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Order his military records - you might have to submit a copy of his death certificate.

The Military records will tell you were he was while he was in service and, as mentioned before, give the name of his NOK. IF he were married during that time, the wife's name is probably listed as she would have been assigned part of his pay. Cost = £30

If you wanted to risk buying the wrong one, order a potential MC. As he was supposed to have been married by the time he met your mother, pick the 'best fit' from those found on https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

You could contact Spilbsy Library to ask for an Electoral Roll look up for the 1939 address from 1935 onwards. David J Hall might have been living with his parents prior to his war service.

The problem we have when they are not on-line, is that the hard copies can only be searched by address. If David didn't return to his family home, or they had moved, its like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Thanks DetEcTive, The death cert was my father. I need information about him circa 1935 to 1949. Everything after that I know. Cheers Henri

Would this be his death reg?


First name(s) DAVID JAMES
Last name HALL
Gender Male
Birth day 25
Birth month 3
Birth year 1920
Age -
Death quarter 4
Death year 1998
District North Yorkshire
District number 6501P
Register number P1
Entry number 019
Date of registration mm/yy 1298
County Yorkshire
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain, England
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That would probably name his know wife regardless of whether she was deceased or not. The informant could be a relative. The information on a DC is only what the informant knows.

Have a look for marriages 1938-1946 on https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
Click on the blue page numbers to reveal the wife's name. Calculate back to your possible conception to discard marriage after then.
Although the 1944 Dewsbury one looks possible, you'd need to purchase a copy to find out if his father's name matches with your research.

Any English/Welsh certificates should be ordered from the local register office or
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ where they cost £9.25 inc P&P. The Register office wouldn't recognise the GRO references and may charge more.

Where to order copies of Military Records
http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/service_records.html

They cost £30 and may take a number of months to arrive.

Not quite sure what you're asking for Henri, in regards to adopted children.
In the U.K. the only public information available about adopted children would be their original birth registration under their birth name. Some of the registrations would have /S after the page number indicating the child was subsequently adopted out or by the birth mother's subsequent spouse/partner. It wouldn't show their 'new' name.

UK Official papers relating to the adoption would only be available to the adoptee. Although the papers could record the back ground, it's unlikely that it would name the birth father's wife or previous wife if divorced.
Similarly, the birth father's remarriage certificate would only show his marital status e.g. Widow or Divorced. It wouldn't name the previous spouse.

If you know when your birth father died, and have documentation showing that you're his son, you could apply for his Military records which are held by the MOD. They ought to show his nok, presumably his wife, and might record something if your b.mother made a financial claim against your b.father.

Any information please on David James Hall. born March 1920 in Selby. He was my father but a lot of things were not fully revealed to me. I believe he was married before meeting my mother circa 2nd world war in Belgium. I was adopted so at the ripe young age of 68 I am delving into my past. Does this reveal any information on adopted children ?? Thanks

Thanks to you all. There are names which I recognize which will give me lots of leads. The idea of an evacuee is really interesting. Thanks, Henri.

If his home was in Kingston-upon-Hull which I believe is on the coast, could Leslie have been evacuated to Selby?

In that case, he would be unrelated to the Hall family

His parents' marriage:

Marriages Sep 1918 (>99%)
Sewell Arthur Tuttle Sculcoates 9d 225
Tuttle Doris A Sewell Sculcoates 9d 225

Leslie's parents and some of his siblings in 1939

Sewell on the 1939 Register

1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
Sewell Household (7 People)
7 West Parade , Kingston-upon-Hull C.B., Yorkshire (East Riding), England

Doris A Sewell
DOB 31 Dec 1897
SEX Female
OCCUPATION Unpaid Domestic Duties
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 13
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 2

Arthur Sewell
DOB 27 Jul 1894
SEX Male
OCCUPATION Horseman Flour Mill
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 13
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 1

Joyce Prestwood (Priestwood,Sewell)
DOB 28 Sep 1922
SEX Female
OCCUPATION Waitress
MARITAL STATUS Single
SCHEDULE 13
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 3

Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.

Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.

Eric A Sewell
DOB 11 Apr 1915
SEX Male
OCCUPATION ???
MARITAL STATUS Single
SCHEDULE 13
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 6

Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.

Ref: RG101/3138F/002/27 Letter Code: JAGQ
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Register of Electors 1906


https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89FL-SG7G?i=434&cc=2228170

England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription
Print transcription
First name(s) Brewster George
Last name Hall
Name note -
Age 21
Marriage year 1898
Marriage date 30 Oct 1898
Marriage place Newington
Father's first name(s) George
Father's last name Hall
Spouse's first name(s) Alice Maud
Spouse's last name Simpson
Spouse's birth year 1878
Spouse's birth date 1878
Spouse's father's first name(s) William
Spouse's father's last name Simpson
Residence Newington, Surrey, England
County Surrey
Country England
Record set England Marriages 1538-1973
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from England, Great Britain

Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

Yorkshire Marriages Transcription
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First name(s) Brewster George
Last name Hall
Age 34
Birth year 1878
Residence St Sampsons Square
Marriage year 1912
Marriage date 22 Jan 1912
Marriage place Chapel Haddlesey
Spouse's first name(s) Martha
Spouse's last name Honsfield
Spouse's age 24
Spouse's residence Temple Hirst
Father's first name(s) George
Father's last name Hall
Spouse's father's first name(s) James
Spouse's father's last name Honsfield
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country England
Archive Borthwick Institute for Archives
Archive reference PR-C-HAD-2
Page 75
Record set Yorkshire Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from England, Great Britain

