He was in the Grenadier Guards during WW2. His army number was 2617178 and we believe he was in the 5th Battalion. We have sent for his army records from the MOD and they sent us information that was completely wrong! Eg. the details of the person they sent had the wrong DOB, marriage details etc. We have no trace of him after the war. He did have a son, also called William. However, his first wife went off with someone else while he was away fighting and no one can remember her name/have conveniently forgotten it!
What would you do next? Re-apply to the MOD for information requesting they check their records? I cannot find his death registered anywhere. So, keep trawling the death registers? How can we locate his young son Billy? Can anyone help?
NB: I'm aware we can't examine the census data post 1901 in the UK. Is it possible to request info from the 1941 census? Where would we request it from? What documentation would we need?
Thanks in advance for any useful replies.
2006-12-25 04:22:24 · 5 answers · asked by Rachael B 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Rachel i am sending you some info in email
hope its useful!
2006-12-25 09:09:56 · answer #1 · answered by rabiyah 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, because of the war, there was no census taken in 1941 in the UK. You'll need to take another approach.
However, you can request information from the 1911 UK census for a fee, even though the 1911 census has not been officially released. See the first link below.
In the England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, I found a William George Baglow born in April-May-June 1902 in King's Norton (Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire), volume 6C, page 381. This is the only William Baglow listed for 1902.
I would contact MOD again and let them know that they sent the records for the wrong person and ask them to search again (second link below).
Check Free BMD for the birth record of his son Billy (check the third link below).
You can also check with the General Register Office for birth and death information (fourth link below).
2006-12-25 08:24:43 · answer #2 · answered by Steven Jay 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hey Rachael,
Here are a few places to check. Family Search first, however the entries there are old 1881 census. The 1941 Census is not going to be released for a long time Then Infobel.
Thoughts:
Are you sure he is still in the UK?
Try a reunite site too.
Talk to old military association - battalion friends.
2006-12-25 05:52:45 · answer #3 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Try www.zabasearch.com Good Luck
2006-12-28 01:41:30 · answer #4 · answered by brit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-25 04:32:49 · answer #5 · answered by Emi 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