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I am looking for my uncle Vincent Park (moms half brother)
I know he was born in Stourbridge in 1964 to a Michael L Park and a Margaret Woodward, I also know he was adopted after this by the surnames Williams.
I would be so grateful if anyone has any information on him id love for him to meet his nephews.
Thank you

did he keep the name vincent

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malyon. yes he did keep the name Vincent

so he is vincent williams

this must be him born 1967 adopted

Births Sep 1967 (>99%)
Park Derek Woodward Stourbridge 9d 8392/S

So he wasn't born Vincent then

So are we looking for Vincent Williams or Derek Williams


Both names though may be difficult to follow up on

He was born Vincent park in 1964 that im sure of it. Ive found his record on here.

there is no vincent park born 1964

The birth is registered as Vincent Park on ancestry Malyon, if you check the freebmd coverage the year isn't fully transcribed.

so they had another child in 1967 also adopted

The 1967 child wasn't necessarily adopted - the S just means it was a late entry to the register. Could be many reasons for that.

There's no S after Vincent's ref nos.

I see they share the same father, is he still around to ask about Derek or for any other information? It could be they had already split up and he was a child from another relationship, but registered in the mothers name as it was at the time?

Just wondering if Margaret also remarried and the child's registration was amended to her new surname, or he was adopted by her new husband.

Ahh all qtrs are 99% except Dec which is only 12% !!!!


Would be the one you want lol

He does show on ancestry Dec qtr . They have transcribed it with the small s too

The small s against the page nos does indicate adopted . It means that the GRO wil, only issue a shortened copy of the birth cert that doesn't show mother or parents details

Can't see a marriage for him in Worcestershire

Or a possible on the electoral rolls

unfortunately my grandfather passed over 10 years ago but we were told that the other child (Derek) had passed away
Michael lees park married Margaret they then later divorced and he married Pamela Ann millinson

Did Michael ever mention whether Margaret re-married and to whom? I can't see a death for Derek under the name of Park, maybe that was because he had a name change.

Sorry, this isn't really helping in locating Vincent though, which is what you are trying to do but I'm not coming up with anything on Vincent under either of the names you've given.

has you mother registered with the adoption contact register as posted earlier by DetEcTive?

not yet but she is going to. If I upgrade to platinum membership on here will that help? or is there a better site than this?

I've sent you a PM regarding your last post. If you look at the top you should have a message

Do you (or your mother) know anything more about Vincent's adoptive parents - like christian names for eg so this could be checked? It's just strange that you have a surname - this is not divulged through the adoption process, the birth parents are not informed of the identity of of the adoptive parents. Could it be that it was someone known to your grandfather and/or Margaret?

You also say, " we were told that the other child (Derek) had passed away."

It sounds as if there was at least some contact between the families.
Who told you about Derek?
And do you know where or when he died?

It also sounds as if he kept the name Derek, just as Vincent remained Vincent.
Do you know if the Williamses adopted both boys?

I don't see his death as Derek Williams (at least not in England/Wales) up to 2007, unless he'd been given extra forenames at adoption.