can anyone help me please

[feeder]

hello

iam trying to find any info on william Tarling born 13th of october 1909.his father was Charles and mother was Margaret.he was born in west ham london.and i think he joined the merchant navy.any help would be great.thanks lee.

[kcapes]

Hello
There is a Charles Tarling to Margaret Bridget Marzi
March quarter 1907 West Ham 4a 157

[Jan1954]

There is a research guide to Merchant Seamen Sea Service Records 1913-1972 at the TNA here:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/rdleaflet.asp?sLeafletURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Enatio nalarchives%2Egov%2Euk%2Fcatalogue%2Fleaflets%2Fri 2197%2Ehtm&lBack=-1&j=1

[feeder]

hi thanks for getting back.sorry i should of gave you more info.ive got charles and margarets wedding certificate they got married in 1896.iam more intrested in william there son.which all i no is his birth.any further help would be great.many thanks lee

[Geoffers]

You might try searching the annual index to wills to see if Charles left a will and if he did, if it mentions William and where he was living, if William had any children, they may be mentioned in the will.

[feeder]

THANKS for that.i will try that now. is there a good site to go to for wills.many thanks lee

[feeder]

hi

ive just tried most of the sites on wills,but nothing came up for charles tarling.is there any other way of finding info on william tarling? cheers lee.

[Geoffers]

Tha annual index is not online. You will need to go to a record office. Does Exeter have one???

The index (Probate Calendar) is kept on microfilm and most County Record Offices and is easy to use.

[feeder]

hi

iam not sure if we have one or not but i will find out.do you know of any other way to find info on william taring.iam struggleing to find anything.many thanks lee

[Geoffers]

i am not sure if we have one or not but i will find out.

Devon Record Office
Great Moor House
Bittern Road
Sowton
Exeter
EX2 7NL

Tel. 01392 384253
devrec@devon.gov.uk
www.devon.gov.uk/record_office.htm (http://www.devon.gov.uk/record_office.htm)


do you know of any other way to find info on william taring.iam struggleing to find anything.many thanks lee

What information are you trying to find?

You will not be able to locate all records online.

[feeder]

thanks for that mate.william is my great grandads brother,and i just cant find anything.i was hoping to find out if he had children,his wifes name,when he died and what he done for a job.any help would be great cheers lee

[Geoffers]

As a start..................

If he was in the Merchant Navy - try searching TNA's catalogue (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/search.asp)
for Seamen's Pouches.

In the word or phrase field, enter - tarling
leave the dates blank
In the department or series code, enter - BT372

See if any of those relate to your chap

For marriage and children - try searching the GRO index.
Begin with freebmd (http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl) which is not complete and contains errors, but is a useful tool. Then move onto trying the full GRO index - it can be a long search, but research can take time.

See Jan's response about the research guide at TNA for Merchant Seamen.

Did he die in either world war? Try the CWGC (http://www.cwgc.org/) site

Did he serve in the Merchant Navy in WW2? Try searching Documentsonline for Seamen's medals (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=12&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1).

Try the Probate Calendar.

Is anyone else researching the same surname? In a search engine, enter the county name and also 'surname list' and see if there is an online list of those also interested in Tarling in the same area?

[feeder]

thanks mate i will try that out,see what i can find,cheers lee