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Gillian

Gillian Report 4 Jun 2016 09:35

Im looking for any children born to my mother before 1954. Mum was born 1914 any tips greatly appreciated :-)

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 4 Jun 2016 09:53

Welcome to the boards.

Would this be in England or Wales?

Try http://www.freebmd.org.uk/
Assuming she was married put in her husbands surname in the surname box and her maiden name in the mothers name box. Select a suitable county and time frame.
If she was still single, use her maiden name in both surname boxes.

There's no guarantee that any results are your mothers children; you'd need to purchase the birth certificates for the details which at £9.25 each could work out expensive!
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/login.asp
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If you already know their names, and they weren't adopted, then use the same site for potential marriages and/or deaths to c1960.
They may appear on electoral rolls.
See if anyone has the names on their tree on this site by using search all members trees, top right under Search. Send the tree owner a message to ask if they are related. It might be better to search for your mother under her maiden name.

Gee

Gee Report 4 Jun 2016 09:54

You can search here for free

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Enter the surname of the child and your mothers maiden name plus a date range

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 4 Jun 2016 14:24

Do you know she had other children .had she been married before ?

patchem

patchem Report 5 Jun 2016 13:48

Welcome to genesreunited, Faulkner.

Are you sure that your Mother was born in 1914 - just trying to work out a few puzzles from your surname?

Thank-you