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From: "Lilian and Morris Bowen" <>
Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] Please help me find my half-brother, Alfred James Bastock
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 09:25:28 -0500
References: <Law11-F41GJziWwSoRK00021144@hotmail.com>


WOW Karen!! I could hardly believe what I was reading. Did you find him on
the St.Cathrine's house index?
I am sending this to the list, in addition to sending it to you personally,
so that they can all read the GREAT!!!!! news.
No, I don't have the exact day, or month of his birth. Because his mother's
death was recorded in the Jan, Feb, March quarter of 1923, and because she
died giving birth, I am assuming Alfred James BASTOCK was born during one of
those months or the qtr. before that. I would think that there might be a
couple possible reasons for them to wait so long to record Alfred's birth;
the first being that maybe it was touch and go that Alfred would make it;
the second reason is that my/his father was a seafarer and gone for long
periods of time. I suspect the first one to be the most likely because
anyone could have gone to the registrar's office to record his birth.
Now that I know the details of his registration, I will send for the birth
certificate and find out more, especially who did, indeed, register him.
Thanks for sending me the St.Catherine's house index, I'm sure I'll use it
greatly to find more members of my family.
What a help you have been.
Was the letter O.K. I just hope he is still alive to receive it.
Many, many thanks.
Lilian
----- Original Message -----
From: "karen payne" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 7:35 AM
Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] Please help me find my half-brother, Alfred James
Bastock


> Sorry Lilian,
>
> I have managed to find the Birth of Alfred J Bastock, born in the April
May
> June Qtr of 1923. Mothers maiden name was Drennan and the birth was
> recorded in W Derby 8b 434.
>
> Do you have any idea of the exact date of birth with is day and month?
>
> Karen
>
>
>
> >From: "Lilian and Morris Bowen" <>
> >To: "karen payne" <>
> >Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] Please help me find my half-brother, Alfred James
> >Bastock
> >Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 01:46:32 -0500
> >
> >Hello again Karen,
> >Attached is the letter to be sent on to Alfred.
> >What kind of other details does the gentleman need to help him find
Alfred.
> >I don't know a great deal about him except that his mother, Mabel
BASTOCK,
> >nee DRENNAN, died giving him birth and that her death was registered in
the
> >Jan, Feb, Mar, quarter of 1923 in the district of Derby 8b 302. I take
it
> >that Alf was probably born during one of these months in the year 1923.
> >His biological father was Alfred James BASTOCK.
> >Some of this information, you will see, I have put into the letter.
> >Please let me know if it requires any other information.
> >Thanks again for what you are doing for me. It means a great deal to me
to
> >be able to contact Alf after all these years.
> >Many more thanks than you could ever imagine.
> >Kindest regards,
> >Lilian
> ><< LettertoAlf..doc >>
>
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