looking for locke family news

[marjorie]

my dad was born in 1925 in stoke on trent..Frank courtney locke. his father was walter courtney parker locke , married to elizabeth , nee wood. I hear they may have been romany and that would really figure with me because I have such an affinity with romanys all my life although I never met my father or his family , I only recently stumbled on information about him and Im 56 now. does anyone have any news for me about these people?????

[willow]

Sorry, but I think your a little too late..


Name: Frank Courtney Locke
Birth Date: 16 Feb 1925
Death Registration Month/Year: Nov 2000
Age at death (estimated): 75
Registration district: Stoke On Trent
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Register number: D66F
Entry Number:


Marriage
Walter C P Locke ~ Lizzie Woods
Year 1922 Qtr Dec Dist: Stoke T. Vol 6b Pg 523

Sue

[Mutley]

You probably have the birth for Frank, if not shout.

There are two births for Walter C Locke, at Stoke and Wolstanton, Staffordshire, one registered in the Jan-Mar qrt of 1926
Mother's maiden name was Parker 6b/232

the other registered in July -Sep 1900 6b/26 (Mother's maiden name not given for births prior to 1912)

Father and son?

[marjorie]

thanks for the information..I knew he had died in 2000. I dont feel its too late..any news at all feels timely enough

[lockeroots]

Hi Majorie

I too am researching Romany Lock / Locke's, so your post is of great interest to me if they are Romany Locke's.

I don't know if this fits in yet, but seeing the name Courtney being used in 2 generations, made me find this reference.

Charles George John Courtney Locke
Marriage date: April 4th, 1838
Newcastle Under Lyne, Staffordshire, England
To: Mary Berry Wood

And considering the link to Wood(s), seems to suggest this reference just might fit in to your tree.


I have been transcribing Romany Lock(e) census records, here is what I have collected to date.
http://lockeroots.home.comcast.net/~lockeroots/GypsyLockCensus.html

My Rom Lock ancestor migrated to the USA by 1728. My rare DNA also supports my Rom ancestry. To date, of all the 55 Lock(e)'s who have DNA tested, only the Romany Lock(e)'s are in Y Haplo Group H1a in England and the USA.

Donald Locke

[marjorie]

Hi Donald , thanks for that information , and sorry it took so long for me to get back on this.. busy busy.
There's no doubt this is one of my Lockes. I'd heard that ' courtney' went through the generations. Im interested in finding out more about the romany side of things..I have no flesh on the bones of these people...All the best Marj