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Subject: Re: Not Married, how to research?
Date: Sun, 01 Aug 1999 09:22:56 GMT

Since Julia is in the UK, is there anything in the UK that is
comparable to the USA's Social Security Death Index?

If the mother does not add additional information, perhaps searching
city directories in the area of the second child's birth for the name
of the father would help. Any indication on the child's birth
certificate of how old the father was at the time of the child's birth
or where the father was born? If the father's place of birth was shown,
perhaps the census for that time and place could be searched, although
it's my understanding that the UK does not release censuses for 100
years after they are taken, so this might not be available.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

Ellie

In article <>,
(Brandy and Randell Miller) wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Jul 1999 09:36:04 +0100, "julia brookes-wilde"
> <> wrote:
>
> >Hi, my husbands g-parents were not married ,and shortly after the
birth of their second child the father (John Brooks) left .How can I
trace this ? all I have is his name and occupation (general labourer)
no family info on him has ever come to light,any help please e-mail me
before I am defeated by this.
> >
> >
>
> Can you pinpoint an approximate date of birth? If so you might try
> going through the Social Security Death Index and looking for any John
> Brooks who happened to have been born on or about the time you think
> his grandfather was born. Is your husband's mother willing/able to
> talk with you about this subject? If so, I would recommend asking her
> to tell you about how she met him, what their living conditions were
> like, and approximately when he left her. It may be that some clues
> will be revealed in this way.
>
> Just some suggestions,
>
> Brandy M. Miller
>
> Source Documents Online: http://members.xoom.com/srcdocsol/
> Under the Miller Tree: http://members.xoom.com/BMMiller/surnames.htm
>
> Brandy M. Miller
>
> Source Documents Online: http://members.xoom.com/srcdocsol/
> Under the Miller Tree: http://members.xoom.com/BMMiller/
>

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