Ken Lees Posted 15 December , 2012 Share Posted 15 December , 2012 I have found, on Ancestry, a Medal index Card transcribed as 'George A. Zelin'. He is given as 1985, Pte. 9th King's Liverpool Regt. and the card refers to his Silver War Badge Roll entry. The SWB Roll again gives his surname as 'Zelin'. This entry is typed, so it's not as though I am reading it incorrectly. I know that he didn't serve overseas, so there will be no medal entitlement, but I can't find any reference to this surname anywhere on Ancestry other than 1 birth and death in Warwickshire in the 1880s. None on the Census, BMDs, nowt! If anyone has any suggestions to clarify this surname issue I would be pleased to hear them. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGM Posted 15 December , 2012 Share Posted 15 December , 2012 There are records for George Arthur Zelen 1985 in the pension records on Ancestry and there is an address but I'm having trouble reading it. 533 Pr......Rd, Old Swan and then 28, Alexandra St, Old Swan, L'pool. He was ex Royal Navy. Edited a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 15 December , 2012 Share Posted 15 December , 2012 but I can't find any reference to this surname anywhere on Ancestry other than 1 birth and death in Warwickshire in the 1880s. None on the Census, BMDs, nowt! Foreign citizen who came here post 1911 would have be my first guess. EDIT: Pension record shows he was born in liverpool. Here he is on the census http://search.ancest...&uidh=784&cp=11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggers Posted 15 December , 2012 Share Posted 15 December , 2012 Prescot road seems likely. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Lees Posted 15 December , 2012 Author Share Posted 15 December , 2012 Thanks Chaps, How I hate Ancestry's search engine! I cleared every search box and just put in 'Zelin' in the surname box and all I got back was his MIC and the aforementioned birth/death. Blood pressure subsiding - thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGM Posted 15 December , 2012 Share Posted 15 December , 2012 George Arthur Zelen does have birth and census records on Ancestry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Lees Posted 15 December , 2012 Author Share Posted 15 December , 2012 Zelen, that was how he signed his name. Thanks CGM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGM Posted 15 December , 2012 Share Posted 15 December , 2012 You are very welcome. I apologise for the disjointed, multi-edited #2. I was paying too much attention to Dad's Army ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Lees Posted 15 December , 2012 Author Share Posted 15 December , 2012 There is even a photograph of him on Ancestry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGM Posted 15 December , 2012 Share Posted 15 December , 2012 Now that is a result! I must have a look. ...............Edited - marvellous. A face for the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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