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Simon Richard Lewis
Age Guide: 60-64
Director
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10...

an entry from 192.com,,,,although not a n unusual name.and possibly not the same person.?

However, re the Lewis/Clarke children -

there were also Lewis/Clarke marriages registered in Birmingham - in 1956, 1964, 1965, 1967, and 1969 and 1967, so it's possible some of the children belong to those families.

There's a very slight possibility that the youngest Lewis/Clarke child (1972) may now be named Lewis-Campbell.

Someone of that surname, with the same first name as the 1972 child is an author and publisher - born March 1972 and a British citizen.
Google the name.

I can't find any more detailed biography to help confirm or not.

You say you have been down every avenue available to you - what are those? Have you bought any certificates to prove you are following the right family?

You say you have only found Simon as a child of the marriage.

Assuming Richard and Valerie always lived in the Meriden reg district, there were possibly 7 children.
You can find their names by looking on FreeBMD, and searching for births in Meriden from 1950 to 1980, with surname Lewis, and mother's surname Clarke.

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

One of the seven registrations appears to have been a late registration, in 1963, when it should have been done in 1961, and therefore the child's name appears in both years.

Valerie's middle name is/was June, per her birth record on the GRO website - assuming the 1926 birth is the correct one.

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

As Richard died in 1976, I'm wondering about the 1980 marriage in Birmingham of a Valerie J Lewis to a Thomas.
However, I can't see that couple after that.

I don't see Valerie's death, either as Lewis or Thomas. It's possible she has died after 2021, or is still alive.

If her parents were Thomas Clarke and Leah Strong, she will be one of the closed records in the 1939 Register, implying that she may still be alive.

Thomas Clarke
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name: Thomas Clarke
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 25 Feb 1893
Residence Date: 1939
Address: 253, Bromford Rd. 8
Residence Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Occupation: Aero Charge Hand
Line Number: 1
Schedule Number: 1
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: Qbds
Borough: Birmingham
Registration district: 384/7
Inferred Spouse:
Leah Clarke
Inferred Children:
Stanley T Clarke
Irene F Clarke
Barrie M Clarke
Household Members (Name) Age
Thomas Clarke 46
Leah Clarke 50
Stanley T Clarke 25
Irene F Clarke 23
This record is officially closed.
This record is officially closed.
Barrie M Clarke 7

However, she is no relation of yours.


I don't see any of the Lewis children on Electoral Rolls with any degree of confidence, as the names are not too unusual, nor marriages or deaths.

Buying the 1958 birth certificate from the GRO will confirm if it is the right Simon, again the marriage certificate for Richard would also confirm if you are on the right track.. If it is you could look to see if Simon married, then you would have two names to look for.

If Richard married in 1926 it is very unlikely that his wife would still be alive - she would have been born around 2906. EDIT read it wrong but would still be well in her 90’s if still alive.

Electoral rolls would be your next best bet.

Your Ancestry dna test won’t necessarily find him unless he or his children test.

EDIT: there is a small tree on Ancestry from a descendant of Richard’s sister, Ethel -- they might know of Simon.

i have only found simon from the marriage if im researching the right way , thankyou for taking time to have a look

i have gone down every avenue available to me , im guessing his wife valerie j lewis would have registered his death he died in 1976 and his wife isnt my birth mother , i only know his last address was robin hood lane hall green birmingham that was my father r.v .lewis . i have very limited results from my dna and i just dont know where else to search its an impossible task !!!! i have looked for possible marriages for simon but such a lot come up , i was hoping my dna may have profered some results but they are all very distant family members and although they are aware of parts of my family they are too distant to have any contact or knowledge , the only piece of information i did get was that a distant cousin believed simon was last working for bernard mathews but she no idea in what context , i searche norfolk in case he showed up there but again i dont have enough background and it seems a common name , grrrrrrrrr

No-one other than you has Richard in a GR tree

Have you looked at Electoral Rolls?

Have you checked for possible marriage for Simon?

There may actually have been 6 children from the marriage

Who registered your father’s death?

DNA is only worthwhile if others have taken tests and shared the results. It’s of little or no use in isolation

i was adopted in the 60,s i have found my mothers side but i have a half brother from my fathers side i cant seem to get anywhere ,just dead ends i joined ancestry with my dna etc but still hardly any information , found distant family but that was all , dont know if anyone could help on here ? my fathers name was r.v.lewis richard victor lewis 1918 t0 1976 last address 28 robin hood lane hall green birmingham , i think he married a valerie j clarke 1926 / possibly still alive ,mothers maiden name strong ?? and they had a son simon r lewis born 1958 born in warwickshire meridean 9c 1434 , im fairly certain this is correct but have had a lot of guesses but i think im on the right lines now just wondered if anyone could help as ive been looking for a few years and never get any further, a distant relative on ancestry seemed to think simon r lewis was last working for bernard mathews but she has had no contact for years and didnt know anything else , i m happy topay a proffessional researcher for their time if need be