Hello Melvyn Have you got his orginal birth cert, that would help you Raymond Crafter. Sept Quarter. 1938 2a 962. Mother's maiden name Crafter. HTH Pam in Oz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melvyn Hunter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 9:19 AM Subject: [KENT-ENG] Raymond Francis Crafter I am trying to find something of the ancestry of Raymond Francis Crafter. He was born in 1938 in Croydon and adopted in 1942. I think his mother may have been Gertrude. I have information since his adoption so do not need that. TIA Melvyn.

Many thanks to all who have given pointers to this person: I have ordered a copy of his birth certificate as family tradition has named a number of possible mothers labelled as sister or cousin to the woman who eventually adopted him; it may even be that the 'adopting' mother was his real mother - we shall see. Melvyn.