My Search for My Family

Below are most of the details that I have been able to find in a search that began when I found out I was adopted. That was in 1977, aged 37.

It has been a long slog trying to find my birth family. The breakthrough came at the end of November, 2004. I posted a message on one of the genealogy boards, GenesReunited, requesting information about adoptees tracing their families. One lady emailed me and suggested I get in touch with Joan Allan and post a message on her website, www.MyFolks.co.uk, which I did. Within an hour, Joan had phoned me and told me I had an older half sister, Shirley. Joan also found Gerald's present address, Shirley's husband, so I wrote to him. He phoned me up a few days later and told me that Janina's mother was actually another half sister. He also told me about a sister, Pat, and that my mother remarried. He gave me a couple of addresses in Harlow, one of which is Pat's. I wrote to her and she phoned me on Tuesday 21st December, 2004. What a Christmas present!

I have two sons, Andrew, bn 11th. January 1978, and Nathan, bn 8th. January, 1983

My Lads

Andrew and Nathan

My birth Father, EDMUND JOHN DRAKE, lived at 149 New Park Ave., Palmers Green, N13. Occupation, Motor Lorry Driver for a General Stores. He died in 1977, in Islington.

Birth mother's name is registered as DOROTHY MAY PARRY, residing at 53 Fairfield Road, Edmonton, Middlesex. Occupation, Packer for Tin Box Manufacturers.

Mother

My bio Mother

My Registered name was KENNETH JOHN PARRY, BORN 27.5.1940, at 144 Northumberland Park, Tottenham, Registration District: Edmonton, Middlesex, in the Sub District of East Tottenham.

I was adopted on 6th. October 1943 and my name was changed to KENNETH JOHN St. CLAIR STOCKLEY, in Bolton Borough Juvenile Court.

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EDWARDS SIDE

Grand Parents

Grand parents, Harry Brawn and Annie Edwards

Dec 2004

Found I have at least 3 half sisters:

Dorothy Parry, bn about 1930. Father George Thomas Parry, mother, Dorothy May Parry, married Alojzy (Lewis) Weltike in December 1951 and they had two daughters, Janina Maria Ann Weltike, bn 10th. May 1952, 324 White Hart Lane, Tottenham, and Monika Parry, (Registered name,) Sept. Qrt, 1953.Emigrated to Canada sometime after Monika was born. I have an address for Janina and have written to her - 11.01.05


Janina & Dorothy	Dorothy	Monika

Shirley Ann Parry, bn 12th. August 1935, 324 White Hart Lane, Tottenham. Same parents. Shirley married Gerald Norris in December qrt 1956 and died in in Enfield,1994. They had one dau, Kym.

Mother, Pat & Shirley

Pat, Mother and Shirley, 1969

My mother remarried in December Qtr. 1944, Edmonton, to Thomas Ash Evans, a Milk Salesman. Patricia Evans was born 4th. November, 1943, at 102 Hornsey Park Road, Wood Green, Middx.

2.01.05 I met Pat and her family. Quite an emotional meeting! Pat married David Eeles, 6th. Sept, 1969. They had two children - Lisa, bn 19 January, 1972, who married John Platt, 28th. August 1999 and have a son, Matthew, 22nd. January 2003 - and Paul, bn 2nd. December, 1977, married Jamie in October 2005


	Pat & Dave, September, 2004


Pat & Me	Matthew, Dave, Pat & Me	Lisa, Matthew & Paul

Mother died 22nd. May 2000, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow.

Information received from Gaye Strand, in New Zealand, on July 26, 2004....... Also researching the Drake family

EDMUND JOHN DRAKE b 6 March 1902 at 'Workhouse' Bethnal Green East
Father: Henry Drake, shoemaker. Mother: Mary Ann Drake of 45 Kay Street, Bethnal Green. Birth Registered by M A Drake, on 14 March 1902.

Died 22 August 1977, Royal Northern Hospital, Islington.

In the 1901 Census, we find:

45 Kay Street, Bethnal Green, Mary Ann Drake 'wife' aged 25 working at home making tooth brushes, and her daughter, Elizabeth aged 7 years but no sign of Henry the husband ... perhaps he was working away when the census was taken

A search on marriages: Henry Drake m Mary Ann E Blackhall, Dec. quarter 1893 in Bethnal Green. Elizabeth Drake is born the year following the marriage (1894). Henry is very elusive. I have never found him entered on a census, but I do know, from the marriage certificate of his daughter, Elizabeth Drake, (Married AUGUSTUS GEORGE SCHMIDT, Nov. 1915) he is entered as deceased.

Searching 1881 Census: Mary Ann Blackhall, aged 7: birthplace at 112 Mare St., Bethnal Green, London, niece of Robert and Elizabeth Little, marine shore dealer, of that address.

Her birth shows up as Mar quarter 1876 Bethnal Green 1c 276

I am also seeking family connections with Elizabeth Drake born 1894, Bethnal Green dau of Henry Drake and Mary Ann Drake b1876 of Bethnal Green.

Also: Is Elizabeth Little, Mary's mother's sister? They are in their 60's in the 1881 census, now but living alongside MARY ANN BLACKALL (note slightly different spelling) at 103 and 105 Barclay Road

An extract from a letter received from London Borough of Enfield, Oct 1989 concerning 53 Fairfield Road, Edmonton, Middx. 1937 - 1939

1937 Robert Joseph Roger, Beatrice Seymour, Ernest John Pickard and Elsie Letitia Pickard, Herbert Everitt and Rose Everitt were listed at this address.

1938 Mr. Roger had gone, to be replaced by one Olive Oliffe.

1939. No change.

In 1945 the only change was the addition of one Ross L. Curling. There is no sign of anyone called Parry, Edwards or Drake

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An extract from a letter received from Bruce Castle Museum, Haringey Council, Oct 1989 concerning 144 Northumberland Park,

1936/37: Rosa Grace McMullin

1938: Rosa Grace and Anna McMullin

1939: Rosa Grace McMullin; Henry and Agnes Plumstead

1945: no-one recorded

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Other information I have received from Graham Dalling, Local History Officer, London Borough of Enfield:

1939, occupants of 149 New Park Ave., London, N13 were James Arthur Earle, Kathleen Alicia Earle and Elizabeth Price. The house was apparently new.

The 1945 Electoral Register lists Walter and Grace Turner as the occupants.

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There are no wartime electoral registers.

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