Patrick H Posted 25 May , 2005 Share Posted 25 May , 2005 Bumping this one up again in the hope of some answers!! Can anyone help? Fred Ambrose of Abridge Essex served in the War but no information about him except he survived. His nephew William Ambrose of Abridge would love to know what happened to his family. Known facts: Following the War Fred remained in France and married a local girl. He is believed to have lived in Bray-sur-Somme and worked for the CWGC tending the graves. Due to poverty? he never returned to Uk until about 1934. He then went back to France and it is believed he may have lived at St Quentin and he had 4 maybe 5 daughters. He and his wife are now dead and all contact was lost with his family. Does anyone have any idea how one might go about locating the families (presumably married with french names? ) Would the CWGC keep records of their employees, did they pay pensions to their surviving spouses etc etc Having received lots of help from Bill and his 104 year old mother about my own Greygoose family I owe them a favour and it would be wonderful if we could re unite them with their lost family. Would really like some answers plz Patrick H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coulson Posted 25 May , 2005 Share Posted 25 May , 2005 Patrick, Would think Terry D is the man who could help with this. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 25 May , 2005 Share Posted 25 May , 2005 CWGC obviously do keep records of their employees but I am not sure that pre-war records would still exist. Even if they do, I suspect they could not be released as they will be regarded as confidential. Also, I doubt that they would have any info relating to someone after they had left their employ except possibly any pension records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick H Posted 25 May , 2005 Author Share Posted 25 May , 2005 ok and thanks. Looks like i'm not going to get anywhere with this enquiry Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essexboy68 Posted 25 May , 2005 Share Posted 25 May , 2005 Patrick Not a great expert on French civil records, but I understand they are more detailed than British ones. If you know where Fred Ambrose originally settled, you should be able to trace his marriage records, I know that each "family" have a book given to them, recording the dates of the parent's marriage, & details of all children, & these books are presented before any child can marry. However, i do not know where they would hold records or copies, apart from the local prefecture. Maybe the French Embassy will be able to help? Also, have you looked for this man's MIC? It could show an address in France on the rear. Good Luck Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick H Posted 26 May , 2005 Author Share Posted 26 May , 2005 Thanks Mark, perhaps I wont give up just yet !! Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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