Need help finding decendants of ww2 pow.

Hello,

I am trying to find the children of a deceased WW2 FEPOW, My Uncle Ernest Sydney Vaughan.
His wife was Ellen Mildred Vaughan (died in 2006, Sandwell Birmingham)
Children-

Alan Richard Vaughan born 1938
Brian Anthony Vaughan born 1939

I suspect that one of the siblings died but not sure about the other.

There is a chance that one of the brothers is alive or was alive until recently (within the last 10 years)

Any help tracing them would be great.

Thanks

Dan

 

Just to ensure we start off on the right foot are the details below correct

England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2005
Name: Alan R Vaughan
Mother's Maiden Surname: Slater
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1938
Registration district: Smethwick
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Volume Number: 6b
Page Number: 1271

Name: Brian A Vaughan
Mother's Maiden Surname: Slater
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1939
Registration district: Wednesbury
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Volume Number: 6b
Page Number: 1135

TD

 

Yes that is correct. I have two maiden names for the mother as I think she may have remarried at some point, maybe. She is listed on some documents as 'parkes' and on others as 'slater'.

 

England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name: Ernest Vaughan
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1936
Registration district: Smethwick
Inferred County: West Midlands
Spouse: Ellen M Slater
Volume Number: 6b
Page Number: 1149

So I guess these are the parents

TD

 

yep that's the one.

Dan

 

OK so do you have any other details for them at all, small details can and do often help narrow down the search parameters, did they marry (names, dates, where), types of jobs, Xmas card address's etc all help, a looking it may be that since the 1950's they may have moved anywhere in the UK or even the world. Emigration records are minimal into the 1950's and until today as passenger lists for aircraft are not kept as they were on ships prior to WW2.

We sometimes find today that Facebrookythingy (I think thats what its called) can be used, we have had recently good responses from it for the type of search you are looking to do

TD

 

Name: Ellen M Vaughan
Year: 1945
Ward or Division/Constituency: Moseley
Street address: 139 WOODFIELD ROAD
Residence Place: Birmingham

 

Ellen re-married.

1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
5 Holden Road , Wednesbury M.B., Staffordshire, England
NAME DOB OCCUPATION
Ellen M (Mildred) Parkes (Vaughan) 31 Mar 1913 Unpaid Domestic Duties
Brian (A) Vaughan 17 May 1939 Under School Age
Alan R Vaughan 25 Apr 1938 Under School Age


Marriages Sep 1947
Parkes Raymond W Vaughan Wednesbury 9b 2231
Vaughan Ellen M Parkes Wednesbury 9b 2231

Though she reverted to the Vaughan surname later:

NAME: Ellen Mildred Vaughan
BIRTH: 31 Mar 1913
DEATH: May 2006 - Sandwell, West Midlands

 

Then I guess Ernest is

UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
Name: Ernest Vaughan
Given Initials: E
Rank: Corporal
Death Date: 10 Jun 1943
Number: 5824508
Birth Place: Suffolk
Residence: Suffolk
Regiment at Enlistment: Suffolk Regiment
Branch at Enlistment: Infantry
Theatre of War: Far East (other than places specified)
Regiment at Death: Suffolk Regiment
Branch at Death: Infantry

TD

Record Details from FEPOW database

 

There are no family trees on Ancestry for the brothers above using those dates of birth

TD

 

all correct so far.

Don't really have much else apart from what you have raised already. I loose track of them after the 1939 cencus.

I have obituary already.

I have a few other bits, ill check and post on here in a sec.

Mnay thanks

Dan

 

Document (download 6) I cam across but cant remember where I got it. Says Syd was an oxy welder. This is true, he did become a welder in the army. wifes name is correct but the David Vaughan, I don't recognise.

 

England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2005
Name: David M Vaughan
Mother's Maiden Surname: Smith
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1939
Registration district: Birmingham
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume Number: 6d
Page Number: 611

Wonder who the closed record is ??

England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name: Leonard J Vaughan
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1937
Registration district: Birmingham
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Spouse: Eva B Smith
Volume Number: 6d
Page Number: 115

Is Leonard a brother of Ernest??

TD

 

Have also been down the facebook route, didn't have much success but one Brian Vaughan (wrong guy)did put me onto a Birmingham ancestry site which threw up a lead for Alan Vaughan. I managed to track down his telephone number but he wouldn't co-operate. Didn't sound like he was the guy as he wasn't interested. I got the telephone number off of 192.com. Along with a load of other number for alan and brian vaughans. I alled most of them who said that they were not an Alan or a Brian, so I'm not sure how accurate that information is.

Dan

 

Lenard is definatley not a brother of ernest. In fact, I should have said that ernest is not his correct name. He was born Sydney Ernest Vaughan but other than is birth certificate, he swaps the ernest and Sydney round the other way. Calling himself Ernest Sydney Vaughan.

Its strange that there is another family with same names in a similar area.

Dan

 

OK - so there is a family tree for Leonard but dont get your hopes up too much as it states:

Leonard Joseph Vaughan
Birth: 26 Nov 1914
Death: Aug 2004 - Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
Marriage: Sep 1937 - Birmingham, Warwickshire
Spouse: Eva Beatrice Smith
F: James William Vaughan
M: Emily Avery

From this tree is shows Leonards siblings as :

Sidney Ernest Vaughan
1911–1941
BIRTH 15 FEB 1911 • King's Norton, Worcestershire
DEATH MAR 1941 • Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William Henry Vaughan
1904–1991
BIRTH 6 AUGUST 1904 • Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
DEATH JUL 1991 • Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Jack A Vaughan
1916–1916
BIRTH 1916
DEATH JUN 1916 • Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England


England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Sidney E Vaughan
Registration Year: 1911
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: King's Norton
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Worcestershire
Volume: 6c
Page: 397
But that would tie him into the tree details as above

TD

 

Sidney Ernest Vaughan in the 1911 England Census

Name: Sidney Ernest Vaughan
Age in 1911: 1
Estimated birth year: abt 1910
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire
Civil Parish: Balsall Heath
Search Photos: Search for 'Balsall Heath' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
County/Island: Worcestershire
Country: England
Registration district: Kings Norton
Registration District Number: 383
Sub-registration district: Balsall Heath
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Household schedule number: 287
Piece: 17892
Household Members:
Name Age
James William Vaughan 33
Emily Vaughan 29
William Henry Vaughan 6
Sidney Ernest Vaughan

TD

 

Yeah so both those trees are wrong.
Syd was born in marylebone London and his family moved to Somerset. He then moves to Suffolk to live with his aunt. Marries Ellen Birmingham.

 

Syd's mother is called Esther Harriet cook and his father is Charles Vaughan.

 

OK - as mentioned earlier all these little details will help

Charles Vaughan
Birth: 1870 - Somerset
Marriage: 1897 - London
Spouse: Esther Harriet Cook
F: James Frank Vaughan
M: Emma Lumber

I thought from your last post that his wife was called Esther Harriet and that she was a cook, but I assume in fact her full name is Esther Harriet Cook

TD

added
It states - Charles Vaughan and unknown woman. - I would suspect a daughter at her wedding