This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pixiekiz Surnames: Howes Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.howes/472/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I've come to a dead end trying to Research my grandfather's family. He was born Reginald A. Howes in Great Yarmouth on the 21st November 1939. His mother's name on the birth certificate as 'Betty' Howes and he was born in the presence of his maternal grandmother who is named as 'N' Howes. At the time, the grandmother owned the property (28 Paget Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk) which was a bedsit. I have been able to find a register of his birth on the records for 1939 in Great Yarmouth, but otherwise there is no information of his family. IT does however specify that his mother's -maiden- name was Howes, so we can speculate that perhaps he was an illegitimate child. At some point within the next few years he wound up living in Clydebank, Scotland which we are unable to understand how he ended up there, never the less he was transported during the evacuation to Dumfries in Scotland where he grew up a fostered child with his 'brother' Michael. They were raised under the name of Rourke; however when my Grandfather went to get married it was found that his birth name was Howes and that Michaels birth name was Reeves. Preferably, I would like some information on either the Betty Howes or N Howes as I would like to be able to shine some light on his family and let him know that he does in fact, have a history. If anyone is able to give me some information on that, then I would love to hear it, even if you knew either of the women I would be much obliged to find out. Thanks! 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.