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Karen Rowbotham/Izzard

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Anita

Anita Report 9 Nov 2014 04:05

Karen Ann Rowbotham born 1936, Surrey, UK, to Geoffrey Sidney Rowbotham and Ivy Vera Hood. Around the age of 8 she was adopted by Harold Izzard and Madge Barnes. They moved to France where Harold had a teaching post in Paris. Harold died in 1964 and I can find no further information. Does anyone have any info on Karen or have any idea how to find information in France please. Her brother, John Rowbotham is looking for her.

Penny

Penny Report 9 Nov 2014 07:25

Did she retain the name Karen? So she'll have become Karen Izzard ?

How do you know she was adopted by the Izzards?

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 9 Nov 2014 08:01

Did Harold die in france?

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

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 9 Nov 2014 08:06

So he was Harold W

Name: Harold W Izzard
Spouse Surname: Barnes
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1933
Registration district: Huddersfield
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume Number: 9a
Page Number: 395
Find Spouse: Madge Barnes

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

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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 9 Nov 2014 08:22

Do you have his death certificate ?


GRO CONSULAR DEATH INDICES (1849 to 1965) Transcription
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First name(s) HAROLD W
Last name IZZARD
Age 59
Gender Male
Birth year 1902
Death year 1961-65
Place SAINT-CLOUD
Country -
Record source GRO Consular Death Indices (1849 to 1965)
Year range 1961-1965
Volume 59
Page 146
Record set British nationals died overseas 1818-2005
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

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

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 9 Nov 2014 08:28

Don't know if this helps at all

Saint Cloud
French pronunciation: ?[s?~'klu]) is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.6 km (6.0 mi) from the centre of Paris. Like other communes of the Hauts-de-Seine such as Marnes-la-Coquette, Neuilly-sur-Seine or Vaucresson, Saint-Cloud is one of the wealthiest cities in France, ranked 2nd out of the 36500 in average household income.[1]

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

Anita

Anita Report 9 Nov 2014 22:17

Thanks for your replies. I have Harolds death certificate as I was hoping that his daughter would have been named as the notifier of the death, but no !! I have now found that his wife Madge (nee Barnes) moved back to England and died in 1981, so I have ordered her death certificate hoping that Karen is named on her certificate and I can at least have her married name!! Its all about digging in the dark !!! Penny, yes, she retained the name Karen as her brother had contact with her for a couple of years after the adoption. I don`t know if it was a formal adoption. Harold was a distant relative of Karens birth mother..