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Francis North

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Jane

Jane Report 1 Nov 2016 13:49

Thankyou I did have an inkling his father was a waiter had no idea he had been in RAF. ,I think at one time they tried to run a bed and breakfast not sure where

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 1 Nov 2016 13:37

Re Mel's 1889 birth

??

Name: John Henry James North
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 24 Nov 1889
Father's name: John North
Mother's name: Sarah Kate North
Parish or Poor Law Union: Bromley St Leonard St Mary
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Register Type: Parish Registers

Birth date is given as Nov 5th 1889, so doesn't look like a match.

Researching:
Eayres (Northants/London) Walker (Surrey) Loveday (Northants) Moore (Tipperary)

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 1 Nov 2016 08:30

British Royal Air Force, Airmen's service records 1912-1939 Transcription
First name(s) John Henry
Last name North
Birth year 1890
Birth date 14 Aug 1890
Birth town London
Birth county Middlesex
Occupation Waiter
Attestation year 1917
Attestation date 17 Oct 1917
Service number 240202
Spouse's first name(s) Maud
Transfer to R.A.F. Reserve:15/06/19
Archive reference AIR 79/2161
Next of kin first name(s) Maud
Next of kin last name North....177 Offord Road, Barnsbury N
Deemed Discharge Date: 30/04/20
Address On Discharge: 73 Courtney Road, Walthamstow
Record set British Royal Air Force, Airmen's service records 1912-1939
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Service Records
Collections from Great Britain

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 31 Oct 2016 15:21

Or this one??

Name: John Henry J North
Registration Year: 1889
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: West Ham
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 32

Jane

Jane Report 31 Oct 2016 13:46

Thankyou very much

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 31 Oct 2016 10:57

There are no births registered for a John H North in 1890.

I am wondering if he was actually born..........Henry John North.

??
Births Sep 1890 (>99%)
North Henry John London C. 1c 14

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 31 Oct 2016 10:29

John Henry North in the UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1853-1928
Name: John Henry North
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 14 Aug 1890
Birth Place: City of London London
Occupation: Waitor
Service number: F40202
First Service Date: 17 Oct 1917
First Ship Served On: President II
Last Service Date: 31 Mar 1918
Last Ship Served On: Daedalus

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 31 Oct 2016 10:15

Parents marriage

Marriages Mar 1910
NORTH John Henry Holborn 1b 958
Wilson Maude Holborn 1b 958

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 31 Oct 2016 10:10

Jane

If you serach on FreeBMD using the surname combination then any siblings should show

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Jane

Jane Report 31 Oct 2016 09:56

Thankyou I know he had an older brother Jack and had some more sisters or so I believed

Gee

Gee Report 31 Oct 2016 09:52


Household (4 People)
73 Courtenay Road , Walthamstow M.B., Essex, England


Francis G North 02 Aug 1919 Male French Polisher Single 138 4
John H North 14 Aug 1890 Male Waiter Married 138 1
Maude North 16 Sep 1891 Female Unpaid Domestic Married 138 2
Joan E Moss (North) 22 Jun 1923 Female Clerk (Cabinet Maker) Single 138 5

His birth


FRANCIS G NORTH

Birth year 1919

Birth quarter 3

Mother's last name WILSON

District WEST HAM

Volume 4A
Page 670


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Jane

Jane Report 31 Oct 2016 09:50

Hello I am trying to see if I can find my father in law on the 1939 census he was born in 1919 I think born in Westham ? But ended up living in Walthamstow London thankyou jane