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Looking for a birth record for my Grandad
published by on Mon, 24/09/2018 - 15:43

Hello,
I am looking for the birth record of my Grandad, who was born on 28 May 1945 somewhere in Somerset.
His name is David Cedric (Carter), but his mother, Phyllis Anne Carter was unmarried when he was born (her surname at that point was Sly), and she married Ernest Henry Carter in or around 1947.
I think Grandad (David's) birth certificate had "Nash" as the surname, that was Phyllis' parents' surname (her mother and step-father). Phyllis was only 16 when David was born, so there would have been some cover up.
They all lived in Shepton Mallet before moving to Glastonbury and West Pennard, but for some reason there is an indication he might have been born in Weston-Super-Mare.
Does anyone know how I can get more information?
Beth

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Submitted by on Mon, 24/09/2018 - 20:46

Hi Beth , thought you might find this interesting this a copy from 1939 registers Phylis doesn't seem to be living with her parents maybe her grandparents still looking for a birth for David the only David c Nash I can find seems to be the wrong quarter it is in 1945 but the last quarter that was Weston says mothers maiden name was cresswell does this name have any connection do you know

Submitted by jacobsrepton on Tue, 25/09/2018 - 7:26

FreeReg has the birth for David L Sly with mother's maiden name Sly Q2 1945 Wells 5c 549

Submitted by Pat Hase on Tue, 25/09/2018 - 11:23

You have been given some useful tips and it certainly looks as if he was born in the East Pennard area of Somerset. However, you do not say if he is still alive and if he is, then please do not publish any information about a living individual. If you purchase the birth certificate for David L SLY - that would at least confirm his place of birth.

Submitted by Kate Stabb on Wed, 26/09/2018 - 9:47

Hi Beth,

In 1939 Phyllis Sly (Carter) born 6/4/1927 was living with her grandparents Henry and Martha Dunkerton at Stickwich Hill, West Pennard.

Her mother Evelyn Sly (Dunkerton) born 26/9.1900 married Victor E Naish born 20/8/1902 in Sept Quarter 1932. In 1939 they were at Manor Farm Wells together with Sylvia M Naish born 3/2/1933 and Jean E Naish born 13/2/1935.

Kate