Board: Message Boards > Localities > United Kingdom and Ireland > England > Shropshire > General URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/localities.britisles.england.sal.general/6675/mb.ashx Subject: William Douglas MARSTON born in Bridgnorth, Shropshire Author: jaynesara2009 Date: 23 June 2009 Classification: Query Surnames: Marston
We are stuck trying to track down any information on my Great Grandfather - William Douglas Marston. He had a son called William Frederick (known as Fred) - My Grandfather. We know he was killed in action in France - and have his record of death. He was just 21, and according to the information given, he was born in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, but enlisted in Bishops Castle (this is where a large number of my family are from, including my mother and her siblings). But trying to find the birth record of William Douglas Marston has been a nightmare, and so far we've come up completely empty handed. Unfortunately we don't know if he married my G/Fathers mother, and if so what her name was (no-one in the family can recall her being mentioned). Truth be told, if it wasn't for the fact we have photographic evidence William Douglas existed, plus his death records, I'd be wondering right now if he was real! We did find a Douglas Marston, born around the right time in Bishops Castle - but we can't find out any more information about him either (His father was called William, and so we wondered if his son was known as Douglas, even if his first name was William). Any help would be great! Any help someone can give would be appreciated.
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