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I am looking for any living relatives of my birth father. I have very little information other than the following;
Name: John Parish
From Poplar in the east end of London.
Born around 1920
Served in the military
I was born in 1942

Thankyou

Look for his birth on freebmd.org.uk then look for a marriage on the same site.

Where did you get the info about him? Do you have any documentation?

Check whether he is in anyone's tree on here..............look in 'saerch all members trees'

BUT............if you think you find a possible connection, please be extremely careful if you try to make contact.

There were lots of children named John Parish born in various parts of London 1915-25. Some with middle names, some without.

vent Type Birth Registration
Name Joan Parish
Event Date 1920
Event Place Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Registration District Edmonton
Page 1592
Volume 3A
Affiliate Line Number 65
Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year 1920
Joan Parish's Parents and Siblings
Cox
Mother
F

Name Cox
Sex F

Germaine is looking for John, not Joan.

There is a John H Parish registered in Poplar 1918

Not many men named Joan ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

Only one reg poplar

Births Sep 1918
Parish John H Moggs Poplar 1c 544

"From Poplar" - do you mean he was born there, or he just happened to be living there around 1941?

He isn’t on the 1939 register,probably already in the forces

Full name of the one born in 1918 - just in case it turns out to be relevant:

PARISH, JOHN HEARD mmn MEGGS
GRO Reference: 1918 S Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 544

Freebmd has mistrancribed the mmn

Marriages Mar 1904
Meggs Rosetta Susan Poplar 1c 642
Parish Henry Poplar 1c 642

"Served in the military" - I don't suppose you know which branch?

Not that that would help us much, as WW2 records are still with the MOD.

These are all the John Parishes listed on forces-war-records.co.uk in WW2:

John Henry Parish 1316591 1940 Royal Air Force
John Henry Parish 2585551 1951 Royal Air Force
John Parish 914914 1940 Royal Air Force
John Parish 2218464 1942 Royal Air Force
John Parish 2472046 1950 Royal Air Force
John Parish 1941
John Parish C/SSX 17875 Leading Seaman 1942 Hms Curacoa
John Parish Civilian 1945 Civilian War Dead
John Parish C/SSX 17875 Leading Seaman 1942 Hms Curacoa
J H Parish Second Lieutenant 1944 Royal Artillery
J H Parish 2nd Lieutenant 1941 Royal Artillery

Births Sep 1884
Meggs Rosetta Susan Mile End 1c 537

Mmm. Jackson

Name: Rosetta Susan Meggs
Gender: Female
Marriage Age: 19
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1885
Marriage Date: 21 Feb 1904
Marriage Place: All Hallows, Bromley By Bow, Tower Hamlets, England
Father:
Thomas Meggs
Spouse:
Henry Parish
Register Type: Parish Register


Spouse

Name: Henry Parish
Gender: Male
Marriage Age: 22
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1882
Marriage Date: 21 Feb 1904
Marriage Place: All Hallows, Bromley By Bow, Tower Hamlets, England
Father:
Henry Parish
Spouse:
Rosetta Susan Meggs
Register Type: Parish Register

1911 census

Name: Henry Parish
Age in 1911: 29
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Mile End
Civil Parish: Poplar
Search Photos: Search for 'Poplar' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
Country: England
Street Address: 9 Gale St, Devon Rd, Bromley by Bow East
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Car Man
Registration District Number: 22
Sub-registration District: Bromley
ED, institution, or vessel: 28
Piece: 1705
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Parish 29
Rose Parish 26
Maud Parish 4
Rose Parish 2

Married 9 years 3 children born 2 still living

Mother died before the 1939 register

Rosetta S Parish
Death Age: 55
Birth Date: abt 1884
Registration Date: Apr 1939
[May 1939]
[Jun 1939]
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration District: Poplar
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1c
Page: 286