Born 1910, How to find Parents?

[Chrissy Confused]

I have Charles Burnell born Kidderminster Sep 1910 Vol 6c Page 203, other than getting the cert ( not my Ancestor), is there away of finding his parents?

Thanks

[Tom Tom]

Hi Chrissie,

You could find a christening, get the marriage certificate, wait until the 1911 census is out or order the cert. Other than that I don't think there is, sorry.

[Durham Lady]

Chrisie, looks like you need a trip into town to the History Centre to look at parish records for Kiddi churches baptisms.

[Chrissy Confused]

Thanks Tom

Was just thinking that myself Daphne

[Little Nell]

You could look for other Burnells born Kidderminster after 1911 who could be siblings. Births after 1911 have mother's maiden name. You could then find possible marriage of likely parents to narrow down candidates.

Depends how common Burnell was in Kidderminster around that time.

[Richard in Perth]

These are the only Burnell births in Kidderminster on FreeBMD after 1900:

Births Sep 1906
Burnell Edith May Kidderminster 6c 212

Births Mar 1908
Burnell Nellie Winifred Kidderminster 6c 227

Births Sep 1910
BURNELL Charles Kidderminster 6c 203


This marriage looks quite likely, considering your man is called Charles! It's also the only male Burnell marriage on FreeBMD in Kidderminster between 1890 & 1910:

Marriages Sep 1904
Burnell Charles Kidderminster 6c 331
Hooper Mary Jane Kidderminster 6c 331
Jenkinson Harry Edwin Kidderminster 6c 331
Parker Lilian Annie Kidderminster 6c 331

[Simon in Bucks]

I tried the process of elimination through FreeBMD in order to find the mother -

Jenkinson as the surname of Birth and then Parker and then Hooper as mother's maiden name.

No births post 1904 in Kidderminster came up. Although you could run the same search over a slightly larger area - such as County.

[Christine in Herts]

I tried the other name combinations (using FreeBMD), since Simon had already done the principals - but with just as much result - i.e. none, I'm afraid. I used Worcestershire as the place criterion.

Christine

[KiteRunner]

Even if we can find out who that Charles Burnell married, we couldn't be sure that he was the other Charles's father, could we? And I couldn't see him on GR. Can't think of any way that hasn't already been suggested, I'm afraid.

[Richard in Perth]

No can't be sure without buying the cert, but, my money is on Lilian Parker and Charles Burnell, because this looks like Lilian in 1901:

Name: Lilian A Parker
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: William
Mother's Name: Eliza
Gender: Female
Where born: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Town: Kidderminster
County/Island: Worcestershire
William Parker 41
Eliza Parker 42
Lilian A Parker 21
Nellie M Parker 20
Florence E Parker 17
William A Parker 14
Minnie E Parker 12
Edith E Parker 10
Albert E Parker 8
Doris E Parker 1


Note two younger sisters named Edith & Nellie (the names of the two Burnell girls born in 1906 & 1908)! Yes I know, you'd have to buy the cert to be sure - unless you can get to the records office and check the PR's for the marriage (which at least we've narrowed down to Jul-Sep 1904). And as KiteRunner says, that still wouldn't prove that they were the younger Charles' parents - for that you'd also need to find his baptism.

Richard

[Simon in Bucks]

I have Charles Burnell born Kidderminster Sep 1910 Vol 6c Page 203, other than getting the cert ( not my Ancestor), is there away of finding his parents?

Thanks

I'd spend £7 on the cert to be honest. Otherwise it's just going to be 'educated guesswork' - and for £7 it's not much to clarify the situation. You could have the answer within 7-10 days from the GRO.

Guess it really depends on how much you want to know the details.

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In my research, I had a name who wasn't in my tree but was 'adopted' (somewhat unofficially) by my GG Grandmother in the 1910's.........and I was curious to know a bit more - so I bought her Marriage cert and this resulted in a bit more info from my 'oldies' who remembered a few details............

[Chrissy Confused]

Thanks Guys, went to the History Centre in Worcester and it seems Charles b 1910 and Nellie b 1908 are siblings and were christened on the same day, parents are Francis Charles and Mary Jane and they were in the workhouse,

Edith May b Sep 1906 Vol 6c Page 212 and Clara Victoria I b Sep 1900 Vol 6c Page 227 couldn't be found