Thread: finding my great grandfather

my grandfather Douglas Wastnedge was born in 1920 and on his birth certificate, the father is unknown. From what my mum says his father could have either been a captain of a submarine that sank in the Atlantic ocean in WW2 (1939-1945) or a professional golfer that played at the Dore and Totley golf club.
My grandfather went to the funeral of the golfer, from what my mum remembers.

I do have a copy of my grandparents marriage certificate and on it is has Stanley Wastnedge, but Stanley was Douglas's uncle, his mother's brother

the witnesses to the marriage were R. Ball and what looks like E. Andrews, I know for a fact R. Ball was the wifes brother. The vicar was J. Lyth, my grandparents married 1946 in Wincobank, Yorkshire. Douglas married age 26 and Gladys was 28.
I have Douglas's sister birth certificate and no father is mentioned and her birth was eight years after Douglas's, so who knows if it was the same father or different.
From all what my mum as said to me over the years, that the family had some sort of connection to the gypsies, my great grandmother and her brother Stanley spoke romany to each other. So maybe the supposed father was a gypsy?
Winifred Mary Wastnedge was born 1898 and her brother Stanley was born in 1900, there were 5 children from that generation, the other one to live past infancy was George and he was born in 1907.
Those five children are a mystery cause on some of the birth certs there is a father mentioned and the others there is no father mentioned and I can not find a marriage for there mother, the supposed father was a William Wastnedge and his occupation was a traction engine driver.
The funeral of the golfer happened when my parents were or had just got married and my mum was not living at her parents house, and when she did asked about it, it was not talked about. I wish my grandfather was still around so I could ask him about all this.

Hi there Genseeke
You appear to be looking for the father of 5 children born to a Margaret Ann WASTNEDGE ( WESTRIDGE), as you are unable to find a marriage certificate, the death certificate should indicate her marital status at death. q4 1950 Sheffield 2d 36

The same applies to Margaret’s daughter Winifred Mary who died q1 1978 Sheffield 3 1343

The certifcate can be obtained form at a cost of Order certificate here £9.25 sterling

This site will tell you what is on the death certificate.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Death/WhatToDoAfterADeath/DG_10029642


Information on a death certificate



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