Roy My Grandfather was Harold Johnson(1892) My father was Harold Hird. (1923) My g/grandfather was Thomas Johnson (1871) We want to find out about James Albert Baxby/Hird Beatrice Gott and possible family(with Harold Johnson). Many thanks for the reply Alec ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Stockdill" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 6:51 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-YKS-BRADFORD] james albert > From: "Alec Hird" <[email protected]> > >> I am still looking for my Grandfather born Harold Johnson(I have a WW1 >> medal with this name on) ,Bradford about 1892 to Thomas & Frances. >> >> On 1901 there is a James Albert Baxby (6) with his mother Emma Hird >> ,lodging with my greatgrandparents. Did James perish as a child,how >> could my grandfather got to use this name. >> >> He died in Wakefield in 1970 as James Albert Hird. >> >> I have a copy of a Marriage certificate from 1914 on which Harold >> married Beatrice Gott(age 20) in Bradford. >> >> My oldest aunt was born 1922,so between 1914 and early 1920s it is >> fair to guess that there was a first family,my auntie always said that >> they were always moving about as if someone was chasing them. >> >> Can any body help with any of the above. >> Alec > > I confess to being a little baffled and bewildered by your post! Was your > grandfather Harold Johnson, James Albert Baxby, James Albert Hird or > what? Why do you think these names were all the same man? > > Please explain further. > > -- > Roy Stockdill > Guild of One-Name Studies: www.one-name.org > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: > www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > > "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, > and that is not being talked about." > OSCAR WILDE > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message