Transcription © Findmypast

brewster george is a widower

His re-enlistment in 1914:

Brewster George Hall
in the British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
Name: Brewster George Hall
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1878
Birth Place: Wokingham, Berkshire
Marriage Date: 22 Jan 1912
Marriage Place: Haddlesey
Age: 36
Document Year: 1914
Regimental Number: 56063
Regiment Name: Royal Engineers
Form Title: Army Reserve (Special Reservists) Attestation
Number of Images: 6
Family Members:
Name Relation to Soldier
Brewster George Hall Self (Head)
Martha Horsfield Spouse
Phillip George Hall Child
Edmund Walter Hall Child
Victor Brewster Hall Child
Florence Maud Hall Child
Thomas Hall Child


Height: 5ft 6.5ins.
weight: 116 lbs

Tattoos:
Right arm - Lady with 2 flags; Horse's head, shoe & whip; Light Infantry badge: clasped hands & "True Love".
Left arm: - Crossed hands and heart; "Good Luck"; "Hands across the sea";
clasped hands "True till Death"; Scottish Lass [ ?] "All Scotch" [ ? ]


Discharged 19/05/1919

I'm not sure if you have censuses earlier than 1911 or not, Henri.

In case not, here they are:

Brewster G. Hall
in the 1881 England Census
Name: Brewster G. Hall
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1878
Relationship to Head: Son
Father: George Hall
Mother: Mary A. Hall
Gender: Male
Where born: Wokingh, Berkshire, England
Civil Parish: Wokingham
County/Island: Berkshire
Country: England
Street address: Milton Road
Registration district: Wokingham
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1310
Folio: 51
Page Number: 7
Household Members:
Name Age
George Hall 32
Mary A. Hall 34
Ellen M. Hall 7
William E. Hall 5
Brewster G. Hall 3


Brewster G Hall
in the 1891 England Census
Name: Brewster G Hall
Gender: Male
Age: 13
Relationship: Son
Birth Year: 1878
Father: George Hall
Mother: Mary S Hall
Birth Place: Wokingham, Berkshire, England
Civil Parish: Wokingham
Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints
Residence Place: Reading, Wokingham, Berkshire, England
Registration district: Wokingham
Sub registration district: Wokingham
ED, Institution or Vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 999
Folio: 42
Household Members:
Name Age
George Hall 48
Mary S Hall 44
Ellen M Hall 17
William E Hall 15
Brewster G Hall 13
Emily A Hall 5




Brewster Hall
in the 1901 England Census
Name: Brewster Hall
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1878
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Wokingham, Berkshire, England
Civil Parish: Gillingham
Ecclesiastical parish: Brompton Holy Trinity
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Occupation: Driver, Royal Engineers
Registration district: Medway
Sub-registration district: Gillingham
ED, institution, or vessel: St Mary Barracks
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 738
Folio: 82
Page Number: 25
Household schedule number: 1
Household Members:
Name Age
Brewster Hall 23


Brewster Hall
in the British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
Name: Brewster Hall
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1878
Birth Place: Wokingham, Berkshire
Marriage Date: 22 Jan 1912
Marriage Place: Haddlesey York
Age: 15 years 2 months
Document Year: 1893
Regimental Number: 27007
Regiment Name: Royal Engineers
Form Title: Attestation
Number of Images: 7

Family Members: [ obviously added after his marriage - not when he was 15!]
Name Relation to Soldier
Brewster Hall Self (Head)
Martha Horsfield Spouse [ married 22/01/1912}
Edmund Walter Hall Child [born 23/09/1901 London ]

His first wife was Alice Maud Simpson, married 30/10/1898, died 20/11/1904.

He re-enlisted in the Royal Engineers on 7/10/1914

Various disciplinary entries 1893, 1895, 1896, 1900:

"Leaving stables without permission at 6.15 am"
"Neglect of duty" (Can't make out the rest of that charge)
"Absent from [tattoo ??] till 11.30 pm"
"Creating a disturbance in barracks & using obscene language"
"Being in possession of another man's clothing"
"Overstaying his pass until 6.30 pm"

Brewster G Hall
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Brewster G Hall
Death Age: 73
Birth Date: abt 1878
Registration Date: Jun 1951
Registration district: Selby
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 2c
Page: 661

Leslie B Sewell
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name: Leslie B Sewell
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1961
Registration district: Hull
Inferred County: Yorkshire East Riding
Spouse: Audrey M Harrison
Volume Number: 2a
Page Number: 468



Audrey Millicent Sewell
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Audrey Millicent Sewell
Death Age: 63
Birth Date: 1 May 1930
Registration Date: Sep 1993
Registration district: Beverley
Inferred County: Humberside
Register Number: 32B
District and Subdistrict: 5422
Entry Number: 109

Selby Library has a local studies section & might have copies of later ER
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/selby-library

First name(s) LESLIE BRIAN
Last name SEWELL
Gender Male
Birth day 8
Birth month 4
Birth year 1930
Age -
Death quarter 3
Death year 1995
District Beverley
District number 5422
Register number 39B
Entry number 207
Date of registration mm/yy 07/95
County Yorkshire
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain, England
© Findmypast

Leslie's birth
Births Jun 1930 (>99%)
Sewell Leslie B mmn Tuttle reg Sculcoates 9d 182

No immediate apparent relationship to the Halls e.g. As a grandchild. Unless he was a nephew, he might have been an evacuee.

Unless the record was opened in error, Leslie will be deceased.