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Royston Grange
Thank you Steve D, yes I am aware of its fate, my uncle had a daughter who would be my age yet he was never married, hence no-one in the family knows who she is, I am now on my life long search to find out who she is, feel free to e-mail me if you know of any possible contacts, thank you Brian. [email protected]
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.there are ways you can narrow this down you know. If she was about your age, then you can look in the general register office index for birth registrations registered in the town/district your uncle lived. (unless you have an idea that this was a relationship conducted beyond his home town)
If the mother registered the baby on her own, then she could not add the father, even if they were co-habiting, unless they were married. So, if you do not find a child registered with his surname, you have a bigger search, but if you can narrow down the district, you can request the register office look at each entry for that year and any that are illegitimate (i'e no father on entry) they can supply copy certificates. Then you need to follow those births through to marriage to wee if any of them added your uncle as their natural father on their marriage certificate. that is one way , probably expensive, but may be worthwhile.
If the mother registered the baby on her own, then she could not add the father, even if they were co-habiting, unless they were married. So, if you do not find a child registered with his surname, you have a bigger search, but if you can narrow down the district, you can request the register office look at each entry for that year and any that are illegitimate (i'e no father on entry) they can supply copy certificates. Then you need to follow those births through to marriage to wee if any of them added your uncle as their natural father on their marriage certificate. that is one way , probably expensive, but may be worthwhile.