Hmm, grandparents of a friend - and they were born in the late 1920s? I'm guessing the friend's parents may be still alive? In which case - where is the problem? Can't the parents supply the maiden names of their parents? Surely the mother knows her mum's maiden name? And if the parents aren't living and their demise was some time ago - don't the death indexes carry the maiden names? Sometimes it is necessary to purchase a certificate - maybe your friend can buy the birth certificate of the mother or father - the certificate should contain the full names of the parents - including maiden names - and the last time I checked - the certs at about $20 were pretty cheap.. This is how it actually works - the friend is quite legally entitled to acquire a copy of his/her own birth certificate and quite probably a copy of the parent's marriage certificate - and usually a copy of the parents' birth certificates and a copy of the parents' parents' marriage cert. - it may be a little time consuming and perhaps involve some costs - but it works - or it does in Victoria, Australia. The best way of carrying out family history research is by starting with living people and working backwards - I knew my grandmothers' maiden names when they were still alive - my parents had uncles or aunts with different surnames .. Anyhow - how about just posting the names here - you never know - somebody may come up with something - and the grandparents may have had siblings who left a better paper trail? good luck robert from Melbourne. On 15/11/2011 11:12 PM, Pat Wade wrote: > Hi, > > I have via electoral rolls and burial information > located a couple (grand parents of a friend) > > I know that they were both born in 1928 which is > too late for the births CD and their marriage > would have been around 1948/9 again too late for > the CD. > > Has anyone found a means of finding parents names > under such circumstances - is there any other > resource that can be used? > > I have the husband on the electoral rolls in 1949 > - which would be the first one he could be on and > he is alone. I have not found his wifes maiden > name as yet so only have her with him. > Unfortunately he does not appear to have had his > parents with him from 1949 to 1980. > > I have also checked the "Herald Sun Tribute page" > and found one entry in the sun in 2002 but > unfortunately that only had family coming forward > not his parents. And I have tried "Trove". > > Thank you for any suggestions. > > Regards > Pat > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > >