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SEARCHING FOR DEREK HOLDEN

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hayley

hayley Report 18 Aug 2015 22:32

I think it is yes thank you

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Derek holden from sheffield

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 18 Aug 2015 22:18

This could be Roy:

http://announce.jpress.co.uk/thestarcouk/obituary/16648584?s_source=jpno_shef

Rose

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

hayley

hayley Report 18 Aug 2015 22:11

Wow nellie and horace! I will research these names against the shop see if i can find more! Thank u all for this your all great

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Derek holden from sheffield

hayley

hayley Report 18 Aug 2015 22:06

That was an accident how do i untick that :/ he wasnt that much older im afraid. I believe roy has passed now not that that helps. I have searched everywhere for the shop name/address no luck as yet. I was also told derek may have moved to durham at sumpoint which set us back yet again. Do any of you think a trip to town hall would be of any benefit are they allowed to help?

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Derek holden from sheffield

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 18 Aug 2015 22:03

Parents:

Marriages Mar 1925
Dickinson Nellie Holden Ecclesall B. 9c 579
Holden Horace Dickinson Ecclesall B. 9c 579

Rose

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

Rambling

Rambling Report 18 Aug 2015 22:03

I had a look through the phone directories on Ancestry but it is only partial and nothing helpful.

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 18 Aug 2015 22:02

The 1944 Derek possibly had a brother Roy in 1926 in Eccleshall Bierlow. That district became part of Sheffield in the 1930s.

Rose

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

Rambling

Rambling Report 18 Aug 2015 21:59

There appear to be 3 children to the previous marriage, Amitage/Child but not a Roy.

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 18 Aug 2015 21:59

Well, the Derek born 1937 had a brother Albert 10 years older than him? Neither boys had middle initials, so we may not be any further forward.

See if you can track down the ER and hope they are listed at the shop. ER can only be searched by address, so somehow you need to find out what the house number and street is. At least you have 2 road names to work with!

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Rambling

Rambling Report 18 Aug 2015 21:56

Hayley , unfortunately clicking 'marked as answered' may mean people won't look at the thread, as it implies the query has been answered, it's a problem that GR know about but haven't sorted out yet.

Anyway, The Derek born 1937' s mothers maiden name was Armitage....looking at possible Holden/Armitage marriages it seems she may have been married before, so I am just looking to see if I can see any children to the first marriage.

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hayley

hayley Report 18 Aug 2015 21:47

Unfortunatly i dont know any middle names its so hard isnt it. I believe his brother roy was quite a lot older maybe by 10years or so. But i see you searched 10 years either way so thats has confused me alot :( thank you for your advice

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Derek holden from sheffield

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The only Sheffield births for a Derek in 1940 +/- 10 was for one born in 1937 or 1944.

Within the same time frame, in Sheffield, the younger only had a sister b 1940

The Derek b 1944 didn't have any Sheffield b siblings in the same time frame.

Its possible neither he nor his brother were actually born in Sheffield Reg, or else Derek wasn't his given first name.

If they lived on the premises with their parents, you may want to consider requesting an historical electoral roll look up from Sheffield Archive/Local Studies centre - they will probably charge if you can't visit yourself. If you can find their names, we might find the marriage, and then the births. Middle names/initials. make a difference.

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Rambling

Rambling Report 18 Aug 2015 21:28

There's a Derek born 1937 or one born 1944 Sheffield...not seeing a Roy though.

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hayley

hayley Report 18 Aug 2015 20:56

I am searching for my mums biological father whos name is derek holden i believe he was born around 1939 or just after in sheffield. He lived above a corner shop at darnall, sheffield which his parents owned and ran in the 60's the shop was on the corner of thames road and harrogate street. I also believe he had a brother called Roy. He was court in as they say with my grandma whos name was hazel jarvis i have pictures of the two of them in high hazels park back in the 60's. My mother was born in 1965 with the name gail jarvis. Derek visited her a few times but then the contact was stopped and she hasnt seen derek since. Any information would be hugely welcomed as we have been searching a long time. Thank you

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Derek holden from sheffield