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Nicola

Nicola Report 13 Oct 2009 22:08

hi everyone really need help .my nan had a baby boy that died . i have no name or date of birth for him and don't know where to begin on how to trace him would love to find records on him so my mum could find out what happened to him and what his name and date of birth was. has anyone got any suggestions?.

Rambling

Rambling Report 13 Oct 2009 22:12

Nicola...if you have a surname and your nan's maiden name , and possible location , you might just strike lucky, if the names are unusual... I can have a look at the births on Ancestry. if you want?

Researching:

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 13 Oct 2009 22:14

All births are transcribed on Ancestry so if you know your nan's surname and maiden name and where she lived you should be able to find his birth and death (unless he was stillborn). Was he born before or after your mum? Knowing that would help find the correct birth.

Kath. x

Nicola

Nicola Report 13 Oct 2009 22:24

thanks for your help i dont know if the baby was stillborn or not my mum says that nan never talked about it.my nans surname was jeynes and her maiden name was short. thanks again for your help x

Wildgoose

Wildgoose Report 13 Oct 2009 22:45

Hi Nicola
I have found two JEYNES births with the mother's maiden name SHORT.The District was Ledbury in the county of Shropshire/Herefordshire. Both the babies were girls born in 1948 and 1951.

No sign of a boy, though.

Janet

Researching:
Northampton/Blisworth Northants/Hinderclay Suffolk

Dawnieher3headaches

Dawnieher3headaches Report 13 Oct 2009 22:57

Nicola
if he was stillborn he would be on their register if your nan is no longer alive you mum would be next of kin and would have to apply for cert, is a section on GRO for it.

good luck

Researching:
Dove,Call,Trudgett,Andrews,Fossett,Milton