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Trying to find any info about a Jack Locke possibly born as John c1911. Worked as a chauffeur at Thrigby Hall in Norfolk in the late 1920's/early 1930's

Welcome to the boards David.

Including John and Jack and those with another initial there are around 20 John Locke's born 1911+/- 2 years. You also have to remember Jack could have been a nickname. More if you spell the name as Lock.

And he may or may not have been from the area to start with.

You can use the site below for free to have look yourself.
https://www.freebmd.org.uk

Do you know anything more about him at all?

How sure of his name and spellings are you? How sure that he was born c1911?

perhaps someone can find him in 1939 reg he may still be a chauffeur

Assuming Jack Locke to be his actual name -

you can discount the Jack Thomas Locke born in Tendring , Essex in 1907, because he emigrated to Canada with his family before 1911.

In 1939, the only Jack Locke (with that exact spelling), born 1911+/-2, is in Ealing, born 1913.
He's not a chauffeur, though I don't have credits to see what he actually was.

He'll be the Jack Locke born Brentford 1913, who married in Brentford in 1941.

For ArgyllGran

Locke Household (1 Person) 43 Sarsfield Road , Ealing M.B., Middlesex, England

First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Jack Locke 27 Mar 1913 Male Time Study Engineer On Air Craft Accsesories Single 160 1
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David - it might help us if you could explain how you came by his name. Was he presumed to be the father of a child out of wedlock?

PM from David - have asked him to reply on thread and to put photo in keepsafe open to view and maybe take the "believed to be around 20" with a pinch of salt.

Hi thanks for your reply. Very little to go on. My wife is pursuing this for an elderly lady in our village; she's 86 and so we only have her recollections to work on. We thought the same as you re: Jack being a nickname and the surname being Lock or Locke. However, we know for certain that the attached photo was taken in 1931 when the subject was believed to be about 20 yrs old hence the estimated dob. Regards, Dave

Unless the lady knows differently, she may have to consider that he was a casualty in WW2. Chauffeurs weren't usually considered as reserved occupations.

A possibility ??? (perhaps the names might jog a few memories)

Births Mar 1914
LOCKE John C Hylton Blofield 4b 320



Parents marriage:

Marriages Sep 1913
Hylton Lillie L W Locke Blofield 4b 449
Locke Charles G Hylton Blofield 4b 449



Possible sister??

Births Mar 1916
Locke Gladys M Hylton Blofield 4b 300


possible death:


First name(s) JOHN CHARLES
Last name LOCKE
Gender Male
Birth day 10
Birth month 12
Birth year 1913
Age -
Death quarter 1
Death year 1994
District Norwich
District number 6391A
Register number A9B
Entry number 262
Date of registration mm/yy 0394
County Norfolk
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain, England


and possible marriage:

First name(s) JOHN C
Last name LOCKE
Marriage quarter 2
Marriage year 1949
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ JOHN C LOCKE married
Ethel M Barber
Spouse's last name Burrett Or Barber
District Norwich Outer
District number -
County Norfolk
Country England
Volume 4B
Page 1706
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain, England