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Hello again, i have recieved the Marriage cert of Violet Peachey and Sydney Grant....23/10/1948 Southampton. Sydney Patrick Grant. age 35. Condition; Formerly the husband of Dorothy Eugenie Grant, formerly *** , Spinster from whom he obtained a divorce. (Grrr, cant make out the maiden name. It looks like LAO.. have typed in Lao, Loo, Las, Ras ...etc!) Profession; Omnibus Driver (Corperation.) Residence; 83 St Andrews Road, Southampton. Father .. Sydney Joseph Grant (Deceased) Merchant Seaman. Witnesses ... W Larbalestier, who is Sydney Ps stepfather and a K Grant.
I cant find a marriage for Sydney P before 1948. I have found a 1891 and 1901 Census for a Sydney Grant 1885 England. The location at the time on both is St Helier, Jersey. As Sydney P Grant was born there, its possible it could be Sydney Joseph Grant. As Yet, i cant find anything to prove the fact!!

Brilliant, thankyou.

will book mark this page so if you get the cert please post on here and i will look into it more

I only ever turn to you guys as a last resort because believe it or not, i enjoy the hours of frustrating pleasure it brings. I have the marriage Cert details now which will enable me to move on. Thankyou all so much for everything you do... till the next time! Sue. x

being born after 1911 census means certs are the only things with the info we need to find father then!!

Its all a bit of a mystery. The fact that he was married before, which clearly he was bacause a member of the family found the marr cert which must have stated widowed. It was never talked about and obviously meant to be kept a secret. Shame to dig it all up really but hey! i cant help myself!!! tee hee

I just wondered about surname as you said he was christened Mythen
no luck with 1st marriage yet. The cert would confirm perhaps if he was a widow/divorced when he married

I believe Grant was the father. Regarding Sydneys first marriage, there may be some half siblings out there somewhere.

you could get a copy of marriage cert
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/
official ste cost about £7 tick GRO known which is the vol and page number

perhaps you will need to get one of the siblings birth certs to give fathers details or do you think surname Grant was a step father?

The birth Cert disappeared along with the marr cert!

Nothing Jan, all i know is that he died in his 30s.

have you got details of father from birth cert?

Can anything please be found regarding sYdneys father or first wife? Sorry.

me: Maura J Grant
Mother's Maiden Surname: Mythen
Date of Registration: Oct Nov Dec 1921
Registration district: Southampton
Registration county: Hampshire, Berkshire
Volume Number: 2c
Page Number: 48

birth
Name: Anastasia S Grant
Mother's Maiden Surname: Mythen
Date of Registration: Jan Feb Mar 1918
Registration district: Southampton
Registration county: Hampshire, Berkshire
Volume Number: 2c
Page Number: 104 (

death?
Name: Violet Grant
Birth Date: 28 Mar 1915
Death Registration Month/Year: Oct 2005
Age at death (estimated): 90
Registration district: Southampton
Inferred County: Hampshire
Register number: B77A
District and Subdistrict: 500/1B
Entry number: 146

Hi Susan just used surnames in search as 1st name could be spelt different ways

? death
Name: Sydney Patrick W Grant
Birth Date: 25 Apr 1913
Death Registration Month/Year: 1983
Registration district: Southampton
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume: 20
Page: 1576

Shedding a tear over here!