FATHER

[gillie]

I believe that my 'sister' [24 years older than me] was my mother. I was born in 1941 and my father was killed in action at sea 3 weeks before that. Hospital records do not begin till 1945. I need a researcher to try and prove this. I am 100% genuine about this. All my siblings are dead and it is of no consequence to anyone except myself. Can someone help please. gillie.

[Pam Downes]

Hello gillie,

Welcome to British-Genealogy.

PLEASE IGNORE THIS POST. SEE POST #15

Have you not got a copy of your birth certificate?
Search for your birth registration at
https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
Then register at https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/c...ates/login.asp
to order a copy of the certificate, quoting the year, quarter, page and volume numbers found on FreeBMD.

You might want to look at your brother born in 1939, in the 1939 Register, which is available to view on Findmypast and Ancestry, and who he's with.

Pam

[Pamelawagster]

Pam,am I being a bit dim here,how do you know she has a brother born in 1939? Have I missed something?

T’other Pam.

[Pam Downes]

Pam,am I being a bit dim here,how do you know she has a brother born in 1939? Have I missed something?

T’other Pam.

PLEASE IGNORE THIS POST. SEE POST #15

No, t'other one, you've not missed anything.
I have ways of finding out things, but because I think this query might be bordering on breaking privacy laws (even though it's the OP's privacy we're talking about), I'm not going to reveal my 'sources'.

I don't know where the 'sister' bit comes from, but as far as I can see all gillie needs to do is get a copy of her birth certificate, and then look at that 1939 Register entry to prove who her parents were.

Pam

[Mitch in Notts]

Pam, but even if she gets a copy of her birth certificate it may still list her grandparents as her parents if they named themselves as the childs parents - certainly not unknown!

[gillie]

My brother does not come into it. I was born on 29/04/1941. I believe that my father [whom I was called after] was killed at sea on 6/04/1941. I am sure my grandparents [whose names appear on my birth certificate and who brought me up] registered my birth to themselves. My sister was 24 years older than me, she married my father and of course was a widow when I was born. She went to london. I have certificates and all relevant information. Unfortunately hospital records dont start till 1945. I would be happy to employ a researcher if they thought that that they could prove my 'sister' had a child at that time. All my brothers and sisters are dead so the information is for my peace of mind only. It may be futile. How can I contact a recsearcer and put my case to him. Thanks for your reply. G.Duthie.

[Lesley Robertson]

Can we assume that your sister is dead?
In post #6, you mention brothers and sisters - how do they fit in? I’m a little confused.
In such relatively modern and complex cases, some of our members have had good results by talking to the Salvation Army’s family tracing service. They have access to records that we don’t.

[brentor boy]

It looks as if you may have an older sister who was born October- December 1940, at most 7 months before you. And is the boy who was born July -September 1942, 15 months after the death of your father, your brother?
Or have I got it all hopelessly wrong?

[gillie]

Totally wrong sorry

[gillie]

What I would like is to contact a professional researcher to whom I would give all details. If they think they can find the information I want I would be more than happy to pay. Thanks for your interest. G.Duthie.