Genealogy Chat

I was always told, I quote verbatim 'your grandfather had a brother who died when he was two'. I am now trying to locate this brother. From what other relatives hinted at, it would seem that the brother (not my grandfather) was the two-year old. Plus, I checked on 1837online and could find no plausible male deaths during the years my grandfather was an under-5. So here's what I have to go on. The baby's surname was Herrick. He was a he. He was born in Birmingham. I know his parents' dates of birth but not their marriage date, however they are unlikely to have been married before 1915 because of their ages. I have been led to believe he was the first-born, which puts his birth prior to 1923. Where do I go from here?

Hi Kathryn My suggestion would be to try and locate the parents of the 2 year old on the 1901 census, in order to get a parish. If this is in Brimingham I would check the parish records for that and surrounding parishes through a family history centre , or Birmingham records office if you live close by. If you have tried 1837 online and drawn a blank, it may be worth asking the GRO to do a search for you, but that will cost you more. You can also access the general registers free of charge at the records office, rather than having to pay on 1837 online. Regards Maxine

Thanks for replying. I have both the parents on 1901, but they were 3 and 5 and in different parishes. I was under the impression that if I wanted GRO to do a search, I'd have to supply them with the first name of the person in question?

Hi Kathryn My mother had a brother born three years before her, but I cannot find any record of his birth or death, it turns out that the year he was born is the only yearly records that have been lost for the place of his birth, and the church he was christened. I rearly hope you have more luck then we did. Sue