a name question

[yummy-mummy-amy]

hi,

my dads aunt married a man called gerald. i havent got the cert yet as cant aford it.

now the question is:

on ancestry full list i found their marriage, and he is listed as gerald E Baglow, this is what i have added to my tree, i have gone into him to "neaten up" and try and find a birth. but i cant find 1 for a gerald E, but i do have 1 for a gerald C. would you take the risk on a birth cert?

i also cant find a death for a gerald E but i do have 1 for a gerald C.


any suggestions?

[Jammy Dodger]

Was the marriage in the same general area?

Have you checked there is no marriage for a Gerald C?

[yummy-mummy-amy]

her maiden name is lackey, so not very common. its the only baglow/lackey marriage i could find from when she was 16 (1936) until the first child neil was born in 1948.

the marriage i have have for gerald E was in 1946,



i wonder if it was transcribed wrongly. is there anywhere else apart from ancestry that house all the modern day BMD's?

[Jammy Dodger]

I've just looked at your tree and notice you have listed 2 male Baglow's, had you thought to try to find and contact them?

Is the Gerald C you found the one born 1912?

[yummy-mummy-amy]

i do have the sons last known address, but i dont know if they know about me as my dad lost contact with this part of the family over 15yrs ago.

yes the 1912 birth is the only 1 i can find that has a recent death. i was told by a cousin that he had died recently - a few years ago.

[Jammy Dodger]

Just had a thought... were the baglow births registered in Rotherham

Gerald C's birth and death having both been registerd there suggests not moving from the area,

[yummy-mummy-amy]

they were that area - both in worksop. 1 married in don valley and the other in surrey.

[taffyfrog]

Why not contact the son tactfully? Would it be a problem if he knew about you?

[yummy-mummy-amy]

no not at all, just maybe a shock if they dont know about us.

i beleive that my dad only lost contact with everyone as we moved house twice in a year and we had some boxes go missing (i'm guessing they may have contained address books etc).

[taffyfrog]

Then I'd say go for it. He'll probably be delighted to hear about his new relatives. I have a sort of the other way round experience - I sort of knew about a half uncle who knew all about me but never dared say he did. When I finally managed to confirm he was a half uncle and track him down (after 30 years) it took me another year to pluck up courage to write. When I did I sent him a simple letter, with a simple family tree and just told him I would be pleased to hear from him or just send him a copy of the complete tree, no strings attached, if he wanted. He was so pleased... I'm glad I did it.