WILLIAM RIGG BIRTH LOOKUP PLEASE

[janz]

HI, I CANNOT SEEM TO FIND A REGISTERED BIRTH FOR WILLIAM RIGG BORN 1924 IN CLEATOR.HE DIED DURING WORLD WAR 2 AND HIS TOMBSTONE STATED THAT IN 1945 HE WAS 21 YEARS OLD SO I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO GO ON EXCEPT HIS MOTHER WAS MARTHA RIGG NEE ANDERSON AND HIS FATHER WAS WILLIAM HENRY RIGG.ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.THANKYOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO HAS HELPED ME SO FAR.
JANET RIGG|angel|

[Procat]

The WWII Army Roll of Honour CD records him as being born in Preston and his residence as Preston.

[Jan1954]

Hi there,

Well, I've found him :)

Whitehaven District, Jan to Mar, 1924. Definitely the mother's maiden name is Anderson.

However, the page is rather smudged :( and the entry is difficult to read.

I think that it says Vol 19b, page 1238, but you should get a second opinion before ordering the certificate based on this information.

Jan

[Procat]

i think you are correct Jan. However it may pay to get the GRO to check the entry when ordering to be on the safe side. It is difficult to read.

[Jan1954]

The WWII Army Roll of Honour CD records him as being born in Preston and his residence as Preston.


I had a look at the Commonwealth War Graves site and the citation says that his parents were in Penwortham, Lancashire. This is just outside Preston (according to the other half whose family come from "oop north" :D)

[Geoff Everitt]

Whitehaven District, Jan to Mar, 1924.
I think that it says Vol 19b, page 1238,

Whitehaven District is Vol 10b

[Jan1954]

Whitehaven District is Vol 10b

Thanks Geoff - it always pays to have someone else read it too |doh|

I must be losing me eyesight in me old age...

[janz]

|jumphappySINCERE THANKS TO YOU ALL, I WAS PRETTY SURE HE WAS BORN IN CUMBERLAND NOT IN LANCASHIRE SO AGAIN YOUR ALL AMAZING.
JANET RIGG|angel|