Can anyone on here throw any light on this subject?
My grandfather - on his marriage certificate in 1942 he stated his name was William Harold Dawson, and that his fathers name was also William Harold Dawson. When he died, his death was registered as William Harold Dawson. The age on death and when he married means he was born in 1907/8. However, we don't know where he was born. My grandmother told me that he had changed his name from William Harold James. When you look through the birth indexes for 1907/8 there are endless possibilities. Where do I start? I don't want to order all those birth certificates! I have attached the scan of the marriage certificate. I have tried the 1911 census, but it drawers a blank. There seem to be no William Dawsons with the father also called William Dawson. Any ideas? He got married in Rugby, and died in Coventry. There are 5 ideas of where he was born and non of them are any where near each other!
Help! You can always email me: lisajaynejohnson@fsmail.net
Cheers!
My grandfather - on his marriage certificate in 1942 he stated his name was William Harold Dawson, and that his fathers name was also William Harold Dawson. When he died, his death was registered as William Harold Dawson. The age on death and when he married means he was born in 1907/8. However, we don't know where he was born. My grandmother told me that he had changed his name from William Harold James. When you look through the birth indexes for 1907/8 there are endless possibilities. Where do I start? I don't want to order all those birth certificates! I have attached the scan of the marriage certificate. I have tried the 1911 census, but it drawers a blank. There seem to be no William Dawsons with the father also called William Dawson. Any ideas? He got married in Rugby, and died in Coventry. There are 5 ideas of where he was born and non of them are any where near each other!
Help! You can always email me: lisajaynejohnson@fsmail.net
Cheers!
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