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Morning I know others will be all over this mystery but here are a few pointers to start with, in case you haven't seen them. There are death and probate records for a Costas Haji Efstathiou on Ancestry and FMP. He was of Cypriot descent born in 1898 and died in 1970. FMP have quite a few newspaper ...

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I realise this is a sensitive issue for your Wife, but in order to be able to offer help Members will need at least her maiden name and date of birth, and any other info you can share ie parents names and dates, and her marriage details.

Could you post details of her death record please.

Thank you Thunder. That explains the length of time it took to get an answer. I visited TNA recently, my first visit in years. Whilst the layout was greatly improved the reduction in staff was very noticeable to the point where there were just two people answering queries who sadly didn't have the e...

Thank you Adrian

Yes we did supply a DC, but only a copy. He was born in 1911 so that doesn't fit. It took a year to get to the point of refusal. I wish I had applied directly to the Army but thought TNA would be quicker!! If I may I will PM you re this.

Sally

As a matter of interest do either of you know what rules the TNA are applying to the access of Army records that they have now have in their keeping? We applied for my F in law's APTC records only to be told we cannot access them until 2028. He passed away in 1999.

Many thanks

Found the following which may help you to unravel the Family. Baptisms 31 March 1822 at Portsmouth St Thomas Richard Henry Way, parents John and Elizabeth, John a Butcher, abode High st 20 Jan 1823 at Portsmouth St Thomas Jane Way, parents John and Ann, John a Butcher, abode High St No Baptisms for ...

I took the Ancestry DNA test which I then uploaded to My Heritage because of all the "tools" they have available, and I have found it very useful. In my case my 5th GGparents are the same in 3 of my parents 4 lines, both Mum's and one of Dad's. It throws up some skewed results and I have t...

Thanks for the tip. For the first time I purchased a dozen digital copies last week, of those 3 were badly digitised so that parts of the data was missing. I complained to the GRO and was promptly given a refund. They couldn't do anything about the quality, so I have had to spend £7 for pdfs. Maybe ...

April 20th 2016, my last radiotherapy treatment. My husband and I left the hospital with big smiles on our faces. Into the car, switched on the radio and the first thing we heard was that Victoria Wood had died. Happiness turned to sadness in the blink of an eye.