DeedPoll/Name Change

[fisherman]

I am trying to do my family tree but it turns out that my father changed his name by deed poll many moons ago.

 

My problem is that I have no record of his name before the change and no family members left to turn to to try and find out

 

Do any forum members have any idea of where to go next without a trip to London and looking through records.

 

I do know that it was not a legal obligation have have the name change registered.

 

Help please.

 

Dave

[Andrew]

Sorry mate, cannot help you.

[corydoras]

I am trying to do my family tree but it turns out that my father changed his name by deed poll many moons ago.

 

My problem is that I have no record of his name before the change and no family members left to turn to to try and find out

 

Do any forum members have any idea of where to go next without a trip to London and looking through records.

 

I do know that it was not a legal obligation have have the name change registered.

 

Help please.

 

Dave

Do you know where he was born, and his date of birth? Do you know what your paternal grandfathers occupation was when your father was born?

[fisherman]

Do you know where he was born, and his date of birth? Do you know what your paternal grandfathers occupation was when your father was born?

 

 

Sounds strange I know but all I know of my father is his date of birth and possibly place.

 

I am under the impression his father could have been of Polish extraction but his mother was from South Wales ( Barry )

 

Don`t know her maiden name either.

 

 

Dave

[corydoras]

Sounds strange I know but all I know of my father is his date of birth and possibly place.

 

I am under the impression his father could have been of Polish extraction but his mother was from South Wales ( Barry )

 

Don`t know her maiden name either.

 

 

Dave

Your not making things easy mate. Loads of Polish and Italian people settled in South Wales during and after WWII. The west coast of Scotland and Glasgow too. If you know the place and date then that will help narrow it down a bit, otherwise I think you'll need to contact Somerset House. I have the same problem on my fathesr side. I can get back as far as my paternal grand father then hit a dead end.

 

I'm really jealous of my French ex-wifes family. They can trace their family history right back to at least the revolution. Old photographs, old birth certificates, old ID cards, army records, gravestones the lot. They talk about old great great uncle what's-his-name as if he was still alive and not someone who had been dead for a century and a half.

Edited November 9, 2011 by corydoras

[fisherman]

Your not making things easy mate. Loads of Polish and Italian people settled in South Wales during and after WWII. The west coast of Scotland and Glasgow too. If you know the place and date then that will help narrow it down a bit, otherwise I think you'll need to contact Somerset House. I have the same problem on my fathesr side. I can get back as far as my paternal grand father then hit a dead end.

 

I'm really jealous of my French ex-wifes family. They can trace their family history right back to at least the revolution. Old photographs, old birth certificates, old ID cards, army records, gravestones the lot. They talk about old great great uncle what's-his-name as if he was still alive and not someone who had been dead for a century and a half.

 

 

I am thinking I might have to go to Kew as well now as that is where the records are. Oh Well, worth a try.

 

I know how you feel, my wife has gone back generations and her family all seemed to stay in the Hereford /Worcester area as farmers.

 

Dave

[Huge_Vitae]

I am trying to do my family tree but it turns out that my father changed his name by deed poll many moons ago.

 

My problem is that I have no record of his name before the change and no family members left to turn to to try and find out

 

Do any forum members have any idea of where to go next without a trip to London and looking through records.

 

I do know that it was not a legal obligation have have the name change registered.

 

Help please.

 

Dave

Were you born on the Island fisherman, if so I can help you, if not, I MIGHT be able to help you, PM me the deatails and I will see what I can do.

[chesters1]

its always posting help on any papers in the area you think he may have lived in ,i posted in "the scotsman" and several years later out of the blue a cousin? to me popped up ,with a foreign name you have even more of a chance in search engines bringing the two together

Edited November 11, 2011 by chesters1