Hello, I hope someone may be able to help my great grandfather WILLIAM CLARKE lived in READING around 1885 where his daughter Jane was born, in fact it was 19 CRANE CLOSE I doubt if it exists now..His occupation at that time was a groom..He was in Coventry in 1882 and moved back around 1886... It would be great if anyone can find him in the Reading directories or even someone who was listed as living at Crane Close at that time may be a clue..I have no idea why he would move from Coventry to Reading and then back again..as far as I know he had no family links in Reading.. If anyone can help it would be brilliant Best regards, Keith

Hi Keith The first problem is I can find no trace of a Crane Close in Reading at any time There is a Crane Wharf and a Crane Court in Reading but no Close in 1871 , 1881 and 1891 The second problem is that a groom is highly unlikely to get a mention in any directory Is it not just possible he was visiting Reading when his wife gave birth ? He could of course be working for someone but the addresses in Crane Wharf & Court are just houses by the looks of it not the type of houses that would have a groom Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hello, > > I hope someone may be able to help my great grandfather WILLIAM CLARKE > lived in READING around 1885 where his daughter Jane was born, in fact it was > 19 CRANE CLOSE I doubt if it exists now..His occupation at that time was a > groom..He was in Coventry in 1882 and moved back around 1886... > > It would be great if anyone can find him in the Reading directories or even > someone who was listed as living at Crane Close at that time may be a > clue..I have no idea why he would move from Coventry to Reading and then back > again..as far as I know he had no family links in Reading.. > > If anyone can help it would be brilliant > > Best regards, > > Keith