This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rosemarycoulson Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.coulson/184.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: my father was a william henry coulson who i believe was adopted by a family in sandwich kent. his date of birth was 4th june 1923 i believe, sadly he died on 18th august 1970 of a brain tumour. he left 3 children rosemary, david paul , and helen may, and his widow, sylvia may nee` hockridge. we never met any of my fathers family but he said i was named after a sister of his.no one talked about things like that in those days and from snippets i believe he may have come from a large family, the royal navy was mentioned, beaumont house[which i cant find] when i obtained a copy of the marriage certificate the parent of groom was illegible but could be `box` `bart` or something similiar. after reading that joseph`s younger children were put into care i wonder if i may have found some family at last. my father was no angel and i expect i shall discover some interesting things must be related to someone somewhere rosemary Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.