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Looking for lost cousins Norman and Edith Gregory

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PaulBrooke

PaulBrooke Report 7 Apr 2015 12:48

These are long lost cousins on my mother's side. Norman was in the Merchant Navy I believe but I don't recall anything else as for some reason unknown to me my mother and her sister Eva stopped contacting each other. Therefore, I also lost contact with these cousins some 55 to 60 years ago as best I remember. They probably lived in Sheffield as their mother (my grandmother) lived in Sheffield on Leppings Lane, Hillsborough. My mother and all her siblings are now deceased and my cousins from other aunt and uncles have also lost touch so I have nobody to obtain further information from. If it helps, my mother's other siblings were Walter, Frank, Connie and mother was Joyce, who moved to live in Rotherham then, after my father's death, Ripon where she lived until her death.
If anyone can help with this search for long lost cousins I would be very grateful
Paul Brooke

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 7 Apr 2015 13:15

Birth years are vital................

What relationship is there between Norman and Edith?

If they were siblings......who were their parents?

You need to clarify, please..............

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 7 Apr 2015 13:17

have you looked in search trees, provided by GR for finding connections on the site?

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 7 Apr 2015 13:17

Your parents, I presume........for some idea of time-scale


Marriages Jun 1940 (>99%)
Brooke John W Gregory Sheffield 9c 1148
Gregory Joyce Brooke Sheffield 9c 1148

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 7 Apr 2015 13:20

If Norman and Edith are your cousins, your grandmother can't possibly have been their mother..........

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 7 Apr 2015 13:33

Is THIS your mother's birth?

First name(s) JOYCE
Last name GREGORY
Birth year 1919
Birth quarter 3
Registration month -
Mother's last name FEATHERSTONE
District SHEFFIELD
County Yorkshire
Country England
Volume 9C
Page 1099

And a brother?

First name(s) WALTER
Last name GREGORY
Birth year 1915
Birth quarter 3
Registration month -
Mother's last name FEATHERSTONE
District SHEFFIELD
County Yorkshire
Country England
Volume 9C
Page 1307

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 7 Apr 2015 13:39

This confirms that the births are correct

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
44 Catcliffe Road Darnall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship to household head Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
George William Gregory Head Married Male 34 1877 Barlborough Derbyshire Colliery Labourer Above Ground Transcription
Lily Gregory Wife Married Female 28 1883 Chesterfield Derbyshire - Transcription
Eva Gregory Daughter Single Female 8 1903 Chesterfield Derbyshire School Transcription
Constance Lily Gregory Daughter - Female 7 1904 Chesterfield Derbyshire School Transcription
Frank Gregory Son - Male 1 1910 Darnall Yorkshire -



First name(s) Lily
Last name Featherstone
Name note -
Marriage year 1901
Marriage date 26 Dec 1901
Marriage place Derbyshire, England
Father's first name(s) Henry
Father's last name Featherstone
Mother's first name(s) -
Mother's last name -
Spouse's first name(s) George William
Spouse's last name Gregory
Spouse's father's first name(s) John
Spouse's father's last name Gregory
Spouse's mother's first name(s) -
Spouse's mother's last name -
Place -
County Derbyshire

Marked As Answer Marked as Answered

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 7 Apr 2015 13:41


First name(s) EVA
Last name GREGORY
Birth year 1902
Birth quarter 2
District CHESTERFIELD
County Derbyshire
Country England
Volume 7B
Page 804

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 7 Apr 2015 13:42

?????????

First name(s) EVA
Last name GREGORY
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1925
Registration month -
MarriageFinderâ„¢ EVA GREGORY married
FRANK H GREGORY
Spouse's last name GREGORY
District SHEFFIELD
District number -
County Yorkshire
Country England
Volume 9C
Page 1292

It's a good job I'm stuck in the house waiting for a delivery.............

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 7 Apr 2015 13:46

Can't see births for Norman and/or Edith matching the marriage above, so I'm calling time on this until Paul provides some answers.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 7 Apr 2015 14:44

Who were their parents ?

Can't see a birth for a Norman who could have been in the Navy in WW 2. So when was he born please

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 7 Apr 2015 14:49

Would this be his parents

Marriages Dec 1931
Batty Ada Gregory Sheffield 9c 1252
Gregory Frank Batty

If so there is a Norman born. 1933

And a daughter Beryl born 1934

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 7 Apr 2015 15:16

Shirley

The original post suggests ( as I read it) that the mother was Joyce Gregory's sister EVA, who is on the 1911 census above

And there is no mention of Norman serving during WW2. Paul says only that he believes he was in the Merchant Navy.

I popped back hoping there had been input from Paul...........! No such luck.

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 7 Apr 2015 15:25

I know I said I'd be leaving this.........but...still waiting for the delivery!

???????

First name(s) FRANK HENRY
Last name GREGORY
Gender Male
Birth day 28
Birth month 2
Birth year 1902
Age -
Death quarter 3
Death year 1992
District SHEFFIELD
Register number 792
County Yorkshire
Volume 3
Page 975

Paul

If that's Eva's hubby, get a copy of the cert for informant's details

PaulBrooke

PaulBrooke Report 7 Apr 2015 18:03

I have answered most of the above by clicking on your names and providing my answer/comment so I hope they have been received.
Thank you for the time, advice and information you have provided. If you have NOT received my answers please let me know.

Rambling

Rambling Report 7 Apr 2015 18:32

Paul it is really much better to answer on the thread ( assuming that there are no privacy issues re living people etc) that way you get more people helping who may just find some info that others can't ( because they have access to other sites for instance). Also not all helpers want to deal with individual messages as they may only have limited time to spend helping. :-)

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 7 Apr 2015 22:07

I have had NINE PM's from Paul...unfortunately, none of them contained any useful info whatsoever

Paul

respond ON HERE, and give some facts, please.

Also, your 'marking as answered' denotes that your query is FULLY resolved, which clearly it isn't

FAIRTHORN

FAIRTHORN Report 8 Apr 2015 05:46

Norman Gregory 1940 Sheffield South York... PaulBrooke


Can find no birth to fit

:-S

FAIRTHORN

FAIRTHORN Report 8 Apr 2015 07:02

Did she remarry ? WILL DELETE <<<<<<<<

Marriages Dec 1940
Gregory Eva Johnson Sheffield 9c 1623
Johnson Thomas W Gregory Sheffield 9c 1623

Name: Eva Johnson
Birth Date: 19 May 1902
Date of Registration: Jan 1991
Age at Death: 88
Registration district: Sheffield
Inferred County: Yorkshire
Volume: 3
Page: 1294

PaulBrooke

PaulBrooke Report 8 Apr 2015 11:08

Thanks for your advice rambling rose. I am new to using this part of the GRU service so didn't realise. Also, marking as answered was thought by me to indicate that I had answered, so Jacqueline I hope that placates you.