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Frances

Frances Report 8 May 2015 22:02

hi, I'm a beginner, I think I must be doing something wrong, I have a family that have a mother with no connections or files, and the children don't really have anything, wondered if anyone could help, so strange I thought

Frances

Frances Report 8 May 2015 22:02

its around the 1920-1930's

patchem

patchem Report 8 May 2015 22:07

Sorry, I do not know what you mean by no connections or files.

Could you say who she is, and who her children are, please?

Frances

Frances Report 8 May 2015 22:09

On here when it shows a name it comes up saying if it has birth records or census records these don't there is nothing there

Frances

Frances Report 8 May 2015 22:13

Arthur d hopkins 1923 Peter s hopkins 1925 iris l hopkins 1927 Howard hopkins I got married to iris meader

Frances

Frances Report 8 May 2015 22:16

I would be really grateful on any advise

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 8 May 2015 22:17

All the births registered with mmn of Boxley

Have you looked for a possible marriage for the parents ?

Could be this one
Marriages Dec 1921 (>99%)
Boxley Harriett E Hopkins Chertsey 2a 138
Hopkins Percy A Boxley Chertsey 2a 138
Pollard Archibald Sands Chertsey 2a 138
Sands Ruth E Pollard Chertsey 2a 138

What exactly do you want to find out?

patchem

patchem Report 8 May 2015 22:21

No census records available after 1911, so nothing will show there.....

patchem

patchem Report 8 May 2015 22:24

?
Mr Arthur Desmond Hopkins
Gender: Male
Age: 84
Birth Date: 1924
Death Date: 20 Aug 2008
Residence Place at Death: Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Postal Code District: SA31

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 8 May 2015 22:25

Do you know about this site
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/


Possible marrige for Arthur in 1946, Iris L in 1948, Peter S in 1950 & 1960 and Howard S in 1963 all in Surrey

Frances

Frances Report 8 May 2015 22:27

Yes they married in 1921

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 8 May 2015 22:27

Name: Harriet Elizabeth Boxley
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1899
Marriage Date: 5 Nov 1921
Archive Provided Parish: Weybridge, St James
Parish as it Appears: Weybridge
Spouse: Pery Arthur Hopkins
Spouse Age: 29
Father: Samuel Boxley - deceased, galvaniser
Spouse Father: Walter James Hopkins - occupation of painter
Reference Number: 6357/1/4


Witnessed by A C Boxley and F J Hopkins

Frances

Frances Report 8 May 2015 22:28

Yes I've been using that abit but I keep coming back to this one not sure why because the other one is better

Frances

Frances Report 8 May 2015 22:29

Percy's dad was William James but there must be a connection there

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 8 May 2015 22:31

Army Service Records

Name: Percy Arthur Hopkins
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1894
Enlistment Age: 21
Document Year: 1915
Residence Place: 31 Radnor Rd, Weybridge Surrey
Regimental Number: 056851
Regiment Name: Army Service Corps
Number of Images: 3
Form Title: Short Service Attestation
Other Records: Search for 'Percy Arthur Hopkins' in other WWI collections
Family Members:
Name Relation to Soldier
Percy Arthur Hopkins Self (Head)
Hopkins Mother



Occupation of butcher when he enlisted

Same address as on marriage cert

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 8 May 2015 22:34

Name: Percy Arthur Hopkins
Birth Date: 12 Apr 1892
Baptism Date: 27 Apr 1892
Archive Provided Parish: Weybridge, St James
Parish as it Appears: Weybridge
Father: William James Hopkins
Mother: Susan Stone Hopkins - middle name could be Stove ?
Reference Number: 2384/1/6



Marriages Mar 1890 (>99%)
Bendall John Staines 3a 16
Butler Christiana Staines 3a 16
Hopkins William James Staines 3a 16
Steptoe Sarah Stone Staines 3a 16




Name: William James Hopkins
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 4 May 1866
Father's name: James Jacob Hopkins - occupation of brickmaker
Mother's name: Mary Jane Hopkins
Parish or Poor Law Union: Shepperton
Register Type: Parish Registers

patchem

patchem Report 8 May 2015 22:35

Who or what are you trying to find, please?

Frances

Frances Report 8 May 2015 22:36

Ooooo they're the houses that dad said were awlful when his family lived there and are now worth 500k, very interesting thank you

patchem

patchem Report 8 May 2015 22:36

?
Death
Harriet Elizabeth Hopkins
Birth Date: 11 Apr 1899
Date of Registration: Mar 1978
Age at Death: 78
Registration district: Surrey Northern
Inferred County: Surrey
Volume: 17
Page: 0381

Frances

Frances Report 8 May 2015 22:38

I'm trying to find if I have any living relatives from Percy