How do I find and info on my grandfather who served in WW2?He fled from Canda shortly after war,no one knows!?
I am trying to obtain any info on my grandfather Gilbert Albert Milberry.Born in Saint John,NB.Moved to the USA (Hartford,CT during 1926-1932) Moved back to Saint John,NB Canada where my father Raymod Richard was born in 1933.
Records show Marjorie married June o4,1925 in Saint John,Died 1938,SaintJohn,NB.
My grandfather fled and left his 4 children after being charged with abandoment.Children were all placed in Foster homes.He’s never made a attempt to contact them.Rumors at the time stated he flaed to England,where he was stationed during the WW2.
Where my grandfather was born in Canada but lived in USA before WW2, Not much is known of him other than he served and was stationed in England.I am doing a family tree as well as trying to get medical info on his side of family,
I need to know where to look and get verification of other marriages,children,service records and death info.
The only child left is dying and he’s Gilbert Chester Milberry,(A Korean War Vetran).Please help!
Start with those you can hopefully be more certain of, yourself and your folks. Of particular intrest in this case is your father. Where was he born (Saint John, NB). So his parents probably got married there (which you show to be accurate in your extra info). I’m not sure exactly how the things in Canada work, I know from personal experince here in the states (every once in a while I get to help my mom do exactly what you’re doing) you go to the town hall of the town or city in question to get the records. Birth certs, marriage certs, death certs. So you should be able to get the records you require there if you don’t already have them there. Check the marriage certificate, it might list place of birth, which may then take you further to where you can get the birth certs. These should at least list the mother.
Also, start considering churches. Was your father christened? Perhaps the same church that did the christening conducted the wedding. Or do you know what particular religon your grandparents were, that could also help track the church down. The church should still have a records that will help.
Don’t ignore census records, either. It’s something I learned last fallwhen helping my mom. We’ve discovered that the various census records here will also tell occasionally place of birth. Getting that kind of info can be a huge step in finding the info you’re looking for. It can also give you an idea what he was doing in the US (ie, what his job was as that does tend to be listed on US census records).
I would check internet databases related to Family Trees and Geneology. Its highly unlikely that you are going to find one person on Yahoo Answers who is going to have all the answers for you.
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Try census’s from around the time in England the US, and Canada. Try army records to see if you can find where he was stationed, and possibly visit to see if there is anyone living there that can remember him. They may have information you need.
Do you even know if he is still living? That may help too!
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Start with those you can hopefully be more certain of, yourself and your folks. Of particular intrest in this case is your father. Where was he born (Saint John, NB). So his parents probably got married there (which you show to be accurate in your extra info). I’m not sure exactly how the things in Canada work, I know from personal experince here in the states (every once in a while I get to help my mom do exactly what you’re doing) you go to the town hall of the town or city in question to get the records. Birth certs, marriage certs, death certs. So you should be able to get the records you require there if you don’t already have them there. Check the marriage certificate, it might list place of birth, which may then take you further to where you can get the birth certs. These should at least list the mother.
Also, start considering churches. Was your father christened? Perhaps the same church that did the christening conducted the wedding. Or do you know what particular religon your grandparents were, that could also help track the church down. The church should still have a records that will help.
Don’t ignore census records, either. It’s something I learned last fallwhen helping my mom. We’ve discovered that the various census records here will also tell occasionally place of birth. Getting that kind of info can be a huge step in finding the info you’re looking for. It can also give you an idea what he was doing in the US (ie, what his job was as that does tend to be listed on US census records).
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