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I'm looking to trace family of my grandfather. I know his name was J.P.Newton and I know he owned an estate agents in Long Eaton Nottingham in 1940s/50s. Where do I start?
Any help will be appreciated
Many thanks
Karen :-D

John P Newton on the 1939 Register

1939 Register Transcription

Newton Household (4 People) 195 Derby Road , Long Eaton U.D., Derbyshire, England
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First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
John P Newton 13 Mar 1869 Male Retired Estate Agent (Now Invalid) Married 22 1
Annie Newton 15 Mar 1872 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 22 2
Dorothy A Newton 02 Oct 1901 Female Part Time Estate Agent Farm Proprietor Single 22 3
Frederick A Newton 26 Sep 1910 Male Auctioneer Estate Agent Farm Proprietor Single 22 4

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
7 Stanley Street Long Eaton, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
John Patrick Newton Head Married Male 42 1869 Long Eaton Derbyshire House And Estate Agent
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Annie Newton Wife Married Female 39 1872 Long Eaton Derbyshire Married Woman
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Dorothy Annie Newton Daughter - Female 9 1902 Long Eaton Derbyshire -
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John Edward Newton Son - Male 5 1906 Long Eaton Derbyshire -
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Frederick Arthur Newton Son - Male 0 1911 Long Eaton Derbyshire -
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Mary Rowley Servant Single Female 22 1889 Finedon Nr Northampton Domestic Servant

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
7, Stanley Street, Long Eaton, Shardlow, Derbyshire, England

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
John P Newton Head Married Male 32 1869 Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England Estate Agent & Valuer
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Annie Newton Wife Married Female 29 1872 Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England -
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Sarah J Adams Servant Single Female 15 1886 Hallam Fields, Derbyshire, England Servant Domestic

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Derbyshire Registrars Marriage Index Transcription
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First name(s) John Patrick
Last name Newton
Marriage year 1895
Parish Zion Chapel
Place Long Eaton
Spouse's first name Annie
Spouse's last name Ironmonger
Reference SD/10/009
Register Office 394
County Derbyshire
Country England
Record set Derbyshire Registrars Marriage Index
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce
Collections from England, Great Britain

Deaths Jun 1941 (>99%)

Newton
John P
72
Ilkeston
7b
912

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Chris :)

23 April 1941 - Nottingham Journal - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Derby Sportsman Dies
The death has occurred of Mr John Patrick Newton (72). of Ireton House, Long Eaton, the founder of Messrs. J. P. Newton and Son, auctioneers and estate agents, Derby-road, Long Eaton.
He was for many years a member of the Derbyshire County Council and chairman of the Blind Persons Act Committee. He played an important part in the development of several building estates in Long Eaton and district.
Mr. Newton had many sporting interests and was a former president of the Notts. Bowling Association. A keen fisherman he was associated with several local angling clubs. He was a Past Master of the Woodiwiss Fairfield and Mundy Grove Masonic Lodges.

Wow you are all amazing!!! Think he must have been Frederick Newton as my mum wasnt born until July 1950
Thankyou so much for your help...my mum is desperate to know who her dad was ??

Have you bought your mother's birth certificate?

If so, is there a father's name on there?

If there is not a father's name, then it is going to be hard to determine who he was, unless there was a court order taken out against him for child support.


If you have not got her birth certificate, then you need to buy it before you go any further.

PM received from Karen, asking for advice on getting started...

Chris :)

To find Births, Marriages, Deaths (BMD's) see below link...

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl


Then you need to order from below...(or, better still if you have a copy of them, or anyone in family does!)

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/login.asp


Using info. from them you (or us here!) can then start to search back...(addresses, occupations, witnesses from them, all give clues, and help)

Quite a bit available online, on different websites...or your local Archives/Records Office, local libraries can be useful, as can Family History Societies/Groups etc...

And google search, another useful way, for picking up info. sometimes!.

Chris :)

(all seems daunting at first, takes time, but hopefully you'll get there, lol)

Thankyou :-)
My mums birth certificate says father unknown, her eldest sister told her (she was 15 when my mum was born)
He tried to contact my mum years (more than 25) a go by a message with po box number in Derbyshire Evening post but at the time my grandmother was alive and my mum didnt want to upset her by contacting him. She now wishes she knew who he was.

(oh dear!, that could be a long trawl through Newspapers, see below)

Chris :)

https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/local_studies/resources/local_newspapers/default.asp

(or contact and see what they have for that timescale, or advise!)

https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_office/contact/default.asp