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I'm desperately trying to find some cousins for my husband... Now I know his father had brothers/sisters that were born in Colchester essex in late 1920s early 1930s... There names were Helen, colin, Esther and John robb...
Parents were Esther dee and James robb..... I just cannot find any of them on my searches after their births! Where do I go from here! Is there a guardian angel that can point me in the right direction... My husbands father died , so I would love to find something for him...

Many many thanks in advance.....
ELLEN Xxx

You need to star with the marriage and then work forward. Not as easy as working backwards but can be done.

On Findmypast I can only see births for Colin and Esther - not the other two you mention. What years have you found Helen and John's births?

There are a few marriages for the Name Colin J. Robb so it's difficult to say who he married.

Will send the marriage of Esther by pm as she may still be living.

Kath. x

Looks like mum may have been DEA not Dee
Name: Helen M Robb
Mother's Maiden Surname: Dea
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1927
Registration district: Colchester
Inferred County: Essex, Suffolk
Volume Number: 4a
Page Number: 1274

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ame: Richard J J Robb
Mother's Maiden Surname: Dea
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1923
Registration district: Romford
Inferred County: Essex
Volume Number: 4a
Page Number: 1068

Name: Colin J Robb
Mother's Maiden Surname: Dee
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1929
Registration district: Colchester
Inferred County: Essex
Volume Number: 4a
Page Number: 1216

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Name: Colin James Robb
Birth Date: 14 Sep 1929
Date of Registration: Dec 1987
Age at Death: 58
Registration district: Salford
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 39
Page: 975

ame: Esther K Robb
Mother's Maiden Surname: Dee
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1928
Registration district: Colchester
Inferred County: Essex, Suffolk
Volume Number: 4a
Page Number: 1311

This looks like Esther's death:-

Name: GREENWOOD, Esther Kathleen
Registration district: Windsor & Maidenhead
County: Berkshire
Year of registration: 2000
Month of registration: October
Date of birth: 23 July 1928
District no: 3223
Reg no: W46
Ent no: 087
DOR: 1000

Kath. x

Thank you Shirley it looks like 3 of them may be the ones!! I've looked on other trees.. But can't seem to find anything! Although I must admit I am quite an amateur at this! Thanks again

??? would be old enough to have children in the 1920,s

Name: James Cecil Robb
Birth Date: 5 Feb 1905
Date of Registration: Jun 1988
Age at Death: 83
Registration district: Colchester
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 9
Page: 1932

Oh wow Esther's death! Your amazing! So she married a greenwood?

Name: James Cecil Robb
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1905
Registration district: Wisbech
Inferred County: Cambridgeshire
Volume: 3b
Page: 553

Cant see a marriage wonder if they didnt marry cos she was already married ??


Marriages Sep 1920 (>99%)
Dee Esther E Tillam Lambeth 1d 592
spouse Tillam Alfred E

Is this the same Esther? She died as Tillam so doesn't seem likely.

Name: Esther Elizabeth Dee
Age: 31
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1889
Spouse Name: Alfred Edmund Tillam
Spouse Age: 25
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 22 Sep 1920
Parish: Christ Church, Gipsy Hill, Norwood
Borough: Lambeth
Father Name: Charles Dee
Spouse Father Name: Alfred Horatio Tillam

Esther's death:

Name: Esther Elizabeth Tillam
Birth Date: 30 Jul 1889
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1971
Age at Death: 81
Registration district: Worcester
Inferred County: Worcestershire
Volume: 9d
Page: 686

Do you know if your husband's grandparents had middle names? Also when and where did they die?

If you look at Colin's birth on FreeBMD, someone has added a postem with a contact e-mail address (click on the envelope at the end of the entry)

Many many grateful thanks to you all for your help tonight.. i now have a little bit to wirk on.... very grateful xxxxxxxxxx