seems to think jimmy or James had some mental health issues, so he is probably in an institution or home now.

What else can you see about that marriage as I haven't paid on ancestry.

I've found Jimmy/James! Rang council to check electoral roll and he still lives at 7 beards road!!

Ok the wedding in 1984 was def him. My mum has remembered another name. She thinks he either married a Sharon or him and his new wife had a daughter called Sharon. Either way they had a daughter who would have been born say between 1983 and 1986. I was all set for driving from northamptonshire to Middlesex today, but my mum isn't keen :-(. Think she just wants to find Vanslow.

Well a letter to James may be the next step. hopefully he knows where or what happened to Vanny

Theres no Sharon but his wife is Karen similar sounding .

There is a daughter reg Mar qtr 1986 Surrey North

What is the daughters name?

I am a bit reluctant to write to jimmy because my mum thinks they couldn't read or write. I can't find a phone number for him though. 192 is obviously completely inaccurate because according to them he hasn't been on a electoral roll since 2002!

He may have opted out of having his details on sites such as 192.com...same as I have for the last couple of years, when I found out I could be found

I got someone to check findmypast and he isn't on an electoral roll. They also checked and he didn't die before 2006. Totally stuck now and feeling quite emotional. Salvation Army won't help because he's not a blood relative of mine!

Thank you to everyone who has helped me this week! I sent a letter to James and he phoned me today. Apparently Vanslow died 3 years ago. Vanslow was my half brother, Christopher's, father. Criss never new him. He had a very troubled life, suffered from schizophrenia and later in life used drugs to self medicate.. He died on 5th January this year, aged 45, from an accidental overdose, almost exactly 2 years after our younger brother died, leaving behind a teenage son who he was very close to. I would have liked to meet his father and siblings, out of curiosity mainly. I will keep looking for his siblings. I now know his younger sister is called Kelly and lives in Southsea, so perhaps I might find her. Once again, thank you!