Wilfred Jacklin 1926-1926: Birth

Published: September 2, 2008    Last modified: November 19, 2016

A few years ago I was chatting with my late father's sister about my paternal grandparents Wilfred JACKLIN 1896-1967 and Ivy JACKLIN (née Ivy DIXON 1901-1983). My father Ronald JACKLIN 1922-2006 was born 1922 and his sister 1937. I was curious about the age gap and the fact that there were no other children. My aunt suggested she had an inkling there may have been another child though she could not substantiate her claim. This last weekend I was searching through FreeBMD and noticed many more records had been added for the 1920's. I ran an 'All Types' search on...

Wilfred Jacklin 1926-1926: Death

Published: December 31, 2008    Last modified: February 11, 2017

With reference to this earlier post regarding the younger brother of my late father Ronald JACKLIN 1922-2006: A recent search of FreeBMD reveals the death of one Wilfred JACKLIN 1926-1926 age 0. In fact Wilfred JACKLIN's birth and death are both registered in December 1926 which would account for my father having little recollection of his younger brother. I did anticipate this would probably be the case so I held back from ordering the birth certificate. I will now request the birth and death certificates from Sheffield Register Office....

3rd cousins

Published: August 2, 2007    Last modified: November 8, 2016

Two recent comments and an email from descendants of William Henry ASHFORTH 1851-1899 and Ellen ASHFORTH (née Ellen TOMLINSON 1855-1943) have aroused great excitement. From the details given I have calculated (or to be totally honest I have used the Relationship Calculator tool within PAF) the following: SH (name withheld for privacy) and Ronald Neil JACKLIN are 3rd cousins. Their common ancestors are William Henry ASHFORTH 1851-1899 and Ellen ASHFORTH (née Ellen TOMLINSON 1855-1943) LE (name withheld for privacy) and Ronald Neil JACKLIN are 3rd cousins. Their common ancestors are William Henry ASHFORTH 1851-1899 and Ellen ASHFORTH (née Ellen TOMLINSON...