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    hi
    i have a alfred sparrow born in about 1880ish said to be born in london to a george sparrow a wine mechant in london
    we have alfred in 1909 when he married a margaret laybourne parker in durham ?(blaydon on tyne )
    he is in the 1911 census with a daughter elizabeth she died in a year they went on to have 6 more children
    here is my problem
    on his marrage cert he is a ships stawerd born london
    he died in 1942/3 at 63
    we can not fined any info on him before 1909 in northeast or in london

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    george sparrow a wine mechant
    Is that from the marriage certificate?

    he is in the 1911 census
    What exactly does the 1911 census say about him? Age, birth place, occupation?

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    alfred sparrow
    Ah. But looking at the GRO indexes, I see the marriage of an Alfred Michael A Sparrow. If this is your man, that puts a different complexion on the story. What does the A stand for?

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    Also when did he leave the merchant navy? You'll know approximately when from BMD certificates.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Goodey View Post
    Also when did he leave the merchant navy? You'll know approximately when from BMD certificates.
    hi peter
    info from marriage (father wine marchanet london)
    he is said to have joint army in 1915

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    hi peter alfred sparrow
    no record of alfred michael angelo sparrow in army (alfred sparrow)
    on marriage his ful name is alfred michael angelo sparrow
    we can not fined any recored before 1909 of alfred michael angelo sparrow
    aflred was able to speack italian

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    His service papers on Ancestry.com don't give any details of his parentage, as he is married by that time. His Reg # is 32144 and on one document, he states that he was born in the year 1874.

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    And there's this extracted baptism from the IGI:

    Alfred Angelo Sparrow

    29 Oct 1874 Saint Mary Soho, Westminster, London, England

    Parents: Henry Sparrow & Alicia

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    hi all
    alfred died in 1942/3 at 63 so take away his age from 1942/3 = born in about 1879

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